The First United States Soldiers to Be Stationed at the Pass of
1848 – 1948
By authority of War Department Orders of
November 7, 1848
The First United States Soldiers
to be stationed at the Pass of the North
Camped in this Area
Regimental Headquarters and Six Companies
of the Third Infantry
Major Jefferson Van Horne Commanding
arrived in El Paso September 8, 1849,
to establish the New Post,
Designated the Post of El Paso
Marker is at the intersection of North Mesa Street and West Mills Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Mesa Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
