In 1846 the Mexican War brought General Stephen Watts Kearny and his
"Army of the West" to Santa Fe. So began American military presence. Over
the next 50 years the Army scattered military posts about--large, small,
many temporary--about 60 in all. By 1900, most were abandoned. A few have
been preserved, a few are still in use. But most of the military presence
story has passed unrecorded.
Adapted from "Echoes of the Bugle" published by Phelps Dodge Corporation
for America's Bicentennial.
