Names of Confederates Buried in Mass Grave Found in 1987

This free space page will list the ^[1]Confederate dead that were in the mass grave that was found in 1987 outside Santa Fe, New Mexico at the site of the Battle of Glorieta Pass.

In 1987 Kip Siler was using a backhoe to dig the foundation to a home he was building at a Civil War battle site when he unearthed two skulls and stopped digging. Moving to another place several yards away he found more skulls, causing him to notify authorities.

A team of anthropologists from the University of New Mexico uncovered 32 skeletons buried in a mass grave. The director of the Museum of New Mexico, Tom Livesay, identified the remains as those of casualties of the Battle of Glorieta Pass, which took place March 28, 1862. The Museum of New Mexico put together a list of the men known to have been killed at that battle. The list was based on Confederate muster rolls and other sources.

The table below (constructed by Terry Wright, Wright-7062) lists the name and rank, age, regiment, county where they mustered and any notes provided.

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Sources

1. ↑ SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS, Confederate burial site found 125 years after Civil War fight. July 4, 1987.

See also:

• Courtesy of the Department of Cultural Affairs Office of Archaeological Studies Mass grave in Glorieta

• Civil War Journeys Glorieta Pass, NM

• Wikipedia Battle of Glorita Pass

• Wikipedia Confederate Order of Battle, Glorieta Pass