Saturday, April 27, 2013, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Held on Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, Civil War Comes Alive! is a day-long event to celebrate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Activities will be held at Bartow History Museum, Booth Western Art Museum, and on the Booth Museum festival grounds.
Visitors will be able to experience what life was like on the home front, listen to authentic music, chat with soldiers from the Union and Confederate armies, view Civil War art and artifacts, watch cannon demonstrations, and so much more!
On Friday, April 26 from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm, a Civil War Comes Alive! School Day will take place. This event is appropiate for Grades 3-12. Special performances are scheduled for 9:30 am, 10:20 am, 11:30 am, and 12:20 pm. Cost is $5.00 for students, $3.00 for adults, and Free for classroom teachers. For more information on the school day event, click here.
Schedule of Events:
Outdoor Stage
10:30 am – 11:30 am Cathy Kaemmerlen – “Battle of Bull Run”
11:30 am – 12:00 pm Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Concert by the 8th Regiment Band
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Soldier demonstration
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm “The Rest of the Story: Letters Written by Members of the U.S. Colored Troops”
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Concert by the 8th Regiment Band
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Soldier demonstration
Cannon Firing – Artillery demonstration on the Booth Museum North Lawn
At 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm.
Other demonstrations on the Booth Museum festival grounds include: Medical, Blacksmith, Signaling, Infantry camps, Cavalry camp, Sutler and more.
*Admission:
Booth Museum & Bartow History Museum Members – FREE
Adults – $10 Seniors (65+) – $8 Students – $7 Children (12 and under) – $3 Active Military (w/ ID) – FREE
*Includes admission to Bartow History Museum and Booth Museum.