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This Month in Military History: The Battle of Picacho Peak

Martin Bender Dateline April 15, 1862, New Mexico Territory: “Twelve Union Cavalry and a strong force of Confederate pickets clashed in a firefight near Picacho Peak, a volcanic spire about 50 miles northwest of the small Sonoran Desert town of Tucson. The battle left three Union soldiers dead and three wounded. Confederate losses were reported…