| 1 |
AL |
Reenactment, “Recall LaGrange,” at LaGrange College Site Park, southwest of Muscle Shoals. 10am-4 pm. Details, directions: www.recall-lagrange.00me.com or 800-344-0783. |
| 1 |
TN |
“Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery,” in Murfreesboro. Tours begin 6:45 pm. Free. Reservations necessary, call 615-893-9501. www.nps.gov/stri. |
| 1 |
VA |
Lecture, “The Life and the Legend of John Singleton Mosby,” at the Bristol Public Library, 701 Goode St, Bristol. 1 pm. Free. 276-645-8780. |
| 1 |
VA |
Soldiers and Sweethearts Ball,” at Edgewood Plantation, 5 miles west of Williamsburg off Route 5. Period music and dancing. $50/person. Reservations: 757-689-2403. |
| 1 |
VA |
Walking tour of the Ball’s Bluff battlefield near Leesburg. Tour begins 9:30 am with reception at the Mosby Heritage Area headquarters at the Rector House west of Middleburg, then bus ride to the battlefield. $100 includes reception and autographed copy of a book on the battle. $50 if meeting at the battlefield (10 am). Reservations: www.mosbyheritagearea.org or 540-687-6681. |
| 1 |
VA |
Car caravan tour, “Fleetwood Hill,” on the Brandy Station battlefield. Begins at Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, in Brandy Station. 10 am. $10. 540-727-7718 or www.brandystationfoundation.com. |
| 1 |
VA |
Living history, camps, demonstrations, talks, site tours, music and more during Fairfax Civil War Day at the Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. 10 am-5 pm. $5/adult. Schedule: www.fairfaxva.gov/ SpecialEvents/CWW/Schedule.asp or call 703-591-0560. |
| 1 |
MD |
Living history book talk, “Send for the Doctor, The Life and Times of Dr. Edward E. Stonestreet,” at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. 3 pm and 6:30 pm. Free with admission. 301-695-1864. |
| 1 |
MD |
Walking tour of Civil War Annapolis, covers the sites and stories of the Maryland capital. $16. www.annapolistours.com or 800-569-9622. |
| 1 |
MD |
Battlefield hikes on the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick. Guided two-hour walks at 9 am, 11:30 am and 2 pm. Free. Reservations required: www.nps.gov/mono or 301-662-3515. |
| 1-2 |
OR |
Reenactment at Cheadle Lake Park, east of Lebanon off Route 20. Camps, music and demonstrations, battles each day. Fee charged.
Details, directions: www.nwcwc.org/events.html. |
| 1-2 |
SC |
Reenactment, “Battle for Columbia,” south of Columbia just off I-26 Exit 125. Camps, living history, church service and battles at 4 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. Gates open 11 am-6:30 pm Saturday, 10 am-5 pm Sunday. $10/adult daily. Directions, details: www.wadehamptoncamp.org/bfc-index.html |
| 1-2 |
WV |
Reenactment in Rowlesburg. Camps, demonstrations and battles near the Rowlesburg Community Park. 304-454-2441. |
| 1-2 |
MD |
Hagerstown-area museum event, “Washington County Museums and Historic Sites Ramble,” includes the Pry House Field Hospital Museum on the Antietam Battlefield. www.civilwarmed.org. |
| 1-2 |
PA |
Reenactment, “The Appomattox Campaign,” at Neshaminy State Park in Bensalem. Camps, demonstrations and battles each afternoon. Camps open 9 am-4 pm. www.dcnr.state.pa.us or www.28thpvi.org. |
| 1-2 |
VA |
Living history, camp and demonstrations at Sky Meadows State Park near Delaplane. 10 am-4 pm. $4 parking fee. 540-592-3556. |
| 1-2 |
VA |
“Engineering at the Siege” special program at the Petersburg National Battlefield. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/pete or 804-732-3531. |
| 1-2 |
VA |
Living history, “Prince William Prepares for War – Brentsville Civil War Weekend,” camps, demonstrations and presentations about how this small community dealt with secession and the war. At the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre near Manassas. 11 am-5 pm. $5. Directions, details: 703-365-7895 or www.pwcgov.org/brentsville. |
| 1-2 |
VA |
Tour, “Chancellorsville: Lee’s Greatest Victory,” based in Fredericksburg. $300. Details: www.civilwartours.org. |
| 1-2 |
DE |
Living history, Civil War camp and demonstrations are part of Dover Days Festival in Dover. Free. More info: www.visitdover.com or 800-233-5368. |
