Tag Archives: Civil War in the Far West

Vanishing Monuments – The Case of Custer City, Colorado

Posted on July 23, 2020 by Cecily Nelson Zander

“Do you remember the good old days before the ghost town?” – The Specials In the months and years that followed the battle of the Little Bighorn, dozens of towns and counties named after Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer sprang … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Monuments | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Book Review: The Three-Cornered War

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Phill Greenwalt

1st Colorado, 1st New Mexico, Battle of Peralta, Juanita. Names not usually and immediately associated with the American Civil War lexicon. Yet far from the gory battlefields of Shiloh and Gettysburg, the conflict that erupted in 1861 also embroiled the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Review | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

There was Civil War Where???? Part One

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Meg Groeling

When most people talk about the “Campaign in the West,” in terms of the American Civil War, Shiloh and Pittsburgh Landing come to mind, or perhaps General Fremont.  There was actually Civil War much farther west—in California, Arizona, and New … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments