Experience history firsthand at the CSS Neuse Civil War Museum during the second annual “Sailors in the Summer: Ironclads and Naval Living History” program. The event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and will showcase the lives of sailors during the Civil War.
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On Saturday, June 21, the sound of cannons will once again ring out at Fort Fisher State Historic Site. After a construction project caused a two-year hiatus, the site’s annual summer artillery program returns with a bang. Fort Fisher is administered by the N.C.
A free, family-friendly living-history event at Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will bring the Civil War era to life.
On Saturday, April 19, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site will host an 18th century-inspired Easter Litany sunrise service in the ruins of St. Philips Church. Doors will open at 6:15 a.m. and the period Anglican service will begin at 6:45 a.m.
Bennett Place State Historic Site will commemorate the 160th anniversary of its Civil War surrender with two public programs on April 25-26.
Experience history come alive at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site 160th anniversary program March 15-16. Thousands of living historians from across the country will descend on Bentonville Battlefield for one of the nation’s largest battle reenactments.
Join us in celebrating with the dedicated staff of the CSS Neuse Museum, devoted volunteers, and Friends of the CSS Neuse Museum board members as we commemorate ten years of promoting local history.
WHAT: Bentonville Battlefield 160th Reenactment Media Day
WHEN: Thursday, March 13, 10-11:30 a.m.
On Saturday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., Bennett Place State Historic Site will host a free lecture with local historian Ernest Dollar entitled “Jublio: Moments of Freedom, 1865.”