Lancaster PA Civil War Encampment
September fifteenth turned out to a beautiful pre-autumn day for the recreation of a Civil War Encampment on the grounds of the Lancaster County Historical Society, at the corner of North President and Marietta Avenue.
The pungent smell of campfires burning permeated the cool morning air.
The "Mayor" was in attendance in full top hat and tails!
A military drill practice included a musket firing demonstration.
The Lancaster Civil War Round Table was in attendance. They meet on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm (except December) at the Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Rd. in Lititz. Meetings are free and open to the public. Donations to defray the cost of speakers (authors, historians, battlefield guides) are appreciated, but not required.
A lively fife rendition of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" reverberated through the field!
This young lady insisted that I wait until she put away her camera so that my shot wouldn't be historically inconsistent. (Unfortunately a car on Marietta Avenue sneaked into the photo anyway!)
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Brian - My wife convinced me to take a three day, two night trip to Lancaster last month. We stayed at a bed and breakfast. The bed was hard and the breakfast was nothing like the waffle house.
Loved the area. We drove roads and shared space with buggy people. We visited farms and shops and small towns in and around Lancaster. Finished the trip with a meal with an Amish family. We plan on coming back. Thanks for your blog on the area. I will add it to my list of must reads.
Great post , Brian !
The mayor looks very stern.
I'm forwarding this to my Dad as the Civil War is something he has always been very interested in. He's collected many books on the subject over the years and they're now on my bookshelves (when he and my Stepmother were married a few years back they amalgamated belongings into one household so he gave up many of his possessions..part of those were many of his books).
I really enjoyed seeing all of these pictures ...
Jo
John, I'm glad you enjoyed the Lancaster County countryside!
Jo, actually the mayor was very friendly! Too bad your father had to give up his Civil War books.
Thanks, Derrick. Because it was interactive, it was easy to get into the spirit of the event.
Brian, I did think the mayor was friendly underneath it all...he just looked stern in his pic..or maybe 'serious' is a better word.
My Father didn't have to give up his books....I think he just decided there were many things he didn't want to take with him. He kept all of his railroad books and his other favourites. Perhaps he even kept one or two of his Civil War books; I'm not sure.
At Father's Day this year I gave him a 5 DVD set of the Civil War series that was aired on the history station on television a few years back. He seemed quite pleased.
Jo
It looks like a fun day! Thanks for sharing the photos.