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If you host or know of a civil war reenactment, please fill out the form linked at the bottom of this page.
January 16, 2010
Civil War Encampment
Audubon State Historic Site
Location: St. Francisville, LA
Address: PO Box 546, St. Francisville, LA 70775
Phone: 225-635-3739
Email: Audubon@crt.state.la.us
Recreating the sights and sounds of Louisiana in 1861. We need military units and period civilians. We offer hay, firewood, one meal and camping on historic Oakley Plantation. All participants must pre-register.
February 12-14, 2010
34th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Olustee
Location: Olustee, FL
Site: Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Phone: 877-365-3655
Email: margaret.a.nelson@dep.state.fl.us
Florida's largest Civil War battle will be reenacted at Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park. More than 2,000 living history reenactors will gather at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park to present historically accurate portrayals of the war.
February 26-28, 2010
Henkel Square
Location: Round Top, Texas
Contact: Annette Bethke
Email: annette@txcwcivilian.org
Event http://www.txcwcivilian.org/henkel.html
The Henkel Square event is a semi-immersion, civilian-centered event in Round Top, Texas. The aim of the event is to enable participants to experience a semi-immersion Civil War event in Texas.
Late February 1861. The Texas legislature has voted to become the 7th state to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of America and the vote has now been given to the people. Fort Sumner has not yet been fired on, but the Alamo has been surrendered by General Twiggs to Texas forces.
After the election in 1860, Texas as a whole was ready to leave the union. The Texas secession convention met late January 1861 and voted on the ordinance of secession on February 1 with a vote of 166 for to 8 against The secession question was then put to the general public as a referendum.
March 20 - 21, 2010
Last Stand in the Carolinas, Battle of Bentonville **145th Anniversary**
Location: Bentonville, NC
Contact: Donny Taylor, Historic Site Manager
Address: Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site, 5466 Harper House Rd., Four Oaks, NC 27524
Phone: 910-594-0789
Email: donny.taylor@ncdcr.gov
Website: www.bentonville145.com
Fight on portions of the original battlefield. Saturday and Sunday battles. Civilian lectures, Saturday night dance, Sunday church service, military and civilian camps. Registration is open for military, civilians and sutlers. Artillery bounties are available. Confederate registration closes Jan. 31. all registrations close Feb. 28. NO CONFEDERATE WALK-ONS. For more information visit our website.
March 26th - 28th, 2010
Civil War Reenactment Weekend
Location: Hurricane, WV
Contact: Linda Bush
Address: Putnam County Parks & Visitors Bureau #1 Valley Park Drive, Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: 304-562-0518
Email: tourism@putnamcounty.org
Event URL: http://putnamcounty.org/tourism/events.html
Civil War Reenactment Weekend held at Valley Park , Hurricane. Reenactors will commemorate the
skirmish at Hurricane Bridge and the Scary Creek skirmish. Crafts, Sutlers, Storytelling, Night firing, Parade Drills, Ladies Tea, Historical Lantern Tour and Military Dance. Also, H.L. Hunley Mobile Exhibit
April 03, 2010
Battle of Asheville 145th anniversary commemoration
Location: Botanical Gardens of Asheville, at the corner of W.T. Weaver Blvd. and Broadway at the northern gates of Asheville.
Contact: Col. Jeff Lovelace
Address: 31 Salem Avenue, Asheville, N.C. 28804
Phone: (828) 243-5806
Email: jeffrey.lovelace@att.net
We have an impressive lineup of guest speakers for our event. The troops will perform a military demonstration and we plan to have live Civil War music played by a nationally acclaimed artist.
April 17-18, 2010
Grand Civil War Ball and Vintage Fashion Show & Tea
Location: Scranton, PA
Phone: 570-655-6340
URL: www.scrantoncivilwarday.com/cw2008/index.htm
The Lackawanna Historical Society and the Delaney Delacy Guard, Sons of Veterans Reserve proudly announce the 5th annual Grand Civil War Ball and Vintage Fashion Show & Tea in historic Scranton, Pennsylvania. Dance music provided by Spare Parts. For more information about the weekend's events and ball reservation form, visit http://www.scrantoncivilwarday.com/cw2008/index.htm or phone Jennifer Ochman at 570-655-6340.
