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DESCRIPTION:Get in the holiday spirit and learn how Christmas was observed 
 during the Civil War at Fort Ward Museum's annual Civil War Christmas in C
 amp program.
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023
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X-WR-CALDESC:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023
X-WR-CALNAME:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward on Dec 9\, 2023
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CATEGORIES:Family,Fort Ward Museum,Holiday Event,Living History,Museums
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 hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app
 s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=55722\n\nThe program features a
  Civil War-era Union Santa Claus\, based on an 1863 cover of Harper's Week
 ly by artist Thomas Nast\, who will interact with the public\, welcome chi
 ldren to the reconstructed Officers' Hut\, and visit soldiers in camp.  Re
 enactors will interpret army life in winter camps that are decorated for t
 he season\, and celebrate by opening Christmas boxes from home\, singing c
 arols of the period around the campfire\, and preparing holiday meals.  Th
 e Museum will be decorated with festive greenery and a Victorian parlor tr
 ee.  Children can make a holiday card or ornament.  A variety of Civil War
  books and "stocking stuffers" are available in the Museum shop.\n\nLocati
 on: Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.\nAudience: Anyone may attend\n
 Tags: Family\, Fort Ward Museum\, Holiday Event\, Living History\, Museums
 \n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Cal
 endar/iCal.aspx?id=1&si=55722
DTEND:20231209T210000Z
DTSTAMP:20231108T155704Z
DTSTART:20231209T170000Z
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LOCATION:Fort Ward Museum\, 4301 W. Braddock Rd.
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SUMMARY:Christmas in Camp at Fort Ward
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