The Lancaster "Barnstormers"
Baseball Evening
. August 4, 2018
Baseball Evening
. August 4, 2018
On Saturday evening August 4th a handfull of members the 69th Pa "Irish Volunteers
traveled to Lancaster Pa to provide a special musket presentation at the opening of the
baseball game between the Barnstormers and the Sugarland Skeeters from Texas. The
evening has been selected as "Irish Night" and plans were made for the visit of the Civil
War Reenactment unit from Philadelphia. The 69th program began before the start of the
game with the showing on the stadium outfield screen of a collection of photographs of
69th events from the past Before the game began 69th members fired a few volleys with
the muskets used in reenactment and educational activity. During the game the Civil War
reenactors hosted an educational table in the Hess’ Picnic Pavilion with literature on the
unit as well as tee- shirts, caps, books and Irish music CD's. All proceeds from the sale of
these items go toward the placement of gravestones on the many unmarked Civil War
veterans of the regiment. A special thanks to our five soldiers who attended: Captain Scott
Eller & Privates Don Ernsberger, Dave Ashcroft, Rick Jacobs and Austin L'Heuireux and to
three of our ladies: Louise Ernsberger; Andrea Ashcroft and Elaine White.
traveled to Lancaster Pa to provide a special musket presentation at the opening of the
baseball game between the Barnstormers and the Sugarland Skeeters from Texas. The
evening has been selected as "Irish Night" and plans were made for the visit of the Civil
War Reenactment unit from Philadelphia. The 69th program began before the start of the
game with the showing on the stadium outfield screen of a collection of photographs of
69th events from the past Before the game began 69th members fired a few volleys with
the muskets used in reenactment and educational activity. During the game the Civil War
reenactors hosted an educational table in the Hess’ Picnic Pavilion with literature on the
unit as well as tee- shirts, caps, books and Irish music CD's. All proceeds from the sale of
these items go toward the placement of gravestones on the many unmarked Civil War
veterans of the regiment. A special thanks to our five soldiers who attended: Captain Scott
Eller & Privates Don Ernsberger, Dave Ashcroft, Rick Jacobs and Austin L'Heuireux and to
three of our ladies: Louise Ernsberger; Andrea Ashcroft and Elaine White.
Waiting for the orders to advance on the baseball field
Providing the rifle fire and smoke for the crowd
Three 69th veterans : Ashcroft, Ernsberger and Eller relax inside the Pavilion