The Battle of Peralta was a small engagement near the end of Confederate General Henry H. Sibley's New Mexico Campaign. Retreating from the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Confederate troops of the 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers under Colonel Thomas Green camped in the town of Peralta, New Mexico and planned to cross a series of irrigation canals the next day. On April 14 the pursuing Union forces under Colonel Edward Canby caught up to Green. The Confederates used the low adobe houses in the town as natural fortifications. Canby attacked a Confederate supply train approaching Peralta then sent John Chivington and Gabriel R. Paul to surround the Confederates to prevent any more forces from joining Green. The two armies battered each other with artillery until a dust storm blew in and allowed Green to withdraw leaving behind the the town which had been turned into rubble. Jump to: navigation, search The American Civil War (1861–1865) was fought in North America within the United States of America, between twenty-three mostly northern states of the Union and the Confederate States of America, a coalition of eleven southern states that declared their independence and claimed the right... Jump to: navigation, search April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Peralta is a census-designated place located in Valencia County, New Mexico. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4... Canby was born in Piatts Landing, Kentucky. ... There have been several notable individuals named Thomas Green: Thomas Green, 18th century Bishop of Norwich Thomas Green, 18th century Woodwardian Professor of Geology Thomas Green, Confederate general after whom Tom Green County, Texas was named Thomas Hill Green, 19th-century English philosopher Thomas Green, 20th century British athlete Tom... Other Names: None Location: Socorro County Campaign: Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign (1862) Date(s): February 20-21, 1862 Principal Commanders: Col. ... The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26–28, 1862, in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. ... Henry Sibley could refer to two figures in U.S. history: Henry Hastings Sibley, a Midwestern politician Henry Hopkins Sibley, a Confederate general This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Battle of Glorieta Pass, fought on March 26–28, 1862, in northern New Mexico Territory, was the decisive battle of the New Mexico Campaign during the American Civil War. ... There have been several notable individuals named Thomas Green: Thomas Green, 18th century Bishop of Norwich Thomas Green, 18th century Woodwardian Professor of Geology Thomas Green, Confederate general after whom Tom Green County, Texas was named Thomas Hill Green, 19th-century English philosopher Thomas Green, 20th century British athlete Tom... Peralta is a census-designated place located in Valencia County, New Mexico. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Union has several meanings. ... Canby was born in Piatts Landing, Kentucky. ... Colonel John Chivington (1821-1894), born in Lebanon, Ohio, was the hero of Glorietta Pass and the man responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre. ...

Trivia

• A battle with similar characteristics was featured in the movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly which is set during Sibley's New Mexico campaign.