Glorieta Pass order of battle
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The following Union Army
and Confederate States Army
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Glorieta Pass
of the American Civil War
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Flanking Column
Maj John M. Chivington
Main Column
Col John P. Slough
Cavalry Reserve
Col. John P. Slough
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
and Confederate States Army
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...
units and commanders fought in the Battle of Glorieta Pass
Battle of Glorieta Pass
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought from March 26 to 28, 1862 in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West" by some historians, it was intended as the killer blow by Confederate forces to break...
of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Military rank
- Col = ColonelColonel (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, colonel is a senior field grade military officer rank just above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general...
- Ltc = Lieutenant ColonelLieutenant Colonel (United States)In the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel. It is equivalent to the naval rank of commander in the other uniformed services.The pay...
- Maj = MajorMajor (United States)In the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, major is a field grade military officer rank just above the rank of captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel...
- Cpt = Captain
- Lt = 1st Lieutenant
- 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant
Union Army
Col John P. SloughJohn P. Slough
John Potts Slough was an American politician, lawyer, Union general during the American Civil War, and Chief Justice of New Mexico. He commanded the Union forces at the Battle of Glorieta Pass.-Early life and career:Slough was born in Cincinnati, Ohio...
Flanking Column
Maj John M. Chivington
- First Battalion (provisional)
- Cpt William H. Lewis
- 5th U.S., Company A: Lt Barr
- 5th U.S., Company G: Lt Norvell
- 1st Colorado, Company B: Cpt Samuel M. Logan
- Independent Company of Colorado Volunteers: Cpt James Hobart FordJames Hobart FordJames Hobart Ford was a Union general during the American Civil War, notable for his contributions in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the war.-Early life:...
- New Mexico Volunteers (detachment): Ltc Manuel Antonio ChavesManuel Antonio ChavesManuel Antonio Chaves or Chávez , known as El Leoncito , was a soldier in the Mexican Army and then became a rancher who lived in New Mexico. His life was full of incident, and his courage and marksmanship became literally legendary in his own time...
Main Column
Col John P. Slough
- Field Battalion (provisional)
- Ltc Samuel F. TappanSamuel F. TappanSamuel Forster Tappan was an American journalist, military officer, abolitionist and a Native American rights activist...
- 1st Colorado, Company C: Cpt Richard Sopris
- 1st Colorado, Company D: Cpt Jacob Downing
- 1st Colorado, Company G: Cpt William F. Wilder
- 1st Colorado, Company I: Lt Charles Kerber
- 1st Colorado, Company K: Cpt Samuel H. Robbins
- Heavy Battery: Cpt John F. Ritter
- Light Battery: Lt Ira W. Claflin
Cavalry Reserve
Col. John P. Slough
- 3rd U.S. (detachment): Cpt George W. Howland
- 3rd U.S., Company E: Cpt Charles J. Walker
- 1st Colorado, Company F: Lt George Nelson
Confederate Army
Ltc William Read ScurryWilliam Read Scurry
William Read Scurry was a general in the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
- 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles: Maj Charles L. Pyron
- 4th Texas Mounted Volunteers: Maj Henry W. Raguet
- 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers: Maj John S. Shropshire
- 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers: Maj Powhatan Jordan
- Independent Attached Units
- Arizona Rangers: 2Lt William Simmons
- Brigands (Santa Fe Gamblers): Cpt John G. Phillips
- San Elizario Spy Company: Lt J. R. Parsons
- Artillery Battery: 2Lt James Bradford