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Reflections on the Sesquicentennial:
A Dispatch from Sharpsburg, Maryland
“Maryland My Maryland” is the name of a popular
song written during the American Civil War, which has
become associated with the Maryland Campaign between
the armies of General Robert E. Lee and General George
B. McClellan. In September 1862, the two armies of North
and South converged on the charming unas-suming
village of Sharpsburg, Maryland lo-cated
along the Antietam Creek and just about
an hour’s drive west of Washington, DC. It
became the bloodiest one day battle of the
American Civil War at that point in the war.
The battles of Gettysburg and Chickamauga
would surpass the casualty lists the following
year, but were multiple days of fighting.
This Fall the 150th Anniversary of the
battle was commemorated and I had the dis-tinct
honor and privilege of being a participant. There were
some 2,500 living historians/reenactors who traveled from
across the country and some from around the world to
take part in this anniversary remembrance. While my great
great grandfather served in the 50th Georgia Infantry
guarding the bridge along Antietam Creek, known as Burn-side’s
Bridge, I served in the ranks of the Federal Army.
Although some may think my Southern ancestors are
“rolling in their graves” I have always felt our ancestors
would simply be satisfied that we remember their struggle
150 years later and that our nation still stands as one.
Before the weekend’s activities commenced I traveled
with friends to some of the lesser known battles, which
culminated in to the violent struggle through-out
the town and countryside of Sharpsburg.
Starting at South Mountain overlooking the
town of Boonsboro, MD we traveled the
mountain tops where heavy fighting occurred
leading up to the march toward Sharpsburg.
We first came across the monument of Major
General Jesse Reno, commander of the Fed-eral
IX Army Corps and the first corps com-mander
killed in the Civil War. He had been
known to most as a “soldier’s soldier”, be-cause
of his dedication to standing right beside his men in
combat. http://www.southmountain.stonesentinels.com/
Reno.php . Next, we trekked up the mountain to the
North Carolina monument, which was a splendid memo-rial
recently built within the last 15 years to honor the Tar
John Guss
Site Manager
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The Bennett Place
Support Fund
Board of Directors
President, Karen Edwards
Vice President, Chandler Vatavuk
Treasurer, Caroline Odom
Secretary, Ernest Dollar
Board Members
Ruth Ann Bond
Rob Everett
Anne Hedgpeth
Sam Miglarese
Don Scott
Jack Schrader
Betsy Vatavuk
Bennett Place
State Historic Site
Staff
JOHN GUSS
Site Manager
JEREMIAH DEGENNARO
Historic Interpreter III
DIANE SMITH
Historic Interpreter I
Historic Sites Division
JEFF BOCKERT
East Regional Supervisor
DALE COATS
Deputy Director
KEITH HARDISON
Director
DR. JEFFREY J. CROW
Deputy Secretary
LINDA CARLISLE
Secretary of Cultural Resources
Heel soldiers. Sadly,
some of these men
who had been casual-ties
of the fighting
were mercilessly bur-ied
in a local farmer’s
well, evident of the
hatred and lack of
respect these men
had for one another
at this point in time
of the war. Further
along the trails
through the forests
we noticed a newly placed historical interpretive plaque illustrating the role of
my ancestor’s regiment. Coincidentally there was a dedication of this new
marker honoring the soldiers of the 50th Georgia Infantry later that morning.
Our tour led us to one of our final stops on top of South Mountain, the
grand Memorial Arch monument dedicated to the war correspondents.
http://www.southmountain.stonesentinels.com/Correspondents.php. In-scribed
among the many names of those who covered the war through art
and journalism was Theodore Davis, the artist who had been at the Bennett
Farm the day Sherman and Johnston met. It is his artistry that has allowed us
to know the actual appearance of the farm at the time of the surrender nego-tiations.
There is still so much more to share of what is along South Moun-tain.
Of course, we finished our day of touring with the Antietam Battlefield
National Park, which one needs a couple of days to gain the full perspective
of this strategic battle.
After an exceptional day of touring the real history it was time to
recreate it. Modern day civilians quickly turned in to Civil War era soldiers
and civilians within a few hours and camps with roaring campfires and
tentage began to spring up in the fields and woods on the outskirts of Boons-boro,
truly the same ground the soldiers camped on 150 years before. The
fighting around South Mountain and Crampton’s Gap were among the battle
reenactment scenarios on Saturday, and later that evening soldiers of both
armies began to gravitate toward the infamous “Miller’s Cornfield”. This was
perhaps the most memorable moment of the entire event for my friends and
me, standing guard in a Maryland cornfield at 2 am Sunday morning simply
pondering what it
must have been like
for the soldiers of
Blue and Gray getting
ready to do battle.
