2026 DATE -- Saturday & Sunday - APRIL 25-26, 2026 WE ARE OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC

GRANT'S HOME FRONT EVENT

THE GALENA EVENT IS 

SCHEDULED FOR 2026

APRIL 25-26, 2026

Reenactor set up Friday, April 24, 2026

GRANT’S HOME FRONT: Join us in historic Galena, Illinois for the 11th year of U.S. Grant’s Home Front in Galena IN 2026.  Experience a great event run by reenactors in this 1860s town. 

Over 3,000 public visited this event last year! 

Battles each day: Saturday at 11:30 am, Sunday at 1:30 pm

Amenities include a home-cooked breakfast on Saturday. Discounts are available for period-dressed reenactors at the restaurants in Galena. 

Seeking both Confederate and Union Infantry for battles fought along the riverfront. 

Artillery and Medical are CLOSED. 

Dismounted Cavalry (no horses please). 

Special Civilian Camping for the Event. 

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REGISTRATION OPEN

STARTING NOVEMBER 1, 2025

SCENES FROM PREVIOUS YEAR'S GRANT'S HOME FRONT

CHECK OUT OUR EVENT PICTURES:

SCENES FROM -- GRANT'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN LIVING HISTORY

General & Mrs. Grant's escort at his new home in Galena, Illinois

GRANT'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN

AUGUST 22 - 23, 2015

Civilians from Galena join the Grant's at the house

Thank you SCHOEP'S Ice Cream 

for your donation to the event!

SCENES FROM GRANT'S HOME FRONT REENACTMENT APRIL, 2015

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS AND OUR REENACTORS THAT WERE PART OF 

GRANT'S HOME FRONT!

National Rifle Association

Palace Campground

Blaum Bros Distillery

Chef Ivo’s

Galena Brewing Company

Hawk Valley Retreat Bed & Cottages

Galena Fortnightly

Fried Green Tomatoes

Annie Wiggins Guest House

Bed and Breakfast Innkeepers of Galena (BestofGalena.com)

Galena Gazette

Visit Galena

Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau

City of Galena

Boy Scouts of America-Blackhawk Area Council

Bellaire Guest House