August 7, 8 & 9, 2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FREE ADMISSION - PARKING $5 PER CAR

FRIDAY, AUGUST 7

Candle & Lantern Light Tour of the Quadrangle - 8:30-10:00 pm

Call Gwen at 575-378-4142 for reservations

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8

Fort Stanton LIVE! - 8:00am - 4:30 pm

        8:00 am - Living History Camps Open to the Public

            9:00 am - Colors - Combined Battalion (Rebs, Yanks) and cannon

            9:30 - 10:45 - Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery Drills

            11:00 - 11:45 am - Flying J Wranglers

            11:45 - 12:30 - VIP's and Sword Presentation

            12:30 - 1:30 pm - Victorian Ladies' Fashion Show

            1:30 - 2:30 pm - New Mexico Territorial Brass Band

            2:30 - 3:30 pm - What If - What if federal soldiers had not left Fort Stanton in support of Fort Craig and the 5th Regt, Texas Mounted             Volunteers encountered the defenders on the south side of the Fort?

            TBD - Mexcalero Apache Dancers

            TBD - Dr. Robert Mallin, US Army Surgeon

            TBD - Private Pappy: Confederates at Fort Stanton

            TBD - John Corcoran & Mike Bilbo: Snowy River Update

            TBD - Lanny Maddox - flute

            7:00 - 10:00 pm - Dress Military Ball on Parade Ground or in Cafeteria (in case of rain)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9

         8:00 am - Garrison camp tours - Living History Camps Open to the Public

            9:00 - 9:30 am - Period Church Service in Ft. Stanton Chapel

            9:45 am - Troops head for Lincoln

            10:30 am - Parade in Lincoln

For information call Clinton Smith at 575-258-5702 or Peggy Whittemore at 575-336-1436 or Gwen Rogers at 575-653-4082