Join us on Saturday November 5 and Sunday November 6, 2022 as Andersonville National Historic Site presents our annual Civil War Weekend!
Kids can drill like Civil War soldiers, practice budding archeological skills at our “dig site” and discover more about the Civil War period at Andersonville by participating in our Junior Ranger program. Living historians will be portraying Father Whelan, the women of Andersonville, Confederate guards, and Union prisoners, all to help the history of Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville Prison, come to life. Cannon firing demonstrations will take place at 10:30am and 1:30pm on Saturday and at 10:00am and 3:00pm on Sunday. Musket firing demonstrations will be at 12:00pm and 3:00pm on Saturday and 11:30am on Sunday.
At 3:30 pm on Saturday and at 1:00pm on Sunday, join our guest speaker Stephen Hoy, author of Camp Oglethorpe: Macon's Unknown Civil War Prisoner of War Camp, 1862-1864 in the National Prisoner of War Museum theater. Mr. Hoy will also be available to sign copies of his book.
Entrance into the park and all activities are free. For more information or to find out how you can become a living history volunteer, call 229-924-0343.
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