Historically, some of
the most vicious and
destructive fighting
occurred through Mr.
Miller’s cornfields as
men of North and
South fought toe to
toe with neither side
giving ground easily.
THE Sesquicentennial Continues WITH
BATTLES and OBSERVANCES in Maryland
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150th anniversary of Sharpsburg, (continued).
At dawn the battle reenactment
commenced with artillery blazing red
fire as both armies stepped off into
the fog covered cornfield crushing
the stalks underneath their boots and
firing at one another as they ad-vanced.
The Hagerstown Pike had
been reconstructed along the side of
the cornfield, and it too became a
very realistic scene of the devastation
now viewed through Matthew
Brady’s photographs in modern day
Civil War books. As one reenactor
described, “It was worth the price of
admission to see”, an odd statement
to make light of such a horrific view.
However, his assessment was di-rected
more toward how realistic the
reenactment had become.
Among the regiments engaged in
the battle was the 27th North Carolina
Infantry Regiment, which Lorenzo
Leigh Bennett served in at the time of
the Maryland Campaign. Unfortunately,
we still do not know for certain if
Lorenzo actually fought in the Battle of
Sharpsburg; all we know if that he died
of disease just about a month later in a
Confederate Army hospital in Winches-ter,
Virginia. He was laid to rest in
Mount Hebron Cemetery in the town.
After four exhilarating battle
scenarios, much drill, standing
guard in a damp frosty cornfield in
the middle of the night, and virtu-ally
no sleep and poor food rations,
it was a tremendous experience I
will never forget given it may very
well be the last time many of us
will have that unique experience on
this hallowed ground. We can only
hope that we have honored the
sacrifice of our ancestors as we
continue to march into the year
1863/2013.
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Though cultivated today for kitchen use more than
any other, herbs were once necessary for nearly all as-pects
of everyday life. Medicines, cooking, bug repel-lent,
beauty and dyes are some of the reasons herbs were
grown or collected. Some of the herbs used for medici-nal
purposes are ones we would call “weeds” today and
ones we fight to keep out of our yards. A few were so
valued the settlers brought their own seeds to the colo-nies
and they spread quickly across fields and waysides.
Today we no longer need to grow our own herbs be-cause
we have access to them in our stores and our
medicines are now already prepared. As for dyes, bug
repellents, and beauty products, well these are also avail-able
to us in different forms from liquids to sprays.
The definition of an herb is a bit different depend-ing
on the source. From the Manual of the Medical
Botany of North America an herb is a plant which dies
altogether, or down to the ground, after maturing its
fruit. According to the Herb Society of America an herb
is any plant that may be used for pleasure, fragrance or
physic. Webster’s Dictionary lists an herb as any seed
plant whose stem withers away to the ground after each
season’s growth, as distinguished from a tree or shrub
whose woody stem lives from year to year. This infor-mation
is important because some of the herb that will
be mentioned in this article and the next one contain
some plants not normally associated in the category of
an herb.
Back when herbs were a necessity, they were often
found planted in sunny spots close to the kitchen house
or in the nearby kitchen garden so that the busy house-wife
could simply pick what she needed when cooking
or alleviating sickness from family members. As differ-ent
nationalities arrived in the new world they too
brought seeds and plants with them which increased the
variety of herbs available for use. By the mid nineteenth
century, the use of herbs began to decline with the intro-duction
of more chemical based medicines. Some of the
medicinal products households could purchase were not
always beneficial because opium, cocaine, alcohol and
other deadly herbs were sometimes used. There were no
regulations for medications so along with the good there
were also the bad.
We take for granted the medicines we use today and
expect them to work fast and cure almost instantly. Dur-ing
the mid 19th century, this was of course, not the case.
People who lived then were more self reliant. They did
not call the doctor out often. They would try and “fix”
the problem at home. Doctors also cost money and many
could not afford to have one come out.
At Bennett Place I have tried to grow some of the
more popular herbs as well as some of the more inter-esting
ones. It wasn’t until I started reading informa-tion
about each different herb that I realized I had
opened up a whole new fascinating and exciting world.
