SAVANNAH, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument will honor our nation’s veterans with a special living history weekend November 9th and 10th. Living historians from the 48th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment will recreate many aspects of daily life inside the Civil War-era post. A variety of programs will be offered giving visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of the American Civil War.
The 48th New York Infantry was stationed at Fort Pulaski from June 1862 through June 1863. During their year-long stay, the unit remained vigilant, always prepared for a Confederate counter attack, an attack that never materialized. Their stay was documented in a series of early photographs that are displayed in exhibits throughout the park.
Saturday, November 9, 2019 - Program Schedule
9:00 Colors
9:30 Squad Drill
10:30 Music at Fort Pulaski
11:00 Civil War Soldier & Firing Demo
11:30 Cannon Demo
1:00 Squad Drill
1:30 Music at Fort Pulaski
2:30 Civil War Soldier & Firing Demo
3:00 Cannon Demo
3:30 48th NY & Fort Pulaski
4:15 Veterans Day Tribute
• Civil War Armament Display throughout the day inside the fort.
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019 - Program Schedule
9:30 48th NY & Fort Pulaski
10:00 Church Call
10:30 Baseball
11:30 Fort Tour
12:40 Squad Formation/ Veterans Day Salute/ Garrison Parade Out
3:00 Fort Tour
• Civil War Armament Display throughout the day inside the fort.
To commemorate Veterans Day, the National Park Service will waive all entrance fees for Veterans Day! Savannah’s national park - Fort Pulaski National Monument - will be free to visit Monday, November 11th. Throughout the day, we invite you to honor those who served by adding your own veteran to our field of flowers.
Active duty service men and women - Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and activated National Guard and Reserves - can obtain a free annual pass waiving entrance fees to all 401 national parks. Active duty military personnel and dependents with proper identification (CAC Card or DD Form 1173) can obtain the military version of the America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass which permits free entrance to sites managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Army Corps. The pass is also available at these locations.
For more information about this pass and others please visit:
http://www.nps.gov/fopu/planyourvisit/park-passes.htm
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on U.S. Highway 80, 15 miles east of Savannah. For more information, please visit the park website at www.nps.gov/FortPulaski or call (912) 786-5787. You can also follow the park on Instagram at www.instagram.com/FortPulaskiNPS, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/FortPulaskiNPS, or like the official Fort Pulaski National Monument Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FortPulaskiNPS.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
