Yankee troops returning to Beaufort in March

Posted by Stephen Fastenau

February 20, 2017 8:57 AM

Civil War reenactors stand in the courtyard of the Arsenal in Beaufort last year while portraying a Union encampment after the Battle of Port Royal Sound. The even returns to Beaufort on March 4. Submitted Beaufort History Museum

Union troops will occupy Beaufort’s Arsenal building courtyard in March.

The Beaufort History Museum’s second-annual Civil War reenactment will recreate the soldiers’ encampment in the city after the Battle of Port Royal Sound in November 1861. More than 20 actors will be in the courtyard from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. March 4 at the Arsenal on Craven Street.

Visitors will be able to interact with the soldiers, participate as soldiers, receive orders and to learn about life in Beaufort during the Civil War. Admission is free though donations will be accepted.

Historians Stephen Wise and Larry Rowland will deliver a lecture on the city during the war at the Beaufort County Library’s Beaufort Branch on Scott Street, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. March 3.

This story was originally published February 20, 2017 at 8:57 AM with the headline "Yankee troops returning to Beaufort in March."

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