Jul 22, 2012
Organized at Fort Union and Albuquerque in the fall of 1861, the 3rd New Mexico Volunteers Infantry played crucial roles in returning the New Mexico Territory to the Union side during the Civil War. On July 22, from 2-3 pm, re-enactors will present a special program in the Palace of the Governors Courtyard. The event is free with admission; Sundays are free to NM residents, and children 16 and under are free every day.
Part of the National Park Service and Fort Union National Monument, the re-enactors will talk about about who they were, demonstrate drills in Spanish, and describe their weapons and accoutrements. Participants can then become re-enactors-for-a-day by using a wooden musket and joining the volunteers in some drills.