There are so many different herbs that I wouldn’t do
them enough justice in just one article so I am going to
create a 2 part article in which I hope to cover the
more common and some more unusual herbs. In this
article I will feature some of the more common herbs
we use and in the next article I will cover some of
those more interesting ones. These will include many
that we consider to be “weeds”. For some, the herbs
listed below will be very familiar to you but I’m sure
some will find out just how much more these herbs can
do for us than flavor our food.
PLANTER’S PROGRESS:
Diane Smith
Historic Interpreter I
Growing Herbs and Finding Their Uses, Part One
S T h e U
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Before I list the different herbs
and their uses, it is important to
know how they are prepared.
There are 4 ways that herbs would
be converted and they are:
When the part of the herb that
is being used is the leaf, you will
have an infusion. This is from tak-ing
hot water and putting it over
the leaves while they steep (like tea).
What makes this differ from a regu-lar
tea is the strength. Medicine is
more concentrated, therefore only a
small amount is needed.
If the part of the plant being
used is the root, seeds or woody
stem then you will be making a
decoction. This is done by cooking
the herb in water at a simmer for
approximately 30 minutes before
being strained and stored. Again,
only a small amount is needed.
A very concentrated form of herbal
preparation. This usually involves a
base of alcohol. The herb is
steeped in the alcohol for several
weeks before being strained. To
use, only a small amount (usually
drops) are given in some kind of
liquid like juice or water.
This is for external use only with the
herb being applied directly to the
skin. They can be chopped, mixed
with water or other substance to
form a paste which would be easy to
spread on the skin. If chopped, the
herb would be placed in a cloth
(usually cheese cloth) and held onto
the skin or tied with string.
A member of the mint family and is
as popular today as it was back
then. This is a great herb for cook-ing
and only requires a small
amount. Medicinally it can be used
in different ways. Internally it can
be used to ease intestinal issues as
well as flatulence and as a stimulant
for the liver. Externally it can be
used to help with sores as it con-tains
an antiseptic. It can be toxic
so limited use is best.
The root is used instead of the
leaves and the plant must be at least
2 years old in order to have suffi-cient
enough root. The root is pul-verized
and applied to bruises,
strains and muscle sprains. It acts
as an anti-inflammatory. When
used in a tea, the leaves are used
and it acts as an expectorant. The
leaves contain mucilagan which will
make the tea slimy.
This plant helps with digestion as
well as in the treatment of round-worms.
The plant has toxic
properties so it must be taken in
small amounts. It was also
thought to help women keep
from having a miscarriage. Of
course, this isn’t true but was
once believed to be so.
A member of the mint family. Used by
early colonists both fresh and dried to
repel insects. As a tea (infusion) used
to treat upset stomach, flatulence and
help with menstrual flow.
A.k.a. carpenters weed. This plant
is a member of the aster family. It
is used for staunching the flow of
blood from wounds. It is also re-ported
to be a diaphoretic. The
leaves of the plant are made into a
poultice and applied topically to the
wound.
Used as an insect repellent due to
its offensive odor, taken internally,
it was used as an antispasmodic and
abortifacient (substance that in-duces
abortions). Caution should be
used when handling the plant as the
oil from the leaves can cause blis-tering
when exposed to the sun. It
is also known for its symbolic
meaning of regret.
The fruit is wonderful to eat as most
of us will agree. The leaves and roots
work as an astringent. A tea made
from the leaves helps alleviate bowel
complaints and when made into a
cordial (type of drink) it acted as a
diuretic. Bet you never thought eat-ing
strawberries were good for your
teeth but in an 1811 recipe book eat-ing
strawberries was an effective way
to remove the tartaneous concretions
of the teeth.
As I mentioned above, herbs
had other purposes besides being
used in food preparation or medicine.
Herbs when mixed together would
make great bug repellents. One rec-ipe
called for bay leaves, lavender,
pennyroyal and rosemary. Herbs
would also be used to help combat
foul smells as in potpourri. Ever
wonder how women covered their
gray hair? Well for women with dark
brown hair, using a rinse made from
sage and rosemary would work and
for women with lighter hair a chamo-mile
tea rinse would work. As for
beauty regiments, rosewater acts like
an astringent and the leaves of the
mullein plant would be used to give a
blush to the cheeks. The leaves are a
mild irritant when rubbed on the skin.
