Fort Union (N.M.)

Scope and Contents / Alcance y Contenido As a whole, the album's contents reflect the interests of the Union Army, particularly the California Column, in the southwest in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War. The subjects of the photographs include portraits of Benito Juarez and Mexican government officials during the French Intervention (the Second Franco-Mexican War), exteriors of forts across New Mexico and Texas, outdoor photographs of the Plaza in Santa Fe, portraits of US Army officials including James Henry Carleton,...