Shenandoah at War ... Luray Civil War reenactments Sept. 11-12

Next weekend the upper Shenandoah Valley will turn back the hands of time to 1862 when America was at war with itself, brother fighting brother, with reenactments of the Battle of Front Royal and Fisher's Hill. It's an "up close and personal" history lesson for those who want to know their American history.

What: Civil War Reenactments of the Battles of Front Royal and Fisher's Hill
Where: Luray Valley Museum at Luray Caverns
When: Saturday, Sept.11 (Front Royal) and Sunday, Sept. 12 (Fisher's Hill)
Cost: $10 for adults (age 13 and Up) and $5 for children (ages 6 thru 12) each day. Includes admission fee for Luray Valley Museum

The Luray Valley Museum at Luray Caverns will host reenactments of the pivotal Civil War battles of Front Royal (which took place on May 23, 1862, during Conf. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's legendary Valley Campaign) and the Fisher's Hill (which took place on September 22, 1864, during U.S. Gen. Philip Sheridan's Shenandoah Campaign).

Luray Caverns will donate proceeds of this event to the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation for battlefield preservation.

Reenactment of the Battle of Front Royal
Saturday, September 11, 2010
9:00 – 11:30: Camps open to public
9:00 – 4:00: Medical demonstration
2:00: Battle of Front Royal
Dusk: Fireworks

Reenactment of the Battle of Fisher’s Hill
Sunday, September 12, 2010
9:00 – 11:30: Camps open to public
9:00 – 1:00: Medical demonstration
10:00: Church services
2:00: Battle of Fisher’s Hill