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Officers and Men of Company C, 4th Texas Volunteers:
The following lists the events and the event coordinator(s) for 2012. Some events have tentative dates and/or tentative schedules -- so bookmark this webpage as it will be updated often.
CY2012 is the sesquicentennial year of General Sibley's New Mexico territory campaign; accordingly, the three New Mexico-Arizona annual events commemorating the Battles of Valverde, Picacho Pass & Glorieta will be extended & include more historical reenactment activities. The 2012 Battles for Socorro, Picacho Pass and Apache Canyon-Glorieta are now scheduled -- please read below.
o February 23-26, 2012, Thu - Sun: Battles for Socorro Event. To access the schedule of events -- click Valverde Schedule.
The NMSCV Division dedicated both the Socorro Confederate Cemetery & associated Granite Memorial on Fri, Feb 24 & conducted an election for the NMSCV commander -- to learn more click HERE & then click the obvious link in the moving text box.
o March 10-11, Sat - Sun: Annual Reenactment at Picacho Pass State Park in Arizona. The annual Civil War in the Southwest, with a special commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Skirmish at Picacho Pass, will take place March 10-11, 2012 at the Picacho Peak state park. The event will have reenactiments of the major battles in the southwest. The event is free for reenactors.
For more info click here.
o May 3-6, 2012, Thu-Sun: Annual Golondrinas Museum Reenactment at La Cienega, NM.
The Confederate commander will be Kevin Hall & the Co C, 4th TX Mounted Vols company captain will be Rich Libicer.
All CS units will include an Army of New Mexico unit designation for this event -- each infantry unit commander can select the designation as he chooses from any 4th TX Mounted Vols company except Co A or Co C. Mounted units can select any company A, B, C or D of the 5th TX Mounted Vols or any company B, F, H or I of the 7th TX Mounted Vols or any company B or D of Baylor's command. Artillery units can select Co B, of the 1st Regiment Artillery (Teel's battery) or the 4th Regimental Artillery or the 5th Regimental Artillery. All of these military units participated in the Battle of Glorieta; the 4th TX Mounted Vols was dismounted after the Battle of Valverde (2/21/1862) and accodingly, was an infantry battalion in the battle.
This Schedule of Events will be updated as needed -- accordingly please bookmark this webpage and access at least biweekly.
Webpage high private & your pard,
Pappy
Background image, provided by courtesy of artist Wayne Justus of Pagosa Springs, CO, is an edited version (for web purposes) of the "Battle of Glorieta." The image depicts Lt Col "Dirty Shirt" Scurry leading Confederate troops near Pigeon's Ranch at the Battle of Glorieta, 3/28/1862. To view prints and original art work of Wayne Justus click here.
To view an uncluttered background image -- click here.
To access an overview of the Civil War in New Mexico -- including a suggested driving tour from Mesilla to Fort Union -- click HERE.
This website made possible by the generous support of the New Mexico Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
4/25/2012
2012 Event Schedule