The Battle of Secessionville – Charleston, SC
The Re-enactment of The Battle of Secessionville is the focal point of Living History Weekend every November at Boone Hall Plantation. Hundreds of re-enactors help bring the battle alive that occurred 145 years ago — on June 16, 1862. Confederate soldiers at Fort Lamar on James Island kept Charleston from being seized by Union [...]
Candlelight Tours of the Edmondston-Alston House – Charleston, SC
Christmas 1860: Candlelight Tours of the Edmondston-Alston House.
Take a step back in time and celebrate the holiday season with a special candlelight tour of the Edmondston-Alston House, one of the first dwellings built on Charleston’s High Battery. The historic Edmondston-Alston House will be dressed for the holidays much as it would have been in the [...]
Fort Clinch State Park Holiday Encampment – Amelia Island, FL
The Fort Clinch State Park Holiday Encampment is a gathering of re-enactors decorating the fort for Christmas. Volunteers in Civil War era costume place boughs of fresh greenery on the mantles of every room in the fort, put up and decorate a period Christmas tree, and portray daily life as it was in 1864. The [...]
The Civil War in Jacksonville – Jacksonville, FL
The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve will present a special living history weekend event — “The Civil War in Jacksonville.” The event will be held at Fort Caroline National Memorial and will showcase how the Civil War impacted Jacksonville and northeast Florida during the years 1861-1865. The event will be free and open to the [...]
Veterans Day Weekend – Savannah, GA
The 48th New York Volunteer Infantry will recreate many aspects of daily life at a major Civil War-era post. Visitors can learn about military inspections, mail calls, bayonet drills, barracks life, infantry drills, and cannon firings. This event is located at Fort Pulaski call 912-786-5787 or visit out website at http://www.nps.gov/ for more information.
