Battle of Glorieta Pass

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Confederate retreat from New Mexico
Union control of New Mexico
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 800
Confederate: 600
Union: 470
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Steele
gptkb:Texas_Brigade
gptkb:General_William_J._Harney
gptkb:Henry_H._Sibley
gptkb:Colonel_John_P._Slough
gptkb:California_Column
gptkb:General_Henry_H._Sibley
gptkb:Texas_cavalry
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkb:John_P._Slough
about 2,000
offensive
about 3,000
Offensive operations
failed to arrive
Colorado Volunteers
recognized for their roles
arrived from Colorado
gptkbp:conservation_efforts National Park Service involvement
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and films
inspired literature and art
Influence on Western folklore
gptkbp:cultural_representation Books and films about the Civil War
gptkbp:date March 26 – March 28, 1862
gptkbp:educational_programs Local historical societies
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Fe
gptkbp:fought_in March 1862
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by historians
considered a turning point
Military historians study the battle
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era politics
varied among scholars
Impact on Native American tribes
Varied perspectives on the battle
New Mexico Campaign
Economic factors in the West
Role of the railroads
Social dynamics of the time
part of the New Mexico Campaign
gptkbp:historical_documentation Maps of troop movements
Photographs of the battlefield
exist in archives
gptkbp:historical_event Union victory led to strategic advantage
gptkbp:historical_impact boosted Union morale
secured New Mexico for the Union
gptkbp:historical_period March 1862
gptkbp:historical_significance Influence on future military campaigns
first major battle in New Mexico
Turning point in the New Mexico Campaign
first major battle in the West
part of the larger conflict in the West
gptkbp:historical_site gptkb:Glorieta_Pass_Battlefield
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Glorieta Pass
gptkbp:impact boosted Union morale
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkb:National_Park
held annually
reenactments
Annual reenactments
gptkbp:is_engaged_in skirmish
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Battle_of_Apache_Canyon
retreat of Confederate forces
Battle of Glorieta Pass proper
gptkbp:landmark exists at the site
placed in the area
gptkbp:landscape Mountainous region
mountainous
mountainous region
gptkbp:legacy considered a turning point
Symbol of Union resilience
remains a significant Civil War battle
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Mexico_Territory
Glorieta Pass, New Mexico
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:1st_Colorado_Infantry
gptkb:California_Column
gptkb:Texas_Mounted_Rifles
New Mexico Volunteers
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
flanking maneuvers
defensive positions
Use of terrain to advantage
Skirmishes and ambushes
gptkbp:military_technology Use of artillery
Rifled muskets
gptkbp:mission demonstrated importance of logistics
gptkbp:narrative_style Accounts from both sides
differ in perspective
gptkbp:notable_achievement commemorated in New Mexico
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Fe
Battle of Valverde
shifted focus to Texas
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Apache_Canyon
Battle of Glorieta Pass itself
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Kit_Carson
gptkb:Henry_H._Sibley
gptkbp:outcome halted Confederate advance
Prevented Confederate invasion of the West
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:participants infantry and cavalry units
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Valverde
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:political_organization
Official military reports
letters and diaries of soldiers
Soldier diaries
official military reports
historical accounts by historians
newspaper articles from 1862
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the New Mexico Campaign
stopped Confederate invasion of the West
stopped Confederate invasion of New Mexico
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Santa Fe Trail
Control of the Southwest
control of the Southwest
control of New Mexico
Union control of the Southwest region.
gptkbp:student_organizations Defensive operations
defensive
gptkbp:supply_chain Disrupted Confederate supply routes
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions difficult
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Apache_Pass
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3