| 1-2 |
OH |
Civil War show at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield. Relics and more for show and sale plus living history camps and demonstrations. 9 am-5 pm Saturday, 9 am-3 pm Sunday. $5. www.ohiocivilwarshow.com. |
| 1-2 |
AL |
Reenactment, “Forrest-Streight Raid,” during the Blountsville Heritage Weekend a the Blountsville Historical Park, US 231 N. Camps, demonstrations and battle. 9 am-10 pm Saturday, 9 am-4 pm Sunday. Fee charged. 205-429-2338. |
| 1-2 |
TN |
Living history, “More than Battles,” life of the Civil war soldier in camp, at the Stones River National Battlefield in Murfreesboro. 10 am-3 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/stri or 615-893-9501. |
| 2 |
VA |
Book talk, “Best Little Stories from the Civil War,” at the Manassas Museum. 2 pm. Free with admission. www.manassasmuseum.org. |
| 2 |
LA |
Living history, Civil War musket and artillery demonstrations at Port Hudson State Historic Site near Jackson. 1-3 pm. Free with admission. 225-654-3775 or www.crt.state.la.us/parks. |
| 3-9 |
PA
MD
WV
VA |
Bicycle tour, “Bike Through Hallowed Ground 2010,” begins in Gettysburg, ends in Fredericksburg with many stops in between. Much more information, schedule and cost estimates: www.battlefieldbiking.com. |
| 5-8 |
VA |
Tour, “The Seven Days from Savage Station to Malvern Hill,” based in Richmond. www.blueandgrayeducation.org. |
| 6 |
VA |
Living history, “Sewing Circle,” 19th-century techniques at the Bushong House in the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park in New Market. 10 am-4 pm. Free with admission. www.vmi.edu/newmarket or 866-515-1864. |
| 6-9 |
NC |
Living history, tours and more during "Remembering the War," in New Bern. A variety of events, living history camps, demonstrations and tours of the New Bern battlefield and cemeteries are scheduled. Most free. www.NewBern300.com or 252-638-8558. |
| 7 |
MD |
Ladies’ Tea at the Gambrill Mansion on the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick. 19th-century life and culture plus refreshments and tours of the mansion. 1 pm. Reservations required: www.nps.gov/mono or 301-662-3515. |
| 7-8 |
PA |
Seminar, “Meade and the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg,” includes discussions, living history and bus tour with Ed Bearss. Based in Chambersburg. Registration, details: www.chambersburgcivilwarseminars.org. |
| 8 |
TN |
Reeanctment, “Burning of the Courthouse, 1863,” in downtown Linden. Living history and demonstrations with recreation of skirmish at the courthouse at 3:30 pm. Free. www.civilwar-tn.com. |
| 8 |
WV |
Heritage Day in Martinsburg includes tours, living history and music at the Belle Boyd House. www.bchs.org. |
| 8 |
NC |
Book signings, Civil War authors discuss and sign their books at the Averasboro Battlefield Museum near Dunn. Noon-4 pm. Free. www.averasboro.com |
| 8-9 |
WV |
Living history, "Under Fire: The Battle of Harpers Ferry 1862," at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. 11 am-4 pm. Artillery demonstrations noon, 2 pm and 3 pm. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/hafe or 304-535-6029. |
| 8-9 |
VA |
Living history and special tours of Ellwood, historic house on the Wilderness Battlefield near Routes 3 and 20 west of Fredericksburg. Living history camps and demonstrations 11 am-5 pm. Special tours and readings Sunday 11 am-5 pm. Free, donations welcome. Directions, details: www.nps.gov/frsp or www.fowb.org. |
| 8-9 |
VA |
Living history, Civil War camps, exhibits and demonstrations part of the Fort Clifton Festival in Colonial Heights. Directions: www.colonial-heights.com/FortCliftonFestival.htm. |
| 9 |
MD |
Walking tour, “The Struggle of Crampton’s Gap,” on South Mountain near Burkittsville. Begins 2:30 pm at the Gathland State Park museum. Free. 301-432-8065. |
| 10 |
AR |
Lecture, “Arkansas in the Civil War,” with Mark Crist, at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. Noon. Free. 501-324-9685. |
| 13-16 |
NC |
