GA-Dig Into the Past - Tuesdays through Saturdays, May 1 through 11, 8:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm, GA Hwy. 204 (Abercorn Extension) at King George Boulevard, Savannah GA. Abercorn Archaeology invites you to take a tour of an active archaeological dig. Visit the site where plantations operated from the 1790s through the 1860s and where Civil War activity took place! Tours are 90 minutes each, weather permitting. FREE admission.
www.AbercornArchaeology.org.
SC-The Civil War in 3D - May 1 through 31, South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia SC. This exhibit showcases Civil War images as they were meant to be seen using 3-D technology and a large, flat screen TV. Visitors will also learn about the political and social importance of photography during the war and why it almost undermined the Northern war effort. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, plus the first Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Directions: Several blocks west of the State Capitol on Gervais Street. The museum is on your right just before you reach the river bridge. Admission charged. 803-737-8095,
http://www.crr.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx.
GA-Daily Life of a Civil War Soldier - Tuesdays through Saturdays, May 1 through 31, 1:00 pm, Fort McAllister State Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill GA. Learn about the American Civil War, soldier life, medicine, infantry, weapons and more from staff historians. Admission: $3.75 to $6.50. 912-727-2339,
http://georgiastateparks.org/FortMcAllister.
AL-Reenactment of Emma Sansom's Crossing & John Henry Wisdom's Ride - Thursday, May 2, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Mary G. Hardin Center for Cultural Arts, 501 Broad Street, Gadsden AL. A walking tour reenactment begins at the Hardin Center and will cover the history of two coinciding Civil War events, Emma Sansom's crossing of Black Creek and John Henry Wisdom's ride from Gadsden AL to Rome GA. FREE admission. 256-543-2787, www.etowahtourism.com/events.html.
SC-Roll of the Dead - Friday, May 3, 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, South Carolina Statehouse, Gervais Street, Columbia SC. A reading of names of every soldier from South Carolina who died during the Civil War will take place on the front steps of the South Carolina Statehouse between 10:00 AM and 9:00 PM. FREE admission. kwedoesrpgs@aol.com.
GA-Debut of the Myrtle Hill Cemetery Mobile App Tour - Friday, May 3, 4:00 to 6:00 pm, Myrtle Hill Cemetery, South Broad & Myrtle Streets, Rome GA. Visit Veterans Plaza in Rome for the unveiling of the new Mobile App Tour of Myrtle Hill Cemetery on the 150th anniversary of the ride of John Wisdom. Bring your iPhone, Android or iPad and experience the Myrtle Hill Mobile App Tour at this exclusive preview. Go to
www.MyrtleHill.mobi on May 3rd, to download the free mobile app tour, and then explore the cemetery with the app and encounter actors in period dress who will present a selection of interesting "residents." Myrtle Hill Cemetery, founded in 1854, is located on one of Rome's seven hills and sits above the confluence of the Etowah, Oostanaula and Coosa Rivers. FREE admission. 800-444-1834,
http://romegeorgia.org/.
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C-South Carolinians at the Battle of Gettysburg - May 3 through 31, South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, 301 Gervais Street, Columbia SC. Learn about the role South Carolinians played in one of the most critical and popular battles of the war. During three days of intense battle, Palmetto State infantry, artillery, and cavalry all participated in major fighting--many of those brave South Carolinians paying the ultimate price and never returning from Pennsylvania soil. Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, plus first Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Directions: Several blocks west of the State Capitol on Gervais Street. The museum is on your right just before you reach the river bridge. Admission charged. 803-737-8095,
www.crr.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx
AL-Civil War Walking Tour - Saturday, May 4, 10:00 to 11:00 am, Old Cahawba, 9518 Cahaba Road, Orrville AL. Best known as Alabama's first state capital, Cahawba played a significant role in the Civil War despite no battles having been fought here. Travel back in time through some of Cahawba’s most intriguing stories. Hear tales of the citizens’ attempts to deal with the war's devastating effects. Walk the grounds of Castle Morgan, a Confederate prison for captured Union soldiers. See the ruins of the Crocheron Mansion, where Generals Forrest and Wilson met after the Battle of Selma. Bring sturdy walking shoes and bug spray. Tickets: Adults $6.00, Seniors (65+), military & college students $5.00, Children 18 & under $3.00. 334-872-8058,
www.cahawba.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1.
SC-Annual Confederate Memorial Day Observance - Saturday, May 4, 10:00 am, Elmwood Cemetery, 501 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia SC. Annual Confederate Memorial Day Observance sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Memorial service begins at 10:00 am at Elmwood Cemetery. Following a wreath-laying ceremony to honor all Confederate soldiers, reenactors will proceed in a solemn parade to the South Carolina State House where another ceremony will be held. Reenactors include cavalry, infantry, and civilians in period attire, including women portraying grieving widows. FREE admission.
marmst2673@aol.com,
http://scudc.info/.
