Specialty Tour: Fort Ward & Civil War Music

Specialty Tour: Fort Ward & Civil War Music Come explore music in the Civil War! This one-hour tour will begin inside the museum with the exhibit "Buglers and Brass Bands." Together, we'll dive into how music and musical instruments functioned within the Union Army and the wider culture of the 1860s. The tour will then head outside to explore life at Fort Ward in the reconstructed Northwest Bastion, the best preserved of the Union forts that comprised the historic defense system. Doors to the museum will open at 9:45 a.m. Please arrive or call the museum before 10 a.m. as doors will be locked at the start of the tour. Be sure to wear shoes and appropriate gear for walking in the outdoor bastion. Tour will take place rain or shine.