Tour, “Civil War in North Carolina,” led by A. Wilson Greene. Leaves from Pamplin Historical Park in Petersburg VA. Reservations and fee required. 877-PAMPLIN or www.pamplinpark.org. |
| 15 |
MO
KS |
Bus tour, “Mine Creek Battlefield,” follows the route used by Confederate Gen. Sterling Price from Missouri to the 1864 Kansas battlefield. Pick-up stops at the Blue & Grey Bookstore, 106 E Walnut in Independence, and at the main entrance to Swope Park in Kansas City. $30. More info, reservations: 816-225-7944 or email bevjoshaw@hotmail.com. |
| 15 |
DC
MD
VA |
Bus tour, “Booth’s Escape Route,” with Ed Bearss. A Smithsonian tour. Leaves from DC. www.residentassociates.org (Study Tours). |
| 15 |
MD |
“Garden Party,” at the Pry House Field Hospital Museum near Keedysville. 19th-century gardening techniques. 9 am-3 pm. Museum charge. www.civilwarmed.org or 301-416-2395. |
| 15 |
PA |
Living history, “Army Heritage Day,” at the U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center in Carlisle. Demonstrations from all periods including Civil War. 9 am-5 pm. www.usahec.org. |
| 15 |
NC |
Living history, “Planting the Fields,” civilians during the war at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 919-383-4345. |
| 15 |
VA |
Book debuts, signings and programs, Fredericksburg-area related books: “The Last Days of Jackson” and “The Dark, Close Wood: The Wilderness, Ellwood and the Battle that Redefined Them Both.” Programs at the Chancellorsville visitor center at 11 am, Ellwood Manor at 2 pm and the Stonewall Jackson Shrine at 6:30 pm. Free. 540-786-2880. |
| 15 |
VA |
Walking tour of Fort Huger on the James River near Smithfield and Route 10. Street address: 15080 Talcott Terrace, Smithfield. 2 pm. Free. 757-357-0115. |
| 15 |
VA |
Car caravan tour, “Buford Knoll & Yew Ridge,” on the Brandy Station battlefield. Begins at Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, in Brandy Station. 10 am. $10. 540-727-7718 or www.brandystationfoundation.com. |
| 15 |
VA |
Living history, "Falls Church Civil War Day," civilian and military camps and demonstrations, tours and more at Cherry Hill Park, 312 Park Ave, Falls Church. 10 am–3 pm. Free. 703-248-5171. |
| 15 |
VA |
Parade and ceremony, "Battle of New Market Day Parade," honors fallen cadets at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. 2 pm. Free. 540-464-7313. |
| 15 |
VA |
Lecture, “African Americans at City Point,” at the Hopewell Library. 2 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/pete or 804-732-3531 extension 203. |
| 15 |
VA |
Walking tour, “Jefferson Davis’s Richmond,” downtown tour begins at the Museum of the Confederacy. Noon. $10. Reservations: 804-649-1861 extension 37. |
| 15 |
VA |
Self-guided tours of the First Battle of Kernstown at Rose Hill, a critical part of that battlefield near Winchester. Site at 1850 Jones Road is open 1-4 pm. $5. www.shenandoahmuseum.org or 540-662-1473 extension 235. |
| 15 |
VA |
Van tour, “In the Footsteps of the Gray Ghost: Col. John S. Mosby,” leaves from the Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre near Manassas (subject to change) 8 am-5 pm. $85/includes lunch and admissions. Reservations: 703-365-7895. |
| 15 |
VA |
Van Tour, “The Bermuda Hundred Campaign,” leaves from Lee Hall Mansion in Newport News. 8 am-4 pm. $50. Reservations necessary. www.leehall.org or 757-888-3371. |
| 15-16 |
IN |
Reenactment, "Civil War Days," at the Conner Prairie Interactive History Park near Fishers. 10 am-5 pm Saturday, 11 am-5 pm Sunday. Free with park admission. www.connerprairie.org. |
| 15-16 |
IL |
Reenactment, “Civil War Days,” at the Naperville Settlement, 523 S Webster St, Naperville. Camps, demonstrations and battles at 2:30 pm each day. $12/adult. www.napersettlement.org or 630-420-6010. |
| 15-16 |
MD |
Living history, artillery camp and demonstrations at the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/anti or 301-432-5124. |
| 15-16 |
NC |
Reenactment, “Battle of Wilson’s Store,” in Waxhaw. Camps open 8 am-5 pm Saturday and noon-5 pm Sunday. Saturday skirmish 11 am on Main Street. Battles 3 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday on the Museum of the Waxhaws grounds. Spectator fee includes museum admission. www.35thnct.org or 704-490-6983. |
