The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society (MHAHS) is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the close of the American Civil War, whose effects upon our country still resonate, with a Civil War-themed weekend of activities on June 6 and 7.
In association with the Society’s Civil War weekend, we are looking for soldiers ages 8 to 12 to take part in a one-day Civil War Training Camp educational program. The camp will take place on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Grundahl Park in Mount Horeb. Only 30 recruits will be accepted, with reservations currently being taken and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the roster is full. A nonrefundable fee of $40 covers lunch and all camp supplies, including a Union soldier’s hat, haversack, wooden musket, canteen and other activity materials—all of which will go home with soldiers at the end of the day.
Young recruits will be divided into companies, taken through the paces of musket drills and marching in formation by an experienced Civil War educator, and take part in a variety of period activities, such as the art of the “wig-wag” (or flag signals) and writing letters home. Participants will even get to sample historically accurate, homemade hard tack and beef jerky, the resilient (if difficult to digest) staple of any Civil War soldier’s diet.
Additionally, each soldier will start the day by being assigned the persona of an actual Wisconsin Civil War veteran, and learn their historic fate at the close of the camp: Did they make it home to their family? Did they perish on the battlefield? Did they succumb to an infectious disease like malaria or typhoid fever?
This immersive experience will be designed to provide children with a glimpse of the rigors and discipline of military training, and the lonely and often monotonous life in a Union Army Camp.
Although parents and chaperones are not excluded from observing the camp, the Society encourages adults to consider dropping off recruits and taking the opportunity of a kid-free day to participate in the Spring Art Tour or explore the vibrant Mount Horeb downtown. All professional staff and volunteers are carefully screened and excited to bring history to life for area youth.
To make a reservation for the Society’s “Civil War Training Camp for Kids” or for more information related to June’s “Civil War Weekend,” email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net or call 608-437-6486.
In association with the Society’s Civil War weekend, we are looking for soldiers ages 8 to 12 to take part in a one-day Civil War Training Camp educational program. The camp will take place on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Grundahl Park in Mount Horeb. Only 30 recruits will be accepted, with reservations currently being taken and accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the roster is full. A nonrefundable fee of $40 covers lunch and all camp supplies, including a Union soldier’s hat, haversack, wooden musket, canteen and other activity materials—all of which will go home with soldiers at the end of the day.
Young recruits will be divided into companies, taken through the paces of musket drills and marching in formation by an experienced Civil War educator, and take part in a variety of period activities, such as the art of the “wig-wag” (or flag signals) and writing letters home. Participants will even get to sample historically accurate, homemade hard tack and beef jerky, the resilient (if difficult to digest) staple of any Civil War soldier’s diet.
Additionally, each soldier will start the day by being assigned the persona of an actual Wisconsin Civil War veteran, and learn their historic fate at the close of the camp: Did they make it home to their family? Did they perish on the battlefield? Did they succumb to an infectious disease like malaria or typhoid fever?
This immersive experience will be designed to provide children with a glimpse of the rigors and discipline of military training, and the lonely and often monotonous life in a Union Army Camp.
Although parents and chaperones are not excluded from observing the camp, the Society encourages adults to consider dropping off recruits and taking the opportunity of a kid-free day to participate in the Spring Art Tour or explore the vibrant Mount Horeb downtown. All professional staff and volunteers are carefully screened and excited to bring history to life for area youth.
To make a reservation for the Society’s “Civil War Training Camp for Kids” or for more information related to June’s “Civil War Weekend,” email mthorebhistory@mhtc.net or call 608-437-6486.