Events

Killings, treaties, founding dates, and other documented events from Grant County, NM.

The conflict whose outbreak contributed to scattering the inhabitants of Pinos Altos and during which the Battle of Pinos Altos was fought.

a.k.a. Civil War

Apache raiding party (Feb 1871)

An Apache raiding party killed John Bullard in February 1871 on the road between Silver City and Pinos Altos.

Battle of Pinos Altos

A battle on September 27, 1861 in which Apache warriors under Mangas Coloradas and Cochise attacked the settlement of Pinos Altos and were repelled by roughly thirty defenders.

Columbus village election

An election for village trustees and other officers in Columbus, New Mexico, was scheduled for Tuesday, April 7th, under state law.

a.k.a. election of Village trustees and other officers for the Village of Columbus

dedication of new hospital buildings at Fort Bayard

A formal dedication ceremony held on June 17, 1922, marked the completion of over $1,800,000 in new construction at Fort Bayard's Veterans Hospital.

a.k.a. formal dedication

United States vs American Lumber Company and Clark M. Carr

A legal case in which the United States sued the American Lumber Company and Clark M. Carr over land rights and accounting, with demurrers overruled by Judge Abbott.

a.k.a. the cases of the United States of America vs the American Lumber Company and Clark M Carr