National Historic Landmark, 1961
The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West." Union forces dashed Confederate strategy to seize the southwest's major supply base at Fort Union; Colorado and California were to be next. The Texas vanguard captured Santa Fe, March 10, 1862, but after two days of battle here U.S. troops and Colorado Volunteers burned a poorly guarded Confederated supply camp and slaughtered hundreds of their horses and mules on March 28. Rebel Troops retreated from New Mexico within two weeks.| HM Number | HM11BP |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | New Mexico Historic Preservation Division |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 4:12pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13S E 431231 N 3937022 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 35.57451667, -105.75895000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 34.471', W 105° 45.537' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 34' 28.26" N, 105° 45' 32.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 505 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 105 NM-50, Glorieta NM 87535, US |
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