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Fort Selden Historic Site – New Mexico

Images of Fort Selden Historic Site – Southern New Mexico, taken in May 2024.

Originally a camp site on the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro trail from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Mexico City, Mexico (1,596 miles), it was established by the Confederate Army as Camp Robledo in 1861. In 1865 the site became Fort Selden with the charge to protect the regions settlers.

Fort Selden was home to several Buffalo Soldier regiments and nine of those soldiers received the Congressional Medal of Honor while serving in the New Mexico Territory.

In 1883, Captain Arthur MacArthur was assigned the post commander and was accompanied by his family while serving, including his young son Douglas (4 years old), who later became General of the Army (five star general) during World War II.
Fort ruins around the Parade Grounds in Fort Selden Historic Site
Fort ruins around the Parade Grounds in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Wagons in Fort Selden Historic Site
Wagons in Fort Selden Historic Site		 “The Sentinel” statue, salute to the 9th and 10th Cavalry, in Fort Selden Historic Site
“The Sentinel” statue, salute to the 9th and 10th Cavalry, in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Wagon in Fort Selden Historic Site
Wagon in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Remnants of the post prison, granary, Quartermaster’s storehouse, carpenter and blacksmith’s shops in Fort Selden Historic Site
Remnants of the post prison, granary, Quartermaster’s storehouse, carpenter and blacksmith’s shops in Fort Selden Historic Site
Ruins in Fort Selden Historic Site
Ruins in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Family photo of the MacArthur family including future Five-Star General Douglas MacArthur (left) in Fort Selden Historic Site
Family photo of the MacArthur family including future Five-Star General Douglas MacArthur (left) in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Officers Quarters where Douglas MacArthur grew up from 1883 to 1886 in Fort Selden Historic Site
Officers Quarters where Douglas MacArthur grew up from 1883 to 1886 in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Barracks which housed cavalry and infantry soldiers to include a unit of “Buffalo Soldiers” in Fort Selden Historic Site
Barracks which housed cavalry and infantry soldiers to include a unit of “Buffalo Soldiers” in Fort Selden Historic Site		 Ruins in Fort Selden Historic Site
Ruins in Fort Selden Historic Site

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