GA-Soldier's Life - Saturday, May 4, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site, 4432 Mount Tabor Church Road, Dallas GA. Learn about the life of the common soldier that fought in Georgia. Admission: Adults $5.50, Seniors (62+) $3.50, Youth (ages 6 to 17) $3.00. Directions: Five miles northeast of Dallas off GA Hwy. 381 on Mount Tabor Church Road, accessed by Dallas-Acworth Road or Due West Road, or follow the Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails® roadway “trailblazer” signs from the New Hope community. From I-20 take Exit #44 (Thornton Road). 770-443-7850,
http://georgiastateparks.org/PickettsMillBattlefield.
GA-32nd Annual Old Clinton “War Days” Festival - Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, Old Clinton Historic District, near Gray GA. Come to Old Clinton and take a step back in time, when the Battles of Sunshine Church and Griswoldville during Sherman’s March to the Sea are re-created. “Battles” at 2:00 pm each day. The McCarthy-Pope House, circa 1809, will be open for tours. The house will be furnished and decorated in the era of the War Between the States. Miss Annie’s Store will display a wide variety of war relics, an exhibit of Griswold pistol parts, a finished Griswold pistol, a Burnside carbine, other war weapons and authentic Confederate currency. Saturday will conclude with a memorial service at 8:00 pm in the Old Clinton Cemetery to honor Clinton’s Confederate dead. Admission: Adults $5.00, Students (under 18) $3.00, Children (under 6) free. The memorial service is free for everyone. Directions: Clinton is located 12 miles NE of Macon, 1-1/2 miles SW of Gray, one block west of U.S. Highway 129. 478-986-6383,
www.jonescountyga.org.
SC-Battle for Columbia - Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, 11:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, 250 acre site in Sandy Run, 10 minutes from the airport, Columbia SC. The Battle for Columbia is an educational living-history event for the entire family. Come and experience a part of our great American history. Go back in time with Union and Confederate soldiers. Feel and see the boom of mighty field artillery, the rattle of musketry, and the thunder of horse hooves. Visit the encampments of both armies. There'll be picnic foods, souvenirs and lots of fun for everyone! Directions: I-26 to Exit #125 . Exit left and continue left onto SC Hwy. 31 (do not cross over the interstate). Take the first left (approx. 150 yards), onto Valley Ridge Road, SC Hwy 41. Stay on Valley Ridge Road for approx. 1.1 miles. The site entrance will be on your right. Follow the big signs. Admission: Adults $10.00, Students $5.00, Children under age 6 are free. bfcmail@aol.com, www.wadehamptoncamp.org/bfc-index.html.
AL-Recall LaGrange – Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, LaGrange College Site Park & Antebellum Cemetery, Leighton AL. Commemoration of the Civil War destruction of LaGrange College and the village with soldiers and villagers dressed in period clothing, demonstrating daily camp life, military drill, skirmishes and more. Directions: The LaGrange College site is located 8 miles southeast of Muscle Shoals, off AL Hwy. 157 and 4 miles south of Leighton. FREE admission. 256-446-9324,
www.lagrange-collegesitepark.org/.
AL-Skirmish at Fiddler's Green - Saturday & Sunday, May 4 & 5, beginning at 10:00 am daily, 3105 Roy Webb Road, Jacksonville AL. The Fiddler's Green Civil War Reenactment will take place with 2:00 pm "battles" each day, tours of the home and sutler shops to browse. Other activities on Saturday include a ladies tea at 10:00 am & period dance at 7:30 pm. There will be special recognition of the 150th anniversary of the meeting between Miss Emma Sansom and General Nathan Bedford Forrest at Black Creek in nearby Gadsden, Alabama. The award-winning period group "UnReconstructed" will perform both days. FREE admission; donations are requested. 256-435-6055, www.fiddlersgreenalabama.com.
GA-"Emancipation at 150: How Does the Civil War Have a Hold on Our Historical Imagination?" - Wednesday, May 8, 6:00 pm, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta GA. "The Civil War and the Forging of Character" is a lecture series presented by The Lovett School to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and the Battle of Atlanta. The fifth lecture in this series, "Emancipation at 150: How Does the Civil War Have a Hold on Our Historical Imagination?" will be presented by Dr. David W. Blight. He is a Professor of American History at Yale University. Dr. Blight is currently writing a biography of Frederick Douglass, and is an advisor to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin and an undergraduate degree from Michigan State University. Light refreshments will be served before the lecture. FREE admission, although reservations are required. RSVP to 404-814-4150, www.lovett.org/academics/the-civil-war-and-the-forging-of-character/index.aspx. .
