Hosted by: The Green River Plantation,
2nd North Carolina Mounted Infantry,
3rd US Light Artillery
In April of 1865, Union forces under the command of General Alvan C. Gillem, acting on orders issued by General Stoneman, tried to attack Asheville via Swannanoa Gap. They were turned back by a Confederate force of infantry and artillery. Failing to take the Gap, they first moved south to Rutherfordton, then moved west, passing through the Plantation. Just outside of Columbus at Lynn, they moved north to Howard Gap, and proceeded on to Hendersonville, then on to Asheville.
Experience a Civil War battle, complete with Cavalry, Artillery, and Infantry. Visit military camps and see how civilians coped with the hardships of the War Between the States.
Entrance fee of $5.00 per adult, $2.00 for children 12 and under.
Daily Line up
Saturday November 15th
9:00 a.m. Camps open to the public, Drill, Demonstrations, Crafts,
Period vendors, Period music during the day.
11:00 a.m. Childrens Tea
11:00 p.m. Ladies Fashion Show
12:15 p.m. Civil War Wedding
1:00 p.m. Battle of Swannanoa Gap
3:30 p.m. Story telling with Marilyn
6:00 p.m. Formal Ball (All are welcome. Period attire to participate.)
8:00 p.m. Camps closed to the public
Sunday November 16th
9:00 a.m. Camps open to the public, Drill, Demonstrations, Crafts,
Period vendors, Period music during the day.
9:30 a.m. Church Service (open to all)
11:00 a.m. Ladies Tea
1:00 p.m. Battle of Howard’s Gap
4:00 p.m. Camps closed
The reenactors wish to thank you for joining us and we hope you enjoyed our presentations. We would like to leave you with the following message:
Creed of the Living HistorianWe are the people, to whom the past is forever speaking,
We listen to it because we cannot help ourselves, for the past speaks to us with many voices.Far out of that dark nowhere, which is the time before we were born,
Men and women who where flesh of our flesh and bone of our bone,
Went through fire and storm to break a path to the future.
We are part of the future they died for.
They are part of the past that brought the future.
What they did - the lives they lived, the sacrifices they made,
the stories they toldand the songs they sung and finally,
the deaths they died - make up a part of our experience.
We cannot cut ourselves off from it.
It is as real to us as something that happened last week.
This is why we call ourselves; Living Historians
The Living Historians of The Carolina Foothills Historical Reenactment Society invite you to live the legacy our forefathers left us.
If you enjoy History and feel that the commitments and sacrifices of our forefathers are to be remembered, you are invited to contact:
Sgt. Major Courtney Moser (828) 299-0778
Some of the
exhibits:
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Displays of Calvary equipment
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Blacksmithing
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Period Dress/Uniform Maker
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Storyteller/Ballad singer
- Open fire cooking
- Drawn knife demos
Tomahawk throwing
and much much more....
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November 15th 2008 thru
January 15th 2009
Green River Plantation
Holiday Christmas Tours
We're all dressed up for the Hoilday's
Join us for a tour and lunch or dinner.
Only 2 people needed to reserve a time for a tour.
During The holidays are a great time to add on to
luncheons or dinners already in place.
Tour + lunch with tax and gratuity included is 25.50
Senior rate is 22.50
