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* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/soldier/sitec11.htm NPS - Fort Bascom] | * [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/soldier/sitec11.htm NPS - Fort Bascom] | ||
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Revision as of 11:30, 20 August 2026
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Fort Bascom (1863-1870) - A U.S. Army post established in 1863 during the U.S. Civil War by Captain Peter W.L. Plympton (Cullum 1365), 7th U.S. Infantry, on the west bank of the Canadian River in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Named for Captain George N. Bascom (Cullum 1823), 16th U.S. Infantry, who was killed 21 Feb 1862 at the Battle of Valverde, New Mexico. Abandoned in 1870.
History
Established on 15 Aug 1863 by Captain Peter W.L. Plympton, 7th U.S. Infantry and elements of Company F, 7th U.S. Infantry and Company I, 1st New Mexico Volunteers. Established to protect New Mexico travel routes and to promote settlement of the Canadian River Valley. The post was not completed but stone officers quarters and adobe barracks were constructed.
The post was abandoned in December 1870 and the garrison transferred to Fort Union.
Current Status
Private property in San Miguel County, New Mexico. Only foundation remains.
Context
Location:
San Miguel County, New Mexico.
Lat: 35.318° Long: -103.703° Elevation: 3802'
Bing, Google,
OldMapsOnline,
USGS, OHM
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 522
- Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 97
- Frazer, Robert W., Forts of the West, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1965, ISBN 0-8061-1250-6, page 95
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 931678
Links:
Related:
16th U.S. Infantry, 7th U.S. Infantry, Encyclopedia of Historic Forts, Fort Adobe Walls, Fort Union, Forts of the West, Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, U.S. Civil War,