Union reinforcements reach Kozlowski's Ranch. Confederate forces advance and battle Union forces near Pigeon's Ranch. Chivington, with 400 men, slips around and destroys Confederate supplies. The 5th Texas Mounted Volunteers, with 500 men, camp near Governor Connelly's ranch. Standoff skirmish with a few localized firefights.
Confederate forces escape during dust storm.
Late April Confederate forces retreat around the San Meteo Mountains to avoid Fort Craig. Sibley's Brigade, which started with some 3,200 men, is reduced to 1,500 men by the end of the campaign. The Confederacy surrenders at Appomattox Court House. Use the I-25 corridor to follow a path similar to the ones used by both the Union and Confederate armies. La Mesilla was the Confederate western headquarters.