As the hot wind swept over the fields, Confederate and Union soldiers prepared for battle. They gathered their muskets, stocked gun powder and loaded ammunition into satchels. This was the reason they joined their militaries- to fight for their beliefs.
While the war raged on for four years, Civil War soldiers
most of their time in camp-playing cards, sipping whiskey and smoking cigars to
pass the time. The National Museum of Civil War Medicine has captured the
essence of a soldier’s camp life and recreated it for the present-day
experience.
Join us for our 4th Annual Cigar and Whiskey
Night 2015, held on Saturday, June 20, and have yourself a true Civil War
experience of smoking cigars and sipping whiskey!
Executive Director George Wunderlich will be picking the cigars
for the evening, drawing on his experience as a cigar aficionado. Gather around
the campfire and listen to George play his banjo and share stories from the
past.
We’ve partnered with
two craft distilleries- Lyon Distilling Company and Virginia Sweetwater
Distillery- who will provide samples of rum, moonshine and whiskey.
Lyon Distilling is a craft distillery on Maryland’s Eastern
Shore, dedicated to transforming raw ingredients into splendid liquor,
step-by-step, in ultra-small batches. Lyon will provide samples of rum and corn
whiskey.
Virginia Sweetwater Distillery is the first legal distillery
in Southwest Virginia to produce small batch handcrafted whiskies. The
distillery will be pouring samples of its War Horn Whiskey, made in tribute to
all military personnel who have served.
The Wine Kitchen of Frederick will be providing sustenance
including pulled pork, baked beans and coleslaw.
Pre-registration is required for the event. For more
information and to purchase tickets, please contact the NMCWM at 301-695-1864
or visit www.civilwarmed.org.
By Kacie Peterson
