District of New Mexico
TheDistrict of New Mexicowas a military district of theUnited States Armyin theTerritory of New Mexicothat existed from 1865 to 1890.[1]TheDistrict of Arizonaand the District of New Mexico replaced theDepartment of New Mexicofrom June 27, 1865.
The District of New Mexico was subordinate to theMilitary Division of the Pacificfrom June 27, 1865 - July 1866. It was subordinate to theDepartment of the Missouri,from 1866 to 1890.[2]
Commanders
[edit]- Brigadier General,James Henry Carleton,June 27, 1865 - July 1866
- Lt. Colonel, James Henry Carleton, July 1866 - March 27, 1867[3]
- Lt. Colonel,George Sykes,March 27 to April 11, 1867,
- Lt. Colonel,George W. Getty,April 11, 1867 - January 11, 1871
- ColonelGordon Granger,April 29, 1871 - June 1, 1873
- ?, June 1, 1873 - October 31, 1875[4]
- Colonel Gordon Granger, October 31, 1875 - January 10, 1876
- ColonelEdward Hatch,January 10, 1876 - October 30, 1881
- ColonelRanald Slidell Mackenzie,October 30, 1881 - November 22, 1882,
- ColonelDavid Sloane Stanley,November 22, 1882 - February 21, 1883
- Brig. Gen. Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, February 21 to October 27, 1883
- Colonel David Sloane Stanley, October 27, 1883 - May 1, 1884
- ?, May 1, 1884 - November 6, 1884[5]
- ColonelPeter Tyler Swaine,November 6, 1884 - March 2, 1885[6]
- ?, March 2, 1885 - November 26, 1888[5][7]
- ColonelEugene Asa Carr,November 26, 1888 - Sept. 1, 1890.
Posts in the District of New Mexico
[edit]The following is a list of posts occupied by theU. S. ArmyandUnion Armyin the district at various times during the existence of the District of New Mexico.[8]
- Post of Albuquerque(1846–1867), atAlbuquerque
- Fort Marcy(1846–1867, 1875-1894),Santa Fe
- Camp Tecolate,(1850-1860, 1870?),Tecolote
- Fort Union(1851–1894), nearWatrous
- Camp Magoffin(1854, 1863–1865), nearAlto
- Fort Craig(1854–1885), 32 miles south ofSocorro.
- Fort Stanton(1855–1896), nearCapitan
- Fort Fauntleroy (1860-1861), Fort Lyon (1861-1862),Fort Wingate,(1868-1918), nearGallup
- Los Pinos Depot/Station,Camp at Peralta,or Camp Peralta (1862–1866), atPeralta
- Fort Sumner(1862–1869), atFort Sumner
- Fort Wingate,or Fort El Gallo, (1862–1868),San Rafael
- Fort Bascom(1863–1870), 10 miles north ofTucumcari.
- Fort Cummings(1863–1873), Camp at Fort Cummings (1880 - 1884) and (1886) atCooke's Spring
- Fort McRae(1863–1876), belowOjo del MuertoinMcRae Canyon,west ofEngle
- Fort Selden(1865–1877), atParaje de Robledo,nowRadium Springs
- Camp Lincoln(1865-1866), near Fort Union
- Fort Lowell(1866-1869), nearTierra Amarilla
- Camp at Baird's Ranch,(1866), near Albuquerque
References
[edit]- ^Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, 393.5 RECORDS OF DISTRICTS 1841-1920
- ^Records of United States Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, 393.4 RECORDS OF DISTRICTS 1841-1920
- ^Carlton was promoted to Lt. Colonel of the4th U.S. Cavalrywhen he was dismissed from the Volunteer Army.
- ^Cullums Register 1573, George Crookfrom penelope.uchicago.edu accessed October 5, 2018. Lt. Col. - Bgd. Gen.George Crook,Department of Arizona,June 4, 1871, to Mar. 22, 1875
- ^abCullums Register 1573, George Crookfrom penelope.uchicago.edu accessed October 5, 2018. Bgd. Gen. George Crook, Department of Arizona, September 4, 1882 to Apr. 11, 1886, being in the field against hostile Indians, Apr. 2 to June 23, 1883, Apr. to Aug., 1884, and May 28, 1885, to Mar., 1886, — of the Department of the Platte, Apr. 28, 1886, to May 5, 1888.
- ^Cullums Register, Vol. II, p.494, #1559, Peter T. Swaine
- ^Gen.Nelson A. Miles,Department of Arizona, Apr. 11, 1886 - November 26, 1888
- ^Welcher, p. 120.