Cancelled due to Expected Weather Conditions-Saturday, March 25
Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Free 

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Fort Ward Museum is presenting Civil War Women’s Day on Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.  This living history program is free, and interesting for all ages. The event is weather dependent. 

Historical interpreters will present on-going talks, displays and demonstrations that illustrate the contributions of women during the Civil War period on the home front, in camp, and on the battlefield.  Learn about soldiers’ aid organizations and relief efforts, often led by women, and  explore the challenges experienced by hundreds of women who disguised themselves as soldiers to serve in the army.  See examples of women’s clothing and accessories, which were often clues to a woman’s status and role in the mid-nineteenth century.  Kids can make a ladies fan or a cockade ribbon, an ornament often worn by men, women and children to express patriotism during the Civil War period.  

Fort Ward is the best preserved of the Union forts that comprised the Civil War Defenses of Washington.  The Museum features exhibits and special programs throughout the year.  Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site is located at 4301 West Braddock Road in the west end of the City of Alexandria.  For more information, please call 703.746.4848.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended.  To request a reasonable accommodation or an alternative format, email FortWardMuseum@alexandriava.gov, or call 703.746.4848, or Virginia Relay at 711.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact the Office of Communications & Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969. 

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