Fort Selden was established in 1865 in an effort to bring peace among the varied inhabitants in the south central region of present day New Mexico. Their primary intent was to protect settlers and travelers in the Mesilla Valley from desperados and Mescalero Apache Indians. Built near the banks of the Rio Grande, the adobe fort housed units of U.S. Army Infantry and Cavalry.
The first troops to occupy the fort were companies of the 125th US Colored Infantry Regiment, a group of African-American enlisted soldiers from Kentucky who had been mustered into the Union Army near the close of the American Civil War. Several of the units assigned later, including the 9th US Cavalry and 10th US Cavalry, and stationed at the fort were also composed of black troopers, sometimes referred to as Buffalo Soldiers. As a testament to their bravery, nine Buffalo Soldiers received the Medal of Honor while serving in New Mexico Territory.
Surnames Cain – Cyphen
Cain J. M. Pvt. K 38th INF Caldwell ns Pvt. 38th INF Caler ns Pvt. C 8th CAV Callahan William Sgt C 8th CAV Calmay Francis Pvt. B 13th INF Cameron John A. Pvt. G 8th CAV Campbell Isaac Pvt. K 38th INF Campbell James Cpl A 24th INF Campbell John Pvt. B 13th INF Can ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Carberry John Pvt. C 8th CAV Carey ns Pvt. K 38th INF Carey John Pvt. K 3rd CAV Carle Charles Pvt. C 8th CAV Carmack Jacob Pvt. 15th INF Carmody Patrick J. Pvt. B 13th INF Caron Samuel Pvt. D 10th INF Carpenter Frank Pvt. I 8th CAV Carr James Sgt C 8th CAV Carr John Pvt. G 8th CAV Carr Michael Cpl B 13th INF Carrier Isaac Pvt. K 3rd CAV Carroll Henry Cpt F 9th CAV Carroll Isaac Pvt. K 3rd CAV Carroll John Pvt. K 3rd CAV Carroll John E. Pvt. I 8th CAV Carsi Daniel W. H 15th INF Carson J. Pvt. 38th INF Carter J. 38th INF Carter John Pvt. 15th INF Carter John B. Pvt. B 13th INF Carter Joseph B. Pvt. B 13th INF Carter William Pvt. I 8th CAV Cartier John Pvt. I 8th CAV Carty John Pvt. C 8th CAV Cary William O. 2Lt 15th INF Case ns Pvt. C 8th CAV Casey James Pvt. 15th INF Cass ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Castle William Pvt. I 8th CAV Cater Samuel Pvt. C 8th CAV Cates Samuel Pvt. C 8th CAV Catton John A. Pvt. C 8th CAV Cavanaugh ns Pvt. I 8th CAV Cavanaugh John Pvt. D 10th INF Cecil George R. 1Lt B 13th INF Cephus Thomas Pvt. K 38th INF Chambers G Pvt. M 9th CAV Chambers Henry Pvt. F 24th INF Chance Jesse C. 1Lt B 13th INF Chapel Anderson Pvt. K 38th INF Chapin Charles W. Pvt. I 8th CAV Chapin R. Hunter Cpt G 8th CAV Chapin William S. Pvt. I 8th CAV Chapman George L. Sgt K 13th INF Chase Lewis Pvt. K 3rd CAV Chaves ns Pvt. I 1 NM INF Chilson George W. Cpt C 8th CAV Chran Thomas Pvt. I 8th CAV Christ Charles Pvt. B 13th INF Christensen Peter S. Pvt. I 8th CAV Christian ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Christoff Frederick Pvt. K 3rd CAV Church Charles A. Pvt. B 13th INF Churchill Willis E. Pvt. C 8th CAV Cing Lanman Pvt. C 8th CAV Clancy John Sgt 15th