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Fort Thorn or Fort Thorne, originally Cantonment Garland, was a settlement and military outpost located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, northwest of present-day Hatch, and west of Salem in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It was named for 1st Lt. Herman Thorn of the 2nd U.S. Infantry drowned in the Colorado River in 1849. He had previously been an aide to General John Garland, the new commander of the Ninth Military District, that encompassed New Mexico Territory in 1853.

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  • Fort Thorn or Fort Thorne, originally Cantonment Garland, was a settlement and military outpost located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, northwest of present-day Hatch, and west of Salem in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It was named for 1st Lt. Herman Thorn of the 2nd U.S. Infantry drowned in the Colorado River in 1849. He had previously been an aide to General John Garland, the new commander of the Ninth Military District, that encompassed New Mexico Territory in 1853. (en)
  • Fort Thorn est un ancien poste militaire de la United States Army établi le 24 décembre 1853 sur la rive droite du río Grande, près de la ville actuelle de Hatch au Nouveau-Mexique. Il a été nommé en l'honneur du premier lieutenant Herman Thorn du (en), mort noyé dans le fleuve Colorado le 16 octobre 1849. Le fort était destiné à protéger la route reliant El Paso à Santa Fe contre les attaques des Apaches. Implanté sur un terrain malsain à cause de sa nature marécageuse, il fut abandonné en mars 1849. Il fut ensuite occupé par les troupes confédérées durant la guerre de Sécession de 1861 à 1862 avant d'être repris par la colonne de Californie de l'Union le 5 juillet 1862, sans toutefois être réoccupé de façon permanente. (fr)
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  • Fort Thorn or Fort Thorne, originally Cantonment Garland, was a settlement and military outpost located on the west bank of the Rio Grande, northwest of present-day Hatch, and west of Salem in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It was named for 1st Lt. Herman Thorn of the 2nd U.S. Infantry drowned in the Colorado River in 1849. He had previously been an aide to General John Garland, the new commander of the Ninth Military District, that encompassed New Mexico Territory in 1853. (en)
  • Fort Thorn est un ancien poste militaire de la United States Army établi le 24 décembre 1853 sur la rive droite du río Grande, près de la ville actuelle de Hatch au Nouveau-Mexique. Il a été nommé en l'honneur du premier lieutenant Herman Thorn du (en), mort noyé dans le fleuve Colorado le 16 octobre 1849. (fr)
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  • Fort Thorn, New Mexico (en)
  • Fort Thorn (fr)
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