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Skirmish on the River: Civil War Re-enactment

WVHC Event

Location/County: Gilbert, Mingo
April 24, 2015 — April 26, 2015

“Skirmish on the River: Civil War Re-enactment” is scheduled for Saturday April 25 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, April 26 at 1 p.m. at the Larry Joe Harless Community Center in Gilbert. The cannons are scheduled to be fired on Saturday at 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 24, is scheduled as an education day and students will attend to learn about the Civil War period. The students will be involved in a show and tell designed especially for this historical period.

For more information contact Cheryl Mitchem at 304-664-2500.

This project is funded in part by a West Virginia Humanities Council grant.