[ADXA] Fort Union, New Mexico

[Richard Harris]

 On Monday, March 21st, I stopped at Ft Union on the way to Denver. When
New Mexico became United States territory after the U.S.-Mexican War, the
army established garrisons in towns scattered along the Rio Grande. For a
number of reasons, this proved unsatisfactory. In 1851 the Headquarters of
the 9th Military Department moved from Santa Fe ("that sink of vice and
extravagance") to a site near the Mountain and Cimarron branches of the
Santa Fe Trail - becoming Fort Union. There were actually three forts
established here: 1851-61, 1861-62,  and 1863-91. This was the largest U.S.
Army installation on the 1880's Southwestern frontier and at one time had
three commands headquartered there at the same time: The Ordnance Depot or
Arsenal,
The Quartermaster Depot, and the Fort Union Post. Conditions weren't too
good on the bands - only 81 contact in the logbook. Very historic Army
post! 73 Rick AI5P
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