After doing the research for
this article I came to have a greater
appreciation for the simple herb
and I think you will too. Until next
time, happy cooking.
The Planters Progress:
Growing and using Herbs (Continued)
POULTICE.
SAGE.
MARSHMALLOW.
TANSY.
PENNYROYAL.
YARROW.
RUE.
STRAWBERRY.
INFUSION.
DECOCTION.
TINCTURE.
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The SITE MANAGER’S DESK
It has been quite a Fall
with the heart of the
150th Anniversary of
the American Civil
War commemorations
taking off with wonder-ful
success. My staff
and I have had the
privilege of attending
some of these grand
events to include Shiloh, Tennessee, Sharpsburg/
Antietam, Maryland, Perryville, Kentucky, and
Fort Pulaski in Savannah, Georgia. The year fin-ishes
in December with the 150th Anniversary of
the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia followed
by the Battle of Goldsboro Bridge commemora-tion
just outside of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
During that same weekend, December 15-16, we
will celebrate Christmas at the Bennett Farm with
a special visit from Ole St. Nick, and we are
equally thrilled to have General D. H. Hill por-trayed
by Doug Batson, historian and author,
(http://dhhill.org/About.html) pay us a visit. Sat-urday
evening we will host our annual Christmas
Social from 7pm-9pm. Please stop by if you can
for food, drink, and good fellowship.
In early October we kicked off our $50,000
capital campaign for our new museum exhibit
project in which we will completely remodel our
museum so that visitors can enjoy a fresh more
comprehensive depiction of one of the most sig-nificant
events of the American Civil War. We
hope that all citizens of the United States will
rally to support this effort as the Bennett Farm is
hallowed ground where ALL Americans should
feel welcome and have a sense of belonging.
Bennett Place serves not only as a place of peace
and unity, but a memorial to honor the sacrifice
of more than 700,000 American lives. If you
would like to make a contribution to help pre-serve
their memory please visit our website:
http://www.bennettplacehistoricsite.com/museum
-fund/.
Lastly, we now prepare for a new governor
and a new departmental secretary, saying farewell
to perhaps one of our most favorite leaders, Sec-retary
Linda Carlisle. We thank her for all of the
exhausting hours she has put forth to ensure our
heritage is preserved for another day. We wish
her all the best in her endeavors, and trust our
new leader will bring as much charisma and posi-tive
hope to North Carolina State Historic Sites.
On behalf of the Bennett Place staff we wish
you a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas,
and Happy Holidays!!
Enjoy this issue of the Bennett Place Courier.
Thank you again for your continued support.
John W. Guss, Site Manager
By John Guss, Bennett Place Site Manager
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Museum Capital Campaign Underway!
Fundraising for the renovation of our
museum is now underway! Your dona-tions
to the museum project will help
us find and obtain artifacts, complete
construction, and utilize new technolo-gies
that will make our museum the
best place to learn about the end of
the Civil War. To find out about
ways you can donate, visit our web-site:
www.bennettplacehistoricsite.com/
museum-fund/
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NORTH CAROLINA’S CIVIL WAR in real time:
A look back at the NC newspapers of Fall 1862
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“The Immense Value of Eastern North Carolina.”
The immense value of Eastern North Carolina to the
Southern Confederacy cannot well be estimated, when
considered simply as a source of food for our army and
people. When it is also considered as a question of reve-nue,
to enable the government to carry on the war, and
ultimately to pay the war debt, its protection against the
ravages of the Yankees becomes a question of the utmost
importance.
We have taken the pains to prepare tables from the
census of 1850 in order to make a proximate estimate of
the number of negroes, amount of corn raised, and the
value of the pork, beef and mutton, first in those Coun-ties
already in the hands of the Yankees, and secondly,
those lying upon and east of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, liable to be overrun by the Yankees during the
approaching winter. First, we give Counties already in the
enemy’s possession:
Counties No. Slaves Bush. Corn Pork, Beef, &c.
