Fort Wingate

Fort Wingate
McKinley County, near Gallup, New Mexico

Fort Wingate in the 1870s
Site information
Controlled by  New Mexico
Condition storage facility
Site history
Built 1862
Built by  United States
In use 1862 - 1993
Battles/wars Apache Wars
Navajo Wars
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Kit Carson
William Redwood Price
Garrison Navajo Scouts
Apache Scouts
4th Cavalry
8th Cavalry
9th Cavalry and 13th Infantry
15th Infantry
Occupants United States Army

Fort Wingate is near Gallup, New Mexico. There were two locations in New Mexico that had this name. The first one was located near San Rafael.[1] The new location called Ft. Wingate was established on the southern edge of the Navajo territory in 1868. The initial purpose of the fort was to control the large Navajo tribe to its north. It was involved with the Navajo's Long Walk. From 1870 onward the garrison was concerned with Apaches to the south and hundreds of Navajo Scouts were enlisted at the fort through 1890.

History

Apache Scouts visiting Fort Wingate during the 1880s.

Famous military figures

Second Lieutenant Cornelius C. Smith, a Medal of Honor recipient, poses with his favorite horse, Blue, in front of his quarters in 1895.

Several famous military commanders cycled through Fort Wingate's history.

The above extracted from (AMCIS-102 dated 1 July 1970 Ft Wingate)

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Coordinates: 35°28′04″N 108°32′26″W / 35.46778°N 108.54056°W / 35.46778; -108.54056

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