April 22-25 2010
Battle of Selma
Location: Selma,Al
Contact: K.E. Sumner
Phone: 678-939-3679 after 10 AM -Midnight
Email: mtnrifles@msn.com
Website: www.battleofselma.com
ONLINE REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION AT : www.battleofselma.com
Mayor George P. Evans and The City of Selma welcome Living Historians back to
the reenactment of the 145th Anniversary Battle of Selma. Come join us in period correct
Mahan Works on the banks of the Alabama River at the South's Premier Re-enactment
Volunteers needed for Living History programs for area school children on Thursday & Friday.
Full Scale Battles on Saturday and Sunday. Usual Amenities ;Firewood,water,and straw
provided in shaded camps. Sutlers by invitation only.NO Sutler walk- ons.Sutler Fee $40.00 registered before Mar.15th
Food Vendors and Concessions are referred to The April 1865 Society, Inc. info@battleofselma.com
NO REGISTRATION FEE FOR PERIOD PARTICIPANTS, PLEASE REGISTER ON WEBSITE.
( Public Admission Charged at gate )
BOUNTY FOR THE LARGEST (OVER 20 RIFLES ) OUT OF STATE INFANTRY UNIT PORTRAYING FEDERAL ALL WEEKEND at this years battle. ALL CONFEDERATE UNITS REQUIRED TO GALVANIZE FOR ONE BATTLE UNLESS PRE-ARRANGED WITH EVENT STAFF. ARTILLERY BOUNTY FOR FIRST 15 FULL SCALE PIECES PRE-REGISTERED AND
IN BATTLE ( Please, no scale artillery ). GRAND MILITARY BALL SATURDAY NIGHT AT STURDIVANT HALL (FREE TO REGISTERED REENACTORS) Memorial Service on Sunday in Old Live Oak Cemetary.honoring Cpt.Catesby
Jones, Lt. Gen.Joesph Hardee, Brig.Gen.Edmund Pettus and Brig.Gen.John T Morgan. All Alabama Division Safety Rules and Guidelines in effect for for event, Current Negative Coggin Papers required for all animals entering site. HOSTED BY 31st Alabama Infantry, 4th Alabama Infantry, Jeff Davis Artillery and The Alabama Division of Reenactors, Inc. Directed by "Battle of Selma Re-enactment Committee " and Sponsored by " The April 1865 Society,Inc." with Strategic Partners including Wallace Community College Selma.
April 24-25, 2010
Battle of Corinth
Location: Corinth, MS
Contact: Buddy Ellis
Email: wellis@tsixroads.com
URL: www.battleofcorinth.com
The Col. W. P. Rogers Camp # 321 Sons of Confederate Veterans in Historic Corinth, Ms. is again organizing a two-day event April 25-26, 2009 to commemorate Confederate Memorial Day and the sacrifices made by our ancestors. Camp on the grounds of the Historic Verandah-Curlee House, and skirmish in the streets where the actual fighting took place in October 1862. We will furnish firewood, water, and supper Saturday evening. There will be period music, a large display of confederate flags, and a large civil war relic display. A Memorial service at historic Battery Robinette on Sunday honoring our Confederate ancestors will highlight the weekend. Call 662-286-6779 for more info or visit our website.
April 30 - May 2, 2010
Battle of Port Jefferson
Location: Jefferson, TX
URL: http://www.jefferson-texas.com/BattleofPortJefferson/tabid/2196/Default.aspx
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2009 reenactment: the largest reenactment in Texas with battles, ball, parade and tour of homes. At the Tuscumbia Ranch - owned by the Key Family
May 21-23, 2010
Battle of Lewisburg
Location: Historic Downtown Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Contact: Ross
Phone: 304-646-8555
URL: www.battleoflewisburg.org
Wanted reenactors both military and civilian. Skirmish on Saturday, Sunday battle reenactment on the same street as the May 23, 1862 battle. Amenities include firewood, hay, breakfast and dinner on Saturday, and Sunday breakfast. The theme for 2010 is the UnCivil War. Civilian and medical scenarios. Speakers. Bring the family for an event filled weekend.
May 15-16, 2010
Battle of Rasaca
Location: Rasaca, GA
Contact: Chester Jackson
Address: PO Box 0919, Resaca, GA 30735-0919
Email: csgrizly@comcast.net
This reenactment battle will take place on 400 acres of the original battlefield. Activities planned for the weekend include a Friday night assault on the original Van Den Corput's battery, main battles at 2:00 pm Saturday and Sunday, a Sunday morning dawn tactical, cavalry competitions, a period dance with live music, a ladies tead, merchants, and more. a portion of the fees will be donated to the planned Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site. Bounties paid for various units. Merchant fee is is $40 and are by invitation only. For more information go to the Battle of Resaca section at www.georgiadivision.org.
