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HB to host Civil War reenactors

By Brittany Woolsey
HB Independent
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Huntington Beach will travel back in time to the 1800s this weekend as American Civil War and other historical reenactors descend upon Central Park.

The 23rd annual Civil War Days Living History Event on Saturday and Sunday will include two battles each day.

There will also be reenactments of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, weapon demonstrations and meet-and-greets with actors playing historical figures like Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

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The Huntington Beach Historical Society has organized the event since 1993, when it was staged behind the Newland House Museum at Bartlett Park with only 50 people, according to society Vice President Darrell Rivers. More people started attending the reenactments each year, and by 1998, the event relocated to Central Park.

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What: Civil War Days Living History Event

Where: 7111 Talbert Ave., Huntingon Beach

When: Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with battles at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with battles at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Cost: Free

Info: hbhistory.org
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Brittany Woolsey

Brittany Woolsey left Times Community News in 2016 after serving as a reporter with the Daily Pilot and the Huntington Beach Independent. She joined the staff after nearly four years of freelancing for Times Community News. She has a journalism degree from Cal State Long Beach. Before reporting in Huntington Beach, she wrote features for Times Community News and was a reporter at the Long Beach Register and Long Beach Post.

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