Members of the 7th NJ Regiment NJV Co. A will be on hand on Sunday, June 3, to meet visitors to the Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and answer questions about life during the Civil War. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Rodriguez)
MORRISTOWN — On Sunday, June 3, visitors are invited to visit a living history program in the garden of Macculloch Hall Historical Museum. Reenactors with the 7th NJ Regiment NJV, Co. A will be available to meet visitors, answer questions and share camp life information with visitors. The 7th NJ are an American Civil War living history group that portrays the 7th NJ Union Volunteer Infantry through clothing, weapons, artifacts, demonstrations, displays and public interaction.
This demonstration is presented in conjunction with the current “Gone for a Soldier:” Jerseymen in the Civil War exhibit. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in collaboration with the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee created this major exhibit which commemorates the participation and heroism of Jerseymen in a major turning point in U.S. history. The exhibit brings together nearly 200 objects from the Civil War from over 30 museums, historical societies, and private collections and closes on July 1.
The Museum is open to tour the house and view exhibits on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The last tickets for admission are sold at 3 p.m. Call the Museum weekdays at 1-973-538-2404 ext. 10, or visit www.maccullochhall.org for more information. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is located at 45 Macculloch Avenue in Morristown.
