March 14, 2011

Yesterday we went to a Civil War Reenactment. Now why would they have a reenactment in Arizona? There were 3 Civil War battles fought out here. Valverde, New Mexico where 2500 union troops met 2000 Texans. The South won. Picacho Pass, Arizona, 12 union troops met 10 Confederates. It ended up a draw. Glorieta New Mexico, 1000 Confederates met 850 Union troops. The South was winning when 490 Union reinforcements came across the Confederate supply train and destroyed it, The Texans retreated and that ended the Civil war in the west.