Family Day: The Civil War Experience

The Cornwall Historical Society will be hosting a Family Day program on the Green at the corner of Pine Street and Bolton Hill Road in Cornwall on Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program will be run by Company F, 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, a living history and preservation organization.

 
The day’s events will include presentations on the camp life of Union soldiers, a military drill and firing demonstration, exhibits of Civil War weapons, and presentations on the role of women and battlefield medicine. Visitors will also be invited to join in a game of 19th century baseball (weather permitting).

Members of Company F, 14th C.V.I.

Children of all ages are welcome to attend the Cornwall Historical Society’s Family Day, which is being held in conjunction with the Society’s current exhibit, Cornwall and the Civil War.

Company F, 14th C.V.I.

Company F is unique in offering both the military and civilian aspects of the Civil War Era. In addition to presenting the life of the common soldier, a retired pastry chef portrays a company cook, who demonstrates period cooking over an open fire. Its civilian re-enactors present the contributions of the U.S. Christian Commission, Civil War medicine and those on the home front, to the success of the Union armies. As part of its presentation, the company provides many exhibits for the public to view. Company F is actively engaged in battlefield preservation as a “Civil War Trust Regimental Color Bearer” donor with donations of over $7,500 since Co. F’s inception in 2011. The Company’s website is www.cof14thcvi.com.

The Cornwall and the Civil War exhibit and related programs are supported by grants from Connecticut Humanities, Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, National Iron Bank, and Torrington Savings Bank.