FORT MULLIGAN DAY FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN GRANT COUNTY 
May 22, 2010

Petersburg, West Virginia
Civil War Earthern Fort

(Petersburg, WV) – Experience a part of West Virginia’s Civil War history by attending Fort Milligan Day Festival, Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Petersburg, W.Va.
 
The valley of the South Branch of the Potomac River saw an incredible amount of troop activity and action during the Civil War.  Its story is hauntingly similar to that of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, albeit on a smaller scale. 
 
The fort as it exists today was constructed in 1863 by troops under the command of Col. James A. Mulligan, from Chicago, Ill. Infantry, cavalry and artillery from West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Illinois carried out the backbreaking labor.  Today, Fort Mulligan remains one of the best preserved earthern forts. Join the Civil War Trust, family and friends for a day that will include Union and Confederate living history camps, weapons and surgical demos, presentations and period tradesman, ladies’ tea, a candle light camp tour and more. Plenty of great food will be available, including mulligan stew prepared over an open fire.  
 
Join a reenactment that will place you in days past and improve your knowledge of the struggles and triumphs of Civil War troops in West Virginia's Civil War history. An all day pass is $5 per person with all of the proceeds going to the fort’s preservation. For more information on Fort Mulligan Day Festival, visit www.forthillmotel.com or call 304-257-4717.