Battle of Valverde

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The Battle of Valverde was an 1862 American Civil War engagement in the New Mexico Territory, where Confederate forces from Texas clashed with Union troops in an attempt to secure control of the Southwest.

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Battle of Valverde canonical 10
Battle of Valverde Ford 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
aimOfConfederates to open a route to Colorado and California
alsoKnownAs Battle of Valverde Ford
linked to: Battle of Valverde
belligerent Army of New Mexico
Confederate Arizona
Confederate States of America
Union Army
United States
campaignCommanderConfederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley
campaignCommanderUnion Colonel Edward Canby
linked to: Edward R. S. Canby
casualtiesSide Confederate casualties
Union casualties
commander Edward Canby
linked to: Edward R. S. Canby

Henry Hopkins Sibley
conflict American Civil War
countryAtTime United States
date February 21, 1862
engagementType land battle
followedBy Battle of Albuquerque
Battle of Glorieta Pass
Battle of Peralta
forcesInvolved Confederate troops from Texas
Union volunteer and regular troops from New Mexico and Colorado
front Trans-Mississippi Theater
location Valverde, New Mexico Territory
near Fort Craig, New Mexico Territory
nearWater Rio Grande
objective to bypass and neutralize Fort Craig
to secure control of the Southwest
opposedBy Union forces defending Fort Craig
partOf New Mexico Campaign
precededBy Confederate advance up the Rio Grande Valley
region Southwest
relatedMilitaryUnit Army of New Mexico (Confederate)
linked to: Army of New Mexico

Department of New Mexico (Union)
result Confederate victory
river Rio Grande
stateOriginOfConfederateForces Texas
strategicSignificance enabled Confederate occupation of Albuquerque and Santa Fe
temporary Confederate control of the upper Rio Grande Valley
territorialContext New Mexico Territory
theater New Mexico Campaign
timePeriod 19th century
American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
year 1862

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Army of New Mexico engagement Battle of Valverde
John the Good battle Battle of Valverde
Nuno Álvares Pereira notableBattle Battle of Valverde
Battle of Glorieta Pass precededBy Battle of Valverde
Henry Hopkins Sibley battle Battle of Valverde
Battle of Valverde alsoKnownAs Battle of Valverde Ford
linked to: Battle of Valverde
Sibley’s Brigade notableEngagement Battle of Valverde
Val Verde County namedAfter Battle of Valverde