Saturday, April 3, 2010

US Naval Landing Party at 148th Shiloh Anniversary

(US Naval Landing Party at Shiloh, 2006)

The US Naval Landing Party American Civil War Naval Reenactors will be at the 148th Anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) Saturday and Sunday, April 10-11.

"Navies of the American Civil War" (Visitor Center Area)

Chuck Veit and members of the U.S. Naval Landing Party and Navy and Marine Living History Association will discuss the roles played by the navies in the Civil War. He will also describe daily life at sea, ships, weapons, submarines, and the part the Union navy played in the Battle of Shiloh.

Saturday, April 10th - 9:00am to 4:00pm

Sunday, April 11th - 9:00am to 3:00pm


Speficic info, google directions, etc. may be found on the event calendar for Civil War Navy 150 or by going to the USNLP website at http://www.usnlp.org/


For a fantastic article about the US Navy's role at Shiloh, please go to http://www.usnlp.org/Shiloh2007/

1 comment:

  1. Hi folks! I'm looking for accurate portrayals of Union/CSA naval personnel to help us out at the U.S.S. Cairo this year. I can offer limited stipends for fuel, etc...

    If interested - Raymond_Hamel@nps.gov

    Thanks!

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