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(NOTE: As
with most events, the below listed times
to a subject to minor changes; the event
coordinators ask in advance for your
patience and understand for any and all
schedule changes)
Friday, May 4th:
Noon -
11:00pm: Event site and registration
opens. Location: Ellwood Mansion (Note:
NPS Firearms Safety Inspection to
conducted at this location; participants
who arrive late will have their firearms
inspected on Saturday morning)
8:00pm –
9:00pm: Participant Briefing and
Historical Background. Location: Ellwood
Mansion front porch area (Note: the
purpose of this is to brief the
participants on the weekend events,
historical background of the battle, and
what is expected of them, as well as NPS
rules and regulations. This will also be
the time to address and resolve any “last
minute additional administrative issues).
11:00pm:
Site and Registration closes.
Saturday, May
5th:
5:30am –
6:30am: Wake-up, roll call, Company
Administrative matters, pack-up
6:30am -
7:30am: Breakfast (Note: this would be the
time for participants to cook their
rations for the day since there will be no
camp fires until nightfall)
7:30am -
9:00am – Drill (Participants Only).
10:00am –
4:00pm – Designated Participants move to
the Saunders Field/Wilderness Battlefield
Exhibit Shelter to conduct 140thNY/146th
NY Zouave LH program
10:00am –
4:00pm – Federal Field Hospital Program
begins at Ellwood Mansion
9:15am –
10:45am – Movement to the Higgerson Farm
site
10:45am –
11:00am – Water Break. Location: Park
Picnic area located adjacent to the
Higgerson Farm site
11:00am –
11:45am – Morning Program: “Trampling
Through Gardens: Wadworths Division at
the Higgerson Farm.”
11:45am –
12:45pm – Movement to the Widow Tapp site
12:45pm –
1:00pm – Water and rest break. Location:
Chewing Farm site
1:00pm –
2:00pm – Continued movement to Widow Tapp
site.
2:00pm –
2:45pm – Afternoon Program: “Alone in the
Clearing: Federals at the Widow Tapp
Field.”
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