ocr: War in the West. Southern leaders believed itwas important for the Confederacy ocontrolt the Southwest. Hopes ofcontrol ended in March 1862, however, when Union forces dereated the Confederates at Glorieta Pass near Santa Fe. During the same month, conrederates were also defeatedatthe Battle of Pea Ridge, the most: significant tbattle west oft the Mississippi River. The defeat - costthe Confederacy controlofMissourl. Exceptfor lexas, the southwestremained in Union hands throughout most oft the war.
