Fort Ontario – Fort Sumter Commemorative Event Public Schedule
APRIL 16
10 AM: Fort Ontario Opens
Fort Ontario in the Civil War, by Paul Lear. Barracks.
Civil War Artifact Exhibit, Continental Arms Collectors, Officers Quarters 1
Daughters of the Civil War Exhibit, Marilyn Dirk, Officers Quarters 1.
11 AM: New York in the War of the Rebellion, by Robert Yott. Barracks
Noon: Lunch
1 PM: Recall from Lunch
1:30 PM: Battle of Fort Sumter Reenactment
3 PM: History of the April 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter, by Robert Wells, Barracks
4:30 PM: Fort Ontario Closes
8:30 PM: Night firing of cannon and fireworks. No public in the fort. Fireworks viewing from south of the fort behind safety line. No public parking on site.
APRIL 17
10 AM: Civil War Worship Service, Barrracks
11 AM: Presentation on the Sons of Union Veterans, Barracks
1:15 PM: Battle of Fort Sumter Reenactment
2:30 PM: 100 Cannon salute, pause after 47th round to remember soldiers killed during the original salute.
3 PM: Event Concludes
4:30 PM: Fort Ontario Closes
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