Horseshoe Bend will host muster drill

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park will host a muster drill with the park’s living history volunteers on Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Visitors will get a front row seat to what it was like for militia members during the Creek War of 1813-14 and the War of 1812. Militia members will be practicing drills and firing weapons used during the early 1800s.

This year’s event will also help answer a question staff frequently gets from park visitors, “where was the barricade.” At 11 a.m. Michael Seibert from the Southeastern Archeological Center (SEAC) in Tallahassee, Fla., will provide a presentation on the many different techniques used to identify the location of the Creek barricade used during the battle of Horseshoe Bend. SEAC fulfills federal requirements for the protection of cultural resources by performing archeological research, promoting education and outreach, providing collections and information management services, and offering technical support for national park units located in the southeast.

This program is free to the public. For more detailed information please visit www.nps.gov/hobe or call 256-234-7111.

CWO Sicard as a Militiaman, Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Militia members will be practicing drills and firing weapons used during the early 1800s.