12 37,902 3,417,399 $587,231
It is a reasonable calculation, and the facts would
support the assumption, that the increase of slaves...for
the past ten years was 20 per cent., which added would
make 45,482, whose aggregate value at an average of $500
would be $22,741,000. There has been a still greater in-crease
in that region since 1850 in the culture of corn—
hence we put down the average increase to be one third,
which would make 4,556,532 bushels of corn raised in
the above counties in 1860, which, at $1 per bushel,
would be $4,556,532. There has been a corresponding
increase in the production of pork, beef, and mutton,
which, in 1860, must have been valued at $782,974, but at
present prices would be worth to the government
$2,348,922. Here, then, it will be seen that the misguided
policy which allowed the enemy to enter Hatteras, has
been at a sacrifice of Norfolk and untold injury to Vir-ginia,
and the ruin of twelve counties in eastern Carolina
of great value to the South for their bread and meat, and
almost the entire loss of $22,741,000 in slaves. But it
must be remembered that we have made no estimate of
other crops besides corn and the immense losses by the
breaking up of the tar and turpentine, the fishing, the
lumber and shingle interests, which far exceed in value
the farming operations of that wealthy section.
These statistics, though perhaps falling below the
truth, show to the most careless observer how important
it is to protect the Eastern part of the State by every pos-sible
means in the power of the government, against the
invasion of the Yankees.
— Raleigh Standard, Raleigh, NC
TROUBLE IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA
Some twenty-five armed men visited
Waynesville, in the adjoining county of
Haywood, about 2 o’clock on the morn-ing
of the 19th, and demanded the release
of a man named Franklin, who was con-victed
at the last term of our Superior
Court of the murder of Mr. Noland. The
Jailor having no force to resist the de-mand,
was seized and held, while Franklin
carried off in triumph. The party, we are
informed, represented themselves as from
East Tennessee, and said they had a re-serve
of 300 armed men to back up their
demand. The locality is about 45 miles
west of this place, and bordering upon the
most disloyal portion of East Tennessee,
and the force gathered there is composed
probably of disaffected men who have
fled from their homes to avoid the Con-script
Law.
— Asheville News, Asheville NC
TO THE WOMEN OF THE SOUTH.
Editor Charlotte Bulletin:
Sir: I wish to make public thro’
your columns, and those various other
influential journals, a suggestion to the
women of the South.
It is, that a day be appointed on
which at a certain hour they, with one
consent, shall unitedly beg for peace
from Him in whose hands are the
hearts of men and the destinies of na-tions.
Prayer has been made continually
for the success of our arms in battle,
and these prayers have been answered,
—in many instances beyond our
hopes. Every prayer has doubtless
breathed an humble petition for peace,
but it is suggested that now our faithful
women shall unite to pray in an especial
manner for it—that God would forgive
our enemies and turn their hearts, and
that he would also forgive us our debts
and would deliver us from the evil hands of
bloody men.
Let Monday the 1st of December
be appointed, and on that day at 12,
M., let the hearts of every wife, mother,
sister and daughter, in every State in
the Confederacy, go out in solemn,
fervent prayer to God for peace.
In places and Churches where
female prayer meetings are usual, let
the women themselves order the
matter; where such meetings are not
considered inadvisable, or are im-practicable,
let the women stop and
alone with God plead with Him for
their country. Let the young, beauti-ful
and thoughtless think of the dead,
dying and mangled, think of the wid-ows
and the fatherless and childless
of this awful war, and let every
woman’s heart be raised as with one
voice on that day to God for help,
and for PEACE.
— Salisbury Watchman
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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
BENNETT PLACE NEEDS YOU!!
Volunteer Talmadge Walker leading visitors on a tour.
For more information, contact Jeremiah DeGennaro, Volunteer Coordinator
Call (919) 383-4345 or send an email to bennett@ncdcr.gov
NEW SIGNATURE ITEMS AVAILABLE IN GIFT SHOP
Fans and Friends of Bennett Place
State Historic Site will be eager to
know that a variety of new signature
items are currently available for pur-chase
in our gift shop. From soaps to
shot glasses and boxes to water bot-tles,
our gift shop is fully stocked
with special items unique to Bennett
Place. These items make excellent
gifts, and any purchase in our shop
goes directly to the Bennett Place
Support Fund, Inc. to help finance
site preservation, new educational
programs, and special events. We
accept cash, checks, debit and credit
cards in our gift shop.
Have a love of history or a desire to help in your commu-nity?
