Civil War ’08 Program Schedule

Saturday, May 17th

9:00 Ranch Store Opens
11:00 Event opens, Military - Civilian camps open
11:00 California Militia and Civil War Gaming, goes all day – across from Ranch Store
11:00 Food Booths open
11:00 Make a Civil War quilt pattern, Sons of the Union tent all day
11:00 Field Hospital Demonstration – Confederate Camp
11:15 Mr. Lincoln Gettysburg Address and photo opportunity – Civilian Town
11:15 Underground Railroad Quilting Demonstration with the Sons of the Union – Sons of the Union Booth
11:15 Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman meet and greet – At quilting demonstration
11:30 All Camps closed
11:30 Coyote ContraBand - Main Street Stage
12:00 1st Battle – Battlefield
1:00 Camps open
1:00 Sanitary Fair (featuring the 3rd U.S. Artillery Brass Band) – Civilian Town
1:30 Education Feature: Gettysburg by Sacramento Civil War Round Table – Main Street Stage
2:00 Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth (sic) Ebony Verses – Main Street Stage
2:30 Join the Band with the Consolidated Drum Band – Main Street Stage
(bring the family and play instruments with the Consolidated Drum Band)
3:00 Memorial Service - Battlefield Stage
Boy Scouts flag presentation – Battlefield
3:30 Mourning Attire - Battlefield Stage
4:15 Horsedrawn Artillery Demonstration – Battlefield
4:30 Food vendors close, camps close and Ranch Store closes.
4:30 Mr. Lincoln Gettysburg Address – Battlefield Stage
5:00 2nd Battle – Battlefield
6:00 Event closed.

Sunday, May 18th

9:00 Event opens, Military - Civilian camps, Ranch Store opens.
9:00 Make a Civil War quilt pattern Sons of the Union tent all day
9:00 California Militia and Civil War Gaming, goes all day – across from Ranch Store
9:00 Consolidated Drum Band – Main Street Stage.
9:30 Mr. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address – Main Street Stage
10:00 Food vendors open, store opens
10:00 Church Service (Public Invited) – Civilian Town
10:15 Horsedrawn Artillery demonstration-Battlefield
10:30 Coyote ContraBand, Harriott Tubman, Sojourner Truth – Batttlefield Stage
10:30 All Camps Close
11:00 1st Battle – Battlefield
12:00 Civil War Fashions – Main Street Stage
12:30 Learn to dance the Virginia Reel - Civilian Town Rd.
1:00 Education Feature: Gettysburg by Sacramento Civil War Round Table – Main Street Stage
1:00 Field Hospital Demonstration – Union Camp
1:00 Join the Band with the Consolidated Drum Band – Battlefield Stage.
1:30 Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, Ebony Verses – Main Street Stage
2:00 2nd Battle – Battlefield – Camps closed
3:00 Event closed.
5:00 Ranch Store closes.
 

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