Reenactment

Pictures from Summer 2014

In a typical brother vs. brother struggle,

Corporal Leon

Skinner of the 144th

NY captures a

Georgia battle-flag

from fallen sibling,

Michael Skinner of

the 47th Georgia.

Members of the

144th New York

march forward

during the Battle

of Honey Hill.

Members of the

famous 54th Massa-

chusetts fire a volley

before charging a

heavily defended

Confederate

entrenchment.

Captain Ray

Morgan, portraying

Colonel Gurney of

the 127th NY raises

his hat on his sword

before being

severely wounded

during the Battle of

Devaux’s Neck.

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L i v i n g H i s t o r y E x h i b i t & C i v i l

W a r B a t t l e f i e l d R e e n a c t m e n t s

b r o u g h t t o y o u b y t h e

D E L A W A R E C O U N T Y

H I S T O R I C A L

A S S O C I A T I O N

46549 State Hwy 10

Delhi, New York 13753

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F e a t u r e d E v e n t s

B a t t l e o f H o n e y H i l l

B a t t l e o f L i t t l e R o u n d T o p

Delaware County Historical Association

46549 State Hwy 10

Delhi, New York 13753

Phone: (607) 746-3849

dcha@delhi.net

www.dcha-ny.org

144th New York

Delaware County’s Volunteer Infantry

Regiment 1862-1865

CIVIL WAR

REENACTMENT

The Delaware County Historical

Association was founded in 1945 to preserve

and present the rich history of Delaware County. In

the early 1960s, it

purchased property,

originally settled by

Gideon Frisbee.

Today, the DCHA has

over 600 members

and presents the

history and folk life

of this county

through the site's historic exhibits buildings,

programs and publications.

Explore the rich history of rural America at the

DCHA. Visit the 1797 federal-style Frisbee House

(pictured above) where 18th century politicians met

to form Delaware County. Located on the site of the

historic Frisbee farm you can see the original barns,

Frisbee family cemetery and outbuildings, as well as

numerous nineteenth-century buildings from

throughout the county that have been moved to the

site, including: blacksmith shop, one-room school

house, nineteenth-century gun shop, and turnpike

tollgate house, a well as two exhibit galleries,

research library and archives, gift/book shop, nature

trail and much more.

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Admission: Adults - $5.00

Children: 12 and under Free

Battle of Honey Hill

Saturday July 18, 2015

Join us for a historic

recreation of the

144th NY’s largest

military engagement

as it happened over

150 years ago.

Battle of Little Round Top

Sunday July 19, 2015 Come witness Colonel Chamberlain and

his 20th Maine

Infantry Regiment

refuse the left flank

against a relentless

and determined

Confederate attack

in one of the most

famous military

engagements of the

entire Civil War.

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

email: info@144thnewyork.com

“Big Red & Rebel Yell!!!”

Take a step back in time and stop by the

Cavalry camp for an up-close and personal

visit with the History Horses, “Big Red” and

“Rebel Yell”.

“Bound to be a Soldier’s Wife or Die!!!”

The Civil War not only

wreaked havoc on American

economics and politics, but it

also challenged society’s

long-held traditions of

courtship and marriage.

Please join us for a Civil War

themed marriage on Saturday, July 18th as

reenactors renew their wedding vows in period

dress.

Witness cannon fire, camp life, battlefield

reenactments, period uniforms and dresses,

cooking, living history, military drill, kid’s drill,

Sutler shops, scavenger hunts, period photo

shoots/film developing and much more!!!

E V E N T S C H E D U L E

Sponsored by

The Delaware County

Historical Association and the

144th New York Reenactment Group.

46549 State HWY 10

Delhi, New York

www.dcha-ny.org

For more info: (607) 746-3849

Saturday July 18 (9 AM-5 PM)

9:00 Military Camps Open to Public

9:30 Infantry Drill

10:00 Civil War Wedding

11:00 Kids Drill

12:00 Period Photo Shoot and Film

Developing Demonstration

1:30 Battlefield Narrative

2:00 Battle of Honey Hill

Sunday July 19 (9 AM– 4 PM)

9:00 Military Camps Open to Public

9:15 Church Service (all welcome)

10:00 Infantry Drill

11:00 Artillery/Cannon Demo

11:30 Kids Drill

1:00 Flag Presentation/Delaware County

1:30 Battlefield Narrative

2:00 Battle of Little Round Top

Admission: Adults - $5.00

Children: 12 and under Free