| 15-16 |
VA |
Anniversary programs with living history, talks and tours at Drewry’s Bluff a unit of the Richmond National Battlefield Park. 10 am-5 pm Saturday, 10 am-4 pm Sunday. Free. www.nps.gov/rich or 804-771-2145. |
| 15-16 |
VA |
Reenactment, “Battle of New Market,” big annual event on the historic battlefield. Camps, demonstrations and battles 2 pm Saturday and 1:30 pm Sunday. Camps open 10 am each day. $10/adult each day. 866-515-1864 or www.vmi.edu/newmarket. |
| 15-16 |
GA |
Reenactment, “Battle of Resaca,” near Resaca. Camps, living history demonstrations, battles both days at 2 pm. Camps open 9 am each day. www.georgiadivision.org. |
| 16 |
MD |
Walking tour, “The Struggle of Crampton’s Gap,” on South Mountain near Burkittsville. Begins 2:30 pm at the Gathland State Park museum. Free. 301-432-8065. |
| 16 |
VA |
Living history, infantry and artillery drills at Brawner Farm, the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Camps and demonstrations. 1-2 pm. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/mana or 703-361-1339. |
| 16 |
VA |
Walking tour, ”Freedman’s Farm Tour and Confederate Winter Camp Site,” at Montpelier, home of James Madison near Orange. 2 pm. Site admission applies. 540-672-2728 or www.montpelier.org. |
| 17 |
GA |
Memorial Day commemoration at the Andersonville National Historic Site. Music begins 1:30 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/ande. |
| 19-23 |
VA |
Living history, North-South Skirmish Association’s live-fire national competition at Fort Shenandoah near Winchester. Spectators welcome. Free. Details, directions: www.n-ssa.org. |
| 20 |
KS |
Lecture, “The Battle of Black Jack,” at the Frontier Army Museum, 100 Reynolds Ave, on Fort Leavenworth. 7 pm. Free. 913-684-3905. |
| 20 |
NC |
Living history, “Confederate Memorial Day,” camps and discussions at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham. 10 am-4 pm Saturday. Free. 919-383-4345. |
| 21 |
PA |
Special programs, “Understanding the Common Soldier of the Civil War” and “Women on the Homefront,” at the Blue Ridge Summit Library, 15055 Summit Plaza, Blue Ridge Summit. 6:30 pm. Free. www.emmitsburg.net/montereypass. |
| 21-23 |
KY |
Reenactment, "Battle of Sacramento," in Sacramento. Friday evening lantern tours and night artillery firing, camps and demonstrations during the weekend, battles at 2 pm Saturday, 1:45 pm Sunday. See www.battleofsac.com for directions and details. |
| 21-23 |
WV |
Reenactment, “Battle of Lewisburg: The Uncivil War,” in downtown Lewisburg. Friday evening; weekend living history camps, music, talks and Saturday evening candlelight tour. Skirmish 4 pm Saturday, battle 2 pm Sunday. Camps open 10 am each weekend day. Complete schedule: www.battleoflewisburg.org. |
| 22 |
KS |
Car-caravan tour of the Black Jack Battlefield (Baldwin City) leaves from the Frontier Army Museum on Fort Leavenworth. 8:30 am. Details: 913-684-3905. |
| 22 |
WV |
Living history, “Fort Mulligan Day Festival,” at the fort near Petersburg. Camps, demonstations and more. Fee charged. Proceeds to preservation. www.forthillmotel.com or 304-257-4717. |
| 22 |
MD |
Living history, “Confederate Surgeon,” at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick. 11 am-3 pm. Free with admission. www.civilwarmed.org or 301-695-1864. |
| 22 |
MD |
Living history, “Ship’s Company,” life in the Civil War navy at the USS Constellation in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 10 am-4 pm. Free with admission. www.historicships.org or 410-539-1797. |
| 22 |
VA |
Guided ranger hike of the Sailor’s Creek Battlefield State Historical Park west of Amelia. 3-4:30 pm. Free. 804-561-7510. |
| 22 |
VA |
Living history tour, “Cavaliers, Courage and Coffee,” in Atoka. Lantern tours and tales of Mosby’s Confederacy. Tours begin at the Rector House, 1461 Atoka Road (just off Route 50 on Route 713) 7:30 pm. $5. www.mosbyheritagearea.org or 540-687-6681. |
| 22 |
VA |
