Fort Bayard 157th Birthday Party

The Fort Bayard Historic Preservation Society invites the public to attend a birthday party for the fort on Saturday, August 19th. The party will be held in the New Deal Theater building along the east side of the historic parade ground, beginning at 2 p.m.

As part of the festivities, the new PBS documentary video “Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts”, will be shown. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Photo: Unidentified soldier in the uniform of the Colored Infantry regiments,
Library of Congress.