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56 relations: Adobe, American Civil War, Apache, Apache Wars, Arthur Tracy Lee, Brigadier general (United States), Buffalo Soldier, Butterfield Overland Mail, California Column, Captain (United States), Colonel (United States), Confederate States of America, Enlisted rank, Federal government of the United States, Fort Davis, Texas, Garrison, General officer, Geographic Names Information System, Ghost town, Henry Hopkins Sibley, Hudspeth County, Texas, John A. Quitman, List of counties in Texas, Major (United States), Major general, McNary, Texas, Mexican–American War, Mississippi, Mountain Time Zone, New Mexico Campaign, Officer (armed forces), Prisoner exchange, Prisoner of war, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, Rio Grande, Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico), San Antonio, San Antonio-El Paso Road, San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line, San Elizario Salt War, San Elizario, Texas, Second lieutenant, Sierra Blanca, Texas, Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Texas, Texas Historical Commission, Union (American Civil War), United States, United States Army, West Texas, ..., Zachary Taylor, Zenas Bliss, 10th Cavalry Regiment (United States), 25th Infantry Regiment (United States), 8th Infantry Regiment (United States), 9th Cavalry Regiment (United States). Expand index (6 more) »
Adobe
Adobe is a building material made from earth and other organic materials.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Apache
The Apache are a group of culturally related Native American tribes in the Southwestern United States, which include the Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Salinero, Plains and Western Apache.
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Apache Wars
The Apache Wars were a series of armed conflicts between the United States Army and various Apache nations fought in the southwest between 1849 and 1886, though minor hostilities continued until as late as 1924.
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Arthur Tracy Lee
Arthur Tracy Lee (June 26, 1814 – December 29, 1879) served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War.
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Brigadier general (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, brigadier general (BG, BGen, or Brig Gen) is a one-star general officer with the pay grade of O-7 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Air Force.
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Buffalo Soldier
Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army, formed on September 21, 1866, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
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Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was a stagecoach service in the United States, operating from 1857 to 1861.
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California Column
The California Column was a force of Union volunteers sent to Arizona and New Mexico during the American Civil War.
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Captain (United States)
In the United States uniformed services, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.
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Colonel (United States)
In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, colonel is the most senior field grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and immediately below the rank of brigadier general.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Enlisted rank
An enlisted rank (also known as an enlisted grade or enlisted rate) is, in some armed services, any rank below that of a commissioned officer.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Fort Davis, Texas
Fort Davis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States.
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Garrison
Garrison (various spellings) (from the French garnison, itself from the verb garnir, "to equip") is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, but now often simply using it as a home base.
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General officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.
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Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories.
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Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains.
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Henry Hopkins Sibley
Henry Hopkins Sibley (May 25, 1816 – August 23, 1886) was a career officer in the United States Army, who commanded a Confederate cavalry brigade in the Civil War. In 1862, he attempted to forge a supply-route from California, in defiance of the Union Blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf ports, while also aiming to appropriate the Colorado gold mines to replenish the Confederate treasury.
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Hudspeth County, Texas
Hudspeth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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John A. Quitman
John Anthony Quitman (September 1, 1798 – July 17, 1858) was an American politician and soldier.
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List of counties in Texas
The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.
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Major (United States)
In the United States Army, Marine Corps, and Air Force, major is a field grade military officer rank above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel.
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Major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, Maj. Gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries.
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McNary, Texas
McNary, Texas is a small unincorporated community (pop. ~250) at the intersection of Interstate 10 and State Highway 20.
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Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War in the United States and in Mexico as the American intervention in Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States (Mexico) from 1846 to 1848.
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Mississippi
Mississippi is a state in the Southern United States, with part of its southern border formed by the Gulf of Mexico.
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Mountain Time Zone
The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time (UTC−6).
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New Mexico Campaign
The New Mexico Campaign was a military operation of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War from February to April 1862 in which Confederate Brigadier General Henry Hopkins Sibley invaded the northern New Mexico Territory in an attempt to gain control of the Southwest, including the gold fields of Colorado and the ports of California.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
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Prisoner exchange
A prisoner exchange or prisoner swap is a deal between opposing sides in a conflict to release prisoners: prisoners of war, spies, hostages, etc.
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Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the state of Texas.
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Rio Grande
The Rio Grande (or; Río Bravo del Norte, or simply Río Bravo) is one of the principal rivers in the southwest United States and northern Mexico (the other being the Colorado River).
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Sacramento Mountains (New Mexico)
The Sacramento Mountains are a mountain range in the south-central part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, lying just east of Alamogordo in Otero County (small portions of the range lie in Lincoln County and Chaves County).
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San Antonio
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States.
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San Antonio-El Paso Road
The San Antonio-El Paso Road also known as the Lower Emigrant Road or Military Road was an economically important trade route between the Texas cities of San Antonio and El Paso between 1849 and 1882.
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San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line
The San Antonio–San Diego Mail Line, also known as the Jackass Mail, was the earliest overland stagecoach and mail operation from the Eastern United States to California in operation between 1857 and 1861.
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San Elizario Salt War
The San Elizario Salt War, also known as the Salinero Revolt or the El Paso Salt War, was an extended and complex political, social and military range war over ownership and control of immense salt lakes at the base of the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas.
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San Elizario, Texas
San Elizario is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States.
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Second lieutenant
Second lieutenant (called lieutenant in some countries) is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces, comparable to NATO OF-1b rank.
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Sierra Blanca, Texas
Sierra Blanca is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Hudspeth County, Texas, in the United States.
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Southern Pacific Transportation Company
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1998 that operated in the Western United States.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.
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Texas Historical Commission
The Texas Historical Commission is an agency dedicated to historic preservation within the state of Texas.
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined part of the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.
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Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850.
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Zenas Bliss
Zenas Randall Bliss (April 17, 1835 – January 2, 1900) was an officer and general in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 10th Cavalry Regiment is a unit of the United States Army.
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25th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The Twenty-fifth United States Infantry Regiment was one of the racially segregated units of the United States Army known as Buffalo Soldiers.
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8th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 8th Infantry Regiment of the United States, also known as the "Fighting Eagles," is an infantry regiment in the United States Army.
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9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 9th Cavalry Regiment includes active duty reconnaissance units of the United States Army.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Quitman
