Events Section

Events — September 2021

Originally published September 2021 · p. 45

Oct. 8-10, Virginia. Conference July 1- Aug. 15, Pennsylvania. Summer Season of Living History

Living history continues at the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital. Both are open to visitors Friday through Sunday and on the Battle Anniversary (July 1-3) with Living historians on site throughout the summer. Admission is included with the purchase of your ticket to attractions at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center - just minutes away. Friends of Gettysburg receive complimentary admission to the historic site. Join us for family days and special ticketed programs on select dates throughout the summer and autumn seasons. Visit GettysburgFoundation. org/Spangler for a schedule of living history, tours, programs and events. For tickets, memberships or more information, call 877-874-2478 or visit GettysburgFoundation.org.

Sept. 4, Pennsylvania. Children’s History Museum Grand Opening

Children of Gettysburg 1863, the new interactive adventure for young historians, located at 451 Baltimore Street in Gettysburg will open for visitors Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Join us from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. at Gettysburg’s most family-friendly children’s history museum. Designed for children (grades K-5) and their families, the all-new interactive experience introduces you to the stories of Gettysburg through the words of children, teens and young adults who lived here during and after the Battle of Gettysburg. Engaging first-hand accounts and interactive exhibits bring the stories to life with new galleries to explore. Enjoy special programs, events and living history on select dates throughout the year. Open daily April through mid-November and Thursday-Sunday mid-November through March, admission is free for youth/children ages 12 and under with a ticketed adult. Friends of Gettysburg receive complimentary admission. For tickets, memberships and living history schedule, call 877-874-2478 or visit GettysburgFoundation.org.

Sept. 4. Pennsylvania. Living History

Join us for Family Day at Spangler, an educational day to experience and learn more about the history of the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital with living historians & exploration of the 80-acre historic site. Enjoy family-friendly programming, interact with living historians, visit the bestpreserved Civil War field hospital utilized during the Battle of Gettysburg, hear stories about the civilians’ roles during and after the battle, explore Civil War era medicine, learn about the Spangler family and discover Civil War era games. Hours are 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Access to the special event is via shuttle only from the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center. For more information and shuttle tickets, call 877-874-2478 or visit GettysburgFoundation.org.

Sept. 18-19, Pennsylvania. Reenactment and Living History: 159th Battle of Sharpsburg

This fall Reenactment and Living History event at the Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg will feature The Cornfield Battle, The Sunken Road Battle, and Burnside’s Bridge Battle, the bloodiest day on American soil, along with an extensive Living History area for an all-around, all-day educational Civil War experience for the whole family! For information; danielladyfarm.com.

Sept. 25, Illinois. Civil War & Military Extravaganza.

Zurko Promotions presents The National Civil War Collectors Fall Show and Sale which will be held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $9, Free parking. For more information visit www.chicagocivilwarshow.com.

Oct. 1-3, Virginia. Period Firearms Competition

The North-South Skirmish Association 144th National Competition near Winchester. Over 3,000 uniformed competitors in 200 member units compete in live-fire matches with muskets, carbines, revolvers, mortars and cannon plus costume competitions and historical lectures. The largest Civil War livefire event in the country. Free admission, large sutler area, and food service. For more information; www.n-ssa.org.

Oct. 7-10. Georgia. Georgia Battlefields Assn. Annual Tour

GBA’s 2021 Tour is scheduled for 7-10 Oct. 2021 based in Macon, Ga. at the Springhill Suites at 4630 Sheraton Drive in Macon. Room rate, which includes breakfast and tax is $119 per night. Please call the hotel at: 478-803-

9100 for room reservations. The 2-1/2-day tour cost is $430 and will cover two dinners, two lunches, maps, and bus transportation. The GBA Tour will cover the opening weeks of The March to The Sea, some additional events of the July 1864 Stoneman Raid, defenses of Macon and events relating to the capture of Jefferson Davis. Please mail a check for $430 check per person payable to GBA to Georgia Battlefields Association at P.O. Box 669953, Marietta, GA 30066, or pay online at www.georgiabattlefields.org.

Central Virginia Battlefields Trust invites you to attend a conference and celebration for their 25th year of saving hallowed ground around Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court. The three day conference includes a special reception, battlefield tours, a presentation by keynote speaker A. Wilson Greene, a BBQ on one of the preserved tracts of land, and brunch at historic Stevenson Ridge, along with other fun surprises! Tickets are on sale: $175 per person. Additional details and registration are available at www.cvbt.org/cvbt-annualconference or by calling the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust office at 540-374-0900

Oct. 15. Online Seminar.

HISTORYtalks - 7 p.m. Eastern - The Impulse of Victory: Grant at Chattanooga by David Powell. Cost is $5/person. Zoom login details sent with confirmation. Register at www.civilwarseminars.org/lectures.

