Date:
- March 26 – 28, 1862
Location:
- Santa Fe County and San Miguel County, near the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico
Campaign:
- Sibley’s New Mexico Campaign
Principal Union commander(s):
- Colonel John P. Slough
- Major John M. Chivington
Principal Confederate commander(s):
- Major Charles L. Pyron
- Lieutenant Colonel William R. Scurry
- Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley
Union forces engaged:
- an assortment of Union regulars and volunteers, including the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers
Confederate forces engaged:
- Army of Army of New Mexico, also known as Sibley’s Brigade
Number of Union soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 1,300
Number of Confederate soldiers engaged:
- Roughly 1,100
Estimated Union casualties:
- 122 casualties (38 killed, 64 wounded, and 20 captured)
Estimated Confederate casualties:
- 121 (36 dead, 60 wounded, and 25 captured)
Result:
- Union victory
Significance:
- Fought on March 25, 1862, the Battle of Apache Canyon was the first engagement of the Battle of Glorieta Pass.
- Because it was the decisive turning-point of the Civil War in the Far Western Theater, many historians refer to the Battle of Glorieta Pass as the Gettysburg of the West.