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For immediate release
Contact: Beth E. Gerber, Director of Sales & Marketing
Telephone: 717-260-1861, Ext. 1201
Thunder on the Hill II
Federal
Artillery Demonstration at
The National Civil War Museum
Harrisburg, PA (June 14, 2005) -
The
National Civil War Museum will present Civil War artillery on Saturday,
June 18 and Sunday, June 19, 2005. Loading
and firing demonstrations will be conducted each day.
Museum visitors will see the flash, smell the smoke and hear the
roar of Civil War cannons.
The
National Civil War Museum is located in Reservoir Park on the highest hill
in the Harrisburg area. It is
the ideal setting for a gathering of Civil War-era artillery.
Using an original bronze tube from the Civil War, living historians
from the 3rd U.S., Battery A, will demonstrate how the gun was
fired and how artillery was employed during the Civil War-era.
This
educational program for the entire family is designed to bring history to
life. Living historians will
explain how the guns were used in action and their impact on the
battlefield. The volunteer
artillerymen will also explain the technology of artillery and the safety
practices required in the 1860s.
The
encampment will be open during regular museum hours each day and admission
to the encampment is free. This
program is weather contingent.
The National Civil War Museum,
which has an on-site, full-service café, will be open Friday and Saturday
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m.
Admission to the Museum is $7.00 for adults, with reduced rates for
children, seniors, military personnel and families.
For more information about this
unique attraction, please call 717.260.1861.
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