Sierra County NM Archives Cemeteries.....Fort McRae Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nm/nmfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rebecca Smith-Maloney maloneys7193@gmail.com December 17, 2020, 1:07 am Abstracted By: Rebecca Smith-Maloney Fort McRae Cemetery GPS: N 33.19527 W 107.16473 County: Sierra Directions: You will need a boat and scuba gear to visit this abandoned cemetery beneath Elephant Butte Lake. Established 3 Apr 1863 by Captain Henry A. Greene, 1st California Volunteer Infantry. Fort McRae protected settlers and travelers from the Apache along the Jornada del Muerto (journey of the dead) road from Dona Ana. At the close of the U.S. Civil War Fort McRae was still garrisoned by companies of the 1st California Volunteer Infantry. They continued to garrison the post until August 1866 when they were replaced by Companies C and K of the 125th U.S. Colored Infantry (Buffalo Soldiers) under the command of Captain E. P. Horne. The garrison was subsequently reduced to a single company. While at the post the black soldiers built several new buildings and put a new roof on the hospital. They also made 25,000 adobe bricks and constructed officers quarters with them. Abandoned on 30 Oct 1876 and turned over to the Interior Department 22 Jul 1884. The fort is now covered by Elephant Butte lake. Capt. Alexander McRae’s remains (died at Battle of Valverde), first interred at Fort Craig, NM, were removed and buried at West Point, New York, Jun 5, 1867. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unknown 1862 Indian Woman Unknown Indian Man Unknown Indian Boy Unknown Unknown Boys James G 1810 Nov 7 1868 Born Helena, Kent County, England Bratling Frank 1847 July 13 1873 26y Corp C Troop 8th Cavalry Brown George Pvt Castilla Anfonia J 30y Corp 'D' N.M. Infantry, Born Alamea NM Cavenaugh J Dickey George S Pvt 'G' U.S. Cavalry Duggan Edward Dunbar John Aug 20 1870 'B' U.S. Infantry Dunn Charles Pvt 'C' Gregman Pablo 25y PVT 'C' N.M. Infantry Hagen Edward Pvt 'C' Johnson Isaac 1847 Aug 30 1868 21y Pvt 'H' U.S. Infantry Johnson R S Pvt Company G Kearney James 1853 May 25 1873 22y Pvt 8th U. S. Cavalry Linder William 1835 Dec 2 1873 38y Pvt 8th U. S. Cavalry McKay Ada A Aug 15 1874 Daughter of R.K. and A.J. McKay McKee A Pvt U.S. Cavalry O'Brien Charles Pvt Company G O'Toole Patrick 1850 Aug 20 1872 22y 1st Sgt H troop 8th Cavalry Padilla Felipe 1839 1864 25y Pvt 'F' N.M. Infantry Pfeiffer Mrs 1837 Aug 25 1862 25y Wife of Major Pfeiffer Rowlett William J Pvt Company G Schroank J June 1 1870 Pvt 'B' U.S. Infantry Shaw Alfred Pvt 'C' Additional Comments: BK154 978.967 vl2 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nm/sierra/cemeteries/fortmcra41gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nmfiles/ File size: 4.5 Kb