Civil War Era Banquet Planned at Hotel Bethlehem

You can hear the sounds, taste the flavors and see some rare artifacts of the Civil War era on Friday night at the in a benefit for the Moravian Historical Society.

The second annual Dinner & Banquet Commemorating The Civil War will begin at 6 p.m. in the hotel’s Mural Ballroom with a cocktail hour, live entertainment and mingling with Civil War re-enactors.

The menu, featuring 19^th century recipes selected by Executive Chef Federica Muggenburg, will include a hearty potato soup as an appetizer with an herb-roasted breast of chicken accompanied by creamed spinach and barley pilaf for the main course. For dessert: Jefferson Davis Pie with bourbon infused whipped cream.

The famous Federal City Brass Band will be performing for the festivities.  Natalie Bock, the hotel’s historian said that they are an “accurate re-creation of a Union Army regimental brass band of the 1860’s, down to the authentic military uniforms and the original instruments all dating to the mid-19^th century."

The keynote speaker will be Abraham Lincoln, in a portrayal by Robert Costello.

The evening will benefit the Moravian Historical Society, whose mission is the preservation of Moravian history and its contribution to American history and culture. 

The society will display rare Civil War artifacts from their collection, including actual pieces of the fabric from Lincoln’s coffin.

Tickets are $60 per person with tax and gratuity included, for reservations please contact the Moravian Historical Society at (610) 759-5070 or via email info@moravianhistoricalsociety.org.