FAIRFIELD – A holiday celebration is planned at Camp Floyd State Park to show what life was like for soldiers stationed at the former Army base back in the late 1850’s.

The park is preparing for its “Spirit of the Season” event on Saturday, where reenactors, living history displays, and hands-on activities will help families experience how troops stationed at what was once the largest military base in the United States celebrated the holidays between 1858 and 1861.

“We will have soldiers wandering the park talking about how they celebrated Christmas historically here at Camp Floyd,” said Clay Shelley, who is the park manager.“Luckily, we have several soldiers that kept good journals. So, through those journals, we were able to find out how they celebrated.”

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