Confederate Army of the Great Plains

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:commandStructure Hierarchical command
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on local history
gptkbp:disbanded 1862
Union victories
gptkbp:engagesIn Battle of Glorieta Pass
Native_American_tribes
gptkbp:faced gptkb:New_Mexico_Volunteers
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Santa_Fe,_New_Mexico
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War era conflicts
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Limited success
Varied perspectives on effectiveness
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalResearch Subject of various historical studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Chronicled_in_Civil_War_histories
Expansion_of_Confederate_influence_in_the_West
Part_of_the_broader_Confederate_strategy.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confederate Army of the Great Plains
gptkbp:influencedBy Confederate_military_strategy
gptkbp:issuedBy Confederate_supply_lines
gptkbp:isSupportedBy Confederate_expansion_efforts
gptkbp:legacy Influence on Western military campaigns
gptkbp:logistics Harsh terrain
gptkbp:militaryRank Supply shortages
Multiple skirmishes
Brigades and regiments
Confederate_military_tactics
Fought_in_New_Mexico_campaigns
Sibley_and_Baylor
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Valverde
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Henry_H._Sibley
Skirmishes_in_New_Mexico
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:John_R._Baylor
gptkbp:notableOperations Campaigns_in_New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Western_Theater
gptkbp:operationalArea Great Plains region
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1861-1862
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer Impact on post-war reconciliation efforts
gptkbp:primaryMission Control_of_New_Mexico_Territory
gptkbp:providesResourcesFor Local populations
gptkbp:recruitment Southern_states
gptkbp:relatedEvent Civil_War_battles_in_the_West
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 troops
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of trade routes
Capture_of_Fort_Union
Local_Confederate_sympathizers
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare