Encampment Tours

    The Boscobel Encampment includes military camps for each army, a civilian camp for reenactors who come as a family, and a sutler area where tent merchants and artisans ply their period wares.  Visitors are encouraged to either roam about the camp on their own, or take advantage of the free guided tours which originate periodically during the day, near the main entrance.  Knowledgeable guides lead groups through the camp, describing various aspects of life during the period.

   While touring the camps, guests are encouraged to talk to the reenactors to get a sense of the feelings and emotions people experienced during the Civil War.  You may notice a very distinct contrast to contemporary teachings.  Northerners viewed this action as a rebellion, thus calling it a Civil War.   Southerners felt this was a struggle for independence from a tyrannical Federal government that was meddling in local affairs.  The armed conflict may be over, but the same arguments regarding state's rights vs. federal control are present today on many issues. 

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               Morning in camp                                           Overview of camp                                        Sunset in camp

     Telegraph office                 Playing dulcimer                     Artillery camp                      Contemporary meals near entrance

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