Gettysburg of the West

Take a step back in time with Bill and the Chacote Outdoor Recreation staff to the early days of the Arizona territory when the sabers flashed in the fierce and confused fighting that raged amongst the mesquite and arroyos as U. S. Cavalry Troopers posted in Apache Canyon surmounted the unbridled hell bent for leather known as the “Gettysburg of the West.” At The Battles of Glorieta Pass, Valverde and the bloody encounter at Picacho Pass.