In this, our 31st year, we are excited to bring you one of the Midwest's largest and most unique public free admission living history events to be held at historic Lake Storey Park in Galesburg, Illinois.
Come share in the excitement with almost 1,000 Visual Story Tellers, Reenactors, Living Historians, and almost 50 merchants and sutlers. Make plans to join us at The 31st Galesburg Heritage Days, a free, public-admission, family-friendly event.

2026- Civil War Camp registration fee is $10 per military and civilian reenactor 12 years of age and older, no charge for children 12 and under, who must be accompanied by an adult. Sutler/Seller fee is $75. We will provide our usual amenities, powder, and bounties.

Saturday:
7 am- Reveille, ALL VEHICLES must be removed from the camp by 8 am sharp. No regular vehicle traffic is permitted in camp until the event closing on Sunday.

9 am- Officers Call @ Registration Tent, Camp opening to the public.

10 am- Battlefield opens for drill.

​1 pm- The Victorian Tea Ladies present "Civil War Sisters in Service Tea, Portraying Mary Bickerdyke and Miss West ", Big Tent.

2:30 pm- Civil War Battle, Official Welcome and opening, battle concluding with Reenactor Pass in Review. 

​3:15 pm (approx.)- "Embalming, an Emerging Practice", presentation.

7 pm- 9:30 pm Camp Dance at Big Tent, featuring the Fever River String Band with John Masciale calling.

9:30 pm- Artillery night fire @ Battlefield.

10 pm- Camp closed.