FORT CRAIG

Named for Captain Louis T. Craig, 'Fort Craig', in Socorro County, New Mexico, was a fort built initially to control Indian raids on commerce and settlers.
Fort Craig was approximately 1,050 feet (320m) east-west by 600 feet (183m) north-south and was located on 40 acres (16 hectares) near the Rio Grande in southeastern New Mexico.
It was near the site of the Battle of Valverde, a major Civil War battle between Union troops led by Colonel Edward Canby and Confederate forces of General Henry Sibley.
After the Civil War, Fort Craig was used by the Buffalo Soldiers and General George Crook in the Apache Wars. It was permanently abandoned in 1885.

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1. National Register Information System

External links

★ Bureau of Land Management Fort Craig site

★ Fort Tours Fort Craig history page