FORT CRAIG

From the battlefield return toward the Interstate but turn left onto Hwy 1 and follow the signs to Fort Craig. It is a National Historic Landmark administered by the Bureau of Land Manglement. The photo was taken atop the earthen bastion protecting the fort. in the foreground are ruins of the warehouses. The commanding officer's quarters are the light colored ruins in the middle grounds. The battlefield is to the left of the mesa in the background. When Sibley had been posted at Fort Craig the defensive bastions had not been built. They could not be successfully assaulted by Sibley's command. Mexican troops held the fort during the battle.