[ September 7, 2012 to September 9, 2012. ] The annual Civil War at the Fort will take place at Ambassador Park in Fort Recovery, Ohio. There will be living history and reenactments that have skirmishing and battles on all three days. (Friday is a school day.) Come enjoy live artillery demonstrations, night fire, a military ball, parlor games, and a ladies’ tea. Hay, [...]
[ September 9, 2012; 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. ] On Sunday September 9, the Cincinnati Park Board will host the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Black Brigade of Cincinnati. The main ceremony is scheduled to take place at 5:30 at the Black Brigade Monument in Smale Riverfront Park, but the entire day will be filled with exciting events and activities that the [...]
[ September 15, 2012; 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] On September 15, 2012, to commemorate the life of its original owner, The Castle will host “Colonel Melvin Clarke Day.” Civil War displays will be available on the Castle grounds as well as throughout the house. At 2pm, Sons of Union Veterans Past Camp Commander Marvin Miracle will present “West Virginia in the Civil War,” [...]
[ September 15, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. October 6, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. October 20, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. November 3, 2012; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Making Sense of the American Civil War: Reading and Discussion Series organized by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. This 4-part series will be led by Dr. Mark Grimsley, award-winning American military historian, author, and professor of history at OSU. At Westerville Public Library, 2-4 p.m. Saturdays Sept. 15, Oct. [...]
[ September 18, 2012; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Join the Wayne County Civil War Roundtable for their September Program, “Margaret Junkin Preston, Poetess of the Confederacy.” The inspiring life of a Northern woman married to a Southern man, Margaret Junkin Preston shared the sufferings and passions of the South. Her book, <em>Beechenbrook: A Rhyme of the War</em>, was beloved throughout the South as [...]