| Show its builders received 18 cents a day on oil august 18 1840 gen stephen W nearness Kear Near army anny of the west marching to tulie take part in the mexican war nr arrive in the drowsy 0 old 11 I 1 town ton of santa ve and took possession till ini afterwards cannon were mere placed on an all eminence overlooking the town and these guns roared forth a salute to the stars anti stripes A month afterwards kearney wrote to brigadier general jones adjutant general of the army array as follows aa A tills this Is tile the capitani of the territory it n now fort in im he bt ng built under flie I 1 tie 1411 llon 1101 of gilmer of the engineers eligh leers und Is called subject to your our approval fort marcy 2 arcy E vv dently it alu adjutant general approved of tills method of honoring william learned marcy secret itry of aar nr nt at that time und and so RO fort its ita name naine remained as long tip it existed perhaps no other fort in the he united stales ans as ever built by the gov go ernin erni nent nt at such a small cost tile work aik oik on tie the fortification hh dont doni kiy I 1 the volunteer troops in kearneas Kear army HI my it a certAi certaion ln number of whom ere detailed to this duty emli each day livery antill who lio worked biked 10 days or mon con seen t ively got the magnificent sum sulu of 18 cents n flay day extra on his pit puy I 1 the fort was ns further furt lier improved hy by col edwin V juniver inner of the second dragoons draR drago ims who took of it th tie ra 0 ne new Mt iro tn it july lb 1 l und and soine pomp of the regiments who garrisoned it later inter saw si some boine stirring service sen ice during the civil war mur fort inroy was s not tie first fort erected rec ted on this hill in ili santa pe ie AM away ay tinch back in the lie beginning of if tile I 1 century lefore before 11 hie I 1 e ill ii grims landed on plymouth pl month floth flot h ais alie spanish ili xi explorers who pushpin north front from mexico foun on alili site rite eli denees of a pueblo ruin which ha had been abandoned man anany years ears but which aich evidently lind had once been used by these peaceful people HS as a defence against the wild arll tallies s which sent raiding parties ti gali thein although st angus Augus litie lie fla and the predecessors of fort marlon seem to have linof tile liet best dalm to tip tile distinction of helmur the first town ton and fort hullt built on lie he north american continent hy hv the lie M wIll idles willies tes santa fe and the of fort murcy marcy can claim it a erenius generou en enius hare la in the honor of being relles rall of tho tb role of spain itt in the new world |
