FRIDAY -
MAY 18
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7:00 p.m.
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Nineteenth Century Black
History Lecture
(New River Community College Auditorium)
“1862 THROUGH THE EYES OF BLACK
LEADERS OF THE DAY”
The public is invited to hear a presentation by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany who were contemporaries and colleagues in the publication of the black newspaper, North Star. Hear about their respective and collective roles during the Civil War.
[Reception to follow where the public can meet and chat with presenters]
(This presentation will be filmed by the Media Services Department of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.)
Dr. J. Holmes Armstead, Jr. returns for a
First Person impression of Martin Delany
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8:00 p.m.
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[Military Officers Meeting – Not open to the
Public]
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SATURDAY
- MAY 19
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9:00 a.m.
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Camps open to the public.
(Church Street & Lee Street)
Welcome from BLHC
Project Director and Mayor John Manchester
[Military Officers Meeting]
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10:00 a.m.
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Battalion dress parade
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10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Historic Carriage Rides
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11:00 a.m.
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Living History Presentation
(New River Community College Auditorium)
“1862 THROUGH THE EYES OF THE
GENERALS”
Various generals who would later become
famous in the history books, tell in their own words what the United States
was like in 1862 – the political climate, their decision to either stay
with the Union or to fight for the South
and their involvement in the War in 1862.
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1:00 p.m.
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"The Misunderstood 'Stonewall' Jackson"
(New River Community College Auditorium)
Steven Cassle returns to Lewisburg as Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Mr. Cassle has portrayed Gen. Jackson since 1998. His depiction of General Jackson is considered to be one of the most authentic and educational presentations currently offered in the United States.
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2:00 p.m.
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Ladies Tea at the
General Lewis Inn. -- period attire is encouraged, but not required.
(Sorry! No transportation is available for the ladies this year from camp to the Inn)
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3:00 p.m.
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker - The Original New Woman of the Civil War.
(New River Community College Auditorium)
West Virginia?s own Debra Conner of Parkersburg, WV, will portray Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only woman to serve as a Union Army physician and the only woman to ever receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. Join us to learn more about Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and her role in Civil War medicine
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4:00 p.m.
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Skirmish on Church
Street
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7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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[Dinner – Reenactors/Living Historians]
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8:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Ghost Tours
Assemble in front of the college steps
The 8 PM & 9 PM Tours are different tours.
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8:00 and 8:30 p.m.
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Ladies of the Evening
Back by popular demand, the ?Ladies? will make their first evening appearance at 8:00 PM at the Irish Pub in downtown Lewisburg. Officers get out your chocolate gold coins! The ladies will arrive in camp at 8:30 PM.
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Dusk
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Night Military Tactical
& Night Surgery
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SUNDAY - MAY 20
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9:00 a.m.
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Camps open to the public.
(Church Street & Lee Street)
[Military Officers Meeting]
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10:00 a.m.
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Camp Church Services (Public invited to
attend)
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11:00 a.m.
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Battalion dress parade
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2:00 p.m.
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Battle of Lewisburg
(Washington Street)
After the battle the wounded will be taken
by a period ambulance back to the medical tent where there will be
demonstrations of bandaging, operations and general care of the wounded.
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