Fort Union NM: Fort Union and the Frontier Army in the Southwest (Appendix E)

FORT UNION

Historic Resource Study

APPENDIX E:
FORT UNION MONTHLY AGGREGATE GARRISON[1]

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1851

339 315 310 211 266 267

1852 252 243 239 150 146 141 193 179 238 268 272 269

1853 269 266 258 252 238 224 217 233 190 247 249 233

1854 231 225 307 211 195 165 167 168 83 175 165 164

1855 156 117 115 112 106 263 238 193 185 176 143 136

1856 131 120 116 116 87 154 126 54 150 305 268 262

1857 186 209 253 249 245 242 237 233 227 225 222 216

1858 276 277 298 293 311 283 281 258 383 285 270 260

1859 262 259 259 257 260 252 259 334 280 278 271 191

1860 233 272 290 304 286 301 223 204 282 311 299 287

1861 289 307 206 274 452 427 1021 1325 1669 676 1055 733

1862 791 583 691 [2] 673 378 603 530 477 637 606 432 440

1863 407 266 334 467 440 190 260 257 327 381 349 464

1864 457 496 589 562 576 676 722 761 739 710 680 675

1865 642 82 822 910 610 680 705 549 446 386 345 402

1866 383 368 368 278 258 174 167 402 694 275 406 200

1867 277 243 236 276 222 244 186 381 288 431 503 490

1868 506 464 459 428 411 360 405 483 488 391 464 475

1869 471 467 453 377 174 193 166 166 213 284 279 523

1870 346 348 197 193 163 175 190 192 353 399 461 537

1871 487 481 468 471 450 447 434 441 367 349 326 307

1872 249 248 287 217 310 308 290 301 280 321 317 303

1873 289 258 268 257 248 239 228 280 286 275 298 317

1874 369 381 357 316 295 291 286 284 290 294 280 285

1875 261 258 256 250 239 238 139 105 101 98 166 203

1876 194 167 159 208 299 315 300 297 295 292 352 345

1877 331 335 333 326 288 260 251 257 263 228 222 144

1878 144 153 150 153 220 147 148 153 220 226 162 142

1879 145 144 256 137 142 131 138 136 117 173 123 124

1880 122 110 114 114 110 114 119 119 123 117 116 107

1881 106 106 45 44 55 53 56 58 57 195 186 223

1882 221 233 232 227 220 220 203 206 210 222 219 217

1883 207 213 195 225 217 215 231 228 219 266 258 258

1884 256 261 260 288 288 278 226 226 223 228 222 222

1885 207 201 199 194 187 203 215 219 208 204 201 199

1886 225 225 223 222 213 212 175 176 143 292 286 288

1887 285 335 333 327 322 321 313 257 317 265 261 252

1888 246 275 233 287 279 284 276 276 258 261 259 152

1889 153 162 155 147 156 165 161 158 151 147 152 150

1890 151 151 148 145 167 159 161 187 183 178 175 109

1891 109 27 25 20

1. Compiled from Post Returns, Fort Union, 1851-1891, AGO, RG 94, NA.

2. The March 1862 Field Return for the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers showed that 58 officers and 1287 men of that regiment, a total of 1345, were encamped at Fort Union but were not part of the post garrison. They comprised the major force that engaged the Confederates at Glorieta Pass on March 28, 1862.

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