Tuesdays at Ten | Civil War in New Mexico 2

The Confederate Invasion of New Mexico 1862

Tue, Nov 11, 2025
10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us at the library for coffee, socializing, and learning something new.

These two talks will examine the most remote (and oddest) of Civil War campaigns. Texas rangers, Colorado mountaineers, the battles of Valverde and Glorieta Pass, Kit Carson, and Captain Paddy Graydon’s exploding mules will each play a part in this remarkable story. So will the unforgiving environment and beautiful scenery of the desert Southwest.

About the Presenter: Fred Christensen is a former history instructor at the University of Kentucky and assistant professor of military science at the University of Illinois. He teaches noncredit classes for OLLI and other venues in five areas of history and archaeology: Britain, Germany, early American, Israel/the Holy Land, and Military history in general. Fred is the current president of the East Central Illinois Archaeological Society.

Tuesdays at Ten | Fall 2025

Sept 2, Part 1: Background: the land, the people, origin of the trail
Sept 9, Part 2: On the Trail: Westport to Ash Creek
Sept 16, Part 3: On the Trail: the mountain route
Sept 23, Part 4: On the Trail: the Cimarron Cutoff
Sept 30, Part 5: The Violent Trail: Comanche, Texans, and the Mexican War

Nov 4, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862: Valverde
Nov 11, Civil War in New Mexico | 1862 Glorieta Pass
Nov 18, The Inman

Adults | Social, Presentation, Discussion

Main Library, Robeson Pavilion Room A & B

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