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

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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