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86. I believe it's New Mexico

Sun Jan 12, 2014, 05:02 PM

Jan 2014

I think it was set in the New Mexico campaign of the Civil war where a confederate army under General Sibley came into New Mexico from Texas in an attempt to control the state, culminating in the battle of Glorieta Pass.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Glorieta_Pass

(See section on "depictions in popular culture" in the above article)

I believe at one point in the movie, there's a reference to the retreat of General Sibley's confederate army following its defeat.

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