Battle of Natural Bridge – Annual Reenactment

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park

Battle of Natural Bridge

160th Anniversary and 48th Annual Reenactment

March 1 & 2, 2025

    

Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park is located at 7502 Natural Bridge Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32305, approximately 6 miles east of the community of Woodville.

A donation of $5.00 per adult, $1.00 for children 6 to 12 is requested to support the event.

On-site food concessions provided by our friends from the Tallahassee Elks Lodge #937  

Visit our “Sutlers Row” for period merchandise, music, and historical literature.

And don’t forget to stop by the NBHS-CSO tent for all your informational needs. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you!

 

~~~Schedule of Events~~~

Friday February 28, 2025

  • Reenactor registration and set-up

Saturday March 1, 2025

  •   9:00 a.m. – Military and civilian camps open to the public
  • 10:00 a.m. – Infantry drill & field demonstrations
  • 11:00 a.m. – Medical demonstration
  • 12:00 a.m. – Historical presentations under the ball tent – John G. Riley Center/Museum of African American History and Culture
  •  Oration of Frederick Douglas by John Anderson
  •    1:00 p.m. – Ladies Tea
  •    1:30 p.m.  – Artillery demonstration
  •    3:00 p.m. – Skirmish on the battlefield
  •    4:30 p.m. – Military and civilian camps closed to the public
  •    5:00 p.m. – Annual meeting of the Natural Bridge Historical Society, Inc. under the ball tent – open to the public
  •    8:00 p.m. – Civil War Dance under the ball tent – 1860’s period dress requested but not required – open to the public

Sunday March 2, 2025

  •   9:00 a.m. – Military and civilian camps open to the public
  •  10:00 a.m. – Non-denominational church services at the monument
  •    1:00 a.m. – 160th Anniversary Memorial Service – Anna Jackson Chapter 224 United Daughters of the Confederacy
  •    2:30 p.m. – 48th Annual Reenactment of the Battle of Natural Bridge
  •    3:30 p.m. – Conclusion and salute