Civil War Event
Village of Hainesville Annual Civil War Encampment & Battle
Saturday, October 19, 2024 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 20, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Relive history as knowledgeable re-enactors, both military and civilian in period costume, recreate an American Civil War Encampment and Battle in a rural setting in Hainesville, Illinois. Event highlights include: a narrated military battle between Union and Confederate uniformed military forces (the Atlanta Campaign, May 7 to September 2, 1864), military and civilian bivouacs and encampments, battlefield surgeries, undertakers and period medical displays. Visitor participation in the instruction of military drill is also available.
Historical presentations are provided by such luminaries as Abraham Lincoln, General Grant, Elijah Haines (village founder), Mary Todd Lincoln, Harriet Tubman (who escaped Southern slavery to rescue some 70 other slaves) and Thomas Morris Chester (the only black war reporter for a major Civil War daily newspaper, the Philadelphia Press). Vendors of food, soap, wool and period military souvenirs will also be available.
Opportunities will exist for visitors to question participants about their knowledge of and their character’s role in that period of our history. They are very knowledgeable of that period and their role in it. This event provides a great history lesson and perspective.
Hosted by Northbrook Sports Club off South Hainesville Rd. Admission and parking is FREE. Additional event information and re-enactor registration can be found on the tabs below.
Civil War Event Flyer
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Civil War Event Schedule
Hainesville’s 2024 Civil War Event Schedule
On-going activities all day: Military & civilian camp visitations, General Grant HQs, medical displays, and battlefield surgeries, settler & presenter interactions, and food vendor sales. Opportunity exists for pubic to participate in military drill instruction. All presenters when not giving their talks will be available throughout the event to mingle & converse with the public. All military drills & battle are on the battlefield. Historical presentations take place in the Presentation Tent. New this year is the addition of the 29th USTC (United States Colored Troops) as featured in the documentary “When To Die.”
Saturday, 10/19
10:00 AM: Public Entry Begins
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM: Military Drill (M)
10:50 AM -11:20 AM: Elijah Haines (P), Hainesville Founder
11:00 AM: Drill Instruction (M)
11:25 AM – 11:55 AM: Mary Todd Lincoln (P), Mrs. Lincoln and her children
12:00 PM- 12:30 PM: General Grant (P) North to Virginia
12:40 PM – 1:10 PM: Harriet Tubman (P), Her Life & Times
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM: Drill Instruction (M)
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM: President Lincoln (P) 1864: All for Naught of All for Gain
2:10 PM – 2:40 PM: Officer’s Call (M); Thomas Morris Chester (P) The USCT in 1864
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Battlefield Surgery (M)
3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Assembly (M)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Narrated Battle (M); Atlanta Campaign (P)
4:00 PM: Event Closes for the day
Sunday, 10/20
9:00 AM: Public Entry Begins
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM: Military Drill (M)
9:50 AM -10:20 AM: Elijah Haines (P), Hainesville Founder – a man ahead of his time
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM: Drill Instruction (M) for the public
10:25 AM – 10:55 AM: Mary Todd Lincoln (P), Mrs. Lincoln and her children
11:00 PM- 11:30 PM: General Grant (P) North to Virginia
11:35 PM – 12:05 PM: Harriet Tubman (P), Her Life & Times
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM: Drill Instruction (M) for the public
12:10 PM – 12:55 PM: President Lincoln (P) 1864: All for Naught or All for Gain
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM: Officer’s Call (M); Thomas Morris Chester (P) The USCT in 1864
1:35 PM – 2:05 PM: Battlefield Surgery (M)
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Assembly (M)
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Narrated Battle (M); Atlanta Campaign (P)
3:00 PM: Event Ends
(M) – Military; (P) – Presenters
Civil War Event Video
View a five-minute video of the 2021 Civil War Event. (Depiction is valid. Ignore dates shown.)
Civil War Event Directions
The site for the event is on the north end of the Northbrook Sports Club property at 200 Hainesville Road, Hainesville, IL 60030.
At the intersection of Belvidere Road (US route 120) and Hainesville Road, turn south. Then carefully cross the railroad tracks and move further south stopping at the Information Booth to receive the event program. Then you will be directed to the visitors parking area. Parking for the handicapped, re-enactors, presenters, media, food vendors and EMS is further south.
Signs are posted throughout the vent site to direct visitors to the various activities. A site map is also included in the event program. All activities can be accessed by walking. Golf carts are available to transport the handicapped, as needed.
Enjoy the event.
Event Site Map and Site Key
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- Visitor Info/Program Stop
- Visitor Parking
- Battlefield (Site of Battle & Military Drill
- Confederate Canon
- Confederate Forces Camp
- Union Forces Camp
- Civilian Encampment
- Presentation Tent
- Military Forces HQ & Registration Tent
- EMS Parking
- 17th Corps Hospital & Battlefield Surgery
- General Grant HQs
- 29th US Colored Troops HQs
- Union Canon
- Line of Horses
- Picnic Benches
- Food Vendor
- Re-enactor Parking
- Portable Toilets
- Drill Instruction for the Public
- Confederate Forces Parking
- Handicap Parking
NOTE: Signs indicate activity locations. Refuse containers & recycle bins are strategically located throughout the encampment area. Distances and locations are approximate.
Civil War Event Sponsors
Following is the list of sponsors for the 2024 Civil War Event. We appreciate their support of this important event and suggest you patronize them as appropriate.
Apson Towing
88 Centre Drive, Hasinesville, IL 60030
847-543-7382
Clearview Recycling
250 Belvidere Road, Hainesville, IL 60030
847-546-0039
Collision Solutions
101 W. Belvidere Road, Hainsville, IL 60030
847-548-5670
tdavis@collisionsolutions.com
Eubanks Environmental
34475 N. Circle Drive, Round Lake, IL 60073
847-456-5604
eubanksinc@gmail.coml;;l.l.k
Gower Equipment & Supply
294 E. Belvidere Road, Hainesville, IL 60030
847-223-3100
Grower eo@gmail.com
McMahon Services
44 W. Belvidere Road, Hainesville, IL 60030
847-566-4568
Northbrook Sports Club
160 Sports Club Drive, Hainesville, IL 60030
847-223-5700
R.H. Witt
2049 Johns Drive, Glenview, IL 60025
847-724-1690
craig@rhwhitt.com
Robert E. Fronk
P.O. Box 1111, Lake Villa, IL 60046
847-356-5263
robertefrankrealestate@gmail.com
Stop & Save
366 W. Main Street, Hainesville, IL 60073
847-546-4663
jaystopnsave@yahoo.com
Event Sponsor Form
To sign up to sponsor the 2024 event, view and complete the 2024 Sponsor Sign Up Form.
Re-enactors Forms
View the 2024 Civil War Event Re-enactors Registration Form and the 2024 Re-enactors Waiver Form.
Mail the completed forms to: Wayne Carle, 26112 West Parkview Drive, Antioch, IL 60002
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