FIREPOWER!!
July 05, 2026 1:00 pm
- 2:00 pm
Watch authentically costumed staff and volunteer re-enactors discuss and demonstrate the loading and firing of various Civil War weapons. The program will commence with light artillery and then move to muskets, carbines, and pistols before concluding with heavy artillery and the firing of the site's historic 42-pounder cannon. In commemoration of our nation's 250th birthday, the program will also include a flag raising and salute. Park admission is $6.00 per person with seniors 62 and above $4.00 each and children 6 and under admitted FREE. Active-duty military $3.00. For more information call (225) 654-3775 or (888) 677-3400.