Civil War Encampment 2013
Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:00am – 3:00pm
Weston Historical Society
The Encampment will be guided by participants in period Civil War dress, and will feature cooking demonstrations, camp building, and displays of tools, doctor’s implements, weapons, and uniforms. Re-enactors will interact with the public to convey the experience of Civil War soldiers from what they ate, to combat techniques, to how they entertained themselves between battles.
There will be firing line and drill demonstrations by the soldier re-enactors. Plus, children will be led in Civil War military drills using wooden muskets. Programs on the role of Civil War nurses, the life of Corporal Joseph Pierce (the highest – ranking Union soldier of Chinese heritage) and the history of the 14th CVI will also be featured.