The Newtown Sandy Hooks vintage base ball team will battle the Essex Nine on Saturday, July 8, in an 1864s match as part of Living History Days, a weekend Civil War re-enactment festival in Belchertown, Massachusetts.

First pitch will be at 12 noon.

And for those interested in Civil War era recreations, a schedule of events – such as dramatic performances featuring Clara Barton and the infamous Lincoln-Douglas debates – for Saturday is below.

Saturday, July 8

9 - 9:30 am, Camp and Gates Open (SH); 9 - 10:15 am, Gallant Sons of Erin 28th Massachusetts Irish Band (SH); 10 - 10:30 am, Abraham Lincoln by George Cheevers (PT); 10:45 - 11 am, Soldiers Drill and Musket Demonstration (MC); 11 - 11:15 pm, Field Hospital Demonstration (MC); 11 - 11:30 am, Dining 1860’s Style: Vulgarities Versus Civility (SH); 11:30 am - 12 noon, Professor Haughwout and Dr. Baldric present scientific knowledge of the time (PT); 12 noon - 2 pm, 1860’s Vintage Base Ball Game (BC); 1 - 1:30 pm, Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield, Performance by Jessa Piaia (PT); 2 - 3 pm, Call to Arms – Fife & Drum, Soldiers and Artillery Drill Demonstration and Skirmish (BC); 3 - 3:30 pm, Field Hospital Demonstration (MC); 3 - 4 pm, Clara Barton, Angel of the Battlefield, Performance by Jessa Piaia (PT); 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Heritage String Band - Free Concert on the Common (BC).

Sunday, July 9

8:30 am, Cannon Ball Run Registration (BC); 9:30 - 10 am, 5K Road Race/Artillery/Lincoln (BC); 10 am, Camp and Gates open; 10 - 10:30 am, Professor Haughwout and Dr. Baldric present scientific knowledge of the time (PT); 10 - 10:30 am, Soldiers Drill and Musket Demonstration (MC); 10:30 - 11 am, The Pelham Mountain Boys, The Local Boys (SH); 10:30 - 11 am, Field Hospital Demonstration (MC); 10:30 - 11 am, Demonstration of Manual of Arms & Bayonet Drill (SH); 11:00 - 11:30 am, Dining 1860’s Style: Vulgarity Versus Civility; 11:00 - 11:30 am, Lecture “The Ames Sword Company” by Stephen R. Jendrysik (PT); 11:30 - 12:15 pm, 1860’s Dance Workshop by Patri Pugliese (PT); 12 noon - 12:30 pm, Corsets and Crinolines Fashion Show Presentation by Heather Utter; 1:00 - 1:30 pm, Lincoln/Douglas Debate 1858 by George Cheevers and Tom Kelleher (PT); 1:30 - 2 pm, The Pelham Mountain Boys, The Local Boys (SH); 2:00 - 2:30 pm, Demonstration of Manual of Arms & Bayonet (BC); 2:30-3:30 pm, Call to Arms – Fife & Drum, Soldiers and Artillery Drill Demonstration and Skirmish (BC).

BC = Belchertown Common; SHG = Stone House Museum Grounds; UC = Union Camp; CC = Confederate Camp; PT - Performance Tent.

Continuous Events – Children’s Period Games and Activities, Printing, Stone House Open for Tours, Topographical Engineers, New Haven Ladies Aide Society, Basket making workshop, 19th century Cooking Demonstrations, Artisan Demonstrations.

Admission for events at the Stone House (includes a tour of the Stone House Museum) will be $8 for adults, $4 for children under 12, $6 for Members of the Belchertown Historical Association. All activities on the Common are free. Visit www.stonehousemuseum.org or call 1-413-323-6573 for further information.