Hanover in Grant County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Fort Bayard - 1866-1900
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Fort Bayard National Cemetery
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
1. Fort Bayard Marker
Fort Bayard - 1866-1900. One of the several posts created on the Apache frontier, Fort Bayard protected the Pinos Altos mining district. Company B of the black 125th Infantry served here, as did Lt. John J. Pershing. In 1900 the fort became a military hospital, and today serves as Fort Bayard Medical Center.
Fort Bayard National Cemetery. Originally established in 1866 as the military cemetery for Fort Bayard, many troopers, veterans, and civilians are buried here. It became a national cemetery, one of two in New Mexico, in 1973.
Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.
Location. 32° 46.933′ N, 108° 9.183′ W. Marker is in Hanover, New Mexico, in Grant County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 180 at milepost 120.5 and Bayard Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 180. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hanover NM 88041, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Bayard (was approx. 3 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this marker. Fort Bayard National Cemetery Marker is on the back side of this marker.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner
2. Fort Bayard National Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 5, 2010
3. Fort Bayard Marker
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4. Fort Bayard National Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010
5. Fort Bayard
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 6, 2010
6. Fort Bayard
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7. Fort Bayard National Cemetery
Photo on the marker near the entrance to cemetery. It reads, "These photographs show people marching to and then departing the fort cemetery around 1918 at the conclusion of World War I."
Photographed by Bill Kirchner
8. Entrance to Fort Bayard National Cemetery
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9. Fort Bayard National Cemetery
Photo on the marker near the entrance to cemetery. It reads, "The cemetery serving Ft. Bayard and then the Armys tuberculosis hospital and later the United States Veterans Hospital was designated as a National Cemetery in 1976. Several recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, including Buffalo Soldiers who served at Fort Bayard, are buried here."
Photographed by Bill Kirchner
10. Fort Bayard National Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,478 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 20, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
