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National Archives and Records Center, 1852-1880

 File — Reel: 1-10

Scope and Contents

  1. Reel 1: NARA Regimental Returns - Regular Army, June 1821 - December 1916 - NARA Roll No. 64 - Micro copy No. 665 - NARA Roll 56 - 5th U.S. Infantry Regiment - January 1852 - December 1861
  2. Reel 2: Continuation - NARA Roll 57 - 5th U.S. Infantry Regiment - January 1862 - December 1869. Among topics, New Mexico frontier, Utah, Mormon Uprising 1857, Fort Defiance, Fort Fauntleroy, Fort Stanton, Hatch’s Ranch, Civil War - Albuquerque headquarters, Fort Union, Fort Craig, Valverde, Apache Canyon, Glorieta, Chivington, Peralta, Las Cruces, etc.
  3. Reel 3: NARA - Record Group 94 - Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1780 - 1917, General and Special Orders, Dept. of New Mexico, 1861 - 1862, 2 Vols. – Nos. 355 – 356, General Orders - 33, Feb. 25, 1862, Acting 2nd Lt. Ewing to report to Lt. Bell, General Orders 89, September 8, 1862, list of volunteers called deserters, who complied to May 7, 1862 order - go home, report to Alcaldes, pardoned 852 names, etc .
  4. Reel 4: Part A and Part B continuation - NARA - Record Group 94 - Records of the Adjutant General’s Office, 1783-1917, Regimental Record Books, Civil War - 1st Regiment New Mexico Infantry, Letters sent and received, and Orders, 1861 - 1866 - and on same – NARA, Record Group 393 - Records of U.S. Army Commands, 1821 - 1920, Fort Union, New Mexico, Special Orders, 1864 - 1866, Nos. 22, 28, 35, 45, 50 and 85 (1865)
  5. Reel 5: 2 reels - Part A and Part B - NARA - Record Group 98 - Records of the U.S. Army Commands, Letters received and letters sent - Fort Garland, Fort Conrad, Fort Craig, Fort Stanton, Fort Union, etc., ca. 1850-1870s
  6. Reel 6: NARA - Record Group 393 - Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1821 -1920, Fort Seldon, New Mexico, Letters sent, Volume 7A (1866), pages 149 - General and Special Orders, Volumes 23A and 23B (1865 - 1866)
  7. Reel 7: NARA - Record Group 393 - Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, Post Records - Fort Garland, Colorado, Letters sent, 1862, 1866 - 1867 - Letters received, 1867, General and Special Orders, 1865 - 1867
  8. Reel 8: NARA - Record Group 393 - Records of U.S. Continental Commands, 1821 - 1920. Part 1, Entry 3183 - Dept. of New Mexico, 1849 - 1866 - Misc. Records 1850 - 1866, dates between July 1, 1861 - Nov. 30, 1866, Casualties at Valverde, scouts, names, journals, orders, etc.
  9. Reel 9: NARA - Record Group 393 - Records of the U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1821 - 1920, Fort Craig, New Mexico, Volume 1, 35, 78, 9, 10 - Letters sent 1861 - 1862 - and Fort McRae, New Mexico, Letters sent, February 1865 - May 1867. Special Orders, October 1864 - December 1865 - Also Fort Bascom, New Mexico, Volume 82, Volume 8 (Second header on film says - Fort Craig, New Mexico, Volume 1, 1861-1862)
  10. Reel 10: NARA- Record Group 393 - Records of U.S. Continental Commands, 1821 - 1920, Selected documents, Dept. of New Mexico, Letters sent, Volume 1315, 1862 - 1863 - Letter received 1853 - 1855; and on same reel Record Group 92, Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, New Mexico, Consolidated file, ca. 1850s - 1860s, references to Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Los Lunas, Fort Thorn, Fort Bliss, Fort Fillmore, Fort Defiance, etc

Dates

  • 1852-1880

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish, German

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 8 Cubic Feet (8 boxes, 4 oversize folders, 17 reels)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451