Looking to accept new challenges or acquire new skills?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you would
make a great volunteer at Bennett Place! We are always look-ing
for dedicated people interested in helping us with the
various needs we have on a daily basis. Volunteers at Ben-nett
Place can help in a variety of different ways:
D Guided Tours
Living History
Historical Research
Landscaping D and Gardening
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D
In addition to the satisfaction of helping at an important
historical landmark, volunteers at Bennett Place get special
benefits from their service. They include special Bennett
Place Volunteer shirts and hats, invitations to accompany
staff on field trips to other museums and historic sites, and a
discount at our Gift Shop!
More information can be found on our website at:
http://www.bennettplacehistoricsite.com/
150th LICENSE PLATES NOW AVAILABLE
As part of North Carolina’s commemoration of the Civil War sesquicenten-nial,
special license plates are now available for purchase through the Depart-ment
of Cultural Resources. The plates feature the theme being used by the
North Carolina Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee: “Freedom, Sacrifice,
Memory.” The license plate is available for a yearly $30 fee; proceeds from
plate sales will go toward commemorative programs and battlefield preserva-tion.
Applications will be accepted through 2015. For more information, or to
download an application form, visit www.nccivilwar150.com.
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The Bennett Place Support Fund, a
501 c (3) organization, is honoring
one of its late members and con-tributors
with an academic scholar-ship.
This award of $500 will be
awarded to a deserving student who
is a rising senior of a North Carolina
high school. The scholarship will be
presented to the award winner dur-ing
the 148th Surrender Commemo-ration
events in April 2013.
Mr. William “Bill” Vatavuk
served as president of the Bennett
Place Support Fund, Inc. during the
1980’s and 1990’s. He was a com-missioned
officer with the U.S. Pub-lic
Health Service and worked with
the EPA for 30 years. He was
greatly committed to community
service and youth organizations,
serving as a 4-H volunteer, a tutor, a
Kids Vote Durham precinct volun-teer,
and a member of Durham’s
Youth Management Board. He re-ceived
the honorable President of
the US Call to Service Award for
over 4,000 hours of community
service. In addition to his leadership
of the Bennett Place Support Fund,
Inc. was his contribution of the
Bennett Place history guidebook,
“Dawn of Peace,” which was nomi-nated
in 1990 for the North Caro-lina
Mayflower Award.
The $500 monies must be put
toward tuition, lab fees, books,
computers and related media sup-plies,
or other related supplies. Ap-plications
will be reviewed by a
panel of judges.
Applicants must be High
School Seniors, planning to study
History or Education in college.
They must have held a 3.0 GPA
over the past two semesters. Appli-cants
must submit their application
and a letter of recommendation
from a teacher, mentor, or em-ployer.
Applications can be
downloaded from our website:
www.benne t tplac ehi s t o r i c s i t e . c om/
education/william-vatavuk-scholarship/
DEADLINE for Submission is
APRIL 1, 2013
For more details, call (919) 383-
4345 or email bennett@ncdcr.gov.
BENNETT PLACE SUPPORT FUND NOW ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR 2013 VATAVUK SCHOLARSHIP
The late Bill Vatavuk,
former president of the
BPSF and namesake
for the Vatavuk
Scholarship
Upcoming events
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DECEMBER 15 - 16
Christmas in the Carolinas
During the Civil War
Saturday, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Visit Bennett Place during the holiday season and witness how Christmas
was celebrated in the Piedmont Carolinas during the Civil War. Living
historians will decorate the farm in a typical modest fashion. There will be
music and caroling along with refreshments served. Admission is FREE
and donations are graciously accepted. For more information contact:
919-383-4345 or bennett@ncdcr.gov
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FEBRUARY 23
Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event
The Emancipation Proclamation:
An Exploration
Saturday, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
On January 1, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation to mixed reviews from a divided nation. Join us as we celebrate
Black History Month with an exploration of the Emancipation Proclamation
and what it really meant for enslaved African Americans from January 1863
until the end of the American Civil War. Admission is FREE and donations
are graciously accepted. For more information contact: 919-383-4345 or ben-nett@
ncdcr.gov
MARCH 23 - 24
TARHEELS: Soldiers of the
Old North State
Saturday, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Sunday, 10 a.m. — 3 p.m.
Confederate reenactors will be camped out at Bennett Place, demonstrat-ing
campaign life for North Carolina’s Confederate soldiers during the
American Civil War. Firing demonstrations, drill maneuvers, and talks
and cooking demonstrations will be ongoing. Admission is FREE and
donations are graciously accepted. For more information contact:
919-383-4345 or bennett@ncdcr.gov