Department of New Mexico
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Jump to navigationJump to searchThe Department of New Mexico was a Union Military Department created on November 9, 1861. It consisted of the New Mexico Territory, which at the time of the war also contained Arizona and the southern tip of Nevada. The Department remained unchanged throughout the course of the war, and hosted many significant conflicts from the start.
Statistical Information
- Begin: November 9, 1861
- End: Unchanged
Roster of Units
COMMANDERS
- March 23, 1861 - June 16, 1861: W.W. Loring (Colonel, U.S. Army)
- June 16, 1861 - June 22, 1861: E.R.S. Canby (Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army)
- September 18, 1862 - June 27, 1865: James H. Carleton (Brigadier General)
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Notes
Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Page ?)