June 30, 2011

Shippensburg Reenactment 2011

Civil War Reenactors





Last weekend was the Shippensburg Reenactment's 10th anniversary. Known as "March to Destiny" the Shippensburg reenactment is held by the Shippensburg Area Civil War Round Table to highlight the town's Civil War history.








The reenactment is unique in that the whole town is involved. Businesses participate by placing red ribbons on the doors of their establishments indicating to soldiers that they are welcome to forage for goodies on the premises. Saturday's battle takes place on the town's main street and many locals watch from their front steps and windows.The small town has 19th century charm although 21st century items are everywhere.

Sunday's battle takes place on the town's fairgrounds. This makes the battles interesting because Sunday's battle is very different in style and setting to Saturday's battle.

The reenactment is small but enjoyable. There is many things for spectators and civilians to do. This year there were short lectures on mourning customs and food of the Civil War Era. Other activities included an ice cream social, ball, carriage rides, foraging and a parade.

Civil War Reenactors
Civil War Reenactors
Civil War Reenactors
Civil War Reenactors

Because the reenactment takes place in the town, the reenactors are free to patronize local businesses. A trip to Shippensburg would not be complete without visiting "Pizza 'N Stuff," an Italian restaurant located on King Street. The food is delicious and the owner and servers are very generous to the reenactors.

We had a great time even though half of our regiment could not attend. The event was fun and relaxing (as relaxing as sleeping on the ground can be.)

8 comments:

  1. Is Shippensburg a town with old buildings? The pics look great!

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  2. That looks like such a great event! Hope it wasn't too toasty outside for ya. Wool + heat = pain. Haha.

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  3. Ken, it does have a lot of old buildings. The McClean House was just beautiful (http://mcleanhousebandb.com/home.html.

    Mary, it was the perfect temperature. That rarely happens!

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  4. You do a great job posting about events! Looks like it was fun! :)

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  5. Wow-it looks like it was a lot of fun!!! Our reenactments are scarce in the summer months so it's nice to see this one:).

    Blessings,

    Kim
    The Thrifty Reenactor

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