Last updated: March 24, 2022
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Glorieta Battlefield-Middle Path
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As Federal soldiers retreated from Artillery Hill, they followed a logging road in the area you are walking across now.
With Major Chivington's force working its way around the Confederates, the numbers between the Union and Confederate forces engaged in battle were more equal. This gave no clear advantage to either side. Colonel Slough's army and Texan Volunteers engaged in increasingly heavy fighting.
During the main phase of the battle, the Confederates lost valuable leadership. In addition to the death of Major Henry Raguet, Major John Shropshire died in a failed attempt to dislodge the Union from Artillery Hill. Despite these losses, the Confederates continued pushing Colonel Slough's forces south.
With Major Chivington's force working its way around the Confederates, the numbers between the Union and Confederate forces engaged in battle were more equal. This gave no clear advantage to either side. Colonel Slough's army and Texan Volunteers engaged in increasingly heavy fighting.
During the main phase of the battle, the Confederates lost valuable leadership. In addition to the death of Major Henry Raguet, Major John Shropshire died in a failed attempt to dislodge the Union from Artillery Hill. Despite these losses, the Confederates continued pushing Colonel Slough's forces south.