100 Brinkerhoff Avenue, Mansfield, Ohio

Saturday, June 14th & Sunday, June 15th

From 10:00 am until 4:00 pm

Admission and Parking is Free | FOOD TRUCK ON SITE

Visitors can meet authentically clad and equipped military and civilian reenactors who will discuss the everyday lives of Civil War soldiers and the roles civilians played in supporting them.

Feel the thunder of artillery and hear accounts from civilians in the 1860s and take a stroll through the military camps. Have your picture taken using authentic Wet Plate Collodion Tintype process for purchase. Join us for a Ladies Tea in the fashion of the Civil War era. Take a candlelight tour of the camps Saturday evening.

Event Schedule

Saturday, June 14, 2025 | 10 AM to 4 PM

  • 10:00 AM – Opening Cannon Fire – Camp Opens
  • 10:15–10:45 AM – Private Rex Maggert: “The Day in a Private’s Life”
  • 11:00–11:30 AM – Michael Rhodes: “The Daguerreotype – The Soldier, The Tintype, the Historical Impact”
  • 12:00–12:30 PM – President and First Lady Jefferson & Varina Davis: “A Conversation with the Confederate First Family”
  • 1:00–2:00 PM – Reenactor Ladies Tea (Pavilion)
  • 2:00–2:30 PM – Skirmish
  • 2:30–3:00 PM – Diane Virostko: “The Civil War Songbird” – Solo presentation of Civil War music, patriotic hymns, and spiritual selections
  • 3:00–3:30 PM – John Spaziani: “Battle for Little Round Top – Day Two at Gettysburg”
  • 4:00 PM – Camp Closes

Evening Program

  • 8:30–9:30 PM – Candlelight Lantern Tours of Camps (Open to the Public)

Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 10 AM to 4 PM

  • 10:00 AM – Camp Opens – Church Service
  • 11:00–11:30 AM – Duncan Virostko: Quartermaster Responsibilities
  • 12:00–12:30 PM – Shelly Schoen: Women’s Roles During the Civil War
  • 1:00–1:30 PM – John King: “President Lincoln Goes to Washington – The Four Worst Years of His Life”
  • 2:00–2:30 PM – Skirmish
  • 2:30–3:00 PM – First Lady Mary Lincoln
  • 4:00 PM – Day Concludes

Ongoing Feature:

Rick Helwig – Cannon firing every hour at the 45-minute mark