Fort Fillmore
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Fort Fillmore, located at 32°13′30″N 106°42′52″W, was a United States military fortification established by Colonel Edwin Vose Sumner in September 1851 near Mesilla in what is now New Mexico, primarily for the purpose of protecting settlers and traders traveling to California. Early frontier migrants were under constant threat from attack by local Native Americans, and a network of forts was eventually created by the U.S. government to protect and encourage westward expansion. Fort Fillmore was intended to protect a corridor plagued by hostile Apaches, where several migration routes converged between El Paso and Tucson to take advantage of Apache Pass.
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
- FortWiki page@
Location: 32.2578, -106.743, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Trans-Mississippi theatre of the American Civil War ⓘ
theater of the American Civil War -
First Battle of Mesilla ⓘ
1861 battle -
Second Battle of Mesilla ⓘ
1862 battle in Mesilla -
Fort Fillmore ⓘ
fort in New Mexico
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Trans-Mississippi theatre of the American Civil War | theater of war | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | First Battle of Mesilla | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Second Battle of Mesilla | battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Fort Fillmore | fort | Wikidata | |