150th Anniversary Civil War Vicksburg Campaign Reenactment
Raymond, Mississippi

The Friends of Raymond, Mississippi will sponsor a national level re-enactment of the 1863 Vicksburg Campaign as part of the commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. The reenactment, hosted by the Blue-Gray Alliance of re-enactors, will feature several military actions of the Vicksburg Campaign is planned for October 19-21, 2012, with up to 5,000 participants.

Over the past decade, the Friends of Raymond has preserved 136 acres of the battlefield, added interpretative trails and placed reproduction artillery pieces of the correct type on the artillery positions of the Battle of Raymond that took place on May 12, 1963.

Three of the campaign's engagements, the Battles of Raymond and Champion Hill, and the May 22 assault at Vicksburg, will be re-enacted on portions of, or adjacent to, the actual Raymond Battlefield. The event is being staged in October, rather than May, to avoid conflict with other scheduled sesquicentennial events and to take advantage of the favorable fall weather in Mississippi.

For more information, see: www.friendsofraymond.org