Pricing: $15 Adults, Seniors, & Youth (4-17) | Free CHM Members and 3 & Under
July 11 @ 10:00 am - July 12 @ 4:00 pm
Step back in time to the sights and sounds of the American Revolution! Watch the annual Battle of Huck’s Defeat fought at Historic Brattonsville unfold as you see the Carolina Piedmont’s role in the Southern Campaign, the fight for freedom, and how these battles were crucial victories and turning points in the war! Concessions will be available for purchase.
Join us on Saturday, July 11 – for The Battle of Eutaw Springs and Sunday, July 12 – for The Battle of Huck’s Defeat. Both battles will begin at 2 p.m.
Active-duty military, veterans, and their families get free admission with a military ID.
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On-Going Activities Include:
- Reenactor camps and 18th century military interpretation
- Charlotte Museum of History’s American Revolution: “The Augmented Exhibition” powered through video game technology will showcase scenes at Historic Brattonsville
- 18th century cooking
- Blacksmithing interpretation
- Playing 18th century toys and games
- Letter-writing activity with pens and ink
Timed Activities:
- 18th century church service with Rev. Timothy Weiss (10:30)
- Cavalry demonstration (11:00)
- Artillery demonstration (11:30)
- Keynote presentation: Lynn Heidelbaugh, National Postal Museum (a Smithsonian Affiliate) — (Noon)
- Battlefield tours (10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 2:30, 3:30)
- Site/preservation tours (1:00, 3:00)
- Children’s militia drill (1:30, 3:00)
- Battle reenactment (2:00): The Battle of Eutaw Springs (July 11) and The Battle of Huck’s Defeat (July 12)
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We’ll have the following 18th Century sutlers on-site! Sutlers were civilian merchants authorized to sell provisions, goods, and, historically, small luxuries to soldiers in military camps, forts, or in the field.
- Southeast Mercantile Cooperative
- Tanawha Trading Company
- The Old Goat Trader (July 11 only)
Tickets are on sale now at: https://chmuseums.org/event/hucks/
🚧 Please note: Brattonsville Road will be closed from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please allow additional travel time to follow the posted detour.
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