News Release

Civil War Weekend at Andersonville National Historic Site

Cannon firing demonstration at Andersonville living history weekend

NPS/ANDE

News Release Date: October 21, 2022

Contact: Susie Sernaker, 229-924-0343 x115

Civil War Weekend at Andersonville National Historic Site
Saturday, November 5 from 10:00am to 4:00pm and Sunday, November 6 from 10:00am to 3:00pm

ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia – Join us on Saturday November 5 and Sunday November 6, 2022 as Andersonville National Historic Site presents our annual Civil War Weekend!

Kids can drill like Civil War soldiers, practice budding archeological skills at our “dig site” and discover more about the Civil War period at Andersonville by participating in our Junior Ranger program. Living historians will be portraying Father Whelan, the women of Andersonville, Confederate guards, and Union prisoners, all to help the history of Camp Sumter, better known as Andersonville Prison, come to life. Cannon firing demonstrations will take place at 10:30am and 1:30pm on Saturday and at 10:00am and 3:00pm on Sunday. Musket firing demonstrations will be at 12:00pm and 3:00pm on Saturday and 11:30am on Sunday.

At 3:30 pm on Saturday and at 1:00pm on Sunday, join our guest speaker Stephen Hoy, author of Camp Oglethorpe: Macon's Unknown Civil War Prisoner of War Camp, 1862-1864 in the National Prisoner of War Museum theater. Mr. Hoy will also be available to sign copies of his book.

Entrance into the park and all activities are free. For more information or to find out how you can become a living history volunteer, call 229-924-0343.

Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway 49. The national park features the National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Cemetery, and the site of the historic Camp Sumter Civil War prison. ­Andersonville National Historic Site is the only unit of the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Admission to the park is free. For more information about the park call 229 924-0343, visit our website, or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.www.nps.govAbout the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 419 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

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About the National Park Service. More than 20,000 National Park Service employees care for America's 419 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.nps.gov, and on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.