“Iron Ore and the Civil War”
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Michigan Iron Industry Museum 73 Forge Rd., Negaunee, Michigan 49866
“Iron Ore and the Civil War,” the Civil War encampment at the Michigan Iron Industry Museum in Negaunee Township, returns to the museum the weekend of Aug. 3-4. Visitors will be treated to the sights and sounds of the Civil War during the two-day event, which features living history re-enactors and artillery demonstrations, along with period music and children’s games. Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, from Jackson, will re-create Civil War army life with artillery and small-arms drills, camp cooking and soldiers’ pastimes. Battery D will be joined by the museum’s costumed student auxiliary – The Future Historians – who will walk on stilts and play table games, croquet, snap-apple and Blind Man’s Bluff. The First Michigan Infantry assembled for federal service in 1861, just two weeks after the fall of Fort Sumter and the start of the “War Between the States.” At least 90,000 Michiganders enlisted, and more than 14,000 were killed during the war. The state’s wartime contribution of not only manpower, but also iron ore resources, was instrumental in helping to preserve the Union.The museum entrance is on U.S. 41 E, 1 mile west of Junction M-35, in Negaunee Township. Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. The museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 906-475-7857 or visit www.michigan.gov/ironindustrymuseum.