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Battles of the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War
Battle of Glorieta PassThe southern portion of the New Mexico Territory had been largely neglected by both the federal government and the territorial government in Santa Fe.
Battle of Palmito RanchIn early 1865, Union and Confederate forces in southern Texas observed an unofficial truce. This agreement held despite the war continuing elsewhere.
Battle of Pea RidgeIn the spring of 1862, Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis led approximately 10,250 soldiers and fifty artillery pieces into Benton County, Arkansas.
Battle of Wilson's CreekIn 1861, the state of Missouri stood as a politically divided border state. Permitting slavery, it maintained long-standing cultural and economic ties to the…