National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

Drawing of Murfreesboro during the Civil War

It Could Not Well Be Avoided: 1862 in Murfreesboro
Date:  November 6, 2010
Time:  1:00 PM to 1:30 PM, 1:45 PM to 2:15 PM, 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Location:  Stones River National Cemetery

Details:

1 PM - A World Gone Mad - Listen to the stories of Murfreesboro during the first six months of 1862.

1:45 PM - How Can This Be God`s Will? - Visitors will gather at the Stones River National Cemetery rostrum and listen as several soldiers and civilians describe their experiences during General Nathan Bedford Forrest`s July raid.

2:30 PM - It Could Not Well Be Avoided - Many of the same characters will tell visitors about the events of the last half of 1862 leading up to the Battle of Stones River.



Fees:
Free

Contact:
Jim Lewis
615-893-9501
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