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Fort Craig replaced Fort Conrad, located about nine miles north, and was established to control Indian raids along the Jornada del Muerto. In 1862, troops from Fort Craig were defeated by Confederate forces at the Battle of Valverde, seven miles away. Capt. Jack Crawford, the "Poet Scout," was stationed here.
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