RiverBlast! 2012
02Apr2012
Each spring, sailors and marines both Union and Confederate gather at Port Columbus for RiverBlast! This living history weekend is Port Columbus’ largest living history event, and draws reenactors from around the country. Featuring weapons demonstrations, cannon firings, skirmishes, event reenactments and scenes from a sailor’s daily life, this event has something for everyone.
This year’s theme is “The Sailor’s Life: From Recruit to Old Salt,” and will take a special look at recruitment, training and daily life of the Civil War sailor.
Both Saturday and Sunday will feature weapons drill and demonstration, cannon firings, Naval landing party demonstrations, and much more. In addition, Saturday’s festivities will also include a museum theatre presentation on sailor life, performance by the Columbus Brass, and period and contemporary civil war poetry.
RiverBlast! 2012
Saturday, April 14: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 15: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Regular Admission
Visit the RiverBlast 2012 Facebook page, and for up-to-the-minute news on this event and other Museum happenings, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
If you are a Reenactor who would like to register, please call the Museum’s Director of Maintenance and Reenactor Coordinator Jerry Franklin at 706-327-9798.
Schedule:
| Saturday, April 14: 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | |
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| Indoors: | |
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1:30 p.m. |
Performance by the Columbus Brass |
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2:30 p.m. |
Presentation: The Sailor’s Life |
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3:30 p.m. |
Words and War: Period and Contemporary Civil War Poetry |
| Outdoors: | |
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Ongoing |
Receiving ship/recruiting station (Water Witch) |
|
11:30 a.m. |
Cannon Firing |
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2:00 p.m. |
Cutlass Drill |
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3:00 p.m. |
Demonstration: Landing and Naval Weapons |
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4:00 p.m. |
Cannon Firing |
| Sunday, April 15: 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | |
| Outdoors: | |
|
Ongoing |
Receiving ship/recruiting station (Water Witch) |
|
1:00 p.m. |
Cannon Firing |
|
2:00 p.m. |
Cutlass Drill |
|
3:00 p.m. |
Demonstration: Landing and Naval Weapons |
|
4:00 p.m. |
Cannon Firing |
Hello, I live in Southport, NC and am very interested in coming to your event this April. Several members of our Civil War Round Table have also expressed an interest in coming to this event. It is a 9 hour ride and I would like to get as much info as possible Can you please sent me any additional information on the above.
Thanks very much
If you have any written material my address is:
[Address removed for privacy -Admin]
Email sent – let me know if you have further questions! Hope we see you and your group here!
-Jon Ezzell, Director of Communications
I like to know exact date for 2013 River Blast event so i can make sure to make next year event.
Ken Griffin
Houston Texas
Ken,
Check out our Spring Events page for RiverBlast info – more will be added as the 2013 program is fleshed out. Thanks!
-Jon E