Summer of Hell:
The Battles of Gaines’ Mill and Malvern Hill
June 5th - 7th 2009

Thursday, June 4, 2009
Noon      Camp opens to re-enactors
Midnight       Lights out

Friday, June 5, 2009
6 a.m.     Reveille
Noon      Registration opens for re-enactors
11:30 p.m.    Registration closes
Midnight       Lights out

Saturday, June 6, 2009
6 a.m.     Reveille
8 a.m.     Re-enactor registration opens
8:30 a.m.      All vehicles must be removed from camps
8:30-10 a.m.Coggins certificates checked by Isle of Wight Equine Task Force
9 a.m.     Camps open to the public
9 a.m.     Battalion drill
10 a.m.   Cavalry drill
11 a.m.   Officers’ meeting
Noon       Re-enactor registration closes
12:30-12:45 p.m.  Living history: Cavalry
1-1:15 p.m.     Living history lecture: Crazy Quilts
1:30-1:45 p.m.      Living history lecture: Spinning
1:55-2:30 p.m.      Living history lecture: Confederate Spies
2 p.m.      Formation for inspection and battle
2:30 p.m.Battle of Gaines’ Mill (Also known as the First Battle of Cold
        Harbor or the Battle of Chickahominy River; took place on                                June 27, 1862, in Hanover County, Va., as the third of the
                               Seven Days Battles.)
3:30 p.m.Officers’ meeting
4 p.m.      Camps close to the public
8 p.m.      Dance featuring Henleys Fork
Midnight Lights out

Sunday, June 7, 2009
6 a.m.     Reveille
8 a.m.     All vehicles must be removed from camps
8:30 a.m.       Officers’ meeting
9 a.m.     Camps open to the public
9 a.m.     Morning parade and drills for infantry and cavalry
10 a.m.   Church service
10:30-10:45 a.m.  Living history lecture: Cavalry
11 a.m.     Officers’ meeting
Noon Formation for inspection and battle
1 p.m.Battle of Malvern Hill (Also known as the Battle of Poindexter's
          Farm; took place on July 1, 1862, in Henrico County, Va., as the
          sixth and last of the Seven Days Battles.)
3 p.m.Camps close to the public



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