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Site Name Glorieta Battlefield Street Address Pecos National Historical Park, 2 miles south of Pecos on Highway 63 City / State / Zip Pecos NM, 87552 Phone number 505-757-7241 Web Page www.nps.gov/peco   Admission Fee $3.00/person, children under sixteen free. Hours Visitors center, daily 8:00 A.M.-4:30 P.M.; Memorial Day-Labor Day, open daily until 6:00 P.M.; closed Christmas and New Years. Battlefield is open via interpretive hiking trail and ranger-led van tours. Inquire at visitor center 505-757-7241. Visitor services Rest rooms, museum, tours, visitors center; ruins trail (ruins trail is 80 percent wheelchair accessible) battlefield trail. Regular Events March, Civil War Weekend.     Directions From I-25, southeast of Stand Fe, take exit 307. Turn left on Highway 63 north; travel 4 miles to visitors center.
Site Description
Pecos National Historical Park preserves two sites associated with the Civil War: the sites of the Battles of Glorieta Pass. These are Apache Canyon (also called Canoncito) and Pigeon's Ranch. Texan and Coloradan volunteers skirmished at Apache Canyon on March 26, 1862. The final encounter took place at Pigeon's Ranch on March 28, 1862. Texan troops withdrew after their supplies were destroyed at Apache Canyon on March 28. The battle ended the Confederate attempt to gain Federal supplies at Fort Union and the plans to invade Colorado and California. The park also preserves Kozlowski's Ranch, the site of the Union field headquarters during the battle. Much of the Glorietta Battlefield is still in private ownership. Visitors can access the battlefield by way of a self-guided interpretive hiking trail or a ranger-led van tour. The visitor center at Pecos National Historical Park contains exhibits and information relating to the battle. The size of ranger-led van tours is limited, please call (505)-757-7210 for further information.

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