Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation is hosting the 155th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of 1st Bull Run on the Battlefield of Cedar Creek in Middletown this weekend.
More than 3,000 re-enactors will turn out with the big guns for this three-day event. Engagements of Rich Mountain, Blackburn’s Ford, and Matthews and Henry House Hills are scheduled for consecutive days.
Gates open at 4 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Activities will include military, medical, and other demonstrations.
Interact with Lee’s Lieutenants and visit the reenactor camps. Witness the dusk firing of artillery on Friday night or take a guided tour of the camps on Saturday evening. Speakers will offer perspectives on the Civil War and its Aftermath.
Sutlers, crafts, food vendors will be available.
Tickets are on sale online at www.ccbf.us or at the gate when you arrive. Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization and all proceeds go to the preservation of the Battlefield.
Friday tickets are $5 per person, children 6 and under are free. Saturday and Sunday tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for seniors, students, and active and retired military. Children 6 and under are free.
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