GA-Kennesaw Mountain Trails Workday - Saturday, May 11, 8:30 am to 1:00 pm, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park GA. Kennesaw Mountain Trail Club is a volunteer organization designed to assist with trail maintenance at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Trained crew leaders lead teams of volunteers on trail work projects throughout the park. Trail building experience is not necessary. Meet at the new parking lot on Old Highway 41. The Park provides all necessary tools and safety equipment. 770-427-4686,
www.kennesawmountaintrailclub.org (check beforehand concerning possible cancellation due to bad weather).
GA-Cheatham Hill Battlefield Walks - Saturday, May 11, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm, and Sunday, May 26, 12:00 noon, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA. Historians Stuart Berkowitz or Phillip Whiteman will lead one-hour history walks over the Cheatham Hill area of the battlefield. Meet at the Cheatham Hill battlefield area, near the bulletin board, off Whitlock Avenue (GA Hwy. 120). FREE admission. 770-427-4686, Amanda_Corman@nps.gov.
GA-Soldiers' Letters from the Kennesaw Mountain Battle Line - Monday, May 13, 7:00 pm, Visitor Center, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, GA. Brad Quinlin will discuss correspondence found in the National Archives Pension Request files and from Federal soldiers buried in the Marietta National Cemetery. Afterward he will sign his book "In the Shadow of a Grim and Silent Kennesaw." FREE admission. 770-427-4686, www.nps.gov/kemo/.
GA-Battle of Resaca Civil War Reenactment - Friday through Sunday, May 17 through 19, Chitwood Farm, Resaca GA. One of the largest reenactments in Georgia, held on a portion of the actual battlefield. School tours on Friday, memorial service at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery on Saturday, exciting battles both Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 pm. Other activities include a ladies tea with guest speaker, touring of the camps and talking with the soldiers, cavalry competition, Saturday night period dance, Sunday morning tactical and period church service, reenactor used clothing "yard sale" and continuous living history activities. Shop sutler row for period wares; foods and beverages available. Admission: $5.00 for adults, $2.00 for children under 12. Directions: I-75 to Exit #320, east into Resaca, then three miles north on U.S. Hwy. 41. Turn right on Chitwood Road and follow the signs. 800-887-3811,
www.georgiadivision.org/bor_reenactment.html.
GA-Home Life in Civil War Dalton - Saturday, May 18, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Dalton GA and nearby communities. Experience daily life on the homefront. A self-guided tour of prominent Civil War historic sites. Living history sites and activities include hospital demonstrations at the Hamilton House, quilting at the Blunt House, telegraphing demonstrations at the W&A Railroad Depot, blacksmithing at the Clisby Austin House in Tunnel Hill, and grain milling at Prater's Mill in Varnell. FREE admission.
www.dalton150th.com.
GA-Civil War Experience - Saturday, May 18, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 6755 Prosperity Drive, behind Fuller Chevrolet, Rincon GA. Civil War Experience will feature period re-enactors with their tents, wagons, rifles and cannon firings plus more! Food, vendors and loads of fun for children and families! FREE admission. 912-754-3301,
welcomehome@effinghamcounty.com.
GA-Living History - Saturday, May 18, 2:00 to 4:30 pm, First United Methodist Church, 714 Park Avenue, Union Point GA. An educational and fun afternoon remembering twelve remarkable ladies of Union Point who provided thousands of meals and nursing care to sick and wounded soldiers coming through town by train during the Civil War. The Union Point Museum houses a Wayside Home exhibit with a copy of the ledger from the home listing all who came through. Our program will begin in the Methodist Church sanctuary with speaker Jay Beeland discussing how Union Point was affected by the War. Next we will join our county historian, Joel McRay, in the Wisteria Cemetery where many of these ladies are buried along with soldiers who died in the home. The afternoon will end with a Southern Tea in the garden and tours of our museum and five historical churches. Directions: I-20, Exit #138, north to Union Point. FREE admission. 706-486-2351, upbht@01@windstream.net.
GA-Behind the Scenes Tour - Sunday, May 19, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, Hay House, 934 Georgia Avenue, Macon GA. Tour all seven levels of this 1850’s National Historic Landmark, including the newly restored cupola with its spectacular 360-degree view of Macon. Admission: $25.00 (ages 8+ only); reservations required. Directions from I-75: Take I-16 east to Exit #1A, turn south on Spring Street and cross the Ocmulgee River. Hay House is directly ahead at the top of the hill. 478-742-8155,
www.georgiatrust.org/historic_sites/hayhouse.
