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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:

2013: Occupation and Liberation

Date: TBDRegion: Chattanooga & SoutheastLocation: Chattanooga Convention Center

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.

2012: Invasion by Rail and River

Date: April 4, 2012 - April 5, 2012Region: West TennesseeLocation: Pickwick Landing State Park / Shiloh National Military ParkDownloads:2012 Event Agenda (28 KB)2012 Save the Date (858.74 KB)School Transportation Grant application (285.69 KB)Directions to Pickwick and Shiloh (711.95 KB)Beyond the Battlefield Living History Agenda (426.39 KB)School Packet Application for Bus Grant (1.01 MB)Shiloh Sesquicentennial Activities (649.19 KB)Teacher Workshop Illuminating the Battle Agenda (349.9 KB)150th Anniversary Battle of Shiloh Activities (315.48 KB)Signature Event Agenda - April 4-5, 2012 (467.54 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

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 and Tennessee State Library and Archives
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

Event Speakers
    • John F. Marszalek John F. Marszalek Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University; Executive Director and Managing Editor of the Ulysses S. Grant Association Read Biography »
    • John Schroer John Schroer Commissioner of Transportation, State of Tennessee Read Biography »
    • Kevin Davis Kevin Davis Hardin County Mayor Read Biography »
    • Larry J. Daniel Larry J. Daniel Historian and Author, Kentucky Read Biography »
    • Stacy D. Allen Stacy D. Allen Chief Park Ranger - Shiloh National Military Park Read Biography »
    • Wiley Sword Wiley Sword Historian and Author Read Biography »
    • Woody Harrell Woody Harrell Superintendent, Shiloh National Battlefield Read Biography »
    • Commissioner Susan Whitaker Commissioner Susan Whitaker Commissioner - Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Read Biography »
    • Dr. Carroll Van West Dr. Carroll Van West Director, Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area & Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University Read Biography »

For more information on Tennessee Events, reenactments and festivals related to Civil War click here.

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