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Civil War Kid's Camp is back by popular demand! This week of fun and learning is designed for boys and girls ages 8-12. Campers will be immersed in the lives of soldiers and civilians of the period. June 24-28, 2019, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, rain or shine.

The 3rd U.S. Regular Infantry, Company K, will present drills and discuss the equipment, uniforms, weaponry and army life of the Union soldier.  Information on the popular field of Civil War reenacting will also be shared.  1-4 p.m.  Free. February 23. Inclement weather date March 2.

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Fort Ward Museum is presenting Civil War Women’s Day on Saturday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program is free, and interesting for all ages.

John Rogers’ Civil War Statuary exhibit at Fort Ward Museum will continue through September 2019. John Rogers was noted for his popular plaster-cast statuary groups that adorned many middle-class Victorian parlors in 19th-century America. 

Come to Fort Ward and see a variety of medical tools, instruments, equipment and images from the Museum’s Civil War collection. Images and information related to some of Alexandria’s Union Army hospitals are also on view. The exhibit is accompanied by a brochure on medical care for the Civil War soldier. 

The goal of this project is to expand interpretation in Fort Ward Park to include the full range of its history, especially including the African American experience and the post-Civil War Fort community. Fort Ward's Civil War history will remain a core theme, but new elements will explore the legacy of that pivotal era. A draft interpretive plan and design package were shared with the Fort Ward Interpretive Committee and the community on September 13. The public is invited to attend meetings of the Committee, announced on the Calendar of Events.

Visit Fort Ward Park to see historic signage highlighting the post-Civil War African American community known as The Fort. The Fort is the focus of an effort by the Office of Historic Alexandria to study and preserve the post-Civil War historic resources of Fort Ward Park. 

The Fort Ward Museum enlists the talents and knowledge of reenactors to offer numerous living history programs interpreting Civil War soldier and civilian life. Programs contribute to the public’s understanding of the period and enhance the Museum’s educational mission. Here are the resources you need to participate in an event.

The occupation of Alexandria by Union troops forever changed the social, cultural and economic fabric of the old seaport town. For four years (1861-1865) Alexandria was an occupied city; enduring the longest military occupation by Union troops of any town during the conflict. Learn more with a wide range of historic resources.  

A public walkway, which meets the standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act, begins at the fort’s reconstructed entrance gate and leads visitors to the restored Northwest Bastion.