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2013 Perryville Event
Battle of Perryville 151st Commemoration
October 5th and 6th, 2013
This event will primarily focus on the Life of the Civil War Soldier. It will consist of stationary camps (One for Union, One for Confederate) that will emphasize what Civil War Soldier life was like, since, on average, the soldiers in the Civil War were only in battle less than 5 days in each year. The camps will represent some of the semi-permanent camps on the Kentucky Campaign in the weeks before the Battle of Perryville.
The episode of Small Town Big Deal featuring the Battle of Perryville's 150th Commemoration will air March 7 on RFD. 8:30pm central/9:30 pm eastern. Direct TV: channel 345 Dish: channel 231.
Museum to Open in Springfield, KY
Lincoln Legacy Museum
The dedication of the Lincoln Legacy Musuem will take place on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 10:30 a.m. at the Historic 1816 Washington County Courthouse in Springfield where the museum is housed
Small Town Flavor - Visits The Perryville Battlefield
About Small Town Flavor (TV Show) Small Town Flavor, an award-nominated original web TV show, is a heart-warming, dawn-to-dusk daytrip into the living nostalgia, lives, perspectives, traditions and food culture of small towns in America..
The Civil War Trust begins efforts to preserve 141 acres of the Perryville Battlefield. Visit the Civil War Trust web site to read more about it and make a donation.. Also see the interview with Park Manager, Kurt Holman entitled “Perryville, Then & Now”.
100% of proceeds from the 150th Anniversary benefit Perryville Preservation efforts and are headed by The Friends of Perryville. Visit their site at www.friendsofperryville.org
Proudly Supported By – The Civil War Trust
Fall Hike at the Battlefield October 19th, 2013
Hike starts at 11:00 a.m. Museum opens at 10:00 a.m. The museum charges a small fee to visit their exceptional displays. Participants are encouraged to visit the museum before the hike to familiarize themselves with the high level details of the Perryville campaign and battle. There is also a well stocked gift ship in the museum, with many titles covering the Perryville campaign and other western battles. There are modern restrooms below the museum.
Please meet by 10:50 near the Confederate Cemetery. The hike will start promptly at 11:00 a.m. and will go on, rain or shine. We will cover four to five miles of the Perryville Battlefield, discussing salient points of the battle along the way.
Battlefield Featured on Ghost Adventures on The Travel Channel
The “Ghost Adventures” segment with Perryville Battlefield first aired on Friday, Dec. 2, at 9 p.m. EST. Learn more from Lexington’s Channel 18.
Self Guided Paranormal Tours
Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site, the subject of a story on the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures,” offers self guided Paranormal Tours of the Battlefield.
The park charges $25 a person for self guided tours. If your group wants to come investigate the Perryville Battlefield for yourselves, Click Here for more details. and set up your tour directly with the park.
Due to the Emerald Ash Borer, all firewood coming into the park must be harvested locally in the county of the park. There are a growing number of quarantined counties and we want to take every precaution to prevent spreading the insect.
Help with the Abandoned Pet Problem at the Battlefield
Perryville Battlefield like other large tracks of land, has a recurring problem with abandoned pets - especially kittens. Currently all abandoned pets are taken to the Boyle County Humane Society and Hal’s Haven Kitty Resuce.
Help these non profit organizations find homes for these abandoned animals
Map of Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site Click Here
