October 2, 2009 – 2:47 pm
DURHAM—Travel back in time on a free wagon ride to the Confederate army’s recruitment station at Bennett Place Historic Site on Saturday Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday Oct, 11 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the soldiers’ encampment, kids can “sign up” to become new recruits and then try [...]
September 29, 2009 – 2:21 pm
KURE BEACH — Step back in time and experience life on the Confederate home front at Fort Fisher State Historic Site on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Join costumed staff and volunteer interpreters as they demonstrate Civil War civilian activities in the fort’s live oak grove overlooking the Cape Fear River. [...]
August 14, 2009 – 4:29 pm
The excitement and challenges experienced by the common Confederate soldier will take center stage Saturday, Aug. 22, at Bentonville Battlefield in Four Oaks during the state historic site’s colorful summer living history program. From 10 a.m.-4 p.m., living historians dressed as Confederate soldiers will show how the men who fought in America’s bloodiest war [...]
DURHAM—Ever wonder where the name “Tarheel” originated? Find out from Bennett Place State Historic Site staff and period-costumed living historians on Saturday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 23. The free Civil War program will tell the stories of how North Carolina’s Confederate soldiers came to be known as “Tarheels” and how the Confederate flag originated, presented [...]
DURHAM — Drop by Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham July 18-19 to experience what life was like in North Carolina for soldiers and civilians alike during the post-Civil War occupation of the state by Union troops.
Visitors will have a chance to see authentically-costumed Union troops posted as sentries along Hillsborough Road and view [...]
Civil War Navy reenactors from the Carolina Living History Guild will demonstrate nautical skills and talk about weapons of the period on Saturday, June 27, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
The Carolina Living History Guild participates in various living history activities and showcases the history of the United [...]
FOUR OAKS—Discover how Civil War soldiers lived in camp and what role the enlisted man played in battle during Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s annual summer living history program, Saturday, June 6, in Four Oaks. The event is free and open to the public.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., period-costumed living historians will show [...]
FOUR OAKS—Discover how Civil War soldiers lived in camp and what role the enlisted man played in battle during Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site’s annual summer living history program, scheduled for Saturday, May 16.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., period-costumed living historians will show how soldiers in this divisive war made meals, maintained their weapons [...]
February 26, 2009 – 2:29 pm
ROANOKE ISLAND—The 147th anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island will be recalled Saturday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 1 through living history presentations featuring 60 Union and Confederate reenactors in colorful period dress. Each day, visitors to Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo will have a chance to see and experience artillery and musket [...]
February 9, 2009 – 3:16 pm
(WINNABOW)—The sights, sounds and smells of life in a Civil War fort will take center stage at Brunswick Town/Ft. Anderson State Historic Site in Winnabow during the 144th anniversary commemoration of the fall of Ft. Anderson, taking place Saturday, Feb.14, through Sunday, Feb. 15. The Confederate Navy played a key role in defending the fort [...]