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The Valverde Battlefield Of The Civil War (looking northeast) During the period of 20-21 February 1862, Brigadier General Henry H. Sibley led his Confederate force of 2,500 men to this area, north of Union-held Fort Craig, to cut communications between the Fort and the Union military headquarters in Santa Fe. Colonel E. R. S. Canby led his Union force of over 3,000 men from Fort Craig to stop the Confederate troops. Although the Union held the upper hand in the opening skirmish, the Confederates attacked and forced the Union to retreat. When Confederate reinforcements arrived and they were about to order another attack, Colonel Canby raised a white flag and asked for a truce (he also asked for permission to remove the bodies of his wounded and dead men). Although the Confederates had suffered heavy losses, they claimed victory. April 2000 |
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