1st
Annual Civil War Days
White
Hall, Illinois Reservoir
(Located
just east of White Hall off Hwy. 67)
May
7-8, 2005
Come
join us for a weekend that you will allow you to take home some memories from
White Hall, Illinois!
Take a
step back in time with us and our Civil War reenactors
that will not only come from throughout the great State of Illinois, but also
Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa, Arkansas, and quite possibly from
Nebraska. These reenactors
work very hard to portray the era, so please, come watch and let them know how
much we appreciate their hard work.
Reenactors/Sutlers: Contact Don M. or Christine A. Pence for
pre-registration forms @ (217) 374-9947.
Our
event will start off on Saturday morning with the park opening at 9:00
a.m. Admission prices are: $3.00 for
adults, $2.00 for children 3-10, and 2 and under free. The camps will be open and there will be
period games, activities, and military/period demonstrations throughout the
day, as well as “The Battle of Shiloh” at 2:00 p.m. Make sure you keep your eyes open for a
glimpse of “President and Mrs. Lincoln”.
There will be food vendors and sutlers open
from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our sutlers will be
traveling from Kentucky, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana. Please be sure to patronize them as
well. Why not stick around for a
wonderful dinner starting at 5:00 p.m.
The Saturday evening meal will be complimentary to reenactors
and sutlers, but the spectators may join us for a
reasonable price. Saturday’s last event
will consist of the Grand Ball beginning at 7:00 p.m. and commencing at 10:00
p.m.
Even if
you join us on Saturday, come back again on Sunday, where there will be much
more to offer. We will hold church
services from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Camps, sutlers and food vendors will open at
10:00 a.m. After church, we will hold a
memorial service for Edward L. Hager, White Hall’s own “Little Drummer Boy of
Shiloh” and the other local soldiers that were either wounded or killed in
action at the Battle of Shiloh. Our Sunday
battle will be held at 1:30 p.m. with the wrap-up and farewell at 3:00
p.m.
For more
information, please contact Don M. or Christine A. Pence at:
Telephone:
(217) 374-9947 or
E-mail: cpence9296@hotmail.comor
RR1 Box
34A
Hillview,
IL 62050
Photos provided by Harvest Media, NFP 