112 The Civil War: Campaigning in the Far West

Geographically, to this point, most of our focus has been on the
campaigns in the Mississippi River Valley and the mid-Atlantic
states. In this episode we explore what was happening in the far
west. In 1862, a Confederate force launched an offensive into the
territory of New Mexico. The plan was bold, but risky. The
Confederates were going to depend upon captured supplies to
sustain them. After occupying Tucson, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe,
it looked like they were going to succeed. Alarmed,
reinforcements from Colorado and California halted the
Confederate advance at the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Whatever
chance the Confederates had, faded. Take a listen!


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