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Inaugural Hunter's Raid at Lexington Civil War Reenactment Coming up
this Weekend at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington
Lexington, VA – June 8, 2005 - Union General David Hunter’s destructive campaign through the Shenandoah Valley will be remembered during the Inaugural Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Civil War Reenactment, which will be held Saturday, June 11, and Sunday, June 12, 2005, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington to coincide with the 141st anniversary of the Union occupation of Lexington and the burning of Virginia Military Institute in June 1864. The Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Reenactment will offer fun for the entire family with authentic encampments of both Union and Confederate troops on the Virginia Horse Center’s Oak Hill/Cameron Plantation and ongoing living history presentations for the public. In addition to battle reenactments held Saturday and Sunday afternoons, the weekend will include free wagon rides; music on Saturday by The Williams Sisters with special guest Heather Berry, and Gary Ruley with Anne Marie Simpson Calhoun and Mule Train; a ladies fashion show on Saturday; demonstrations in camp and the activities tent; horse races and shopping with numerous sutlers (vendors) offering a wide range of period merchandise. A variety of food will also be available on site. The event will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Daily admission will be $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for youth ages 7 to 12, and FREE for children ages 6 and under. Proceeds will benefit Oak Hill/Cameron Plantation preservation. The daily event schedule is as follows: Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Schedule of Events, Saturday, June
11, 2005 Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Schedule of Events, Sunday, June 12,
2005 The Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Civil War Reenactment at the Virginia Horse Center on June 11 – 12, 2005, is easily accessible at the junction of Interstates 81 and 64 at Lexington, Virginia, and numerous hotels are located nearby. For more information, visit www.horsecenter.org/civilwar or call 540-464-2950. For lodging information, call Reliable Reservations at 800-919-9675. For more information about General Hunter’s occupation of Lexington and the burning of VMI, visit www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/hunter.html. Lexington, VA – May 18, 2005 – On June 11, 1864, 18,000 Union troops commanded by General David Hunter marched into the small Shenandoah Valley town of Lexington, Virginia. The following day, General Hunter ordered the burning of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), which was the site of a state arsenal and a military training school. The cadet barracks and two faculty houses were severely damaged, while the library, laboratory and scientific equipment, and other Institute property were destroyed. Two days later, the Union troops marched out of town over the mountains to Lynchburg. General Hunter’s destructive campaign through the Shenandoah Valley will be remembered during the Inaugural Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Civil War Reenactment, which will be held at the Virginia Horse Center on June 11 – 12, 2005, to coincide with the 141st anniversary of the Union occupation of Lexington and the burning of VMI. The reenactment will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Daily admission will be $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for youth ages 7 to 12, and FREE for children ages 6 and under. Proceeds will benefit the Oak Hill/Cameron Plantation preservation. “Hunter’s Raid at Lexington will be held on the Virginia Horse Center’s Oak Hill Cameron Plantation site, the actual location where Rockbridge County local militia and VMI cadets camped and met General Hunter’s forces, as they advanced on Lexington, prior to the burning of VMI,” said the Virginia Horse Center’s Executive Director John Scott. "The reenactment will involve hundreds of infantry, cavalry, and artillery troops, and the vantage points for spectators at Oak Hill are tremendous." Hosted by the 2nd Virginia Cavalry Co. C, a reenacting organization from southwest Virginia, the Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Reenactment will offer fun for the entire family with authentic encampments of both Union and Confederate troops on the Oak Hill/Cameron Plantation and ongoing living history presentations for the public. In addition to battle reenactments held both Saturday and Sunday afternoons, the weekend will include free wagon rides; music on Saturday by The Williams Sisters with special guest Heather Berry, and Gary Ruley with Anne Marie Simpson Calhoun and Mule Train, on the Oak Hill Manor House porch; a ladies fashion show on Saturday; demonstrations in camp and the activities tent; horse races and shopping with numerous sutlers (vendors) offering a wide range of period merchandise. A variety of food will also be available on site. The Hunter’s Raid at Lexington Civil War Reenactment at the Virginia Horse Center on June 11 – 12, 2005, is easily accessible at the junction of Interstates 81 and 64 at Lexington, Virginia, and numerous hotels are located nearby. For more information, visit www.horsecenter.org/civilwar or call 540-464-2950. For lodging information, call Reliable Reservations at 800-919-9675. For more information about General Hunter’s occupation of Lexington and the burning of VMI, visit www.vmi.edu/archives/Civil_War/hunter.html. |