The local Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War Camp #326 will hold a Civil War demonstration camp on Saturday, August 22nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held on the grounds of the Felix Valle House State Historic Site located at 198 Merchant St. The camp will have displays of Civil War era items, a list of Ste. Genevieve citizens who served in the war, and a demonstration camp site typical during the war.
(L.Mueller, photo)
At 10:00 a.m., the John Weakly, Jan Stephens, and Becky Millinger will play Civil War era music on the corner of Merchant and Main. At 11:00 p.m. the camp will reenact the August 1861 removal of Ste. Genevieve bank funds by Union troops at this same location. Fearing a possible seizure of these same funds by Confederate sympathizers, the monies were removed to St. Louis. The public is invited to shout their support for the Blue or the Gray, depending on their historical bent.
At 1:00 p.m., a fife and drum concert will be offered at the Felix Valle House site by Erin and Ryan Martin.
This event is free to the public, family friendly, and handicap accessible (grass at Felix Valle).