John Wesley Garretson (19 May 1812 – 7 May 1895) was a surveyor who mapped large areas of Arkansas, New Mexico and Texas in the nineteenth century.
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In 1836 Garretson joined the Tennessee Mounted Militia and served for six months in the Seminole Wars in Florida.
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The survey was later disputed, since Garretson had taken the base of the Manzano Mountains as the eastern boundary of the grant, while the Indians claimed the land up to the crest of the mountains, with its valuable woods and pastures.
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However, most of his money was lost in the American Civil War (1861–1865), and he was forced to work the land himself to support his growing family.
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