2 Great Historical Events Civil War Spring Campaign and Chicken Charlies California Minstrels Chataqua

Civil War Reenactment and Antebellum Music

CIVIL WAR SPRING CAMPAIGN OR WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, DEPENDING ON WHAT PART OF THE COUNTRY YOU HALE, COMES AGAIN TO RILEYS FARM IN OAK GLEN. OVER 175 REENACTORS FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH WILL BE ENCAMPED AT FARMER RILEYS TO SKIRMISH, BATTLE, COOK, PAYROLL, MAIL CALL, HOSPITAL, SUTLE, DRILL, MARCH, CAMP, AND PASS HISTORY ON JUNE 9 AND 10. YOULL SMELL THE SMOKE AND FEEL THE CANON VIBRATION OF SHILOH, FREDERICKSBURG, AND CHICAMAUGA AS IF YOU WERE EXPERIENCING ANTEBELLUM VIRGINIA AS IT HAPPENED. NURSES, POLITICIANS, SUTLERS, LAUNDRESSES, VIVANDIERS, WET PLATE PHOTOGRAPHERS AND OTHER ASSORTED CIVILIANS WILL ALSO PLY THEIR TRADES AND GIVE THEIR TWO BITS ON THIS WAR OF WARS.THE FARM WILL OPEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 10:00AM AND CLOSE AT 5:00PM. THE COST IS $5/ADULT AND $3/CHILD 12 AND UNDER, THERE WILL BE PERIOD REFRESHMENTS AND FOOD AS WELL AS VARIOUS FARM ACTIVITIES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SCOTT RILEY AT THE ABOVE.

CHICKEN CHARLIES CALIFORNIA MINSTRELS CHATAQUA
THE MUSIC OF THE ANTEBELLUM ERA AND THE WAR WILL BE RE-CREATED BY MR. CHARLIES MINSTRELS AS THEY PERFORM SKITS AND SONGS FROM THE ERA. BANJO, GUITAR, MANDOLIN, HARP, FIDDLE AS WELL AS VERSE AND VOICE WILL MAKE YOU PINCH YOURSELF TO SEE IF YOU ARE NOT REALLY THERE. JUNE 8, 9, 10 AT 7:30 PM AT RILEYS FARM, $7/ADULT, $4/CHILD, CALL SCOTT RILEY FOR MORE INFORMATION.