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The Battle of Glorieta Pass, New Mexico Territory

Nov 05

The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought March 26–28, 1862, in the northern New Mexico Territory between U.S. Army and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. While not the largest battle of the New Mexico campaign, the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's efforts to capture the territory and other parts of the western United States. The Battle of Glorieta Pass battlefields are parts of the Pecos National Historic Park. National Park Service rangers lead tours at the Pecos National Historic Park and the sites of the Battle of Glorieta Pass.

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The idea of sending messages over long distances was hardly new when Samuel Morse began developing his telegraph. In the 1790s, France had introduced a system of signaling towers that could relay messages across the countryside. By 1832, Morse, a professor at New York University, was developing his own idea of transmitting messages through electrical wires. With the assistance of others, he helped develop the system of dots and dashes that became known as Morse code.

Although numerous inventors contributed to the development of the telegraph, Morse became the name most closely associated with its success. In 1843, Congress appropriated $30,000 to establish an experimental telegraph...

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★ ★ Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.

Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell "Pattie" Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:

James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874

(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)

Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863

(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)

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