STE. GENEVIEVE CIVIL WAR CAMP

Updated at June 30, 2010 16:19

The Lt. Col. J. Felix St. James Camp #326 and Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War are sponsoring the Civil War Living History and reenactment of August 15, 1861 Civil War event in Ste. Genevieve, MO. The encampment will be located at the Moses Austin Park in Ste. Genevieve, MO, July 10th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and July 11 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. There will be over sixty reenactors giving demonstrations and answering questions about camp life during the Civil War. Participating Union Regiments include: 1st Missouri Hospital Brigade, 5th Missouri Calvarly, 17th Missouri Infantry and the Cape Girardeau Artillery. Participating Confederate Regiments include the 2nd Missouri Light Artillery and 9th Missouri Sharpshooter Battalion. Saturday’s events will include a reenactment of the bank robbery of the Merchant’s Bank at 1:00 pm. Both days will include a Ladies Fashion Show. For more information, please contact Gary Scheel by email somehwere1@sbcglobal.net. More information may also be found at www.suvcw326.org.

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