The Delaware
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 Massachusetts 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.
Admission: Adults - $5.00
Children: 12 and under Free
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.
New Members Welcome
www.facebook.com/144thnewyork
email: [email protected]
144th New York
Delaware County’s Volunteer Infantry
Regiment 1862-1865
CIVIL WAR
REENACTMENT
JULY 18-19, 2015
Living History Exhibit & Civil
War Battlefield Reenactments
brought to you by the
DELAWARE COUNTY
HISTORICAL
ASSOCIATION
46549 State Hwy 10
Delhi, New York 13753
Delhi, New York 13753
Featured Events
Battle of Honey Hill
Delaware County Historical Association
46549 State Hwy 10
Delhi, New York 13753
Phone: (607) 746-3849
[email protected]
www.dcha-ny.org
Battle of Little Round Top
Battle of Honey Hill
“Big Red & Rebel Yell!!!”
EVENT SCHEDULE
Saturday July 18, 2015
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”.
Saturday July 18 (9 AM-5 PM)
Join us for a historic
recreation of the
144th NY’s largest
military engagement
as it happened over
150 years ago.
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
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: [email protected]
2:00 Battle of Honey Hill
“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!!!
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
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
Admission: Adults - $5.00
Children: 12 and under Free