Civil War Reenactment in Occoquan

 Join us on Feb. 25, as Occoquan continues its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, with an historical lecture, a reenactment, and a Civil War encampment.  At 10:30 a.m., Robert Alton, the author of Stratagem 1861, will lecture on the early history of the Civil War in northern Virginia.  Then at 11:30 a.m., Brady's Michigan Sharpshooters will re-enact a skirmish that occurred in Occoquan on Feb. 3, 1862. Afterward, you can visit the Sharpshooters at their encampment near the Tourist Information Center (200 Mill Street) and see them drill and do firearm demonstrations.

Details for the day's event may be found at the Occoquan Historical Society web site here. And if you sign up for the event on Facebook (do so by clicking here) no later than Feb. 23, you can pick up a voucher at the Tourist Information Center (200 Mill Street) between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Feb. 25 that entitles you to 10 percent off an entree at Madigan's Waterfront Restaurant, the Blue Arbor Cafe, the  Garden Kitchen, and Tastefully Yours (other restaurants/shops may be added later). The voucher can be picked up and used only on Feb. 25. So enjoy the lecture, reenactment, and encampment, and then cap the day off with a stroll through Historic Occoquan and visit some of our wonderful shops, restaurants, and our Mill House Museum!