Gold Coast
1st Annual
Long Beach
Civil War Reenactment
Schedule of Activities

EVENTS: Camp Tours North & South start 10:00 am

Battles will take place at 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm both days.

 

Saturday, May 31st
Sunday, June 1st
9:00 Officers’ Call–All Military and Civilian Unit Commanders (CS HQ.)   10:00 Event officially begins. Open to public
9:30 Division Officers’ Call (Respective Division HQ)   10:30 A Moment in Time with the Picketts (Stage)
10:00 Event officially begins. Open to public   11:00 Brigade Brass Band Concert (Stage)
10:30 “A Moment in Time with the Picketts" (Stage)   11:00 Gatling Gun Demonstration
11:00 Brigade Brass Band Concert (Stage )   11:30 Medical Demonstration (Confederate Camp)
11:00 Medical Demonstration (Confederate Camp)   11:30 Division Formation and Weapons Inspection
11:15 Division Formation and Weapons Inspection   11:30 Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman Speak Out (Stage)
11:15 Soldier Drill for Kids (Stage)   12:00 FIRST ENGAGEMENT: "THE WHEATFIELD"
11:30 Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman Speak Out (Stage)   1:00 Union Artillery Demonstration (Battlefield)
12:00 FIRST ENGAGEMENT: "THE MEETING ENGAGEMENT: BUFORD VS. HETH" (Battlefield) followed by The Grand Review   1:30 Dances of the 1860s (Open to the Public) (Dance Floor)
1:00 Confederate Artillery Demonstration (Battlefield)    1:30 Confederate Cavalry Demonstration (Battlefield)
1:20 Union Cavalry Demonstration (Battlefield)   2:00 Federal Infantry Demonstration (Battlefield )
1:30 Dances of the 1860s (Open to the Public) (Dance Floor)    2:00 Brigade Brass Band Concert (Stage)
1:40 Gatling Gun Demonstration (Battlefield)   2:00 Soldier Drill for Kids (Stage)
2:00 Confederate Infantry Demonstration (Battlefield)   2:20 Medical Demonstration (Union Camp)
2:00 Brigade Brass Band Concert (Stage)   2:30 Division Formation and Weapons Inspection
2:30 Sword Dance for Kids (Stage)   2:30 Abolitionist Rally (Civilian Camp, American Anti-Slavery Society)
2:30 Division Formation and Weapons Inspection   3:00 SECOND ENGAGEMENT: "PICKETT’S CHARGE"
2:30 Abolitionist Rally (Civilian Camp, American Anti-Slavery Society)   (Preceded by "Custer v. Stuart" and immediately followed by the Gettysburg Address) (Battlefield) 
3:00 SECOND ENGAGEMENT: "LITTLE ROUNDTOP"   4:00 Sword Dance for Kids
(Preceded by "Custer v. Stuart" and immediately followed by the Gettysburg Address) (Battlefield)      
4:00 Medical Demonstration (Union Camp)      
4:00 Historical Clothing Presentation (Dance Floor)      
4:30 A Conversation with the President Lincoln and the Generals      
5:00 Event Ends for Public      
7:00 Dance (Stage Area)      
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