Fort Bayard (2)

Fort Bayard (2) (1866-1900) - A U.S. Army post established in 1866 during the in Grant County, New Mexico. Named for Brigadier General George D. Bayard, who died 14 Dec 1862 of wounds received at Fredericksburg during the U.S. Civil War. Abandoned as a garrisoned post in 1900 and became U.S. Army Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

Fort Bayard (2) History

Established 21 Aug 1866 as a part of the Sioux Indian Wars.

Discontinued as a garrisoned post on 2 Jan 1900 and turned over for use as a U.S. Army Tuberculosis Sanitarium.

Current Status

Abandoned Veterans Administration Hospital now state owned near Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 919967

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Location: Near Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico. Maps & Images Lat: 32.7961111 Long: -108.1497222 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 6115'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 522
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2,page 97-98

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Bayard
• Fort Bayard

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