Pfingsten
Grave Pfingsten
Grave
Location: At about 1.7 miles west of the Bonita Lake Damn, turn south and go about a tenth of a mile to a left turn in to the "West Lake Camp Ground and Picnic Area." (Permission will have to be obtained from the guard to get onto the grounds.) Go about 1/4 mile east down the road from the guard shack. The grave will be about 100 to 150 yards up the side of the mountain on the south side of the road. It is a government stone, with no dates on it, unfortunately.
The stone reads: Corpl. Henry Pfingsten, 16th Ill. Cav., Co. C. (Albert Henry Pfingsten born 1840 in Germany, died 1886 in Bonito NM)
Two other graves of men were located near to this site, but reportedly were dug up and moved, possibly to Santa Fe, by some archioligists from there. Apparently they had been down fairly close to the guard shack, and probably were in danger of being uncovered at some time, which is probably the reason they were moved.
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