David Davis Mansion hosts Civil War Days July 20-21
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[July 13, 2013]
BLOOMINGTON -- The David Davis
Mansion will present Civil War Days on July 20 and 21, offering
hands-on craft demonstrations, battle re-enactments, music and
activities for the whole family.
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Period music by the 33rd Illinois Volunteer Regiment Band,
appearances by prominent Civil War figures, battle re-enactments
with cannon fire and several other presentations will commemorate
the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and other battles fought
in the summer of 1863. The events are in conjunction with
Lincoln's Festival, a citywide celebration of Lincoln, and the
observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.
The event is free and open to the public, but the mansion
welcomes donations. The suggested donation at the gate is $4 per
adult, $2 per child or $10 per family.
Several activities will be focused around the transformation of
the medical field during the Civil War, including surgical technique
demonstrations, a military encampment re-enactment and other
exhibits with interest in weapons and medicine of the era.
A demonstration of parade drilling, carriage rides, a Military
Ball, rope making, root beer making and more will be part of the
all-day event on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Similar activities
are planned for Sunday.
For more information and a
schedule for
the weekend, visit
www.daviddavismansion.org.
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Picnic-style food will be available for purchase, and vendors
will be open to sell Civil War-era goods.
A special project will encourage visitors to write messages of
support to tuck into a small pocket on the back of embroidered flags
stitched together at the event. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will
send them to McLean Country troops stationed overseas.
The David Davis Mansion State Historic Site, administered by the
Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, was built for Judge David Davis and his
wife, Sarah. Davis was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by his
grateful friend, Abraham Lincoln, and had this lavish Victorian
mansion built in 1872.
The
David Davis Mansion, at
1000 Monroe Drive in Bloomington, is open Wednesday through Sunday
for free public tours.
[Text from file received from the
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency] |