9:00AM Fort interior opens to public
9:00AM Federal troops assemble for formations and drill
9:30 AM Confederate Company Drill (Parade ground)
9:00-10:30 Programs and demonstrations will be ongoing before and after the battles and may include:.
Uniforms & weapons Blacksmithing Flags of the Confederacy
Civil War Medicine Soldier’s life Women’s Fashions
Naval Squadron period Children’s games Civil War Music
Laundress
10:30 AM In preparation for the battle, all spectators will be asked to move to viewing areas (Interior areas of the fort will be cleared of spectators)
11:00 AM The Siege, Attack and Capture of Fort Macon
12:00 PM Battle concludes/troops return
12:30-3:30 Programs and demonstrations will be ongoing before
1:00 PM Women’s Fashions of the Victorian Period (fort parade ground)
3:00 PM Confederate Company Drill (Parade ground)
3:30 PM In preparation for the battle, all spectators will be asked to move to viewing areas (Interior areas of the fort will be cleared of spectators)
4:00 PM The Siege, Attack and Capture of Fort Macon
5:00 PM Battle concludes/troops return
5:30 PM Program concludes/fort interior closes/visitors depart fort area
8:00 PM Artillery night fire (same spectator viewing areas used during the battle scenarios)
Activity areas
1- Civil war era music
2- Medicine in the 1860s: How battle wounds and injuries were treated during the war.
2- Naval displays include steam engines, small arms of the Navy and Marines, navigational instruments & rope/canvas work
3- Ladies’ Fashions and Clothing of the 1860s: Women’s clothing and dress customs of the era.
3- Flags of the Confederacy: History of Confederate flags
3- Company Drill: include manual of arms, marching and firing,
4- Children’s Drill( For children & any others). Learn how to march and drill like a soldier in the 1860s.
4- A Soldier’s Life: Visit the barracks of the troops and see how they passed the time.
5- Wartime Civilian life: artifacts and displays offering a glimpse into civilian life during the war
5- Artillery Drill: A demonstration of the loading process of cannons in the War Between the States
April 21-22
150th Civil War Reenactment of the Battle of Fort Macon
Living History events will be performed throughout the day by soldiers of the North and South. Flag talks, Civil War music, Civil War uniform talks, musket firing demonstrations, drills and children's activities are a few of the programs being performed. The bombardment and surrender of Fort Macon will be reenacted.
Saturday Night - Night Cannonade
On April 21, 1862 a large body of Federal troops could be seen in the darkness up the beach of Bogue Banks toward Fort Macon. Fort Macon State Park will reenact the continuous artillery fire that dispersed the Union troops and drove them away. Spectators will be able to experience the sights and sounds of the bombardment just as the people of Beaufort and Morehead City thronged the waterfront areas watching the dazzling spectacle of the night bombardment 150 years ago.
