Army redoubts on Rocky Ridge near Sierra Blanca overlooking Butterfield Overland Road. Site of fierce battle between Col. Grierson’s 10th Cavalry and Apache Chief Victorio in 1880.
Army redoubts on Rocky Ridge near Sierra Blanca overlooking Butterfield Overland Road. Site of fierce battle between Col. Grierson’s 10th Cavalry and Apache Chief Victorio in 1880.
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