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Tennessee Sesquicentennial Commission Events
The Tennessee Sesquicentennial Commission will sponsor a series of conferences from 2010 to 2015. Conferences will be held annually at locations across the state and will focus on the events which took place 150 years ago. Presenters will discuss the battles, events, and stories of the Civil War, as well as offer brief dramas and musical performances as part of the day's events. Jointly sponsored by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, the preliminary topics for these events are:
2012: Invasion by Rail and River
To register for this event... a.) Email vionne.williams@tn.gov or b.) Call 615-741-2159
Date: April 4, 2012 - April 5, 2012Region: West TennesseeLocation: Pickwest Landing State Park / Shiloh National Military ParkDownloads:2012 Event Agenda (28 KB)2012 Save the Date (858.74 KB)
APRIL 4-5 PICKWICK LANDING STATE PARK
ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Seating is limited. Please register to vionne.williams@tn.gov or call 615-741-2159
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
10 am, Pickwick Landing State Park, Pickwick Dam, Tennessee http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/PickwickLanding/
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee
This new initiative, "Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee," provides Tennesseans the opportunity to have their Civil War manuscripts, artifacts and photographs digitally copied. The Civil War photos and memorabilia is available online at http://www.tn.gov/tsla/cwtn/ Presented by Tennessee State Library & Archives
Red Carpet Film Premiere:
7 pm, The Story of Shiloh: “Fiery Trial”
Thursday, April 5, 2012
9 am, Pickwick Landing State Park
Opening Ceremony
Governor Bill Haslam (invited)
Special guests to be announced and musical performances will include The 52nd Regimental String Band
Commissioner Susan Whitaker and Dr. Carroll Van West, Co-Chairs, Tennessee Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
Battle of Shiloh Forum featuring the foremost Shiloh historians: The Fall of Tennessee: Fort Donelson to Davis Bridge
10 am , Pickwick Landing State Park
Moderator and Panelists:
Larry Daniel, Historian and Author
James McDonough, Auburn University
John Marszalek, Mississippi State University
Wiley Sword, Historian and Author
Additional presentations and activities:
The Battle of Shiloh
Stacy Allen, Chief Ranger, Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh: The Preservation Story
Timothy Smith, University of Tennessee, Martin
Preview of NPT Civil War Documentary
Dr. Carroll Van West, Director, TCWNHA
Closing Remarks by Dr. Carroll Van West, Director, TCWNHA
12:30 p.m.
Sesquicentennial Civil War Exhibit
Presented by the Tennessee State Museum
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Pickwick Landing State Park
Living History – “Shiloh Heroes & Legends”
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Pickwick Landing State Park
Living history will include re-enactors from the Sons of Confederate Veterans and Company A, 13th United States Colored Troops
APRIL 6-7, 2012
Special commemoration activities presented by Shiloh National Military Park www.nps.gov/shil/
Special Extended Tours
Grand Illumination of Shiloh National Battlefield
23,746 luminaries, one for each American soldier killed, wounded or missing at Shiloh
For hotel information, please contact:
Pickwick Landing State Park
Park Road / PO Box 15
Pickwick Dam, TN 38365
Reservations:
731-689-3135 or 1-800-250-8615
Sesquicentennial Rate:
$75.00 + tax
2013: Occupation and Liberation
Date: TBDRegion: Chattanooga & SoutheastLocation: Chattanooga
Event is planned for Fall 2013. Check back for more information.
2014: The Final Shots in Tennessee
Date: TBDRegion: TBDLocation: TBD
Event is planned for Fall 2014. Check back for more information.
2015: Reconstruction Tennessee
Date: TBDRegion: TBDLocation: TBD
Event is planned for Summer 2015. Check back for more information.
For more information on Tennessee Events, reenactments and festivals related to Civil War click here.
