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Perryville Battlefield Commemoration

October 5 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

On October 5, the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site will have a living history and commemoration. This is not a battle re-enactment.

The schedule includes:

9 a.m. – Living history area and museum open.

10 a.m. – Amanda Warren, Southern Cross: A New View of Leonidas Polk and His Clashes with Braxton Bragg lecture and book signing

11 a.m.- Kethy Witt, author of Perfect Day Kentucky: Day Trips, Weekend Getaways and Other Escapes! Book signing (Civil War Hall).

Noon – Memorial service at Union and Confederate monument

1 p.m. – Harriett A. Ruby, author of Little Graves, Ghost Stories and Scary Tales of Old Kentucky. She will give a lecture, followed by a book signing (Civil War Hall).

2 p.m. – Gerry Fisher, Guerilla Warfare in Civil War Kentucky, Vol. II, the Legacy of Irregulars-Lecture and Book signing.

3 p.m. – The History of the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, by Park Manager Bryan Bush

Artillery demonstrations throughtout the day.

Details

Date:
October 5
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Venue

Perryville Battlefield
1825 Battlefield Rd
Perryville, KY 40468 United States
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Phone
(859) 332-8631
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