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Civil War Weekend
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A variety of performances, activities, and presentations will be offered throughout the day to engage and entertain visitors as they learn about military and civilian aspects of Civil War life.
Civil War reenactors from the Turner Brigade, 8th MO Infantry, and Co. G 17th MO Infantry will set up camps with displays and demonstrations. Historic weapons demonstrations and women's Civil War clothing presentations will be held periodically throughout the day.
Members of the Julia Dent Tent and Grant Camp will provide information about their organizations and how to research your Civil War ancestors.
“Professor Farquar & Miss Polecat Annie” will provide toe-tapping tunes, lyrical laments, and witty ditties from the 1800s performed on guitar, banjo, and unique percussive instruments. They have enchanted audiences of all ages at more than 1,000 venues across the United States.
On Saturday at 11 am actor Gregory Carr will present Brethren: The Story of USCT Troops at Benton Barracks. The presentation chronicles the tragedies and the triumphs of formerly enslaved Black men and free Black men in the city of St. Louis who became a part of the famed 62nd, 65th, 67th, and 68th United States Colored Troops.
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