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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1860-1864) - A U.S. Army Fort first established as [[Camp Wheeler]] in 1860 near Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico. Renamed 1 Dec 1860 as [[Fort Floyd (3)]] after Secretary of War [[John B. Floyd]]. Renamed again Fort McLane 18 Jan 1861 after Captain [[George McLane]] when Floyd joined the Confederate side. Abandoned in 1864. Also Known as [[Fort Webster (1)]] and [[Fort McLean]]. | {{PageHeader}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1860-1864) - A U.S. Army Fort first established as [[Camp Wheeler (1)]] in 1860 near Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico. Renamed 1 Dec 1860 as [[Fort Floyd (3)|Fort Floyd]] after Secretary of War [[John B. Floyd]]<!-- not USMA -->. Renamed again Fort McLane 18 Jan 1861 after Captain [[George McLane]]<!-- not USMA --> when Floyd joined the Confederate side. Garrisoned by California Volunteers during the [[U.S. Civil War]]. Abandoned in 1864. Also Known as [[Fort Webster (1)|Fort Webster]] and [[Fort McLean]]. | |||
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== History of Fort McLane == | == History of Fort McLane == | ||
Established in 1860 by Major [[Isaac Lynde]] and two companies of the [[7th U.S. Infantry]] to protect the Santa Rita copper mines. | Established in 1860 by Major [[Isaac Lynde]] {{Cullum|501}} and two companies of the [[7th U.S. Infantry]] to protect the Santa Rita copper mines. | ||
Abandoned by regular U.S. troops on 16 Sep 1860 and the garrison was removed to [[Fort Fillmore]]. The fort was reoccupied by the [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]] and garrisoned intermittently until 1864 | Abandoned by regular U.S. troops on 16 Sep 1860 and the garrison was removed to [[Fort Fillmore]]. The fort was reoccupied by the [[1st California Volunteer Infantry]] and garrisoned intermittently until 1864 | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Archeological remains near | Archeological remains near Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico. | ||
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(F) 32.6413354, -108.1283158, Fort McLane (1) | (F) 32.6413354, -108.1283158, Fort McLane (1) | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 527 | * {{Roberts}}, page 527 | ||
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Fort McLane (1) (1860-1864) - A U.S. Army Fort first established as Camp Wheeler (1) in 1860 near Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico. Renamed 1 Dec 1860 as Fort Floyd after Secretary of War John B. Floyd. Renamed again Fort McLane 18 Jan 1861 after Captain George McLane when Floyd joined the Confederate side. Garrisoned by California Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned in 1864. Also Known as Fort Webster and Fort McLean. History of Fort McLaneEstablished in 1860 by Major Isaac Lynde (Cullum 501) and two companies of the 7th U.S. Infantry to protect the Santa Rita copper mines. Abandoned by regular U.S. troops on 16 Sep 1860 and the garrison was removed to Fort Fillmore. The fort was reoccupied by the 1st California Volunteer Infantry and garrisoned intermittently until 1864 Current StatusArcheological remains near Hurley, Grant County, New Mexico.
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