Some of the details are a bit sketchy, but it is generally believed that the most significant Civil War battle in Arizona took place at Picacho Peak.
On April 15, 1862, an advance detachment of Union forces from California attacked a Confederate scouting party.
In 1962, for the 100th anniversary of the battle, the Ghost Patrol, 7th U.S. Cavalry, from California, came to Arizona to participate in the event. This may have been the first year the re-enactment was held.
It was produced by the Arizona Civil War Centennial Commission and included several Pima County groups.
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2007 file photo
These Union troops await the signal to fire at the 2007 Picacho Peak Civil War battle re-enactments.
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The historical re-enactment of that battle and two other western Civil War engagements has grown into a weekend long happening.
This year it takes place March 8-9, at Picacho Peak State Park, located about 40 miles northwest of Tucson on I-10.
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