NEW MEXICO
LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT
#184
DE BACA COUNTY COURT HOUSE
Ft. Sumner, New Mexico
The army post of Ft. Sumner named for General
Edwin Vose Sumner, was established in 1862 by
Brigadier General James H. Carleton. The six
companies of soldiers stationed there were given
the difficult job of keeping the peace with
marauding Indian tribes in the area - by treaty
when possible, by force when necessary. This
Court House is where the trial was held to try
to remove "Billy the Kids' body to Lincoln from
the old Ft. Sumner graveyard.
Color Photo by Gene Aiken
Published by F. J. Schaaf, Alamogordo, New Mexico
64836