INF Clancy Patrick Pvt. E 15th INF Clancy William Pvt. G 8th CAV Clarean John Pvt. K 13th INF Claridge William Pvt. B 13th INF Clark ns Pvt. H 1 CA CAV Clark Bernard Pvt. C 8th CAV Clark D. H. 1Lt C 15th INF Clark Henry Pvt. K 38th INF Clark John Pvt. K 13th INF Clark John J. Sgt I 8th INF Clark William Pvt. K 3rd CAV Clarke Charles Pvt. C 8th CAV Clarke Charles J. 1Lt D 10th INF Cleallons ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Cleghern Robert B. Pvt. K 13th INF Clemens William Pvt. H 3rd CAV Clendenin David R. Maj C 8th CAV Cleveland John E. Pvt. I 8th CAV Clowder ns Pvt. C 8th CAV Cobden Henry J. Pvt. B 13th INF Cobloriss ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Coffey Larken Pvt. G 8th CAV Colburn William Pvt. I 8th CAV Cole Henry Pvt. I 8th CAV Cole Joseph Pvt. C 8th CAV Coleman Edward W. Pvt. D 24th INF Collard Thomas Pvt. K 38th INF Colins ns Pvt. G 8th CAV Colwell Charles Pvt. K 38th INF Combs Thomas M 9th CAV Compton John M 9th CAV Condon ns Pvt. C 8th CAV Conklin George W. Cpl G 8th CAV Conlin Edward Pvt. G 8th CAV Conline John 1Lt 9th CAV Conmore ns Pvt. I 8th CAV Connelly James Pvt. 15th INF Conner Bath Pvt. K 3rd CAV Conners Ed Pvt. A 15th INF Conner Bath Pvt. K 3rd CAV Conrad ns Pvt. I 8th CAV Conrad Casper W. 1Lt 15th INF Conuss Thomas Pvt. I 8th CAV Cook ns Sgt G 8th CAV Cook Alexander Pvt. H 24th INF Cook Andrew Pvt. C 8th CAV Cook Arch Pvt. G 8th CAV Cook Archibald Pvt. C 8th CAV Cook George W. Cpt F 1 NM INF Cook Henry Pvt. G 8th CAV Cook Robert T. Pvt. C 15th INF Cook William J. Pvt. K 13th INF Cooke Oliver Sgt K 38th INF Cooke Richard Pvt. 15th INF Cooper Charles L. Pvt. K 3rd CAV Cooper William Pvt. G 15th INF Copeland Karl Pvt. 15th INF Corbett Phillip Pvt. H 3rd CAV Corboy Daniel Pvt. 15th INF Corendall Michael Pvt. I 8th CAV Corn William 38th INF Cornelius Wesley Cpl C 8th CAV Cornency Thomas Pvt. K 3rd CAV Cornwall ns Pvt. I 8th CAV Cory William O. 1Lt K 15th INF Costello Edward Pvt. D 10th INF Coster John H. 1Lt C 8th CAV Cotton John A. Pvt. C 8th CAV Courtency Michael R. Sgt K 3rd CAV Cowley James E. Pvt. B 13th INF Coxe Robert E. 2Lt G 8th CAV Crackler Levi Pvt. I 8th CAV Craddock Alfred Pvt. D 13th INF Craig Allen Sgt M 9th CAV Craig Benjamin F. Pvt. F 9th CAV Crandel F. M. LTC A 24th INF Crane Frederick R. Pvt. C 8th CAV Cranshaw Tennie Pvt. A 24th INF Crawford ns Pvt. K 38th INF Crawford Louis Cpl A 24th INF Crawford Robert C. Pv.t G 15th INF Crimari John Pvt. 15th INF Crocker Theodore W. Pvt. I 8th CAV Cronen M. 1Lt A 1 NM CAV Cronin Patrick Pvt. D 10th INF Crook ns Pvt. G 15th INF Crosby Scott Pvt. D 24th INF Crow Thomas Pvt. D 24th INF Crowder George T. Pvt. C 8th CAV Cruss G. J. Pvt. F 9th CAV Cunningham Arthur Pvt. C 8th CAV Curry John W. Pvt. K 38th INF Curtis James A. Pvt. C 8th CAV Custin John H. 1Lt C 8th CAV Cyphen James H. Pvt. K 13th INF
Source: Southern New Mexico Genealogical Society, Marcena Thompson, and Charles Barnum.
Fort Selden, New Mexico Troops, 1865-1891.