The District of New Mexico was a military district of the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

in the

Territory of New Mexico The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of '' Nuevo México'' becomin ...

that existed from 1865 to 1890. The

District of Arizona District of Arizona was a subordinate district of the Department of New Mexico territory created on August 30, 1862 and transferred to the Department of the Pacific in March 1865. District of Arizona (Dept. of New Mexico) commanders Headquarter ...

and the District of New Mexico replaced the Department of New Mexico from June 27, 1865. The District of New Mexico was subordinate to the Military Division of the Pacific from June 27, 1865 - July 1866. It was subordinate to the

Department of the Missouri The Department of the Missouri was a command echelon of the United States Army in the 19th century and a sub division of the Military Division of the Missouri that functioned through the Indian Wars. History Background Following the successful ...

, from 1866 to 1890.

Commanders

* Brigadier General,

James Henry Carleton James Henry Carleton (December 27, 1814 – January 7, 1873) was an officer in the US Army and a Union general during the American Civil War. Carleton is best known as an Indian fighter in the Southwestern United States. Biography Carleton wa ...

, June 27, 1865 - July 1866 * Lt. Colonel, James Henry Carleton, July 1866 - March 27, 1867 * Lt. Colonel,

George Sykes George Sykes (October 9, 1822 – February 8, 1880) was a career United States Army officer and a Union General during the American Civil War. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1842, and served in numerous conflicts, ...

, March 27 to April 11, 1867, * Lt. Colonel,

George W. Getty George Washington Getty (October 2, 1819 – October 1, 1901) was a career military officer in the United States Army, most noted for his role as a division (military), division commander in the Army of the Potomac during the final full year of t ...

, April 11, 1867 - January 11, 1871 * Colonel

Gordon Granger Gordon Granger (November 6, 1821 – January 10, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Union general during the American Civil War, where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Chickamauga. Granger is best remembered for his part in the ...

, April 29, 1871 - June 1, 1873 * ? , June 1, 1873 - October 31, 1875 Cullums Register 1573, George Crook
from penelope.uchicago.edu accessed October 5, 2018. Lt. Col. - Bgd. Gen. George Crook, Department of Arizona, June 4, 1871, to Mar. 22, 1875 * Colonel Gordon Granger, October 31, 1875 - January 10, 1876 * Colonel

Edward Hatch Edward Hatch (December 22, 1832 – April 11, 1889) was a career American soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he became the first commander of the 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, a buffalo so ...

, January 10, 1876 - October 30, 1881 * Colonel Ranald Slidell Mackenzie, October 30, 1881 - November 22, 1882, * Colonel David 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 Cullums Register 1573, George Crook
from 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. * Colonel Peter Tyler Swaine, November 6, 1884 - March 2, 1885 * ? , March 2, 1885 - November 26, 1888 * Colonel Eugene Asa Carr, November 26, 1888 - Sept. 1, 1890.

Posts in the District of New Mexico

The following is a list of posts occupied by the U. S. Army and

Union Army During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states. It proved essential to th ...

in the district at various times during the existence of the District of New Mexico.Welcher, p. 120. * Post of Albuquerque (1846–1867), at

Albuquerque Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

* Fort Marcy (1846–1867, 1875-1894), Santa Fe * Camp Tecolate, (1850-1860, 1870?), Tecolote * Fort Union (1851–1894), near Watrous * Camp Magoffin (1854, 1863–1865), near Alto *

Fort Craig Fort Craig was a U.S. Army fort located along El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, near Elephant Butte Lake State Park and the Rio Grande in Socorro County, New Mexico. The Fort Craig site was approximately 1,050 feet east-west by 600 feet north-so ...

(1854–1885), 32 miles south of Socorro. *

Fort Stanton Fort Stanton was a United States Army fort near Lincoln, New Mexico. Army Fort It was built in 1855 by the 1st Dragoon and the 3rd and 8th Infantry Regiments to serve as a base of military operations against the Mescalero Apaches. Numerous ca ...

(1855–1896), near

Capitan Capitan and Kapitan are equivalents of the English Captain in other European languages. Capitan, Capitano, and Kapitan may also refer to: Places in the United States *Capitan, Louisiana, an unincorporated community * Capitan, New Mexico, a villag ...

* Fort Fauntleroy (1860-1861), Fort Lyon (1861-1862),

Fort Wingate Fort Wingate was a military installation near Gallup, New Mexico. There were two other locations in New Mexico called Fort Wingate: Seboyeta, New Mexico (1849–1862) and San Rafael, New Mexico (1862–1868). The most recent Fort Wingate (186 ...

, (1868-1918), near Gallup * Los Pinos Depot/Station, Camp at Peralta, or Camp Peralta (1862–1866), at Peralta *

Fort Sumner Fort Sumner was a military fort in New Mexico Territory charged with the internment of Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868 at nearby Bosque Redondo. History On October 31, 1862, Congress authorized the construction of For ...

(1862–1869), at

, or Fort El Gallo, (1862–1868), San Rafael *

Fort Bascom Fort Bascom, established in 1863 in New Mexico Territory, is located on the Canadian River in Quay County, New Mexico, slightly west of the Texas border, 10 miles north of Tucumcari, New Mexico. The fort was named in honor of Captain George Nic ...

(1863–1870), 10 miles north of Tucumcari. *

Fort Cummings Fort Cummings is a former U. S. Army post located near Cooke's Springs, in Luna County, New Mexico. It is located 20 miles northeast of Deming, New Mexico. Cooke's Spring Cooke's Spring () was named for Philip St. George Cooke 2nd U.S. Dragoo ...

(1863–1873), Camp at Fort Cummings (1880 - 1884) and (1886) at Cooke's Spring * Fort McRae (1863–1876), below Ojo del Muerto in McRae Canyon, west of Engle * Fort Selden (1865–1877), at

Paraje de Robledo Fort Selden was a United States Army post, occupying the area in what is now Radium Springs, New Mexico. The site was long a campground along the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. It was the site of a Confederate Army camp in 1861. The U. S. Ar ...

, now Radium Springs * Camp Lincoln (1865-1866), near Fort Union *

Fort Lowell Fort Lowell was a United States Army post active from 1873 to 1891 on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. Fort Lowell was the successor to Camp Lowell, an earlier Army installation.http://www.oflna.org/fort_lowell_museum/ftlowell.htm Fort Lowell, ...

(1866-1869), near Tierra Amarilla * Camp at Baird's Ranch, (1866), near Albuquerque

References

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