May 21-23, 2010
16th Annual Battle of Sacramento
Location: Sacramento, KY
Contact: City Hall
Phone: 270-736-5114
Email: battleofsac@dynasty.net
Website: www.battleofsac.com
This battle commemorates the original battle of December 28, 1861, where Nathan B. Forrest first engaged Crittenden's Army of the Ohio . Before each reenactment, we dedicate the battlefield in honor of each person who wore the uniform of self-sacrifice. After the sound of thundering hooves has been silenced and the smell of gunpowder still lingers over the crowd, we pause to better understand the truth in "United We Stand, Divided We Fall."
We sincerely hope that you will come and join us this year to make this a memorable weekend.
May 29-31, 2010
Civil War Days in Branch County
Location: Coldwater, Michigan
Site: Branch County Fairgrounds
Contact: Carol Bavin
Address: 128 N. Sunset Dr. Coldwater, Michigan 49036
Phone: 517-279-7184
Email: sbavin007@hotmail.com
Friday-Little River train ride and Civil War brass band with President Lincoln attending. Saturday-Civil War battle, vintage baseball games, a bagpiper, union supply wagons, educational events, wagon rides, Civil War era children and adult games, one room school house activities, musical presentations by school age children and individuals, merchants, Civil War artifacts displayed in buildings, silent auction, fashion show, food vendors, Hog Roast on Sunday, a harpist and additional activities still being planned. Sunday- Civil War battle, church service, wagon rides, school house activities, merchants, civil war cemetery tour Monday- downtown Veterans Day parade. Visit our Website for complete information and print a registration form, http://civilwardays.webs.com
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Civil War Commemoration
Location: Port Sanilac, Michigan
Site: Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum
Contact: Susan Gill
Email: smdebus@comcast.net
Esteemed Civil War re-enactor guests to include Abraham Lincoln & Mary Todd Lincoln, General George Armstrong Custer, Governor Austin Blair & Sarah Blair. Captivating speakers to include Ms Kim Parr on “Ladies’ Unmentionables”, Ms Patsy Chapman on “The Underground Railroad”. Plus a Cemetery Walk of local Civil War Veterans, a Civil War Ball on May 30th at 7:00 PM, Harbor Park, with Glen Morningstar & The Ruffwater String Band. There will be additional outstanding speakers, brilliant educators, and scandalous & shocking entertainers of the Civil War Period.
June 3-6, 2010
Civil War Preservation Trust Annual Conference
Battle in the Bluegrass: The Fight for Kentucky
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Contact Bonnie Repasi
Phone: 800-298-7878, ext. 7229
Email: brepasi@civilwar.org
URL: http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/events/annual-conference/
This is not a reenactment per se, but we thought it was a worthwhile event to list. The Civil War Preservation Trust works to save historic battlegrounds. Join CWPT members and staff, along with some of the nation's elite historians for four days of camaraderie and Civil War touring at some of America's great Civil War battlefields. Feel free to invite friends and family to attend, anyone is welcome to register. Tours to include Battle of Mill Springs, Battle of Perrybille and the Battle of Richmond.
June 12th-13th, 2010
East Harbor Civil War Weekend
East Harbor State Park, Lakeside, Ohio
Contact: Rom Muszynski
Address:30295 Moravian Trail, Tippecanoe, Ohio 44699
Phone: 740-491-0027
Email: romnsoo@msn.com
Website: http://eastharborcwevent.bravehost.com
A very fun filled and exciting weekend. See the website for full details, it is updated regularly, as we keep adding stuff all the time.
Bobby Horton will be coming in on Friday, so that he can spend some time around the campfires, meeting people, and he may even sing a song from time to time. Saturday, he will be performing at 8.00 until, well, until he and the audience has had enough.