Walking tour of the Battle of First Kernstown at the Pritchard-Grim Farm, off Route 11 south of Winchester. 10:30 am and 2 pm. $3. Email jnoyalas@lfcc.edu for more info. |
| 22 |
VA |
Walking tours, guided tours of the 1862 and 1863 battlefields at the Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, 10708 Bristow Road, Bristow. Tours start on the hour 11 am-noon and 1-4 pm. $5. www.pwcgov.org/historicsites or 703-792-5546. |
| 22 |
VA |
Unearthing Tredegar: An Archeological Tour,” at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond. 2-4 pm. Free with admission. www.tredegar.org or 804-780-1865. |
| 22 |
PA |
“An Evening with the Painting,” a history of the Cyclorama painting at the Gettysburg National Military Park’s Museum and Visitor Center. 6-8:30 pm. Tickets: www.gettysburgfoundation.org or 877-874-2478. |
| 22-23 |
NY |
Reenactment, “Fire on the Genessee,” at Letchworth State Park in Mt. Morris. Camps, demonstrations, battles at 1:30 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday. Details, directions: www.fireonthegenesee.com. |
| 22-23 |
NY |
Living history, “Ashokan Civil War Days,” at the Ashokan Center in Olivebridge. Camps, demonstrations, music and more commemorate the surrender at Appomattox. www.ashokancenter.org or www.ashokancivilwardays.com. |
| 22-23 |
VA |
Living history at the Miller-Kite House (Jackson’s Headquarters) in Elkton. Camp and demonstrations. 9 am-5 pm Saturday, 9 am-2 pm Sunday. Free. 540-298-1717. |
| 22-23 |
VA |
Reenactment, "Fort Pocahontas," on the James River just off Route 5 between Williamsburg and Richmond. Camps, living history, tours and talks 10 am–4 pm both days. Battles both days. Saturday night artillery firing. $10/adult daily. Details, directions: www.fortpocahontas.org. |
| 22-23 |
VA |
Reenactment, “The Battles of Spotsylvania,” near Spotsylvania Courthouse. Camps, demonstrations, music, displays and battles both days. Camps open 9 am-5 pm Saturday, noon-4 pm Sunday. Benefit bluegrass concert Saturday 6-10 pm (additional fee). $10/at gate. Advance ticket discounts, directions and more info: www.spotsylvania.org/2010.htm. |
| 22-23 |
VA |
Living history at the Five Forks unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield. Camps and demonstrations. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/pete or 804-732-3531. |
| 22-23 |
WV |
Reenactment, “Battle of Lewisburg,” in Lewisburg. Civilian and military living history, demonstrations and more. Complete details: www.battleoflewisburg.org. |
| 23 |
VA |
Walking tour, "Raids and Romance: Civil War Sites in Fairfax," meets at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St. 2 pm. $5/adult. 703-385-8414. |
| 23 |
MD |
Walking tour, “The Struggle of Crampton’s Gap,” on South Mountain near Burkittsville. Begins 2:30 pm at the Gathland State Park museum. Free. 301-432-8065. |
| 23 |
DC |
Walking tour, “Fort DeRussy,” 1-mile hike to one of the Washington defensive positions attacked in July 1864. Begins at the Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Gover Road NW. 2 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/rocr or 202-895-6070. |
| 24 |
LA |
Guided tour of Fort Desperate, scene of heavy fighting during the Siege of Port Hudson, followed by weapons demonstraion at Port Hudson State Historic Site near Jackson. 10 am. Free with admission. 225-654-3775 or www.crt.state.la.us/parks. |
| 26 |
DC |
Book talk, John Brown’s Trial, at the William G. McGowan Theater in the National Archives. Noon. Free. www.archives.gov/calendar. |
| 26 |
MO |
Lecture, “Battle of Rock Creek,” on the June 13, 1861, battle, at the Truman Memorial Building, 416 N Pleasant, Independence. Noon. Free. 816-325-7419. |
| 27 |
DC |
Panel Discussion, “The Jewish Experience During the Civil War,” at the William G. McGowan Theater in the National Archives. 7 pm. Free. www.archives.gov/calendar. |
| 28-29 |
VA |
Civil War Show, tables of relics, books and more for show and sale at the Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, 2400 Airport Ave. 9 am-5 pm. $5. www.emstat.net (click on events) or 540-972-2749. |
| 28-31 |
MI |
