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History is replicated at Civil War Encampment and Battle Sept. 8-9

Posted August 28, 2018 11:00 pm

Submitted by George E. Duberstein

Union artillery take the field at last year's Civil War Encampment and Battle in Hainesville. This year's event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 9 in a rural setting off South Hainesville Road. Courtesy of George E. Duberstein

Relive history as Hainesville holds its annual Civil War Encampment and Battle.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, hosted by the Northbrook Sports Club in a rural setting on the north end of the Northbrook Sports Club property, 200 S. Hainesville Road, Hainesville.

Event highlights will include:

• Military battles with infantry, cavalry and artillery

• Bivouacs and encampments

• Period dressed civilians

• Special guests: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Elijah Haines, General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George Henry Thomas, among others

• American cricket games and instruction

• Period music, food vendors and souvenir vendors

Admission and parking are free.

For details, including driving instructions, visit www.hainesville.org.

Confederate troops get ready for battle at last year's Civil War Encampment and Battle in Hainesville. Courtesy of George E. Duberstein

Union troops fire on the enemy at last year's Hainesville Civil War Encampment and Battle. Courtesy of George E. Duberstein

Civil War Encampment and Battle

Events take place Sept. 8 and 9 on the north end of the Northbrook Sports Club property, 200 S. Hainesville Road, Hainesville.

SATURDAY

10 a.m. Public entry begins

10:15-10:45 a.m. Military drill

10:50-11:20 a.m. Elijah Haines, Hainesville founder

11:25-11:55 a.m. General Thomas, His life and times

Noon to 12:45 p.m. Jefferson Davis, Story of his life

12:50-1:20 p.m. General Grant, Rise of A General

1:25-2:10 p.m. President Lincoln, The Sacrifices of War

2:00-2:30 p.m. Officers' call

2:15-2:45 p.m. Lincoln-Davis Debate, Two Views

2:45-3 p.m. Assembly

3-3:30 p.m. Narrated battle

3:30-4 p.m. Hospital surgery

4 p.m. Event closes

SUNDAY

8-9 a.m. Church

9 a.m. Public entry begins

9:15-9:45 a.m. Elijah Haines, Hainesville Founder

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

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

10:30-11 a.m. Military drill

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

12:05-12:35 p.m. General Thomas, His life and times

12:40-1:35 p.m. Lincoln-Davis Debate, Two Views

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

1:30-2 p.m. Hospital surgery

2:15-2:30 p.m. Assembly

2:30-3 p.m. Narrated Battle

3 p.m. Event ends

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