Oct. 21-24, Pennsylvania. Artillery Seminar

Artillery in the Civil War based in Chambersburg. Featuring tour guides Tom Clemens, James Hessler, David Shultz and Eric Wittenberg as well as talks by Craig Swain, Steve Nelson, Chris Stowe, David Powell and others. For information; www.civilwarseminars.org or [email protected].

Oct. 23-25. Online Seminar - Virtual Infantry in the Civil War Conference

Tours will include Longstreet’s assault on July 2 at Gettysburg, the fighting in the West Woods at Antietam, Jackson’s attack at Harpers Ferry, and the Confederate assaults at Monocacy. Tour guides include Dennis Frye, Dr. Tom Clemens, Jim Hessler and Matt Borders. Lectures will cover some of the great infantry fights of both the Eastern and Western Theaters of the Civil War. Portions of the conference will be pre-recorded, but all tour guides will be LIVE via Zoom for commentary and questions. Entire conference cost is $150 for members, $160 for non-members. Register at www.civilwarseminars.org.

Oct. 30. Online Seminar

HISTORYtalks - at 7 p.m. Eastern - Stephen Atkins Swails, an unsung African American hero of the Civil War & Reconstruction by Gordon Rhea. Cost is $5/person. Zoom login details sent with confirmation. Register at www. civilwarseminars.org/lectures

Nov. 6, Louisiana. Camp Parapet Day

Originally Fort Morgan was a massive Confederate fortification in Jefferson Parish (County) on the Mississippi River built to defend the City of New Orleans from Federal assault. After capture by federal forces and renamed Camp Parapet, the fortification was expanded to defend against retaliatory Confederate assault. All that remains today is one of its powder magazines. During this yearly event, go inside the powder magazine and imagine soldier conversations that were spoken within its walls. Be part of flag waving ceremonies representing the progression of the war. Meet and visit with uniformed civil war reenactors. View displays of weapons, clothing and artifacts while being entertained by vintage musicians and dancers. Enjoy lunch on the grounds. Exhibitors attending include Louisiana Lt. Governor’s Office of Tourism, Jefferson Historical Society, Destrehan Plantation, Camp Moore Museum, Beauvoir, and other historic organizations and sites. Gates open at 8 a.m. for exhibitors, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for public. Admission is free.

Nov. 6, Virginia. Seminar

Shenandoah University’s McCormick Civil War Institute’s fall seminar and tour “We Shall Have Graveyards at Every Door”: The Lower Shenandoah Valley’s Border Region during the Civil War with Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas. $25 registration fee covers morning lecture, lunch at SU, and afternoon caravan tour of sites between Stephens City south to the banks of Cedar Creek. Space is limited, so visit www.su.edu/mcwi to register. For information; jnoyalas01@ su.edu or phone 540-665-4501.

Nov. 20, Pennsylvania. Parade

The 64th Annual Remembrance Day parade, Gettysburg, Pa. is sponsored by the Sons of Veterans Reserve, the Military Dept. of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Parade briefing at the Wyndham Hotel at 9:30 a.m. Units form up at noon on Lefever St. between Baltimore St. and E. Confederate Ave. Parade will start at 1 p.m. For information; [email protected] or 609-816-2012.

Nov. 20, Pennsylvania. Civil War Ball

The original Civil War Ball will be held at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel located at 95 Presidential Circle. Price per person is $20 advance, $25 at the door. Music by Philadelphia Brigade Band, dances led by Victorian Dance Ensemble. Period dress encouraged. Door prizes, plus prizes for ladies’ cake walk. Cash bar. 8 p.m. to midnight. For information; email Col. Steve Michaels SVR at [email protected], 414-712-4655.

Nov. 30. Online Seminar

HISTORYtalks - at 7 p.m. Eastern - “Let Us Die Like Men: The Battle of Franklin” The great attack on the late Indian Summer afternoon of Nov. 30, 1864 has been regarded as the “Death of an Army.” Cost is $5/person. Zoom login details sent with confirmation. Register at www.civilwarseminars.org/lectures.

Dec. 4-5, Tennessee. Civil War Show and Sale

MK Shows presents the 34th Annual Middle Tennessee Civil War Show and Sale at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park, 4215 Long Lane in Franklin. The nation’s largest Civil War show, featuring 800 tables of antique weapons, artifacts and memorabilia from top dealers and collectors around the country and encompassing all eras of military history from the Revolutionary War through World War II. Appraisers are always on hand to help you identify and value your military collectibles at no cost. Hours are 9-5 on Sat., 9-3 on Sun., parking is free and admission is only $10/adults and children under 12 are free. For more information; www.MKShows.com or [email protected].