The Hunley will be coming on Thursday, and will set up for the weekend. As a special treat, anyone brave enough, can get inside to really see what it felt like. The dinner will be very similar to last year. Smoked beef brisket, BBQ pork, plus many varied sides, plus chili from the contest, and desserts of all kinds. Lots of action on the battlefield, with artillery crashing away, and ground charges exploding. We expect a very high turnout for the military this year, so it should be good. There is an L-shaped stone wall on a rise, about 60 feet long, that will give us a very good area for our tactical, plus, we do have a beach.
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Carson City Rendezvous/Living History Festival
Site: Mills Park
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Contact: Fred & Maxine Nietz
Address: PO Box 4156, Carson City, NV 89702
Phone: 775-887-1294
Email: agEvents@sbcglobal.net
Url: www.EventsNevada.com/rendezvous.htm
All encampments are FREE to the public. The event is FREE to the public. 26th year. Mountain Man Encampment - life in the early 1800's, including contests of skill, music of the era, and trade goods. Civil War Encampment - re-enactment of the earliest period of Nevada statehood, both Union and Southern camps. Pony Express - re-rides of the most famous cross-country mail route from the 1860's. Gunfighter Town & Stage - live action shows by teams of gunfighters representing the end of the 19th century. Main Stage - a full weekend of country and western music, dance, and comedy. Great Saturday line-up and FREE concerts. Mountain Man Stage - traditional banjo, fiddle, and accordion music, so tap your feet and dance along. Native American Village - traditional dances and drumming, beadwork demonstration and instruction, arts and crafts. Stagecoach Rides - an Abbott-Downing replica pulled by a 4-up team of horses. Children's Area - Back-In-Time Kids perform for you, old time games and fun. Dutch Oven Cook-off - mouth watering food, cooked pioneer style, Kid's Stick Horse Rodeo Games - FREE to kids age 2 to 13, Horseshoe Tournament - Rendezvous' Second annual of this event. Arts & Crafts - astonishing variety. Food Court - feast on a variety of foods, including Indian Tacos, barbeque, kettle korn, and more...
June 12-13, 2010
Lehigh Valley Civil War Days
Location: Whitehall, PA
Contact: Sheila Martin
Email: rs.martin@rcn.com
Website: www.campgeiger.org
3rd annual Lehigh Valley Civil War Days will be held at Whitehall Parkway (also known as Camp Geiger) Whitehall, PA. The weekend will include a battle reenactment each day and a Sunday morning tactical. Living History Street with medical demonstration, Lady’s Aid and fashion displays, children’s games and much more. Artillery and cavalry demonstrations. Period music and speakers throughout each day. Free Saturday evening meal for registered reenactors in period dress. Saturday evening candlelight tour of the camps followed by a live night firing. Sutlers and food vendors will be on site to serve reenactors and spectators. Water and wood will be provided. Ice and straw available for small fee. Cavalry, artillery and sutlers by invitation only. Registration fee-$7.00 until April 1st, $10.00 April 2 to May 14th, $15.00 after May 14th. Sutlers fees - $25.00 until May 14th. $50.00 May 15- 30th. No sutler registration after June 1st. For more information and registration forms email: Sheila Martin at rs.martin@rcn.com or visit our website at www.campgeiger.org.
June 25-27, 2010
March to Destiny
Location: Shippensburg, PA
Contact: Tammy Butler
Phone: 717-530-1259
Email: rere63@comcast.net
URL: www.marchtodestiny.org
The last week in June leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg, over 20,000 Confederate troops invaded and took over the town of Shippensburg, PA. Our annual March to Destiny recreates this important event in history. It features reenactors of Union and Confederate Soldiers. Sutlers will be selling their wares. Demonstrations and food vendors available. Camps open 5:00 p.m. Friday and close 3:00 p.m. Sunday. Registration includes a ticket for one breakfast and one dinner. President Lincoln and General Grant will be on hand Saturday to speak. A Saturday evening dance will also be held. Skirmishes and battles throughout the weekend. Restaurants and lodging are within walking or a short driving distance of the event. For further information, registration, etc., visit our website at http://www.marchtodestiny.org.
July 2-5, 2010
Annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Phone: 717-338-1525
Email: gac3@adelphia.net
Website: http://www.gettysburgreenactment.com/
Annual Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment . All Day Family Event! Riveting Civil War Battles Each Day, Extensive Living History Programs and More...For Tickets or Reenactor Registration, please visit our website or phone 717-338-1525. Order Tickets Early! - Limited Grandstand Seating Available.
