Monocacy Memorial Day Program 2021

[NH Civil War Gal]

Memorial Day Program, Monday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.

Monocacy National Battlefield will honor those who have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States of American through Civil War music and interpretive programming. The park will also host living historians, who will be on hand during the day to discuss the life of a Civil War soldier.

Please join us at 2:00 p.m. when rangers will discuss the history of Memorial Day, and living history musicians will play Civil War era patriotic music followed by a presentation of the colors and moment of silence at 3:00 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held outside the visitor center.

For more information: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=9C94BA32-C930-9E39-ED05078047A7CC2D

 

[Claude Bauer]

Memorial Day Program, Monday, May 31, 2:00 p.m.

Monocacy National Battlefield will honor those who have sacrificed their lives in service to the United States of American through Civil War music and interpretive programming. The park will also host living historians, who will be on hand during the day to discuss the life of a Civil War soldier.

Please join us at 2:00 p.m. when rangers will discuss the history of Memorial Day, and living history musicians will play Civil War era patriotic music followed by a presentation of the colors and moment of silence at 3:00 p.m.

The event is free and open to the public and will be held outside the visitor center.

For more information: https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=9C94BA32-C930-9E39-ED05078047A7CC2D

...and my group, The Monocacy Field Music will be there to provide the soundtrack for the event. We're the "living history musicians" mentioned above.

 

[UCVRelics]

...and my group, The Monocacy Field Music will be there to provide the soundtrack for the event. We're the "living history musicians" mentioned above.

I hope y'all will be playing Dixie, If not there will be NO Southern representation at this event

In 2009, the park began placing 1,300 35-star United States flags and 900 Confederate "Second National" flags outside the Visitor Center on Memorial Day Weekend to commemorate the 2,200 casualties of the Battle of Monocacy. The intent of the display was to acknowledge the full loss of life during the battle.

We recognize that the use of the Confederate flag, in its many forms, is a controversial symbol tied to racism and divisiveness in our nation's history. As our nation continues to confront racism and injustice, there has been an important national dialogue about how we remember and represent controversial figures and events. Over the past several years, the use of the Confederate flag in the display has increasingly become a distraction from the intended purpose of Memorial Day. In accordance with NPS policy, we will continue to use Confederate flags in interpretive programming when and where they are appropriate and contribute to meaningful conversation and understanding of the complexities of our shared history.

 

[Claude Bauer]

See the other thread on this event for a picture and video.

https://civilwartalk.com/goto/post?id=2406045