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Massena Civil War reenactment set for July 29, with music, historical displays and mock battles

Posted 7/26/17

MASSENA -- Yanks and Johnny Rebs will be at it again during the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Civil War Reenactment Weekend at Robert Moses State Park, Massena on Saturday and Sunday …

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Massena Civil War reenactment set for July 29, with music, historical displays and mock battles

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MASSENA -- Yanks and Johnny Rebs will be at it again during the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s Civil War Reenactment Weekend at Robert Moses State Park, Massena on Saturday and Sunday July 29-30.

Union and Confederate re-enactors will stage mock battles, perform military drills, talk about camp life, and demonstrate cooking, spinning, ladies’ aid, cannon firing, and medical practices.

There will also be a children's muster, a court martial, historical displays, and period music.

Military and civilian reenactors from New York, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Ontario and Quebec, Canada are expected to attend, as well as sutlers, vendors of period goods and clothing.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association presents the weekend, which is hosted by the Alexander’s Battery reenactment unit.

Historical musician Linda Russell will perform a concert for the public during the 16th Civil War Weekend at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, and at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 30, at the reenactment site at Robert Moses State Park in Massena.

Admission is $4 per person per day, with a maximum charge of $16 per vehicle; veterans and children 6 and under enter free.

For more information, call SLCHA at 315-386-8133, e-mail info@slcha.org, or visit the website at www.slcha.org

The military camps are open to the public from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sunday. Mock battles will be at 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Closing ceremonies will follow the Sunday battle. The Marine Corps League, St. Lawrence County Detachment 408 provides a food concession both days.

The event is sponsored by SeaComm Federal Credit Union. Music at the re-enactment is sponsored by Niles Asset Management Inc.