Eastern New Mexico University had over 4,300 students and 700 faculty and staff in 2008. The population density of the city of Portales in 2000 was 1,624.9 people per square mile (627.4/kmÂ²). There were 4,862 housing units at an average density of 709.7 per square mile (274.0/kmÂ²).
Last Updated: John J. Pershing, in full John Joseph Pershing, byname Black Jack (born September 13, 1860, Laclede, Missouri, U.S.âdied July 15, 1948, Washington, D.C.), U.S. Army general who commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I.
William Tecumseh Sherman - Union general famous for his total war strategy; made devastating March to the Sea from Atlanta to Savannah in 1864. Ulysses S. Grant - Union general who defeated Leeâs forces and negotiated surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.