Beaufort Civil War re-enactment coming to Arsenal building

More than 30 Civil War re-enactors will make camp in the Beaufort Arsenal courtyard later this month to portray life in Beaufort during Union occupation.

The Beaufort History Museum event will be held March 11-13. Admission is free.

The re-enactors will depict Union troops from the 50th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Activities will include cooking over open fires, an infantry drill, class at a freedmen school, a march through town and a wreath-laying ceremony at Beaufort National Cemetery.

On March 12, Stephen Wise and Larry Rowland will hold a book signing in Beaufort County Library. The men wrote “Rebellion, Reconstruction, and Redemption 1861-1893,” the second of three volumes on the history of Beaufort County.

This story was originally published March 1, 2016 at 9:59 AM with the headline "Beaufort Civil War re-enactment coming to Arsenal building."