July 10-11, 2010
The Battle of Corydon
Location: Harrison County, IN
Site: Corydon Battle Park
Contact: Harrison Co. Convention and Visitors Bureau
Phone: 888-738-2137
Email: jepperson@thisisindiana.org
This event is held on some of the actual ground where John Hunt Morgan and his Confederate raiders fought the tenacious Hoosier Home Guard. Activities include a town raid on Saturday and Sunday, a ladies tea, and a period dance. Hay, water, firewood, and Saturday evening supper provided. Bounty and registration information is available at www.corydonbattlepark.com.
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Capture of Gladeville and Battle of Cranesnest
Location: Wise, VA
Contact: Rhonda Robertson, Wise County Historical Society
Address: PO Box 368, Wise, VA 24293
Email: battlesatwise@verizon.net
Website: www.battlesatwise.com
Come be with us when once again the Town of Wise becomes the Town of Gladeville. Our first Reenactment was unique in that it was held on the exact anniversary dates of the original Capture of Gladeville.
TBA
5th Annual Civil War Encampment at Rose Hill Manor
Location: Frederick, MD
Phone: 301-600-1646
URL: www.rosehillmuseum.com
Join reenactors and living historians from across the region to enjoy a weekend of fun, fellowhsip, reenactments and demonstrations. All artillery, cavalry, infantry, medical, and civilian reenactors welcome. Merchants welcome, but must pre-register due to limited space. No registration fee. Registration deadline is April 17, 2009. Firewood, water, straw, and ice will be supplied. For more information visit our website.
August 21-22, 2010
Black Horse Civil War Reenactment (Formerly Hartville Civil War Reenactment)
Location: Sunbeau Valley Farms,
Address: 3229 State Route 59, Ravenna, OH 44266
Contact: Pam Allen
Email: tommysgirl1863@yahoo.com
Phone: 330-877-1492 OR
Contact: Heather Sepelak
Email: hcsepelak@yahoo.com
Phone: 330-357-1220
URL: www.uscivilwarladies.intuitwebsites.com
Hosted by the 23rd OVI Co B and the US Civil War Ladies Auxiliary Assoc. Inc. at Sunbeau Valley Farms. Battles Saturday and Sunday. Sutlers by invitation only. Come help us set a new Guinness World Record at the Saturday evening dance. The hours are Saturday, 9am to 5pm, with the public invited back to the evening dance at 8pm and Sunday, 9am to 4pm. Come and experience history in a very unique way through hands-on activities, period demonstrations and more. This event is an opportunity to hear stories about the life of soldiers, the roles of women as civilians, what it was like to be a child during the War of Northern Aggression. There will be Living History tours, marching and drilling demonstrations. The weekend will also include and showcase period artists and journeymen who will demonstrate their nineteenth century skills including blacksmith, spoon making, leather working, tin working, and more. Ladies and soldiers enter the chilli cook off and allow other reenactors to be the judges for the Best Reenactment Chilli in Ohio. Ladies enter a pie baking contest for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd prize. Soldiers enter the muzzleloader contest and see if you can capture the grand prize. Event will be filmed for a DVD & CD. Entertainment for the weekend will be the Stringed Fantasy Quartet and the Anonymous String Band.
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Battle of Cedar Creek
Location: Woodbury, CT
Contact: Ray Manzi
Email: remanzi@hotmail.com
URL: www.woodburybattle.com
Battles both days, reenactment and living history. Hosted by the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment.
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Clarksville Civil War Encampment and Recapture Ball
Location: Clarksville, Tn
Site: Rotary Park
Contact: Phyllis Smith
Address: 719 Green Valley Ct., Clarksville, TN 37042
Phone: 931-551-4560
Email: pms007@bellsouth.net
Friends of Ft. Defiance is sponsoring a weekend encampment/living history at Rotary Park on 29 & 30 August and the first Recapture Ball at the Smith-Trahern Mansion on Aug 29 from 5 - 9 pm. The weekend encampment is free with firewood and hay provided. You will need an above ground metal fire ring. The Recapture ball is a ticketed event to raise money for exhibits in the new Ft. Defiance Interpretive Center. Period dress is required at the ball. Tickets to the Ball are $30 per person ($15 per person for reenactors who participate in the encampment/living history). Dinner is provided at the ball as well as period music and dancing.
