This is a repeating eventAugust 1, 2021 9:00 am
Civil War Encampment & Reenactment
31jul9:00 am5:00 pmCivil War Encampment & Reenactment
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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)
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