Presents the inspection reports by New Mexico's inspector general and his assistant, written after the Union army arrived in 1862 to impose federal control on the territory after the defeat of the attempted Confederate invasion, and intended to assess the readiness of New Mexico to withstand another attack.

Introduction -- pt. 1. Maj. Henry Davies Wallen's inspection of the Department of New Mexico, 1862-1863. Fort Garland, Colorado -- Fort Marcy, New Mexico -- Fort Union, New Mexico -- Post at Mesilla, New Mexico -- Post at Franklin, Texas -- Fort Craig, New Mexico -- Post at Los Pinos, New Mexico -- Post at Albuquerque, New Mexico -- Fort Sumner and Fort Union, New Mexico -- pt. 2. Capt. Andrew Wallace Evans's inspection of the Department of New Mexico, 1863. Fort McRae, Ojo del Muerto -- Post at Franklin, Texas -- Fort West, New Mexico -- Fort Stanton, New Mexico.