Community Free Day

02/13/2010 10:00am - 4:00pm

Admission to the Museum will be complimentary to all visitors!

Sponsored by M & T Bank

11:00am: Thompson's Battery C: Victorian Children's Games                               12:00pm - 3:30pm Book signing: with author Marc Leepson on Desperate Engagement; presentation at 3:30pm                                                                                                                        12pm: James Hayney as President Lincoln presentation 

12:30pm: General Grant: My life until April 14, 1865 

1pm: Mrs. Grant will present fashions of the Civil War  

2:00pm: Mary Ann Jung presents her portrayal of the Red Cross Angel Clara Barton

3:00pm: Thompson's Battery C: Union Soldier Presentation

Ongoing:  Curator Brett Kelley will be available to talk to visitors throughout the day behind the Museum in the winter quarters! 

Long Hill String Band will play at 11:30am, 1:30pm & 2:30pm

10:30am – 3:00pm: Sue Ann Knowlton as a Civil War nurse  

10:00am -5:00pm: The Sanitary Commission 

And many more activities based on our current exhibit on Illness & Disease!

Food available for purchase with Classic Cuisine  

The National Civil War Museum
One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park
Harrisburg, PA 17103
(717) 260-1861
(717) 260-9599 fax
Regular Business Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm
Sun 12pm-5pm