Life experiences during the Civil War will be shared in a "Music and Literature of the Civil War" program May 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Somerset Place State Historic Site. Based on original letters and business records, visitors will get a glimpse of the wartime experience from Somerset residents and will encounter the characters on a walking tour.
Music historian Simon Spaulding will perform Civil War music and soldier songs. The multi-instrumentalist has performed lecture-concerts from a variety of time periods at museums and institutions across the United States and abroad. The reenactors will include Matthew Young, Haron Beatty and Andrew Duppstadt
Tickets are now available and are $6.41 for adults, $3.20 for children ages 12 and below; taxes are included in the cost.
For additional information, please call (252) 797-4560. Somerset Place is located at 2572 Lake Shore Road, Creswell. It is within the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.