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Named for Captain Louis T. Craig, Fort Craig, in Socorro County , New Mexico , was a Fort built initially to control Indian raids on commerce and settlers. Fort Craig was approximately 1,050 feet (320m) east-west by 600 feet (183m) north-south and was located on 40 acres (16 hectares) near the Rio Grande in southeastern New Mexico. It was near the site of the Battle Of Valverde , a major Civil War battle between Union troops led by Colonel Edward Canby and Confederate forces of General Henry Sibley . After the Civil War, Fort Craig was used by the Buffalo Soldier s and General George Crook in the Apache Wars . It was permanently abandoned in 1885. NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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