Citizen Meets Soldier: The Civil War at Union Mills

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sun, 20 Jul, 2025 at 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Union Mills Homestead | Westminster

Union Mills Homestead
Publisher/HostUnion Mills Homestead
Citizen Meets Soldier: The Civil War at Union Mills
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Experience the days surrounding Lee’s Second Invasion of the North, when small towns in Carroll County — including Union Mills — saw the movement of both Union and Confederate Armies, supply wagons, stragglers, and wounded soldiers.
Explore encampments, the original structures that witnessed the days around Gettysburg, and historic displays interpreting this period on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union Mills Homestead.
Schedule subject to change.
Saturday, July 19, 2025:
10:00 a.m. Grounds Open
4:00 p.m. Grounds Close

Sunday, July 20, 2025:
10:00 a.m. Grounds Open
3:00 p.m. Camp Breakdown begins
Living History Stations for 2024 Event:
• Medical Staff
• Provost Guard [Military Police]
• Prisoners of war
• Blacksmith
• Army recruitment
• Shriver family at Union Mills
• Grist Mill
Park Entrance Fees ($10/car) include:
• Civil War encampment
• Limited house and mill walk-through tours (Saturday 10 am – 3 pm and Sunday 11 am – 3 pm)
• Military drills and firing demonstrations
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Union Mills Homestead, 3311 Littlestown Pike, Westminster, MD 21158-2137, United States,Westminster, Maryland

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