Another celebration takes place August 19-20 at Fort Delaware . Over 300 reenactors recreate the garrison as it in the grim summer of 1864. Visitors may participate as civilian inspectors reporting on conditions at the post. Cooks, laundresses, blacksmiths, settlers, soldiers, and politicians are in attendance. Attendees may talk to confederate prisoners or sit as jurors at the court martial of William Douglas, accused of shooting down a rebel officer.
Military music entertains from the lively fiddles of the off-duty soldiers and their friends.
Interactive demonstrations, drills, and a host of activities for children take place each day. The day includes 19th-century cooking, historic crafts, live cannon firings, and more. In addition to festivals and celebrations, family-friendly camping in Delaware State Parks offers towering trees, freshwater ponds, rolling sand dunes, and sparkling bay waters. Campgrounds provide water, showers, restrooms, and sanitary disposal sites. Campsites also include a picnic table and fire ring.