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Battle of Perryville Commemoration

October 3-4, 2015

 The 153rd Anniversary of the Battle of Perryville will be held at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site.  Please join us for historic lectures, battlefield tours, and become a Civil War soldier in the Life of the Soldier Program.  This is an interactive program where our visitors can relive the past as a Civil War soldier.  Military demonstrations are scheduled for both days.  Enjoy one of the best Civil War museums in the state, visit our many vendors, and enjoy our food wagons. Cost per person 12 and over is $10.00 Children under 12 are free.  Price includes all venues expect the Paranormal Tour on Saturday evening. Tickets are $20.00 per person.  Not recommended for children under 12.  Please call the park at 859-332-8631 for additional information.

Finalized Schedule

Saturday October 3, 2015

9:00  A.M.     Living History Area open to public

    Military camps will open to the public.  Visitors can experience the camp life of the typical Civil War soldier.  Visitors will be able to observe ration issues, mail call, pay call and drill.  Demonstrations will occur throughout the day. 

9:00 A.M.      Perryville Battlefield Museum Opens till 5:00 P.M.

9:00 A.M.      Vendors open daily till 5:00 P.M.

10:00 A.M.    The Life of a Soldier (Information Area)

11:00 A.M.    Guerilla Warfare in KY Talk and Book Signing (Big Shelter)

11:30 A.M.    The Life of a Soldier (Information Area)

12: 00 P.M.   A Nation Once More Musical Program (Big Shelter)

 12:30 P.M.   Horse Drawn Artillery Demo (Maney’s Field)

  1:00 P.M.    Jefferson Davis on Dark and Bloody Ground (Big Shelter)

  2:00 P.M.    Military Demonstrations (Maney’s Field)

  3:15 P.M     A Nation Once More Musical Program (Big Shelter)

  6:30 P.M.    Ghosts of Perryville ($)    Large Picnic Shelter

Spirit Hunters of Central Kentucky will present a Spirited Battlefield Tour.  Everyone interested in ghosts, spirits and paranormal activity.  Over many years of paranormal research and ghost investigations, SHOCK has captured hundreds of weird anomalies in explicit photos, including shocking images in videos and unnerving voices and audios from haunted locations. 

Ticket holders will be able to investigate the haunted grounds of Perryville Battlefield.  Accompanied by certified ghost hunters – visitors will try to collect their own evidence of the spirits that call the Perryville Battlefield their home.  Tickets may be purchased at the large picnic shelter or Battlefield Museum prior to the presentation. $20.00 per person

Not recommended for children under 12.

Want More Ghosts - ASK SHOCK about their private guided tours of the battlefield and buildings that were used as hospitals.

 

Sunday October 4, 2015

 9:00 A.M.     Living History Area open to public
Military camps will open to the public.  Visitors can experience the camp life of    the typical Civil War soldier.  Visitors will be able to observe ration issues, mail    call, pay call and drill.  Demonstrations will occur throughout the day. 

9:00 A.M.      Perryville Battlefield Museum Opens till 5:00 p.m.

9:00 A.M.      Vendors Open

10:30 A.M.     Life of a Soldier Tours (Information Area)

11:00 A.M.     Early Life of Abe Lincoln (Big Shelter)

Noon                 Kentucky's Importance  to the Union's Civil War Effort (Big Shelter)

 1:00 P.M.     Horse Drawn Artillery Demo (Maney’s Field)

  2:00 P.M.     Military Demonstrations (Maney’s Field)

  3:00 P.M.     Living History Village and Military Camps Close

  3:15 P.M.    Henry Clay Kentucky’s Great Statesman (Big Shelter)

  5:00 P.M.    Museum Closes

 

Battlefield Tour Schedule

2015

Experience the Battle of Perryville as told through our guided tours.  Tours will be conducted by knowledgeable guides that give in-depth battle accounts.

 

     3:15 p.m.     Henry Clay Kentucky’s Great Statesman (Big Shelter)

    5:00 P.M.     Museum Closes

 

Battlefield Tour Schedule

2015

Experience the Battle of Perryville as told through our guided tours.  Tours will be conducted by knowledgeable guides that give in-depth battle accounts.

Saturday October 3                                        Sunday October 4

            10:00 A.M. Chuck Lott                                       10:00 A.M. Doug Lippman

            11:00 A.M. Doug Lippman                                 11:00 A.M. Chuck Lott

            Noon          Chuck Lott                                        11:30 A.M. Doug Lippman

            3:30  P.M.  Doug Lippman                                 2:00 P.M.  Chuck Lott

 

Please visit Historic Downtown Perryville – Merchant’s Row is one of the most intact historic commercial districts in the United States of America.

For more information about the on-going preservation at Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, please scroll through our site and learn more about our programs and preservation efforts.
This Place Matters!!!!!!

Support the preservation and interpretation at Perryville Battlefield.  Please visit the Friends of Perryville table at the information are adjacent to Civil War Hall 

www.friendsofperryville.org

 

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