Join us October 5-6, 2024 at Barrett Hill Farm in
Mason, New Hampshire,
for
"Holding the Rapidan"
a Civil War Living History and Reenactment
Admission is $12.00 for adults, $8.00 for children under 12.
Discounted pricing for family groups is available
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Over 10,500 military engagements occurred during the Civil War. They weren’t all on the scale of Gettysburg or Antietam. Skirmishes were fought by units as small as a portion of a company and as large as brigades and divisions.
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Join us on October 1st and 2nd at Barrett Hill farm in Mason, New Hampshire, for a taste of those small company actions that occurred up and down the lines formed by Union and Confederate Corps picketing and defending the Rapidan River during the second half of September 1863.
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You will have the opportunity to explore Union and Confederate Infantry, Artillery, Cavalry, and Civilian camps. Interact with military and civilian living historians, see demonstrations, visit sutlers craftsmen, all in a beautiful New England Fall setting. See a battle Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Come back Saturday Evening to watch a nighttime artillery demonstration as Union and confederate artillery fire from opposing ridges.
Join us Sunday Morning for an outdoor period church service. This is a wonderful family activity hosted by Barrett Hill Farm, a multigenerational working farm in Mason, New Hampshire, on Route 31 abutting the NH/MA state line.
A special educational program is being offered on Friday September 30th for elementary, middle and high school students. For more information on “School Day,” click here.
The event schedule can be found - click here.
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The fun reading
The historical inspiration for the Barrett Hill Farm reenactment.
Over 10,500 military engagements occurred during the Civil War. They weren’t all on the scale of Gettysburg or Antietam. Skirmishes were fought by units as small as a portion of a company, and as large as brigades and divisions… READ MORE
A Letter from the event coordinator
Coordinating a reenactment is an emotional rollercoaster. I am on that heart-pounding ride up the hill, full of excitement at the prospect of a great event. But, at some point, I'm going to crest that hill wondering why the heck I got on this stupid ride in the first place. I'm too old for this &$#@, and I'm going to hurt like heck when this coaster is done throwing me around. Then the event kicks off, and it's like the ride itself when I will be silently chanting, please don't go off the tracks, please don't go off the tracks for several days. After the event, I'll be coasting back into the station. I'll only remember the good parts and wonder when I can get on this ride again… READ MORE
