LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES LOCAL OR TEMPORARY CHARACTER,
AND EXHIBITING THE ENTIRE LEGISLATION OF CONGRESS UPON
WHICH THE PUBLIC LAND TITLES IN EACH STATE AND TERRITORY HAVE DEPENDED,
December l, 1880. [Submitted by: Candi H. 2008]
Military Reservations
NEW MEXICO TERRITORY
FORTS
Fort Bayan - Declared by Executive order dated April 19, 18C9. Situated in township 17 S., range 12 and 13 W.. It is not connected with the public surveys. Area, 8,840 acres.
Fort Butler - Requested to be reserved by the Secretary of War, March 22,1801. Never declared by the President. Area, 76,800 acres.
It lies in townships la and 13 N., ranges 27, 28, and 29 E., and is mostly within the Pablo Montoya land grant, and in Baca location No. 2.
April 13, 1877, decision by General Land Office in favor of private claim.Fort Craig - On right bank of the Rio Grande, in townships 7 and 8 S., ranges 2 and 3 W. Declared by Executive order of September 23, 1869.
Area, 24,895 acres.Fort Cummings - In township 21 S., range 8 W. Declared by Executive order of April 29, 1870.
Abandoned by War Department, and its relinquishment to the Interior Department recommended by the Secretary of War.
Area, 2,560 acres.Fort Marcey - At Santa Fe. Declared August 28, 1868, by President. Area about 17.77 acres.
Old Fort Marcy is situated on a high hill northeast of the Plaza, and the view from the summit is admired by every visitor.
Historically, it is a place of great interest. A moment's notice will show its commanding military position, and that the army in
possession of the hill controlled this city. In the old wars that was a scene of many a warlike encampment.
When General Kearny came, in 1846, one of the first matters undertaken after the occupation of Santa Fe, on August 18, was the erection of a fortress to command the city. The site was naturally chosen. It was built by details of volunteers, who complained grievously of having
to do this laborious work when they had simply entered the army to fight. The fort was large enough to contain a thousand troops
and mount many cannon. In shape the fort was an irregular tri- decagon. Behind the fort was a block house.
The height of the fort ,above the Plaza was 229 feet. - From The New Mexico Bureau of Immigration, 1906 [Abstracted and submitted by: Candi H. -2008]Fort McRa - Declared by President May 28,1869. In township 13 S., range 3W Area, 2,560 acres.
This reserve falls within the claimed limits of the Armendaris grants.Fort Seldon - Declared by President November 28, 1870. Situated in township 21 S., ranges 1 E. and 1 W. Area 9,613.74 acres.
Fort Stanton - Originally declared by President May 12, 1859. Twelve miles square.
Reduced by War Department under authority of act of Congress approved May 21, 1872. Area, after reduction, 10,240 acres.
Fort Sumner, Poet Cemetery -Reservation declared May 22, 1871, reserving the lands occupied as a post cemetery.
The cemetery is situated in the northeast quarter of section 15 and the northwest quarter of section 14, township 2 N., range 26 E.
These two subdivisions contain 320 acres.Fort Thorn - Never declared by the President. It is situated in townships 18 and 19 8., ranges 3, 4 and 5 W.
It was surveyed in 1857 by direction of the United States surveyor-general, at the request of General Garland, commander of the military
district. Recommended to Congress by Commissioner of General Land Office to be restored to the public domain, to be disposed of under existing laws.
Area, about 23,040 acres.Fort Union - Declared by the President October 9, 1868. This reserve falls within the claimed limits of the Mora grant.
Area of post and timber reserves 66,880 acres.Fort Wingate - Declared by the President February 18, 1870. Situated at the headwaters of the Rio Puerco.
Area, 100 square miles, equal to 64,000 acres.
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