St. Louis, MO: Living history at U. S. Grant National Historic Site
The U. S. Grant National Historic Site, also known as White Haven, hosted a living history on April 9-10, 2022. The event commemorated the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s Union Army of the Potomac on April 9, 1865. Turner units were invited to participate.
Co. K member Larry McDaniel joins Co. G Capt. Greg Zelinske in inspecting Co. G members Rich Black, Reth Allen, and Skip Korte at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022. Co. G observed park service regulations regarding demonstration firing during the weekend.
Co. E’s Bob Aubuchon shows engineer gear to a park site volunteer at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Co. C’s Jim Flint Smith displays cavalry gear at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Co.K’s Gary Dunakey talks about projectiles used in the Parrott rifle with some park visitors, while Larry McDaniel looks on, at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Civilian Diane Zelinske displays material about women soldiers during the Civil War at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Co. M Capt. Steve Allen and Sgt. Rob Glen pose with the Filley gun at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Shelly Chapman, Civilian President Deb Cambron, and Pat Baehr at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Co. G 1Sgt. Aaron Gamble takes a break while Co. G Capt. Greg Zelinske, the park ranger weapons supervisor, and a park site volunteer look at infantry gear at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Civilian Randy Baehr stands in front of his display about the Western Sanitary Commission at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Co. K’s Glen Alsop, Gary Dunakey, and Larry McDaniel pose with the Parrott rifle at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.
Turner infantry prepare to do a drill demonstration before a crowd of park visitors at the living history commemorating Lee’s surrender to Grant held at the U.S. Grant National Historic Site in south St. Louis County, MO, April 9-10, 2022.