Glorieta Pass

First of all, this is a pretty good historical novel. It is based on true events in the far western theater of the American Civil War. I found this quite interesting because, though I am somewhat a Civil War buff, I knew very little about the war in the far west. Specifically, the novel's protagonists were involved in the battles at Valverde Crossing (Feb, 1862) and Glorieta Pass (March, 1862) in New Mexico.
The writing is good and the mostly fictitious characters are interesting. Nagel does a pretty good job of placing the characters in their time and not giving them modern day motivations or sensibilities. There is a thread of romance running through the story which ends in a Big Reveal toward the end. (Though I figured it out quite early on.)
Good book. I will continue with the series.