Schedule of Activities, August 5-7, 2011

Subject to Change

 

Fri Aug 5ActivityLocation
9:00 amReenactor Registration beginsKronshage Park
9:00 am - 4:30 pmGAR Hall open to publicGAR Hall
5:00 pmACWSA Mortar CompetitionSportsman’s Club
5:00 pmOfficer’s call Kronshage Park
8:30 pmGatling Gun Night FiringSportsman’s Club
Sat Aug 6ActivityLocation
8:00 amReenactor Registration continuesKronshage Park
8:30 amOfficer’s callKronshage Park
9:00 am - 5:00 pmCamp opens to public/Living history demonstrationsKronshage Park
9:00 am - 10 amChildren's Activities: Bugle Demo & Kids DrillChildren's Tent
9:00 am - noonGuided Encampment ToursKronshage Park
9:00 am - 4:30 pmGAR Hall open to publicGAR Hall
9:00 am - noonACWSA Indvl.Comp. "Hands on history" public participationSportsman's Club
9:15 amRevolver Team CompetitionSportsman's Club
10:00 amWorkshops throughout the dayKronshage Park
10:00 amInfantry drillsKronshage Park
10:00 amCavalry drillsKronshage Park
10:00 am - 11amChildren’s gamesEvent Tent
10:15 amSmoothbore Team CompetitionSportsman's Club
11:00 amArtillery drillsKronshage Park
12:00 noonFamily Dance Lessons & Maypole DanceEvent Tent
12:30 pmSafety inspectionKronshage Park
12:30 pmACWSA Team Commanders MeetingSportsman’s Club
12:45 pmACWSA Carbine Team CompetitionSportsman’s Club
1:00 pmBattle Reenactment - Vicksburg MSBattlefield
2:00 pmVisit the Caves of Vicksburg refugeesBattlefield
2:15 pmMedical scenarios at encampment hospitalsKronshage Park
2:30 pm - 4:00 pmLadies’ Garden Party (period dress required)Waltz House Yard
3:30 pmACWSA Shooters vs. Boscobel Sportsman Club All-StarsSportsman’s Club
4:00 pmGatling Gun and Punt Gun Demonstrations; Candy Mortar for kidsSportsman’s Club
4:30 pmCannon competitionSportsman’s Club
5:00 pmCamp closes to publicKronshage Park
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPie & Ice Cream SocialTuffley Center
Downtown
8:00 pm - MidnightMilitary / Civilian Ball (period dress)Downtown
8:00 pmArtillery Night Fire & Candlelight ToursKronshage Park
9:45 pmGrand MarchDowntown
Sun Aug 7ActivityLocation
8:30 amOfficer’s callKronshage Park
9:00 am - 5:00 pmCamp opens to public/Living history demonstrationsKronshage Park
9:00 am - noonGuided Encampment Tours, on the half-hourKronshage Park
9:00 am - 4:30 pmGAR Hall open to publicGAR Hall
9:00 amChurch Call, 1860’s Ecumenical ServiceEvent Tent
9:00 amACWSA Team Commanders MeetingSportsman’s Club
9:15 amACWSA Opening CeremoniesSportsman’s Club
9:30 amACWSA Musket Team CompetitionSportsman’s Club
10:00 amPay CallKronshage Park
10:00 am - noonChildren’s activitiesChildren’s Tent
10:00 amInfantry drillsKronshage Park
10:00 amCavalry drillsKronshage Park
10:00 amFashion Show & Period Garment DisplaysEvent Tent
11:30 amACWSA Closing Ceremony and AwardsSportsman’s Club
12:00 noonManitou Civil War Band ConcertEvent Tent
12:00 noonArtillery drillsKronshage Park
1:00 pmSafety inspectionKronshage Park
1:30 pmBattle Reenactment - Spotsylvania VABattlefield
2:15 pmMedical scenarios at encampment hospitalsKronshage Park
4:00 pmCamp closes until August 2012 
Home-cooked breakfast & lunch, Sat. & Sun. at camp entrance.


Admittance to the encampment by the public during "closed" hours is by invitation only.

Note: Everyone is invited to honor the Civil War Veterans by visiting their gravesites, which are marked with flags, during daylight hours in the Boscobel Cemetery, adjacent to the encampment area.