The Sandwich Park District, the Sandwich Historical Society and the 10th Illinois Regiment are offering several events to commemorate the 151st Anniversary of the Civil War this Friday through Sunday, April 19th – 21st. An encampment will be held at Knights Park in Sandwich and is a free event depicting an authentic civil war camp. Tents, artillery, campfire and more can all be found at Knights Park, 1001 North Latham Street in Sandwich this weekend.
On Friday, April 19, the encampment is open to area school groups, 90 minute visits must be scheduled in advance. At this time the only scheduled available time open is for a 2:00 p.m. visit. If you have a school group that would like to visit the encampment and learn about the soldiers of the Civil War, please call Christine at 815-786-8044 .
The encampment is provided for anyone that would like to attend on the weekend. Saturday, April 20 the Civil War Encampment will be open from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. On Sunday, April 21 it will be open from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..
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