Fort Sumner, the Bosque Redondo Reservation, and "Billy the Kid's" Grave

The treaty this panel mentions was made here in four days. General William T. Sherman and Colonel Samuel F. Tappan reached Fort Sumner on May 28, 1868, and Sherman first proposed sending the Diné to Indian Territory. He refused. Barboncito, Manuelito and Ganado Mucho were among those who signed on June 1, and on June 18 the people began the walk home. Three copies were made: one is in the National Archives, one is believed buried with Barboncito, and the third went to the Navajo Nation after its 2018 display here.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bosque Redondo Memorial — 3.9 mi
  The state site at Fort Sumner that for decades told the story of an army post and an outlaw, remade with Diné and Ndé people into a memorial to those held here.

More markers nearby

• Fort Sumner — steps away
• William "Billy the Kid" Bonney Grave 1859-1881 / Old Fort Sumner Cemetery — 3.5 mi
• Bosque Redondo Indian Reservation — 3.7 mi
• Sumner Lake State Park — 11 mi