Pepin County Heritage hosts Civil War re-enactment
DURAND, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – Today (5/9/24), students and community members in Pepin County were brought back in time to learn about the Civil War. The 2nd Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery, a Civil War re-enactment group, firing its cannon several times at the Pepin County Heritage Center in downtown Durand. The firing of the cannon and historical outfits are all part of the living history event. Teaching students about the life of a Civil War soldier, small arms and artifacts, the role of women during the war, and the events that led up to the war. President of the 2nd Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery, Ken Cunningham, explains, “We try to make them aware of the consequential outcome of the civil war, although it was one of the worst wars fought in the us it kept the union together as one country not two.”
This is the 3rd year the re-enactment group has held the event. Which is sponsored by the Pepin County Historical Society.
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