United States. Army. District of New Mexico
Fort Sumner was established on November 30, 1862 and located in the Bosque Redondo on the east bank of the Pecos River. In 1863, 7,000 Navajos from Canyon de Chelly were forced to move there, where they were confined during a period of disastrous crop failures, until 1868. The post was then auctioned off. The other forts were mainly established in the mid- 1800s, and were all abandoned by the mid-1890s.
From the description of Records, 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 29616403
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | United States. Army. District of New Mexico. Returns, District of New Mexico, Department of the Missouri, February 1871-November 1885 [microform]. | Arizona State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | United States. Army. District of New Mexico. Records, 1851-1883 (bulk 1863-1866). | University of Arizona Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Fort Union (N.M.). Requisitions : for subsistence stores ... Fort Union, New Mexico ..., 1866 Apr. 27-June 22. | Newberry Library |
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