BEGIN:VCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:The annual living history event features military and civilian reenactors in camp settings in and around the historic fort. The progra m includes camp life activities\, infantry and artillery drills and firin g demonstrations\, equipment displays\, and civilian impressions. METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN SUMMARY:Civil War Camp Day on Sep 28\, 2024 VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:Civil War Camp Day on Sep 28\, 2024 X-WR-CALNAME:Civil War Camp Day on Sep 28\, 2024 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Family CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Museum CATEGORIES:Fort Ward Park CATEGORIES:Museums DESCRIPTION:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calend ar/Detail.aspx?si=57766\n\nThe annual living history event features milit ary and civilian reenactors in camp settings in and around the historic f ort. The program includes camp life activities\, infantry and artillery drills and firing demonstrations\, equipment displays\, and civilian impr essions. \n\nAmong the living history units participating are the 28th M assachusetts Volunteer Infantry\, Co. B\, the 3rd U.S. Regular Infantry\, Co. K\, and the 1st U.S. Artillery\, Co. D. Special interpretations incl ude a U.S. Army Quartermaster tent\, a Union company surgeon\, a Northern schoolmarm who interprets 19th-century education and pastimes for childr en\, and a soldier in the reconstructed Officers' Hut portraying the dail y routine and living quarters of an officer in the Defenses of Washington . At 3 p.m.\, the 8th Green Machine Regiment Band will perform a concert of Civil War music on the Museum lawn. This historical brass ensemble\, sponsored by George Mason University\, presents music of the 19th century on authentic period instruments. \n\nFort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts that comprised the Civil War Defenses of Washington. \n\n The event is from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Suggested donation $2 / $5 for familie s.\n\nLocation: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward Park\, Museums\n \nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cale ndar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=57766 DTEND:20240928T200000Z DTSTAMP:20240808T150645Z DTSTART:20240928T140000Z GEO:38.829553;-77.101740 LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd. SEQUENCE:4 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Civil War Camp Day TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:f4bca7f6-7bec-46b7-a978-086b12e801a7 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To verify info please see https://apps.alexandri ava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=57766
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The annual living history event features military and civilian reenactors in camp settings in and around the historic fort. The program includes camp life activiti es\, infantry and artillery drills and firing demonstrations\, equipment displays\, and civilian impressions. \n
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Among the living hi story units participating are the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry\, Co. B\, the 3rd U.S. Regular Infantry\, Co. K\, and the 1st U.S. Artille ry\, Co. D. Special interpretations include a U.S. Army Quartermaster ten t\, a Union company surgeon\, a Northern schoolmarm who interprets 19th-c entury education and pastimes for children\, and a soldier in the reconst ructed Officers? Hut portraying the daily routine and living quarters of an officer in the Defenses of Washington. At 3 p.m.\, the 8th Green Machi ne Regiment Band will perform a concert of Civil War music on the Museum lawn. This historical brass ensemble\, sponsored by George Mason Univers ity\, presents music of the 19th century on authentic period instruments. \n
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Fort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts that comprised the Civil War Defenses of Washington. \n
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The event is from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Suggested donation $2 / $5 for families.\n
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Location: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\n
Audienc e: Anyone may attend\n
Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Fort Ward P ark\, Museums\n
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