This cemetery is located a short distance west of
Highway 180 one mile north of Alma, New Mexico (milepost 44), about
a one fourth mile west on the dirt ranch road. The cemetery lies on
a very steep little hill to the left of the ranch road, about 50
yards to the south (left). It's fenced and has a metal gate. The
graves are on a VERY STEEP hill, so be very careful or you could
take a tumble.
The only tombstone on the right side of cemetery has two names on
the front side and two names on the backside. There are four men
buried here in a common grave. An army surgeon by the name of Dr.
Maddox was also killed and was buried in a single grave up the hill
above the common grave. This grave is no longer there and it was
thought that family members had the remains exhumed and sent back to
his home.
Lyon, Edward W | Clownholme, Derbyshire, England; Killed by Apaches. May 30, 1885. Aged 25 years. |
Hutton, Frank E | Illinois, Wagr 8 Cavalry |
McMillan, Harry E | Michigan, PVT 8 Cavalry (front side of stone) |
Collins, Daniel | Massachusetts, BS 8 Cavalry |
Gibson, George | PENN; PVT 8 Cavalry. December 19, 1885. Killed by Apaches (back of stone) |
Moore, Charley | Aged about 60 years. Murdered at Lovney. Oct 30, 1884 |
Flanagan, Lake | Aged 44 years. Murdered at Mogollon. Nov. 9, 1899 |