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Publication Date

Spring 5-15-1969

Abstract

Although much has been written about the United States Army and its participation in the Indian Wars, relatively little attention has been devoted to the soldier's recreational life at some of the isolated army posts at which they served. Fort Union, New Mexico, one of the largest military posts in the Southwest, had hundreds of soldiers and civilians living together in this garrison. During Fort Union's forty-year period of existence, the soldiers and civilians employed numerous recreational activities to keep themselves occupied during their leisure hours on New Mexico's frontier.

Level of Degree

Doctoral

Degree Name

History

Department Name

History

First Committee Member (Chair)

Donald Colgett Cutter

Second Committee Member

Gunther E. Rothenberg

Third Committee Member

Ruben Cobos

Language

English

Keywords

Fort Union, Recreation, United States Army

Project Sponsors

Fort Union National Monument

Document Type

Thesis

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