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Ft. McHenry
July 16-17, 2005
Overview
Activities will be Parades, Drill, Tacticals and living history as a company street (life in the Fort), along
with other re-enactors and living historians as prisoners, civilians, and
supporting military impressions. Sykes' Regulars will provide a garrison
impression as well as stage a
late-war Court Martial of a deserter, the last man to be executed at Fort
McHenry, and the only one to be shot.
A few of the Sykes' members will stage the late war Court Martial of
George McDonald, with members playing the Judge Advocate, military panel,
witnesses and the accused. The Court Martial is based on the actual transcript
of the McDonald trial, retained at the National Archives.
Location
Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland
Schedule
Start 8:00 a.m. Saturday and ending 4:00 p.m. Sunday
If you are planning on arriving Friday night after the
gates close at 8:00, the gang will
be meeting at
J. Patrick's. We will have a key to let everyone back into the Fort
afterwards. J. Patrick's is located at 1371 Andre Street.
Andre Street is the next-to-last north-south street before the long railway
overpass into Fort McHenry. J. Patricks is one block north of Fort Avenue
on Andre Street.
Registration
Fee: None
Registration: At visitor’s center upon arrival
Where to meet: Muster by 9:00 am Saturday at Ft. McHenry
Description
Role of rank and
file: Parade (flag raising), Drill, Tactical (firing) Demo,
Guard Mount, interacting with period civilians and POWs
Uniform:
Fatigue
Uniform (with light blue trousers)
Equipment:
Heavy marching order
Quartering:
Full Camp bring your shelter halves (two men to a
tent)
Ammunition:
Bring rounds for demo.
Food:
(Lunch rations will be provided by the Park Service on Saturday). We will
forage in town for dinner and libations.
Additional information
Event Web page:
Fort
McHenry
Directions:
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Your Visit
(scroll down for driving directions)
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