More than 800 participants -- representing units of the Union
and the Confederacy -- re-enact a Civil War battle over two days
in February.

Troopers and camp followers, dressed in period homespun,
pitch tents and settle in. Tethered horses, nervous with
excitement, snort, and shift restlessly, while their masters check
and re-check their cap-and-ball weapons in anticipation of the
battle to come.

A single shot rings out, and 40 acres of 20th century Florida
Live Oak country are transformed into an 1860's battle field --
quickly awash in clouds of black-powder smoke, as cannons boom
and belch, punctuated by the dull pop of small arms fire and the
galloping tattoo of horses' hooves stirring up dust that mingles
with gunsmoke.
The Battle of Townsend's Plantation
Civil War Festival February 1-3, 2013
Before the battle,
Renninger's visitors wander
around the encampment,
taking in the sights, smells
and sounds -- perhaps a
snatch of "Dixie", or "The
Bonnie Blue Flag."
Afterward, re-enactors and
their families often stroll
through the Antique Center
and the Farmers & Flea
Market, before breaking
camp and returning to
present day Central Florida
Highlights
of Activities
Civil War battle -
Saturday 3:00 PM
& Sunday 2:00 PM
Civil War Dress
Ball - Saturday
8:00 PM located
in Renningers
Pavilion
97th Regimental
String band
General Gate Admission
Adults $6.00
Children 12 & Under $4.00
Click Here  to see what it was
like at Townsend's Plantation
during previous reenactments.
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Renninger's Mount Dora
Address is 20651 US-441,
Mount Dora, FL 32757
Antiques Center 352-383-8393
Farmers & Flea Market 352-383-3141
Renninger's Mount Dora Markets are
just 30 minutes north of Orlando, FL,
on U.S. 441, just north of Route 46.
Antiques Center Open Fridays 10 to 4,
Saturdays & Sundays 9 to 5.
Farmers & Flea Sat. & Sun 8 to 4
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