There
has been a lot of interest from my readers about the Civil War
Re-enacting my family does. I would love to invite those of
you in the Greater Hudson Valley of New York to a re-enactment to see
an event for yourselves.
Our
unit the 56th NY State Volunteer Infantry is co-sponsoring a weekend
event at
Walnut Mountain Park in Liberty NY
on August 2nd and 3rd.
The event will be open for spectators on Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM.
There will be a special candlelight tour on Saturday night.
You will be able to view Union and Confederate encampments, see a mock battle complete with artillery, shop at the sutlers, and learn about life during this volatile time in United States history.
Walnut Mountain Park in Liberty NY
on August 2nd and 3rd.
The event will be open for spectators on Saturday and Sunday at 10 AM.
There will be a special candlelight tour on Saturday night.
You will be able to view Union and Confederate encampments, see a mock battle complete with artillery, shop at the sutlers, and learn about life during this volatile time in United States history.
The
unit that my family re-enacts with is a family unit. This
means that we modify history a bit by allowing families to camp with
the troops. While some families may have followed the troops;
they would not have been able to stay on the same street (camp row)
as the troops. However we can show you what might have been going on
with the wives and children left behind by the war.
For more information on what re-enacting with the 56th is all about click here
For more information on what re-enacting with the 56th is all about click here
I
hope to see some of my readers up there this weekend. The
56th will be camped past the sutler area, up the shale road into the woods.
Our unit will be behind the command on the left.
Have a great weekend whatever you do and hope it does not rain!!!