Eagle Spring is a physical feature - a spring for running water - located within
Sandoval County
Sandoval County () is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,834, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo.
Sandoval County is part of th ...
,
New Mexico
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and is located in the New Mexico
Zip Code delivery area of 87013.
In 1854–1855, Eagle Spring,
Territory of New Mexico
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was the site of an engagement between a small unit of the
U.S. Army
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and some local
natives
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. It was at this engagement that the U.S. Army's
Frank Crawford Armstrong fought bravely enough to earn himself a
Commissioned Officer
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Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent ...
appointment in the U.S. Army as a
Lieutenant
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.
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Sandoval County, New Mexico