The Inaugural Sesquicentennial Signature Event will begin 10 a.m. CST Nov. 12 at TPAC's Jackson Hall. Governor Phil Bredesen will kick off the event along with special remarks by Trace Adkins and a performance by the Fisk Jubilee Singers.
WHAT: Inaugural Sesquicentennial Signature Event
WHEN: Begins 10 a.m. CST on Nov. 12
WHERE: Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Jackson Hall
Additional information:
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Tourism Commissioner Susan Whitaker will present the opening remarks at 10 a.m. on Friday at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center's Jackson Hall.
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Porter's Tennessee Battery (C.S.) will fire 4 cannons at the Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park.
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Posting of the Civil War period flags by the US Colored Troops Infantry and the Randal McGavock Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans will take place at TPAC.
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Events will be at Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park, the Tennessee State Museum, War Memorial Building and Tennessee State University Avon Williams Campus. Please visit www.tnvacation.com/civil-war/events or contact patricia.gray@tn.gov or lee.curtis@tn.gov.