The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

it was part the New Mexico Territory and wouldn't become a state for more than 50 years after the war. So were there ties to the Civil War, and were any battles fought here? The short answer is yes.

and New Mexico Dividing the war into three theaters allows for more precise discussions of the Civil War battles and tactics. Most of the battles took place in the Eastern Theater, followed by the ...