6:30 p.m. -NPS Ranger program -1862 Valley Campaign in a Box
7:30 p.m. -Torchlight Tour “The Eve of Battle: June 8, 1862"
Saturday, June 10th
9:00 a.m. - Event begins on the “Green" in Port Republic
* On-going “living history"
* On-going “kids’ activities"
* Port Republic Museum open
9:30 a.m. - Tour of the Battle of Cross Keys -meet at the Ruritan (Union Church) on Battlefield
Road -Ranger -lead tour
(Following programs take place on the “Green" in Port Republic)
10:00 a.m. - NPS Ranger program -1862 Valley Campaign in a Box
11:00 a.m. - Living History program and drilling demonstration
1:00 p.m. - Living History program and drilling demonstration
2:00 p.m. - Tour of the Battle of Port Republic-meet at the “Green" -Ranger-lead tour
2:30 p.m. - NPS Ranger program -1862 Valley Campaign in a Box
3:15 p.m. - Living History program and drilling demonstration
5:00 p.m. -Event ends
For program locations, questions or for further information, call: (540) 869-3051.
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park offers a wide variety of ranger-conducted programs, which tell the park’s many stories related to the rich cultural history of the Shenandoah Valley and the American Civil War. These programs are offered regularly. Check the park website (www.nps.gov/cebe) or call (540) 869-3051 for a current schedule.
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About Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove commemorates a nationally significant Civil War landscape and antebellum plantation by sharing the story of Shenandoah Valley history from early settlement through the Civil War and beyond. The park is also located within, and is a “focal point" of, the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District, a National Heritage Area.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
