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Documented residents, travelers, and figures of Grant County, NM — each entry backed by primary-source citations.

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Col. M. Twomey

Colonel who arrived from the Mogollons and predicted it would soon be the best camp in the Southwest.

Colonel A. W. Lane

Inspecting officer from the War Department, from the office of the Chief of Infantry in Washington.

Colonel Bliss

Colonel at Fort Bayard who sent notice to Captain Keys about rations and instructions.

a.k.a. Col. Bliss

Colonel Bob Campbell

Colonel Bob Campbell, along with Major Bill Lowell, arranged a surprise for opponents of the state scheme.

a.k.a. Colonel Bob Campbell

Colonel Cannon

Colonel Cannon is mentioned as not being in favor of tariff revision.

a.k.a. Colonel Cannon

Colonel Carpenter

A cattle owner whose finest cattle were driven off by the Halls.

a.k.a. Colonel Carpenter

Colonel Chaves

The warden of the penitentiary who resigned after the escape.

Colonel D. C. Pearson

Superintendent of New Mexico Military Institute who visited alumni clubs in Kansas City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.

a.k.a. Colonel Pearson

Colonel Duffield

One of the officers moving into new quarters on campus.

Colonel Duncan

Colonel Duncan is a member of the board investigating the charges made by Major Gardner in Manila.

a.k.a. Duncan

Colonel Eaton

Recipient of a letter from Michael Steck dated February.

a.k.a. Eaton

Colonel E. C. Cooley

Colonel in charge of 26 White Mountain Apache Indians traveling to attend government Indian school.

Colonel Forster

Inspecting the band.

a.k.a. Col. Forster

Colonel Grayson

Colonel from Sierra who recommended pardoning the Johnson gang and later called Governor Ross a liar.

a.k.a. Colonel Grayson, Colonel Grayson, of Sierra

Colonel Harper

Colonel Harper was a person also known as engineer Harper and Harper, but no specific historical facts about him are known from the available claims.

a.k.a. engineer Harper, Harper

Colonel Head

Received report that Indians stole horses belonging to Head & Hearst from Lang ranch.

a.k.a. Colonel Head

Colonel Hudson

Employer of Morris Cloney at Hot Springs for many years.

Colonel Ingalls

Colonel Ingalls was involved in the prompt action during the meningitis outbreak.

a.k.a. Colnel Ingalls

Colonel Kelly

Wrote the history of NMMI's participation in World War II.

Colonel Lightenhouse

Commander of an Iowa regiment, known to an engineer traveling in Georgia.

a.k.a. Colonel Linnehouse, Colonel Lightenhouse

Colonel Lusk

One of the officers moving into new quarters on campus.

Colonel McIlhany

Old pathfinder who crossed the plains in 1849 and narrated his journey.

a.k.a. Colonel Mc-Ilhany

Colonel Pearson

Recipient of a letter from Charles Ray Hill and proud of having sons of seven old cadets in school.

Colonel Puleston

Colonel Puleston was the recipient of a letter from Michael Steck about the removal of General Carleton.

a.k.a. Puleston

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