• What did soldiers do to pass the time between battle campaigns?
• How heavy was the clothing and supplies they carried?
• How did you load a percussion cap musket?
• How did the conflict impact civilian life?

Find out these answers and more when you visit our Living History Encampments!

Most weekends*, April through November, the American Civil War Museum hosts complimentary Living History Encampments. Visitors are welcomed to actively learn by strolling through the camp, viewing drills and demonstrations, and engaging in conversation with historians.

*Featured participants & programs will vary and represent different aspects of life. Programming is dictated by the contracted living history unit.

Upcoming Living History Events

1st MD BN. CO. A & B, CSA
Saturday, May 17, 2008 to Sunday, May 18, 2008

55th VIRGINIA INF.
Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Monday, May 26, 2008

3rd PA Cavalry, Co. I
Saturday, May 31, 2008 to Sunday, June 01, 2008

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, June 07, 2008 to Sunday, June 08, 2008

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, June 14, 2008 to Sunday, June 15, 2008

Co. G - 16th PVI
Saturday, June 21, 2008 to Sunday, June 22, 2008

1st Maryland Cavalry
Saturday, June 28, 2008 to Sunday, June 29, 2008

CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Friday, July 04, 2008 to Sunday, July 06, 2008

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, July 12, 2008 to Sunday, July 13, 2008

3rd PA Cavalry, Co. I
Saturday, July 19, 2008 to Sunday, July 20, 2008

47th Virginia
Saturday, July 26, 2008 to Sunday, July 27, 2008

42nd Mississippi
Saturday, August 02, 2008 to Sunday, August 03, 2008

98th PVI - General Meade Society
Saturday, August 09, 2008 to Sunday, August 10, 2008

2nd South Carolina
Saturday, August 16, 2008 to Sunday, August 17, 2008

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, August 30, 2008 to Monday, September 01, 2008

3rd PA Cavalry, Co. I
Saturday, September 06, 2008 to Sunday, September 07, 2008

55th VIRGINIA INF.
Saturday, September 13, 2008 to Sunday, September 14, 2008

87th PA VOL. CO. C-“VINCENT’S BRIGADE”
Saturday, September 20, 2008 to Sunday, September 21, 2008

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, September 27, 2008 to Sunday, September 28, 2008

2nd South Carolina
Saturday, October 04, 2008 to Sunday, October 05, 2008

55th VIRGINIA INF.
Saturday, October 25, 2008 to Sunday, October 26, 2008

15th Alabama - Co. H
Saturday, November 08, 2008 to Sunday, November 09, 2008

CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Saturday, November 22, 2008 to Sunday, November 23, 2008