GA-"Little Lowell" - Tuesday, May 21, T-Bonz Steakhouse, 2856 Washington Road, Augusta GA. Dr. Keith Bohannon with the University of West Georgia will speak on the importance of Augusta's industry to the Confederate war effort, and comparing it to Lowell, Massachusetts, during the monthly meeting of the Augusta Civil War Round Table. Guests are always welcome. Dinner begins at 6:00 pm, program at 7:00 pm. 706-860-3058, rsaunders22@comcast.net.
GA-Savannah Civil War Experience - Friday, May 24, 6:00 to 10:00 pm, River Street Riverboat Company, 9 East River Street, Savannah GA. Old Fort Jackson and the River Street Riverboat Company have partnered to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Savannah during the Civil War. As the boat follows the path of the original soldiers toward Old Fort Jackson, guests will experience live period music while they dine on a delicious and authentic southern dinner buffet. Upon their arrival to Old Fort Jackson, guests will be welcomed by the fort’s honor guard and escorted inside to tour the historic fort. Tickets: Adults $84.95, Children 12 and under $39.95, Age 3 and under FREE. Advance reservations required. 800-786-6404,
www.savannahriverboat.com.
GA-Memorial Day Commemoration - Saturday, May 25, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Fort McAllister State Historic Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill GA. Help us pay tribute to our fellow patriots who served our country throughout the years. Cannon and musket firings, Civil War-era demonstrations, and lots of family fun. Admission: $3.75 to $6.50. Directions: I-95 to Exit #90, then east about 10 miles on GA Hwy. 144 and GA Hwy. 144 Spur. 912-727-2339,
http://georgiastateparks.org/FortMcAllister.
GA-A House Divided: One Family’s Civil War Journeys - Sunday, May 26, 4:30 pm, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, 10 East Oglethorpe Street, Savannah GA. From battles to surrender, shortages and trials, through the visit of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, the story is always engaging. Like many American families, the Gordon’s had friends and family fighting on both sides of the conflict. Expert professional staff leads an in-depth tour of the Juliette Low Birthplace with a focus on the Civil War era. Admission: $15.00. Directions: I-16 east to the I-16 ramp onto Montgomery Street. Get into the right lane and proceed to 2nd light. Turn right at Oglethorpe Avenue. The Birthplace is four blocks east. 912-233-4501,
www.juliettegordonlowbirthplace.org/.
GA-Andersonville Memorial Weekend Observance - Friday through Monday, May 24 through 27, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily, Andersonville National Historic Site, GA Hwy. 49, Andersonville GA. Each year the park hosts a series of activities to commemorate the Memorial Day Holiday. On Friday the “Avenue of Flags” is raised in Andersonville National Cemetery by volunteers. On Saturday morning Scout groups from across the state place approximately 18,000 flags throughout the cemetery. The flags remain throughout the Memorial Day weekend and are removed the following week by volunteers at the park. The park sponsors a Memorial Day ceremony in the Andersonville National Cemetery each year on Sunday of this holiday weekend. FREE admission. 229-924-0343,
www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm.
GA-Federal Military Demonstrations at Kennesaw Mountain - Sunday & Monday, May 26 & 27, 11:00 am, 12:00 noon, 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm, Visitor Center, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park GA. "Live fire" military living history demonstrations will be held during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Staff reserves the right to change or cancel events due to inclement weather, staffing issues, or dangerous conditions. FREE admission. 770-427-4686,
www.nps.gov/kemo/.
GA-Property: The Story of a Woman Slave Owner and Her Mulatta - Thursday, May 30, 6:00 pm, Atlanta Cyclorama, 800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta GA. Using an impending slave revolt as the backdrop for her seventh novel, entitled "Property," Dr. Valerie Martin (Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College) tells the story of a female slave holder through narrator Manon Gaudet. Manon’s husband owns a failing sugar plantation in 1828 Louisiana, and seems indifferent to his wife’s physical and emotional needs. Instead, he finds pleasure feeding his perverse appetites: hunting animals and runaway slaves and violating Sarah, Manon’s mulatta slave. As the story unfolds the reader becomes immersed quickly not only in the details of the impending revolt, but also with the ironies and contradictions of ownership and subjugation; power and powerlessness; and the realities of two women destined to share a brutish man—one reluctantly the other against her will. Dr. Martin will read from her book and talk about the journey on which she embarked to write it. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. FREE admission. 404-658-7625,
www.atlantacyclorama.org/.
