On April 15, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation calling forth the state militias to suppress a rebellion, and men from Red Wing and the surrounding areas answered the call in droves. During the ensuing battles of the Civil War, they fought for their country with the tools of their time. Their history and sacrifice are important, and one group is helping to keep it alive. Join us as the Second Minnesota Battery of Light Artillery Reenactors demonstrates the firing of a Model 1861 10 Pounder Parrott Rifle, a cannon just like the soldiers from our area would have fired on those battle fields long ago.
Special Thanks to the Second Battery of Light Artillery Reenactors:
Bruce Arnoldy, Neil Bruce, John Cain, Ken Cunningham, Mike Cunningham, Daryl Duden, Bart Hoekstra, James Livingstone, Michael Ritchie, John Watkins and Ron Wendel
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