Fort Sumner (N.M.) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Named after former New Mexico Territory military governor Edwin Vose Sumner, U.S. Fort Sumner was a military fort charged with the internment of nearby Navajo and Mescalero Apache populations from 1863 to 1868. The federal government closed the fort in 1868.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
New Mexico, State of
File
Identifier: 1981.008.6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This artificial collection was begun as a catch-all for small single gifts and purchases, and to make them easier for scholars to search them. This assemblage consists primarily of documents, correspondence, photographs, broadsides and artifacts, dealing mostly with United States history.
Dates:
1747 - 1985