Delavan announces Civil War battle re-enactment schedule

June 30 & July 1

[June 15, 2012]  DELAVAN -- It will be a weekend of historical interest when Delavan stages its inaugural Little Crane Creek Civil War re-enactment battle on Saturday, June 30, and Sunday, July 1. The drama will unfold at Lake Park on First Street, where both Union and Rebel soldiers will be camped out for the weekend.

In addition to the scheduled battles, the weekend will provide a look into the life of a Civil War soldier in the 1860s. It's an opportunity for people to turn the clock back, walk among the soldiers and talk to them about their lives. Saturday entertainment features a parade at 10 a.m. with President and Mrs. Lincoln, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and re-enactors from across the country.

Currently, Union units planning to attend are the 11th Volunteer Cavalry; 35th Illinois Volunteer Infantry; Corn Fed Comrades; 2nd Illinois Light Artillery, Battery G; Chicago Light Artillery; the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band; and the 108th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, medical attachment. Representing the Confederacy will be the 1st Louisiana Infantry; 8th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry; Scott's Battery; Douglas Battery, 1st Texas Light Artillery; and Battery L, 1st Texas Light Artillery. There will also be units that will send individual soldiers and not the entire unit.

Other featured events are "Songs of the Civil War," by Bob Welch, and Brett Hall with woodworking and Civil War stories.

A food stand offering sandwiches and cold drinks will open at 10 a.m. each day.

All the weekend events are free and open to the public.

The following is the current schedule for the weekend:

Saturday, June 30

• 10 a.m. -- President and Mrs. Lincoln, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, and Civil War re-enactors parade through Lake Park.

• 10:20 a.m. -- Drill and artillery demonstrations on battlefield 1

• 11 a.m. -- Ladies fashion show in the pavilion
  Children's costume show
  Drill and artillery demonstrations on battlefield 2

• Noon -- President and Mrs. Lincoln pose for pictures

• 12:30 p.m. -- "Songs of the Civil War," performed by Bob Welch in the pavilion

• 1 p.m. -- Woodworking and Civil War stories by Brett Hall

• 3 p.m. -- Inaugural battle of Little Crane Creek
  Medical demonstrations immediately following battle

• 5 p.m. -- Camps close to public

• 7-10 p.m. -- The 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band will perform at period dance in the pavilion.

• 9 p.m. -- Cannon night fire

Sunday, July 1

• 9 a.m. -- Camps open to public in Lake Park

• 9:30 a.m. -- Church service at bandstand

• 10 a.m. -- Artillery, cavalry and infantry drills and demonstrations

• 11:30 a.m. -- Ladies fashion show in the pavilion

• 12:30 p.m. -- "Songs of the Civil War," performed by Bob Welch in the pavilion

• 1 p.m. -- Woodworking and Civil War stories by Brett Hall

• 2 p.m. -- Battle re-enactment
  Medical demonstrations immediately following battle

• 3 p.m. -- Conclusion of events

For more detailed information on the inaugural Little Crane Creek Civil War battle re-enactment, visit www.battledelavan.com.

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