Texas Vista Site
on the
Glorieta Battlefield

4/30/2008

The New Mexico Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (NMSCV) and the Texas Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (TXUDC) have partnered with the Glorieta Battlefield Coalition (GBC) to construct a Texas Vista site on the Glorieta Battlefield located near Pecos, NM. The GBC is working closely with the Friends of Pecos and the Pecos National Historic Park (PNHP) to make the Texas Vista site a reality. The first image below shows the Glorieta battlefield map with the interpretive trail shown in white. The interpretive trail will be located on the ridge between Interstate 25 to the southwest and NM Highway 50 to the northeast. The trail when completed will be a little more than two miles in length and extend from Windmill Hill on the northwest to almost directly south of the Union Field hospital. The first part of the trail will be completed by July 30, 2008 and will connect with the Texas Vista site.
The NMSCV and the TXUDC have taken the lead to design and raise funds to construct a Texas Vista site to be placed adjacent to the interpretive trail and located between trail markers 8 & 9 -- refer to map below. The site will be situated such that it will view Pigeon's Ranch -- site of intense combat -- from a position about 170 meters SW of and about 75 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 when completed by about July 1, 2008 will consist of two rest benches and three interpretive panels -- each panel with dimensions of 36in x 24in. Both the benches and panels have been delivered to the PNHP. To view images of the three Texas Vista panels and the Texas Vista site on the Glorieta Battlefield -- click here.
The Texas Vista site will be formally dedicated later this summer.
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.

The first 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, and will be placed at the location of the small marker flag as shown in 4th and final thumbnail image.
To view larger images of each thumbnail image -- click on the thumbnail image of interest. The larger images are of marginal quality due to the relative ineptness of the webmaster using his digital camera -- however, the Texas Vista panels constructed by General Graphics are of superb quality.

Lt Col "Dirty Shirt" Scurry -- Confederate commander at Battle of Glorieta -- 3/28/1862