Previous Events in the past at the School of the Soldierhave included: •Civil War Bands: including the Becks Brass Band and the 3rd New Jersey Volunteers Regimental Fife and Drums performing era music at the Pine Creek Railroad Depot•Fenian Brotherhood skirmish and Fenian circle meeting•Civil War Encampment and Skirmish•General Grant and his staff•A military officers headquarters scenario •A NJ Civil War Heritage area complete with Civil War book authors’ signing their latest publications •Civil War Road show - appraisals of Civil War & military items for the public•A United States Colored Troop display•Walk through of Infantry & Artillery training camps•Artillery and Calvary units
Since 2010, New Jersey Civil War Heritage Assn sponsored a Civil War School of the Soldier at Allaire Village in Wall, NJ not only as an instructional drill for Civil War re-enactors but also to educate the public about New Jersey in the Civil War. Since Covid 19 Pandemic these events have been postponed indefinitely.
Allaire State Park, NJ
New Jersey Civil War Heritage AssnPO Box 442, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075Info@njcivilwar.com