TXUDC President, Ms. Vickie Knuth, visits NM Civil War Sites

During June 10-12, 2007, Ms. Vickie Knuth and associates, Ms. Peggy Tombs & Ms. Norma McGuire visited several Civil War sites in New Mexico including Fort Craig-Valverde battlefield, the Glorieta battlefield, Santa Fe National Cemetery, and very importantly two TXUDC memorials one located at San Marcial (Battle of Valverde; 2/21/1862)  & one located on the Glorieta battlefield (Battles Apache Canyon & Glorieta; 3/26-28/1862).

The NM Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (NMSCV), with valuable assistance provided by Mike Bilbo of the Soccoro office of the US Bureau of Land Management, Kathy Billings superintendent of the Pecos National Historical Park, & Dr. Don E. Alberts, coordinated the visit. Dr. Alberts is an expert and author of several books regarding the Civil War in the New Mexico Territory.

The upper left image shows from left-to-right Vickie Knuth, Peggy Tombs, Norma McGuire, and Jim Red, NMSCV commander, placing yellow roses on the headstone of the common grave of 28 Texas Confederate soldiers KIA at the Battle of Glorieta, 3/28/1862. The bottom left image shows Dr. Alberts presenting his book, The Battle of Glorieta, to Vickie Knuth at a champagne reception honoring the TXUDC ladies on June 12. The right-hand image shows from left-to-right Norma McGuire, Vickie Knuth, & Peggy Tombs at the TXUDC memorial established in 1939 & located on the Glorieta battlefield.

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