Name: Civil War Winter Camp
Start: 2025-10-25T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-25T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Spiegel Grove, Fremont, OH, United States, Ohio 43420

A military band performing while on horseback is the newest addition to the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums’ annual Civil War Winter Camp taking place Saturday, Oct. 25, at Spiegel Grove.
Civil War Winter Camp is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It focuses on life in a winter camp like those of President Rutherford B. Hayes’ regiment, the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and takes participants inside the camp to see aspects of how soldiers lived during the war. It includes:
Performance by the 2ndCavalry Brigade Band, a brass band that plays while mounted on horseback
Tours of the winter camp with Civil War reenactors
Demonstration by the 5th U.S. Colored Troops
Kids’ event
Talk on President Hayes’ Civil War service
Rifle infantry demonstrations
73rd Regimental Band performance
Reenactors portraying Civil War veterans
Free Model-T rides by Firelands Timeless Ts. These are being offered because veterans would have driven Model-Ts to their reunions.
Roots Poultry’s food truck and Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor’s root beer stand will sell lunch and snacks. Refreshments are not included with admission.
Camp tours last about 50 minutes and are outdoors. Please dress for the weather. Paid tickets are required for camp tours. Tickets for non-members are $10 ages 13 and older, $7 ages 6-12 and free for ages 5 and younger. Tickets for Hayes Presidential Library & Museums members are $8 for ages 13 and older, $5 for ages 6-12 and free for ages 5 and younger.
Tickets are available at https://www.rbhayes.org/news/2025/07/08/general/civil-war-winter-camp-returns-this-fall-band-to-play-on-horseback/
Band performances, military demonstrations, Model-T rides, the kids’ event and the Hayes Civil War service talk are free.
Tours of the Hayes Home and museum are not included with the Civil War Winter Camp tickets. However, Hayes Presidential is offering a 20-percent discount on site passes that include admission to the home and museum throughout the day on Saturday, Oct. 25.
Civil War Winter Camp is sponsored by Mosser Construction.
Additionally, Hayes Presidential members can enjoy an added perk during this event. In the evening, they will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the camp, a talk on Hayes’ Civil War service and a campfire social with reenactors.
Details on this will be emailed to members in the coming weeks. The member perk sponsor is KF Construction.