 Place:
St. Joseph Nature Center & Terribles Casino
property,
*From I-229 Hwy,
take Highland Ave exit. Turn west towards
Terribles Frontier Casino and Remington Nature Center.
Directional signage at Highland and McArthur Drive.
Map Here
Date: Friday, April
17-19, 2009
Highlights: * Main
Battle - Saturday, April 18
at 2 PM - Union Wins * Dance
in Period Clothing
Saturday, April 18 at 7 PM
* Main
Battle - Sunday, April 19
at 1:30 PM
-
Confederates Win
Click
Here
for Schedule of
Events
Available
Click
Here
to download the "St. Joseph Days of Civil War"
poster.
Event Details: St. Joseph, Days of Civil War is a combination Civil War
battle reenactment and Living History event. Both union and confederate
camps are open to the public free from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday
April 18th and Sunday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 19th.
The Civil War battle reenactment will take place at 2:00 pm on the 18th
and 1:30 pm on the 19th. Over 300 hundred civil war re-enactors are
expected. Units include cavalry, artillery and infantry.
There
will be demonstrations from several vendors as well as civil war era
items for sale. This includes children's games from that period. Fun
and action for the entire family.
The union troop’s encampment will be in the old fort behind the Nature
Center near Terribles Casino. The confederate forces will be encamped adjacent
to the battlefield next to Terribles. The vendors will be set up in
tents at the grassy field in front of Terribles Casino.
Plenty of
parking is available
and Handicap accessible accommodations will be provided.
Synopsis:
Saturday, Union supply train leaves Ft. Smith in St.
Joseph, heading north along the Missouri River.
Confederate troops attack the supply train. Union forces
repel the attack.
Sunday, Confederates attack again and take control of
the supply train.
For more info: Please call 816-261-0704
or email
jimconlon@kq2.com.
CLICK
HERE to open the Registration Form.
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