BLOOMFIELD — A Civil War hospital and other items from that war will be showcased at a two-day living history event Friday and Saturday at Center Brook Manor, located south of Bloomfield Center, at state Routes 45 and 87.

The event will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children and students.

Roger Peterson, owner of Center Brook, said this is the third time a Civil War living history is taking place.

“This event is all about learning to appreciate the history and sacrifices that the civilians and soldiers on both sides made during this dark time in our nation’s history,” Peterson said.

Inside the house is a field hospital where the injured soldiers were brought. There are rooms with artifacts and Civil War firearms, dressmaker shop, recovery area, U.S Sanitary Commission and portrayals of President Abraham Liincoln and General James A. Garfield with their own offices.

“Spectators will have the opportunity to ask questions of those portraying field hospital staff and see up close what took place in the hospital,” Peterson said.

Outside will be canons, artillery and infantry drills, and allow for hands-on participation by visitors.

Peterson said there is no school Friday for most school districts, so families are encouraged to attend since there will be items for children to do. He said the previous events were very “eye-opening.”

“This event will provide an opportunity to learn about history without realizing you are learning about history. It is like when you slip vegetables into your kids’ food without them knowing,” Peterson said.

He said this area of Ohio and Pennsylvania played an important and big part in the Civil War and recruitment of volunteers.

Pat Emig of Meadville, Pa, with the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bucktails, will have reenactors.

“I hope we are able to teach and show the sacrifices the families took at that time. There were farmers coming home from the Civil War. There is pain and horror of a field hospital which showed the different medical treatments at that time,” Emig said.

He said also taking part are members of the 15th Ohio Artillery and Pennsylvania 63rd, which are men and women who portray different Civil War characters.

Peterson said the 1845 Center Brook building has been transformed into the hospital.

Barb Emig of the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bucktails said at the time of the Civil War, nursing was not a profession yet.

She said nuns, who were neither Union nor Confederate, helped at the hospitals.

Janice Lauer of the 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry said dressmakers made the uniforms, clothing and other items, some of which were used in the hospital.