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More than 100 re-enactors from Northeast, Canada portrayed Union and Confederate troops at Civil War event in Massena

Posted 8/6/12

MASSENA -- Approximately 100 reenactors came from New York, Vermont, Ohio, Ontario and Quebec portraying Union and Confederate troops participated in the 11th annual Civil War reenactment at Robert …

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More than 100 re-enactors from Northeast, Canada portrayed Union and Confederate troops at Civil War event in Massena

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MASSENA -- Approximately 100 reenactors came from New York, Vermont, Ohio, Ontario and Quebec portraying Union and Confederate troops participated in the 11th annual Civil War reenactment at Robert Moses State Park July 28-29.

The reenactment weekend is part of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association’s commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which began in 1861.

More than 540 people attended the reenactment over a two day period.

Union troops, including drummers, are pictured.

The Civil War weekend was sponsored by SeaComm Federal Credit Union, along with Gene and Connie Barto, Niles Asset Management, Stewart’s Shops, and Gouverneur VFW Post 6338.

Next year’s Civil War Reenactment Weekend will be held the last weekend of July 2013.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.

The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is a membership organization open to anyone interested in St. Lawrence County history. For more information, or to become a member, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org