This lightly fictionalized account of the little-known battle at Gloriéta Pass captures the hard-fought history of the bloody conflict often referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West."
Confederate Colonel Scurry looked surprised yet unflinching. The First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers had drawn a line in the snow at Gloriéta Pass in New Mexico. Beyond that line were gold and silver mines in Colorado which were urgently needed to boost the dwindling Confederate coffers in Richmond, Virginia. Would these resources be beyond the rebels' reach? A fierce battle ensued. Its outcome could change the aftermath of the Civil War.
