Saturday, April 21, 2012
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Regular Admission Rates
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Civil War Day will be Cowtown's first communitywide event of its Spring/Winter Season! The day is for history buffs as well as individuals and families who are interested in being entertained in a unique setting!
Civil War Day will give adults and children a glimpse into the daily lives of Union and Confederate soldiers and their families through a battle re-enactment between the North and South, displays of period weaponry and military drills.
Such authenticity will be made possible by Civil War re-enactment groups and a full lineup of entertainment (groups TBA).
The re-enactors will also set up historically accurate soldier and family campsites around Cowtown that visitors are encouraged to visit and walk through.
In addition, there will be many vendors throughout the grounds selling merchandise inspired by the era.
For more information about Civil War Day, contact Cowtown at (316) 219-1871.
Schedule of Events
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Time |
Activity |
Location |
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9:30 a.m.-Noon:
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Shooting and maneuvering demonstrations
Educating visitors on what they’ll see during the “Big Battle” at 1 p.m.
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Outside Saloon |
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1-2 p.m. |
The “Big Battle”
Featuring the 9th Texas Infantry (Confederate side), 8th Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Union soldiers) and Elliot’s Scouts (both Confederate and Union). Cine-Specialists will also provide roaring explosions and artillery pieces. |
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Farm Field |
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2 p.m.
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Lecture by Dr. J.C. Combs
“Minstrel Shows of the Civil War Era”
A minstel show was entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in black face or, especially after the Civil War, black people in black face.
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Empire House |
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2 p.m. and 3 p.m. |
Performances by Entre Nous Victorian dancers
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Turnverein Hall |
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2:30 and 3:30 p.m. |
Performances by Dixie Lee Saloon Girls
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Saloon |
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3 p.m. |
Performance by the ARISE singers
Spirituals were a part of slaves’ daily lives and were a survival tactic as well as a means of coded communication about the Underground Railroad.
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Empire House |
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Various times throughout the day |
Cannon fire demonstrations
(3rd Independent Battery Kansas Light Artillery and McLains Independent Artillery Battery groups)
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Heller Cabin and at Farm |
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All Day |
Re-creation Civil War battlefield medical units |
Jail Yard (Union Medical Group)
Meat Market (Indian Territory Medical Corp.)
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All Day |
Vendor Booths selling period clothing and accessories |
McGinn’s Feed and Seed Store
Drugstore (Cowtown Social Club)
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All Day |
Information Booths about genealogy and Civil War History
(Sons of the Confederate and the Sons of the Union Soldiers groups)
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Visitor’s Center |