Reenactment and living history, "Civil War Days in Branch County," in Coldwater. Activities include Lincoln Train Ride and free concert Friday; living history, period baseball game, displays and battles Saturday–Sunday at the Branch County Fairgrounds ($5/carload); and more living history and parade Monday. 517-279-7184 |
| 29 |
GA |
Living history, “Memorial Day Celebration,” military demonstrations at Fort McAllister Historic Park in Richmond Hill. 10 am-4 pm. Free with admission www.gastateparks.org/FtMcallister or 912-727-2339. |
| 29 |
VA |
Living history, "Meet Lee's Lieutenants and Federal Generals Corps," at the Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. 2 pm. Free. 703-591-0560. |
| 29 |
VA |
Car caravan tour, “Beverly Ford and St. James Church,” on the Brandy Station battlefield. Begins at Graffiti House, 19484 Brandy Road, Brandy Station. 10 am. $10. 540-727-7718 or www.brandystationfoundation.com. |
| 29 |
VA |
Illumination, annual event with more than 15,000 candles at the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. 8-11 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/frsp. |
| 29 |
NC |
Living history, Memorial Day Observance at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham. Camps and discussions. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 919-383-4345. |
| 29-30 |
AL |
Reenactment at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park in McCalla. Camps open 9 am, battles at 2 pm each day. Fee charged. www.tannehill.org or 205-477-5711. |
| 29-30 |
VA |
Living history, infantry camp and drills at the Manassas National Battlefield Park. 11 am-2 pm. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/mana or 703-361-1339. |
| 29-30 |
VA |
Living history, “Meet Mr. and Mrs. Grant,” at the Grant’s Headquarters (City Point, Hopewell) unit of the Petersburg National Battlefield. 10 am-4 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/pete or 804-732-3531. |
| 29-30 |
VA |
Living history, Memorial Day Civil War events at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood home across the river from downtown Fredericksburg. www.ferryfarm.org. |
| 29-30 |
VA |
Living history, “Civil War Weekend” at the Yorktown Battlefield. Camps, displays, demonstrations and wreath layings. Free with park fee. www.nps.gov/colo or 757-898-2410. |
| 29-31 |
TN |
Memorial Day ceremony and ranger interpretive programs at the Shiloh National Military Park. www.nps.gov/shil. |
| 29-31 |
MD |
Memorial flag display with special programs and activities at the Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick. www.nps.gov/mono. |
| 30 |
TN |
Memorial Day program at the Stones River National Cemetery in Murfreesboro. 1:30 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/stri or 615-893-9501. |
| 30 |
MD |
Walking tour, “The Struggle of Crampton’s Gap,” on South Mountain near Burkittsville. Begins 2:30 pm at the Gathland State Park museum. Free. 301-432-8065. |
| 30 |
VA |
Living history, speeches and more in the Confederate Section of Old City Cemetery in Lynchburg. 3 pm. Free. www.gravegarden.org or 434-847-1465. |
| 31 |
KY |
Memorial Day ceremonies for both sides plus picnic at the Mill Springs Battlefield near Nancy. Confederate service 9 am, National Cemetery service at 11 am followed by picnic ($5) at the visitor center. www.millsprings.net or 606-636-4045. |
| 31 |
WV |
Memorial Day programs include Civil War living history at Prickett’s Fort State Park near Fairmont. Camps and demonstrations.304-363-3030. |
| 31 |
VA |
Talk, music and more during Memorial Day ceremonies at the Chantilly Battlefield Park, Monument Drive and West Ox Road, Fairfax. 2 pm. Free. 703-978-8265. |
| 31 |
VA |
Memorial Day observance with living history at Groveton Confederate Cemetery and New York Avenue, the Manassas National Battlefield Park. Noon. www.nps.gov/mana or 703-361-1339. |
| 31 |
VA |
Memorial Day program at the Fort Harrison National Cemetery east of Richmond. Noon. Free. www.nps.gov/rich or 804-771-2145. |
| 31 |
PA |
Memorial Day Parade and ceremony in Gettysburg. Parade (2 pm) followed by ceremony at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. www.nps.gov/gett. |
