Lincoln Days Civil War Reenactment

Dates: June 1-2, 2024, at Pittsfield Lake

Sponsored by:

The Abe Lincoln Project
Looking for Lincoln in Pike County

Experience the Civil War

  • Free Parking & Admission
  • Experience a Civil War Battle (Sat and Sun)
  • Demonstrations of Artillery, Cavalry, Naval Warfare & More
  • Meet Civil War-Era Personalities like President Lincoln, Generals Grant & Lee
  • Civil War Games & Activities for Kids

Saturday June 1, 2024

9:00 AM – NAVAL COLORS in the Navy Camp

10 :00 AM -ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, INFANTRY, NAVAL & CIVILIAN
CAMPS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO VISIT

10:00 AM – NAVIES IN THE CIVIL WAR Naval camp

10:00 AM –CHRIS VALLILLO IN CONCERT - Blue & white tent

10:30 AM – SOLDIER'S AIDE SOCIETY– Blue & white tent

11:00 AM – LADIES & GENTLEMEN'S FASHION SHOW & LEMONADE PARTY
MRS. LINCOLN TO HOST w/SOLDIER'S AIDE SOCIETY-Blue & white

12 NOON- 10 th IL CAVALRY BAND IN CONCERT – Blue & white tent

1:00 PM – CHRIS VALLILLO IN CONCERT AT BATTLEFIELD

1:30 PM - BATTLE REENACTMENT - Battlefield

2:30 PM - THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF SEAN LEWIS Blue & white tent

3:00 PM – NAVIGATION IN THE 1860'S - Naval camp

3:30 PM – PRES. & MRS. LINCOLN, GEN. GRANT & GEN. LEE DISCUSS THE
CIVIL WAR– CAUSES & EFFECTS - Blue & white tent

4 :30 PM – PRES. LINCOLN & THE CREW OF THE NEVERSINK HAVE TEA
Naval Camp

6: 00 PM -7:00 PM CIVIL WAR DANCE Blue & white tent INTERMISSION THEN

7:30 – 8:30 PM DANCE RESUMES

9:00 PM – NIGHT CANNON FIRING – Naval camp

Sunday June 2, 2024

10:00 AM CAMPS OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC TO VISIT

10:00 AM - 1860'S PERIOD CHURCH SERVICE & MEMORIAL SERVICE

11:00 AM – THE MAGICAL MYSTERIES OF SEAN LEWIS Blue & white tent

11:30 AM- CHRIS VALILLO IN CONCERT – Blue & white tent

1:00 PM – CHRIS VALILLO IN CONCERT AT BATTLEFIELD

1:30 PM - BATTLE REENACTMENT – Battlefield

Throughout the Weekend

Tour the Camps

Ladies' and Gentlemen's Tea & Fashion Show

Food, Crafts, & Vendors

ARTILLERY, CAVALRY, INFANTRY, NAVAL DRILLS;
PROGRAMS AT THE MEDICAL CAMPS, FLAT LINCOLN SCAVENGER HUNT,
BLACKSMITHING, CAMP LIFE & MORE.

OUR SINCERE THANKS

OUR WONDERFUL CIVIL WAR REENACTORS AND PRESENTERS
WITHOUT WHOM THIS EVENT WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE!!!
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF OUR REENACTMENT FAMILY!!!

THE 22ND ANNUAL LINCOLN DAYS CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT IS SPONSORED BY:
THE ABE LINCOLN PROJECT/ LOOKING FOR LINCOLN
IN PIKE COUNTY & THE CITY OF PITTSFIELD
CASS COMMUNICATIONS
COUNTY MARKET
FARMERS NATIONAL BANK OF GRIGSVILLE
ILLINI HOSPITAL
YOGI BEAR'S JELLYSTONE PARK & RV RESORT @ PINE LAKES
MC DONALD'S RESTAURANT
NIEBUR FUNERAL HOME
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL
PITTSFIELD LODGE # 790 A.F.& F.M.
PIKE COUNTY EXPRESS NEWSPAPER
PIKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PIKE – SCOTT FARM BUREAU
UNITED COMMUNITY BANK
WALMART
WILLIAM WATSON HOTEL

Directions to Pittsfield Lake

From Springfield/Quincy

I-72 to Exit 35 (Pittsfield/Griggsville)

Go South for 2 Miles on HWY 54/107

Left (East) on Pleasant Grove Street (270th Ave.)

Go 1.6 Miles to Lake Pittsfield Dr., Turn Right

From Pittsfield

North on HWY 54/107 (Jackson Street) for 2 Miles

Right (East) on Pleasant Grove Street (250th Ave.)

Go 1.6 Miles to Lake Pittsfield Dr., Turn Right