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My Weekend on the Ridge

10/8/2018

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It was the first weekend of October and, as they have for fifteen years past, the men of Company A, 12th New Hampshire Infantry, gathered in the field behind the Cullimore Farm on New Durham Ridge for a living history Civil War encampment. I joined them again, this my 7th year.
Begun in 2003 as a fundraiser to place a Civil War monument in town [see New Durham Monument page], the money now being raised through the bake sale held by members of the co-hosting New Durham Historical Society during the two-day event goes towards the Civil War Memorial Scholarship Fund [Attn: The 2019 application is up, if you're a graduating New Durham senior and plan on attending college].

In recent years, the group has been portraying a camp of the "Provost Guard", a unit of men detached from the 12th NH to guard the vital railroad station and powder mill in town, as well as arrest any deserters finding their way back home. This camp would have served as the quarters for those members of the unit who were off-duty.

There is more to read about the Provost Guard and the Eureka Powder Works on the 16th Annual Encampment page.
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​​While some of the participants have come and gone over the years, and the displays have been changed at times to add variety, the overall outcome of this gathering remains the same: to give the visiting public a chance to see the daily life and routines of a Civil War soldier. It also gives us reenactors the ability to "walk in their shoes" and relive the 1860's, if just for one weekend. For those of us who had ancestors that served, having such an opportunity to spend this time as they may have, is an experience like no other.

See you in October 2019!
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    Steve, Secretary/Treasurer of the Canney Camp

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