Cigar and Whiskey Night

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 4^th 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