CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT AT CAMP FLOYD STATE PARK

  May 18, 2016, 6:24 am

By Wendy Visser Lojik

Fairfield - Camp Floyd State Park is hosting a Civil War Encampment on Memorial Day Weekend, May 28 and 30, 2016 at Camp Floyd State Park.  The event will allow visitors to experience camp life and participate in several activities performed by soldiers of Johnston's Army.  See re-enactors drill and fire period muskets. Visit the graves of soldiers who died in the service of our country. Have your children learn military drill with a toy musket and wear a period uniform. Visit the camps of civilian and military re-enactors and play period games. See artifacts from Camp Floyd from the time it was occupied (1858-1861) in our museum and tour the historic Stagecoach Inn which was in operation from 1858 to 1947. You can even visit a settler's tent and take a ride in a stagecoach  (The stagecoach will only be available on Monday, May 30th). Come on out and join us for this family-friendly event. The events will be conducted 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.
      All events (except stagecoach rides) are free of charge.  Standard museum entrance fees of $3 per person or $9 per family still apply.  Food concession will be available to purchase at the event.
      Established in 1858, Camp Floyd housed the largest concentration of U.S. troops then in the United State.  The troops were sent to Utah to suppress a rumored Mormon rebellion which never took place.  The army was recalled back east in 1861 for the Civil War emergency.  Today, the park museum houses artifacts and exhibits from this historic event.
      Camp Floyd State Park is located in the town of Fairfield, 22 miles southwest of Lehi on State Highway 73.  For more information about the event or park, please contact the park at 801-768-8932.