| 6 |
AL |
Living history, “Days Gone By,” a Christmas celebration with military and civilian characters at Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island. www.dauphinisland.org or 251-861-6992. |
| 6 |
NC |
Living history and Open House at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site near Fair Oaks. 10 am-4 pm. Free. 910-594-0789 or email bentonville@ncmail.net. |
| 6 |
MD |
Memorial Illumination, 23,000 candles at the Antietam National Battlefield near Sharpsburg. Driving tour begins 6 pm on Route 34 east of Sharpsburg. Rain/wind date Dec. 13. Visitor center and some park roads close at 3 pm. www.nps.gov/anti or 301-432-5124. |
| 6 |
PA |
“Candlelight at Christ Church – Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital,” at Christ Lutheran Church in Gettysburg 7:30 pm. www.christgettysburg.org/candlelight. |
| 6 |
MO |
Living history, a mid-19th-century Christmas at the Anderson House, part of the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site in Lexington. www.mostateparks.com/lexington or 660-259-4654. |
| 6 |
VA |
Living history, "Christmas on the Farm," at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. Civilian demonstrations. Toys for Tots collection. Free with park admission. www.vmi.edu/newmarket. |
| 6 |
VA |
Lee Hall Mansion’s "Special Christmas Program,” at this Confederate headquarters in Newport News. Tours at 6, 6:45 and 7:30 pm. $. www.leehall.org or 757-888-3371. |
| 6 |
VA |
Open House “Old Time Christmas Celebration” at the Graffiti House on the Brandy Station battlefield north of Culpeper. Free. www.brandystationfoundation.com or 540-727-7718. |
| 6 |
VA |
Open house, “Christmas Remembered,” at the Stonewall Jackson House in Lexington. Free tours, music and more 10 am-3 pm. www.stonewalljackson.org or 540-463-2552. |
| 6 |
VA |
“Christmas with the Davis Family,” how people of the South (especially Jefferson Davis’s family) celebrated the holidays at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond. 1 pm. $15. Reservations: www.moc.org or 804-649-1861 extension 32. |
| 6-7 |
GA |
“Victorian Christmas,” decorations and Civil War-era Santa Claus at the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus. Free admission. www.portcolumbus.org or 706-327-9798. |
| 6-7 |
CA |
“A Civil War Christmas” at the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum in Wilmington. 310-548-7509 or www.drumbarracks.org. |
| 6-7 |
AR |
Reenactment, “Battle of Prairie Grove” at the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove. Civilian and military camps and demonstrations. Battles 1 pm each day. $4 parking fee. 479-846-2990. |
| 6-7 |
VA |
Open House at Mulberry Hill on the Staunton River Bridge Battlefield State Park near Clover. 1860s Christmas traditions, cooking and living history. 1-5 pm. $5/person. 434-454-4312. |
| 6-7 |
WV |
“Prospects of Peace: A Soldier’s Prayer,” Christmas 1864 at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. 11 am-5 pm. Free with park admission. www.nps.gov/hafe or 304-535-6029. |
| 7 |
MD |
Tours with living history at Fort Washington Park near the Washington Beltway. Free. www.nps.gov/fowa or 301-763-4600. |
| 7 |
PA |
Lecture, “Civil War Santa Claus & Christmas in the Civil War,” at the GAR Museum and Library, 4278 Griscom St, Philadelphia. 1:30 pm. Free (donations welcome). www.garmuslib.org or 215-289-6484. |
| 7 |
VA |
“Old Salem Church Holiday Music Program,” west of Fredericksburg on Route 3. 6 pm. Free. |
| 7 |
VA |
"Holiday Happenings at Historic Tredegar," at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar in Richmond. Reduced admission 1-5 pm. www.tredegar.org or 804-780-1865. |
| 11-12 |
VA |
"1861 St. Nick at Endview,” Toys for Tots donations accepted at this annual event at Endview Plantation in Newport News. 5-7 pm. $3/child. www.endview.org or 757-887-1862. |
| 13 |
MO |
Illumination, memorial event at the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield near Springfield. 5:30-9:30 pm. Tour road closes at noon. Free. www.nps.gov/wicr or 417-732-2662 extension 225. |
| 13 |
MS |
“1862 Balfour Ball,” period dress or coat and tie, reservations required for this recreation of an actual event, at the Old Court House Museum in Vicksburg. $50/couple. oldcourthouse.org or 601-636-0741. |
| 13 |
VA |
“Christmas in Camp,” the holiday celebrated as it was during the war with a period Santa Claus, living history and special readings at Fort Ward Museum in Alexandria. Noon-4 pm. $2/adults. 703-838-4848 for reservations. |
| 13 |
VA |
Living history, "Christmas at City Point," holiday traditions at the national park in Hopewell. www.nps.gov/pete or 804-732-3531 extension. 203. |
| 13 |
GA |
“Christmas on the Homefront,” living history and demonstrations at the Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site near Dallas. 10 am-4 pm. $3/adult. www.gastateparks.org/info/picketts or 770-443-7850. |
| 13 |
GA |
Reenactment of the battle for Fort McAllister near Richmond Hill caps a day-long series of activities. Candlelight tour of the fort follows. 10 am-6 pm. $4/adult. 912-727-2339. |
| 13-14 |
NC |
Living history, "Christmas in the Carolinas During the Civil War," decorations and demonstrations about civilian life during the war at Bennett Place State Historic Site in Durham NC. 5:30 pm. Free. 919-383-4345 or email bennett@ncmail.net. |
| 14 |
GA |
Open house, “Victorian Christmas,” decorations and refreshments at the A.H. Stephens Historic Park near Crawfordville. 2-5 pm. $3/adult. 706-456-2602. |
| 14 |
VA |
Anniversary commemoration, "Battle of Fredericksburg," annual event includes speakers and wreath laying at the Fredericksburg battlefield visitor center. 2 pm. Free. www.nps.gov/frsp. |
| 14 |
VA |
“Court End Christmas,” the museums in Richmond’s Court End, including the Museum of the Confederacy and the Valentine Richmond History Center, will be open free noon-5 pm. Details, reservations: www.moc.org or 804-649-1861 |
| 29 |
TN |
Luminaries and wreath laying at the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery in Greeneville. www.nps.gov/anjo or 423-638-3551. |
| 31 |
PA |
"General Meade's Birthday Celebration and Champaign Toast" at his graveside at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia. Noon. Free. www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org or 215-228-8200. |
| 31 |
MD |
Annual New Years Eve party aboard the USS Constellation in Baltimore Harbor. 10 pm-1 am. Reservations, fee charged. www.constellation.org or 410-539-1797. |
