Texas Vista Site
on the
Glorieta Battlefield

12/31/2009

Lt Col "Dirty Shirt" Scurry -- Confederate commander at Battle of Glorieta leads final assault on Pigeon's Ranch -- 3/28/1862

The three thumbnail images below are those of the three Texas Vista panels as mentioned above. As visitors enter the Texas Vista site they will first encounter TXPanel1 (1st thumbnail) followed by TXPanel2 (2nd thumbnail) and then TXPanel3 (3rd thumbnail). The 3rd thumbnail focuses on Lt Col "Dirty Shirt" Scurry's final assault on Pigeon'a Ranch.
To view larger images of each thumbnail image -- click on the thumbnail image of interest. The larger images are of marginal quality -- however, the Texas Vista panels constructed by General Graphics are of superb quality.

The New Mexico Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (NMSCV) and the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (TXUDC) partnered with the Glorieta Battlefield Coalition (GBC) and the Pecos National Historical Park (PNHP) to construct a Texas Vista Site on the Glorieta Battlefield located near Pecos, NM. The first image below shows the Glorieta battlefield map with the interpretive trail shown as a dashed line. The interpretive trail is located on the ridge between Interstate 25 to the southwest and NM Highway 50 to the northeast. The trail is a little more than two miles in length and extends from Windmill Hill on the northwest to almost directly south of the Union Field hospital.
The Texas Vista Site is positioned adjacent to the interpretive trail and located between Trail Stops 8 & 9 -- refer to map below. The Texas Vista Site is situated such that it views Pigeon's Ranch -- site of intense combat -- from a position about 400ft SW of and about 50 ft above Pigeon's Ranch.
The NMSCV raised about $2,000 & the TXUDC raised about $4,000 to pay for the Texas Vista Site that was completed by July 31, 2008 and consists of two rest benches and three interpretive panels -- each panel with dimensions of 36in x 24in. To view images of the three Texas Vista panels on the Glorieta Battlefield -- click here.
The Texas Vista site was formally dedicated Aug 1-2, 2008. To learn more -- click here.
If you plan to visit the PNHP -- please take the time to walk the Battle of Glorieta interpretive trail. Go first to the PNHP Visitor Center where an interpretive trail brochure will be provided to you -- however, the trail brochure includes NO information regarding the Texas Vista Site.
The NMSCV & GBC have created a brochure specifically dedicated to the Texas Vista Site; this brochure is NOT provided by the PNHP -- however, you can download it by clicking TX Vista Brochure. The brochure consists of two pages -- best viewed front-to-back and folded into thirds.
The Confederate Army of New Mexico consisted of Texas soldiers who fought at Glorieta -- to view a table of Texas soldiers who were KIA or mortally wounded at the Battle of Glorieta -- click here.

Background image titled "Battle of Glorieta" is provided by courtesy of artist Wayne Justus of Pagosa Springs, CO. The image depicts Lt Col "Dirty Shirt" Scurry leading Texas Confederate troops near Pigeon's Ranch at the Battle of Glorieta, 3/28/1862. To view an uncluttered background image -- click here.
To view prints and original art work of Wayne Justus click here.