The John Mark Verdier House on Bay Street in Beaufort, now a museum, served as the Union Army's headquarters during the occupation. Many Beaufort mansions standing today were used as hospitals or offices.
About 15 to 20 re-enactors from New York will be coming to Beaufort this weekend to present live demonstrations of Civil War camp life, drills and marching. It will be like 160 years ago.
There will be bagpipes, discussions and live demonstrations of the importance of music and bugle calls during the war, the use of weapons, including cannons, how medical support was deployed on the field, the role of women, and camp dining and cooking.
The 79th New York Volunteer Infantry was originally organized in New York City in 1858. It was comprised primarily of emigrant Scots and Scots-Americans.
In December 1861, the Highlanders were sent to the city of Beaufort to help occupy the town. At one point, they set up camp near what is presently the National Cemetery on Boundary Street.
The 48th New York Infantry Regiment occupied Port Royal, Hilton Head Island and Bluffton after the Battle of Port Royal Sound.
--Old B-Runner
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