This is a repeating eventAugust 1, 2021 9:00 am
Civil War Encampment & Reenactment
31jul9:00 am5:00 pmCivil War Encampment & Reenactment
Event Details
Discover the history of the Civil War at an encampment and battle reenactment hosted at Historic Hanna’s Town. Activities include: battle reenactments and artillery demonstrations officer and soldier encampments, including Invalid Corps up-close looks at
Event Details
Discover the history of the Civil War at an encampment and battle reenactment hosted at Historic Hanna’s Town.
Activities include:
- battle reenactments and artillery demonstrations
- officer and soldier encampments, including Invalid Corps
- up-close looks at Civil War cannons
- working telegraph and signal flags
- Civil War post office
- displays on the Sons of Union Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic
- meet leader of Union forces at Gettysburg, General George Meade
- presentations on women in the Civil War, the Zouave Light Infantry, and southern medicine
- music performed throughout the day by cigar box fiddle player
- Music of the Civil War concert by 46th Pennsylvania Regiment Band (Saturday evening only)
Event includes admission to Penn’s Woods: Plenty for the Use of Man, new exhibit at the Westmoreland History Education Center.
ADMISSION: $10 for adults, $5 for children, free for 5 and under. Includes Saturday evening concert admission and valid for the whole weekend. No discounts applicable. Cash only.
Saturday, July 31
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Telegraph and Signal Flags by Ted Ubaski (General Meade’s Headquarters, side of Fort)
9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. – Overview of the Grand Army of the Republic by Kim Our, GAR Living History Society (by Lefevre House)
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Zouave Light Infantry by Sgt. Jason Smith, 40th PA Reserves, Company C (presentation at Pavilion, setup in Klingensmith House)
10 a.m. – Post Office in the Civil War by Judi Novak, 10th PA Reserves, Company G (Lefevre House)
10 a.m. – Civil War Medicine from a Southern View by Jackie Greer, nurse, 7th Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia (Fort)
10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 3 p.m. – American Civil War Invalid Corps by Bert Schweinfurth (by Lefevre House)
11 a.m. – Women in the Civil War by Maria Sugrue, 40th PA Reserves, and Women Spies in the Civil War by Cathy Miller (near battlefield)
11:30 a.m. – Artillery Demonstrations
12:30 p.m. – General George Meade first person narrative by Gary Carlberg (near battlefield)
2 p.m. – Battle Reenactment
4 p.m. – Westmoreland County’s General Coulter talk by Eric Wible (Education Center)
4 p.m. – Children’s Mock Battle (by the Fort). Register at Lefevre House by 3:30. Space is limited and parents/guardians must sign waiver and be present during the program.
4:45 p.m. – Live mortar fire by 19th Ohio
6:00 p.m. – 46th PA Regiment Band concert (Lefevre House)
Sunday, August 1
9:30 and 10:30 a.m. – Telegraph and Signal Flags by Ted Ubaski (General Meade’s Headquarters, side of Fort)
9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. – Zouave Light Infantry by Sgt. Jason Smith, 40th PA Reserves, Company C. (presentation at Pavilion, setup in Klingensmith House)
9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. – American Civil War Invalid Corps by Bert Schweinfurth (by Lefevre House)
10 a.m. – Post Office in the Civil War by Judi Novak, 10th PA Reserves, Company G (Lefevre House)
10 a.m. – Civil War Medicine from a Southern View by Jackie Greer, nurse, 7th Battalion, Army of Northern Virginia (Fort)
10:30 a.m. – Women in the Civil War by Maria Sugrue, 40th PA Reserves, and Women Spies in the Civil War by Cathy Miller (near battlefield)
11 a.m. – Artillery Demonstrations, followed by live mortar fire by 19th Ohio
11:30 a.m. – General George Meade first person narrative by Gary Carlberg (near battlefield)
1 p.m. – Battle Reenactment
2 p.m. – Westmoreland County’s General Coulter talk by Eric Wible (Education Center)
Schedule by program
Telegraph and Signal Flags – 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Overview of the Grand Army of the Republic – 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 3 p.m. (Saturday only)
Zouave Light Infantry – 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Post Office in the Civil War – 10 a.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Civil War Medicine from a Southern View – 10 a.m. (Saturday and Sunday)
Women in the Civil War – 11 a.m. (Saturday), 10:30 a.m. (Sunday)
Civil War Invalid Corps – 10 a.m., 11:30, and 3 p.m. (Saturday), 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. (Sunday)
General George Meade narrative – 12:30 p.m. (Saturday), 11:30 a.m. (Sunday)
Westmoreland County’s General Coulter – 4 p.m. (Saturday), 2 p.m. (Sunday)
Artillery Demonstrations – 11:30 a.m. (Saturday), 11 a.m. (Sunday)
Battle Reenactments – 2 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
Children’s Mock Battle – 4 p.m. (Saturday only)
Time
July 31, 2021 9:00 am - 5:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
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February
01feb1:00 pm2:00 pmBlack History Month Program: The 65th Anniversary of the Sit-In Movement.
Event Details
On Saturday, February 1st, Dr. Kelton Edmonds will launch the Westmoreland Historical Society’s celebration of Black History Month with a presentation on the 1960 Sit-in Movement. February 1, 2025, marks the
Event Details
On Saturday, February 1st, Dr. Kelton Edmonds will launch the Westmoreland Historical Society’s celebration of Black History Month with a presentation on the 1960 Sit-in Movement.
February 1, 2025, marks the 65th anniversary of the launch of the historic Sit-in Movement, by four African American freshmen from North Carolina Architectural & Technical State College (now University) in Greensboro, NC. This simple act sparked the non-violent and student-led wave of protests that ultimately resulted in the desegregation of F.W. Woolworth and other racially discriminatory businesses. The brave freshmen from NCA&T, who were later adorned with the iconic label of the “Greensboro Four,” were David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and Ezell Blair Jr. (Jibreel Khazan). On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro Four bought items at Woolworth’s, then sat at the ‘white-only’ lunch counter and refused to leave until they were served. Although waitresses refused to serve them, in accordance with the store’s racist policies, the four continued their protest and in the following days and weeks were joined by more students from other nearby colleges and high schools. By April, the protests that flooded the lunch counters of the segregated store spread to other cities throughout the South, involving thousands of Black student activists and sympathizers. The coordinated demonstrations put insurmountable pressure on Woolworth’s, as it became nearly impossible for regular customers to purchase items, eat at the lunch counters, or even enter the store. With the possibility of facing bankruptcy, F.W. Woolworth acquiesced and desegregated all of its lunch counters throughout the nation by the end of the summer of 1960.
Over 50,000 Black students and sympathizers participated in the sit-ins of 1960. As historian Clayborne Carson highlighted, “Nonviolent tactics, particularly when accompanied by rationale based on Christian principles, offered black students…a sense of moral superiority, an emotional release through militancy, and a possibility of achieving desegregation.” Soon after the sit-ins began, students realized their collective prowess, and their activism helped to define the decade of the 60s that forced monumental political, legal, and social changes throughout the nation. Students cemented their place in one of America’s most significant traditions, the protest tradition, which has continuously defined and propelled our country since its inception.
Dr. Edmonds will examine the layers, legacies, and significance of this monumental movement through his interactive discussion.
This event is free and open to the public. Reservations are recommended by calling 724-836-1800 x212.
Time
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm(GMT-05:00)
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