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6,000 soldiers fought here - and almost no one remembers

Deep in the New Mexico desert stand the ruins of Fort Craig, once the largest military post in the American Southwest. In 1862, this remote outpost became the center of the largest Civil War battle ...
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THE BATTLE OF VALVERDE.; Additional Particulars Communication with Fort Craig Cut off by the Texans. OUR LOSS AT PEA RIDGE. A SKIRMISH IN MISSOURI.

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Fort Craig and the Forgotten Civil War Battle That Shook the West

Hidden in the New Mexico desert, the ruins of Fort Craig overlook a battlefield most Americans have never heard of. In 1862, nearly 6,000 soldiers clashed at Valverde Ford in the largest land battle ...
The New York Times

NEWS FROM NEW-MEXICO.; Affairs at Fort Union Col. Canby Still at Fort Craig The Texas Rebels at Santa Fe, &c.

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