The Lexington County Museum is holding its annual Civil War Encampment and Candlelight Tour again this year.  This event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (this weekend.)

The encampment is free to the public, and it will allow visitors to learn more about the daily lives of soldiers in the Civil War, their uniforms, equipment, and weapons. Living historians portraying both Union and Confederate soldiers will be on hand to explain more about the history of Lexington units and to demonstrate daily activity in the life of a soldier.

Drill demonstrations will also be performed throughout the two days. The encampment will be open to the public during the museum’s regular hours (10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday; 1 pm to 4 pm on Sunday). Tours of the museum’s historic structures will be available during the museum’s opening hours at a cost of $5 for adults and $2 for children.

In conjunction with this encampment, the museum will host a candlelight tour the evening of Saturday January 28th. Tours will start at 6:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

Visitors will get a tour around the museum’s grounds and will experience vignettes based on true events experienced by Lexington County soldiers and civilians during the Civil War. The cost to attend the candlelight tour is $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under. To learn more, please call the museum at 803-359-8369.