Civil War Living History Weekend
Location: Codorus State Park, Route 216, Hanover, PA 17331
Contact: Cpt. James L. Zartman
Phone: (717) 637-8371
Email: jamlzar@supernet.com
Website: www.16thpvi.com
Sponsored by the 16th PA Volunteer Infantry and the Civil War Re-enactors of Hanover PA. Registration Fee: $10.00
Eckley Miners' Village Civil War Encampment
Location: Weatherly, PA
Contact: Eckley Miners' Village
Address: 2 Eckley Main Street, Weatherly, PA 18255
Phone: 570-636-2070
Website: www.eckleyminers.org
Artillery, cavalry, & infantry units will be conducting drilling, firing, and military camp life demonstrations along with a tactical skirmish between federal and confederate forces. Bounty for cavalry, stipend for powder, firewood and other amenities.Civilians will be setting up camps portraying camp followers, Sanitary & Christian Commission members, political & historical figures from the era. Entertainment will include period music & dancing Saturday evening as well as a town ball game of north verses south. Sunday will include a period interdenominational church service in the camp, with a lemonade social and period music following the service. Other activities include sewing workshop, period demonstrators, & lots of good food. There will be a number of sutlers on site who will be selling reproduction military and civilian clothing and personal items from the era, as well as period journeymen who will demonstrate their nineteenth century skills such as chair caning, paper making, old time medicine, quilting, cooking, & more
Battle of Middle Creek
Location: Middle Creek, KY
URL: http://www.battleofmiddlecreek.com
Join us as we reenact the Battle of Middle Creek. This reenactment takes place on the actually battlefield that saw action during the Civil War, we reenact on ground made hallowed by the blood of our ancestors, we fight in their honor! Exciting activities each day, an exciting tactical battle on Saturday an a historic reenactment of the battle on Sunday.
8th Annual Lake Villa Civil War Reenactment and Living History Weekend
Location: Lehmann Mansion, 485 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lake Villa, IL 60046
Address: P.O. Box 76, Lake Villa, IL 60046
Phone: 847 265-8685 or 847-356-6100 (Village Hall)
Website: www.lakevillahistory.org
8th Annual Lake Villa Civil War Reenactment and Living History Weekend at Lehmann Mansion 485 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Lake Villa.
Family friendly event sponsored by Lake Villa Historical Society and Village of Lake Villa.
Usual amenities plus the great pig roast for reenactors. Saturday night dinner; camp dance, free tours of Lehmann Mansion for reenactors; flag retirement ceremony by Boy Scouts. Host units: Army of the Cumberland and Camp Douglas. Union and Confederate troops, artillery, infantry, cavalry, new recruits invited. Sutlers by invitation. For further details and registration forms, visit our website: www.lakevillahistory.org Registrar Bill Hartgrove(mjroute5@att.net)or Lake Villa Historical Society at 847 265-8266.
6th Annual White Hall, IL Civil War Days
Location: Off Hwy. 67 on East Lincoln Street
Contact: Mark A. Brown
Address: RR #1, Box 39, Roodhouse, IL 62082
Phone: 217-927-4301
Email: gengrant1862@yahoo.com
URL: www.geocities.com/gengrant1862/civilwardays.html
Schools Days is closed to the public and open to public, private, and homeschool children and their teachers with reservations. There is no admission for school children, their teachers, chaperones and bus driver on this living history day. A school registration form is provided on our web page for your convenience. We plan to educate the school children with stations with such famous figures as General and Mrs. Grant; Mark Twain; Edward L. Hager, our little drummer boy from Shiloh; Albert DJ Cashiers; civil war union and confederate artillery, cavalry, and infantry; period craft demonstrations; civil war funeral parlor/embalmer; civil war surgeons; medical tents; underground railroad story; other storytellers; period stores called sutlers; old-fashioned root beer stand; kettle corn stand; and more. A special feature of all three days of the civil war living history is the blowing up of the outhouse. The Civil War Reenactment on Saturday and Sunday will host battles at 2 PM both days. On Saturday, we will have a ladies' tea; various military and craft demonstrations throughout the day; FREE evening meal for the reenactors and sutlers Saturday evening; and the Grand Ball at 8 PM to 10 PM or thereafter. On Sunday, we have an old fashioned church service at 9 AM; Officers' call/paycall; military and craft demonstrations periodically; and more. Entry fee to the reenactment are $3.00 for adults while children 12 and under are FREE. Bring a lawn chair and plan to spend the day. This event is sponsored by the North Greene Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 257, White Hall, IL 62092 with an email address of northgreenecc.il@gmail.com. Fri., Oct. 2nd 9 AM to 2 PM
Battle of Bulltown
Location: Burnsville, WV
Contact: Jason or Ronna Studenwalt
Address: 117 Broad Run Vlg Jane Lew WV 26378
Phone: 304-884-7710
Email: rebelgirl7@verizon.net
Registration $5.00 per person pre-registered or walk on. The event is sponsored by the Stonewall Jackson Re-enacting unit, a Saturday evening meal is provided. The event is held on the actual Battlefield with the union troops actually camped in the original entacted Union fort. The battlefield is located next to a camp gound facility with access to showers, & playgrounds. The Park is located off of I-79 Flatwoods exit to Rt 19 N aprox 11 miles follow signs to Bulltown.
