9th Annual Civil War Encampment at Trimborn Farm
The Iron Brigade
Date: Friday, October 5, 2012
Time: 7pm
Civil War Encampment
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012
Time: 10am – 4pm
Admission: Includes both days of activities.
Adults: $5.00
Seniors: $3.00
Children 12 and under: Free
Join the Milwaukee County Historical Society for a special weekend of Civil War events at historic Trimborn Farm. On Friday evening, October 5, hear noted Civil War historian Lance Herdegen discuss his new book, The Iron Brigade in the Civil War: Bull Run to Appomattox, 1861-65 in the Threshing Barn, followed by flashlight tours of the encampment. The next day, visit the farm and discover life as a Civil War solider and a civilian through interactive displays featuring soldiers, a blacksmith, patent office, the West Side Soldiers Aid Society, and more!
The Iron Brigade is one of the most celebrated military organizations of the American Civil War. Although it is primarily known (and studied) because of its remarkable stand on the first bloody day at Gettysburg, its stellar service from the earliest days of the war all the way to Appomattox Court House is routinely ignored. That stunning oversight is finally rectified by award-winning author Lance J. Herdegen’s The Iron Brigade in the Civil War, the first book-length account of this legendary combat unit from Bull Run to the grand march up Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. After decades of archival research, including scores of previously unpublished letters, photos, journals, and other primary accounts, Herdegen’s magnum opus will be the definitive word on the Iron Brigade for the foreseeable future.
Trimborn Farm
8881 West Grange Avenue
Greendale, Wisconsin 53129
Schedule of Events
Friday, October 5, 2012
7:00pm – Iron Brigade Lecture – Lance Herdegen – Threshing Barn
8:15pm – Candelight/Flashlight Tours – All Units – Entire Grounds
Saturday, October 6, 2012
10:00am – Gates Open
10:15am – Flag Raising – Camp 1, SUVCW – Grass Oval
10:30am – Artillery Demonstration – Cushing’s Battery – East Field
10:45am – Women in the Civil War – Historical Timekeepers – Threshing Barn
11:00am – Inspection and Drill – All Units – East Field
12:00pm – Cordelia Harvey – Jessica Michna – Threshing Barn
1:00pm – Herbal Medicine in the Civil War – Rebecca Anderson – Threshing Barn
1:30pm – Inspection and Drill – All Units – East Field
2:00pm – This Wicked Rebellion – Michael Edmonds & John Zinn – Threshing Barn
3:00pm – Artillery Demonstration – Cushing’s Battery – East Field
3:45pm – Flag Lowering – Camp 1, SUVCW – Grass
4:00pm – Event Closes
Ongoing Events:
Soldiers’ Camp
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Auxiliary
School of the Soldier – Daniel Palama
Blacksmithing – John Theissen
Ladies Aid Society – Historical Timekeepers
Belle Boyd, Civil War Heroine – Historical Timekeepers
U.S. Patent Office – Historical Timekeepers
Confederate Flag Presentation – Historical Timekeepers
