Wanting to join the ranks of a dedicated living history crew here at Vicksburg National Military Park?
e-mail us with your interest!
Requirements:
All interested volunteers are required to be 18 years old; physically and safely able to conduct the complex operations of historic weapons demonstrations.
Perks:
Volunteers interested in historic weapons demonstration will be supplied with authentic reproduction Civil War uniforms, instructed in National Park Service safety regulations, and trained to proficiency in 19
th century musket and artillery drills.
All volunteers are certified by a National Park Service Historic Weapons Supervisor which will enable them to join in on regular and special programming at Vicksburg National Military Park.
Interested parties will be required to complete a volunteer form to participate. A position description with job hazards to learn more about the safety related issues for volunteering for this position are available upon request.
All Living History programming is subject to staffing availability and weather. Visitors can find information for these programson this page, on the park website calendar, or
here on the park's Facebook page.
Vicksburg National Military Park may conduct interpretive, living history, and historic weapons programming on anniversary events pertaining to the campaign and siege of Vicksburg. These dates are pending, check back for more updates.
