Fort Garland (1858–1883), Colorado, United States, was designed to house two companies of soldiers to protect settlers in the San Luis Valley, then in the Territory of New Mexico (1850-1912).

It was named for General John Garland (1793-1861), then commander of the United States Army's Military District of New Mexico.

[3] Colonel Kit Carson and New Mexico Volunteers were stationed here after the American Civil War (1861-1865), in 1866 and he successfully negotiated a treaty with the local native Utes in 1867.

In 1876, these troops were called to the La Plata region to prevent conflict between the Utes and white mining prospectors.

[citation needed] Restored and reconstructed buildings include the adobe Commandant's Quarters, where Kit Carson and his wife once lived,[4] the cavalry barracks with exhibits of Hispanic traditional arts and 19th century transportation artifacts, and officer's quarters.