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Civil War Reenactment
Saturday & Sunday, July 14-15, 10 a.m - 5 p.m.
Shiloh. Seven Pines. Harper’s Ferry. Antietam.
All battles that captured the headlines 50 years ago this year as the Civil War entered its second year of what would turn out to be the bloodiest conflict in this country’s history. Combat was more intense, while civilians were uncertain about what the future would hold.
This is the setting for the Civil War Re-enactment July 14-15 at Genesee Country village & Museum. With nearly 1,000 participants, it is one of the largest Civil War Sesquicentennial events in the Northeast.
Each day sees two battles, one in the historic village at noon and another, featuring cavalry and live cannon fire, in an open battlefield at 2 p.m. Townsfolk occupying the village will offer musical concerts, specialty shopping and vignettes depicting civilian life during the war.
Meanwhile, the historic village takes on the guise of a border town, with civilians busy with trying to maintain a normal life, while dealing with the wartime shortages, mixing school lessons and farm duties with rallies, sewing for soldiers, caring for the wounded and dealing with solders encamped around their homes.