The Battle of Cedar Creek
Location: Middletown, VA
URL: www.cedarcreekbattlefield.org/
144th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek. Join us in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley to honor the courage of the thousands of brave men, both north and south who fought on these hallowed grounds.
The Blue and the Gray
Location: Moorpark, CA
Contact: Col. Ed Mann
Email: howitzers1@aol.com
URL: www.forttejon.org/moorpark
The Moorpark Rotary Club presents Southern California's "largest and grandest Civil War event," the 9th annual "The Blue & The Gray." This event on the extreme west side of the LA Metropolitan Area, but in a delightful rural setting, has become "the jewel of West Coast Civil War reenactments." Quite simply, it has more combatant and civilian reenactors, more artillery, more mounted cavalry, more pyrotechnics, more sutlers, more spectators, and more amenities than at any other event in Southern California and, possibly, west of the Rockies. No pre-registration is required. Two battles take place daily, with an added spectacular twilight battle on Saturday. Hollywood Civil War-related celebrities abound. As usual, low cost reenactor meals and a free Saturday night dance will be provided. All proceeds go to charity. For more information, visit the reenactor web site, www.forttejon.org/moorpark, or contact Col. Ed Mann, Howitzers1@aol.com.
148th Battle of Secessionville
Location: Mt. Pleasant, SC
Contact: Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens
Address: 1235 Long Point Rd., Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464
Phone: (843) 884-4371
Website: www.battleofsecessionville.org
One hundred forty-eight years ago, June 14, 1862, a small group of Confederates soldiers from the 1st SC Artillery had just completed a portion of the earthwork embankments of Tower Battery located on James Island. The battery came under assault in a pre-dawn attack from an invading Federal force. The ensuing battle proved disastrous for the invading Federals. Outmanned 3 to 1, the Confederate troops stood their ground and won a decisive victory that would signify Charleston's strong defenses against the invading Federal forces. On November 12-14, 2010, history will repeat itself in the form of living history. Step back into time as men, women and children present what life may have been like during the Antebellum era. Become a part of that era with interactive historical displays. Come relive the actions of the men who fought with honor and courage as the Confederate Heritage Trust in association with Boone Hall Plantation bring you the 19th Annual Re-enactment of the Battle of Secessionville.
The Civil War Weekend at Historic Liendo Plantation
Location: Hempstead, Texas
Contact: Wil Gibson
Address: 33340 Willow Bend, Waller, TX 77484
Phone: 936-931-2811
Email: wil_gibson@11twxascav.org
Event URL: http://www.11texascav.org
School Day, Nov. 19th, Open to the Public, Nov. 20 & 21
The Civil War Weekend at Historic Liendo Plantation is a unique way to experience the grandeur and passion of the Victorian era versus the harsh reality of a war fought between States and Brothers. Amenities include horse and bedding hay, firewood, breakfast on the steps of the plantation home on Saturday and Sunday, Saturday fried catfish dinner, followed by the dance on the lawn. For infantry and Cavalry there is a one pound powder ration issued to those who arrive prior to Friday morning an participate in School Day. We draw about 2000 students for the day, and perform a skirmish at noon. Powder ration also for Artillery. Battles are performed Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm. There is garrison camping, and immersion areas for those so inclined. Folk Life demonstrations such as spinning, weaving, quilting, blacksmithing, soap, medical, music, etc. each day. Demonstrators welcome! This is the largest regional event in Texas, and one not to miss!
