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Civil War Muster at the Atkins-Johnson Farm
Sat, MAY 20, 2017

Tribute to veterans of all wars at the Big Shoal Cemetery, 4125 NE 64th St., Gladstone, MO.

10:00 a.m. The adjoining property of the Atkins- Johnson Farm, 6607 North Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO, will be the site of the 3rd Missouri Infantry’s spring muster. Soldiers will enlist, drill, and cook over open fires. In the Museum, elegant 1860’s era ladies will be drinking tea and making lace by hand. All the participants will interact with the visiting public throughout the day until 4:00 pm and again on Sunday morning from 9:00 am to Noon.

2:00 p.m. A reader’s theater of “Shared Stories Of the Civil War: Quantrill’s Raid and Order No. 11 using letters, diaries, witness accounts, and newspapers.

All events are FREE and open to the public. In the event of extreme storms, the events will be rescheduled.

Location Big Shoal Cemetery, 4125 NE 64th St., Gladstone, MO