Experience history at Hainesville's Civil War Encampment, Battle

Posted September 11, 2017 8:00 am

Village of Hainesville submission

Union forces open fire at a previous Civil War Encampment and Battle in Hainesville. This year's event takes place Sept. 16 and 17 in Hainesville. Courtesy of the village of Hainesville

Hainesville's Civil War Encampment and Battle will let guests relive history from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.

The event will be hosted by the Northbrook Sports Club on the north end of the Northbrook Sports Club property, which is at 200 S. Hainesville Road, in Hainesville.

Highlights of the event will include military battles with infantry, artillery and cavalry; bivouacs and encampments; period dressed civilians who can answer questions about the times; portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses Grant, Hainesville village founder Elijah Haines and others; medical displays and battlefield surgery; period music and sutlers (period souvenir vendors); food vendors; and local area history talks from the Grayslake Heritage Center & Museum.

Admission and parking are free. Parking for visitors will be just south of Route 120.

For more information, visit www.hainesville.org.

Confederate soldiers march at Hainesville's Civil War Encampment and Battle. Courtesy of the village of Hainesville

A Civilian Camp at Hainesville's Civil War Encampment and Battle. In addition to the battle, guests can enjoy period music, medical displays, period vendors and more. Courtesy of the village of Hainesville

Hainesville's Civil War Encampment and Battle

Events take place Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 16 and 17, south of South Hainesville Road

Saturday

10 a.m. Public Entry Begins

10:15-10:45 a.m. Parade

10:30-11 a.m. Elijah Haines, Hainesville Founder

10:45-11:15 a.m. Drill-All arms

11:05 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. Grayslake Heritage Center: "Local involvement"

11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. General Grant, "Rise of A General"

12:15-1 p.m. Jefferson Davis, "Story of his life"

1:05-1:50 p.m. President Lincoln, "The Sacrifices of War"

1:45-2:15 p.m. Officers' Call

1:55-2:25 p.m. Lincoln - Davis Debate

2:15-2:45 p.m. Assembly

2:30-2:45 p.m. Pre-Battle Talk

2:45-3:15 p.m. Narrated Battle

3:30-4 p.m. Hospital Surgery

Sunday

9 a.m. Public Entry Begins

9:15-9:45 a.m. Grayslake Heritage Center: "Local involvement"

9:50-10:20 a.m. General Grant, "Rise of a General"

10-10:30 a.m. Parade

10:25-11:10 a.m. Jefferson Davis, "Story of his life"

10:30-10:45 a.m. Drill-All arms

11:15 a.m. to noon President Lincoln, "The Sacrifices of War"

Noon to 1 p.m. Fife and Drum concert

1:05-1:35 p.m. Lincoln - Davis Debate

1:15-1:45 p.m. Officers' Call

1:40-2:10 p.m. Hospital Surgery

1:45-2:15 p.m. Assembly

2:15-2:30 p.m. Pre-Battle Talk

2:30-3 p.m. Narrated Battle

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