Pigeon's Ranch, 1880.

Pigeon's Ranch, 1880.
Originally uploaded by mdboxer.

This view of the Santa Fe trail (it runs between the structures) is near Glorieta Pass, NM. Henry Hopkins Sibley wanted to try and overcome Union forces in their isolated forts so the Confederacy might conquer the New Mexico Territory (consisting then of New Mexico and Arizona). Photo by Ben Wittide; Museum of New Mexico, Neg. No. 15783