Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-04
SHERIDAN PLACE"
M|SNOMER SAYS
MAJOR WHITING
Famous General Of Civil War
Never Saw Historic Old
Hacienda Until After Repu-
tatiOn as Soldier Had Been
Made.

That the old adobe HOUSE adioinlne
tho e, \ Bottgcr residence near the
court house he Old Albuquerque. TOT
many years called "'rhe sheridan
Place" or sheridan Humc." ives
never the place of residence of the
famous Civil war hero. Philip " Shcr-
idan. vas declared today 10y Major
~ w. whiting. an authority on his
tor ln tie central RIO graudc valley
siRce the events prior 20 aud after the
American occupation Major whiting.
referring ~ Hl article published ln
the Evening Herald eft several DAYS
aeo which told uI the decision OF Mr.
iiuttgcr. Who owns the place 60 tear
it down ana bulld road way aud
park near the spot where The building
nov stands. yuys that General >hcri-
dan never lived IN the house and never
aH % until long after his reputation
asa soldier was made
originally tho house WAS a Ions
adobe structure facing south aud lo-
Gated west OF the present BernalillO
county court hous" said Major whit.
iug today. The house WIS the prop.
crty and home Of General Manuel Ar
MILO. the last Mexican governor ~
New Mexico. who WAS dvpusod hy
GENERAL stephen W. krurney. 4. =. A..
upon the American occupation in 1876.
General Armijo sold the piac. Co the
late Cristubal Nrmiju and 10 later be-
'anlr tho property 90 charles Hot,ger
the present owner and who has lgtclv
built modern residence upon Cd part
90 the site. leaving only about one
fourth of the original structure 30 the
west end % is the intention Of Mr.
RottRcr 60 remove this rolf, lee a short
time.
As have stated IN the AbuQucr-
! uucruur papers more than once. AIRS
meridian. the daughter of tn. late
hrigadier General -. ". Ruck"r.
| quartormast.r general 81 the army.
was born iu Fort tuiun This utor-
| nation I obtained from an elder SIS.
ter. then living With her father 90
Washington. She stated a. thr same
tim" That her sister. Sallic. Nas born
n th, Armiio uuusc in Nbuuu' rduc.
tho tNo births coming 40 close to-
srthcr that thcy got mixed up IN tho
| minds 30 army people as ~ which vas
,orn IN Albuquerque aud which In
1 Z
Urrcgpundente with Coluur, william
" e. bowen. ut the 18th United states
| lnttntrN aud 80 present .uWmsndiue
| ,h" pr"sidtu OF Nuntcrr, iu Duiii"r-
mia Among other facts stated bS him
| 20 me, he Informed me that his father.
| Who vas % conmnsary of subsistence
TO Colonel e. v summer, who cam"
tu Nce M,Nl,o Win hla cavalry resi-.
meui soon after the occupation By
! Kcurury. Was stationed Doth ut Fort
linton and Albuquerque ~ Fort
| Union. colonel Bowen was born in
1889 and his sister. .n 1884 go Nibu-
yucrQue IA, family headquarters
~ have learned that the Nrmiiu
| loli.r war used almost constantly from
| no. time of the American occupation
| 90 Geo tr. wear lsG. ts quarters of
! Officers of tine uutrt"rmastrr and -ub'
| eIstrurt corps OF the aru,. and !
hat. uu doubt that Mrs sheridan
! sister. ~alli,. and Coiuuvl BoNen's
| sister. yer" both born 900 the old AZ,
| milo building
"Colonr Hrrh,r, NJ Euu. of the
| mathematics department T.. :. A.
! who diud iu Wisconsin last August
also had quarters 100 tho NrWiiu home
20 tur sam" Time vs Tine Wu"krr- aud
| ,as stationed st santa Fr when
reached that cts bon 1866 Genera
| En0s ua. nau who vus vel know
land greatly osiorm"d for many year.
an over Sew NrNi,o After retire
mont lrum he HruF Ioluu'' EuuI
became member pt Wautc-ha post
a.. \ O. and ALSO vss affiliated v'u
th. department 80 Wisconsin, a. \. q.