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

Drawing of Murfreesboro during the Civil War

Two Years in Murfreesboro: 1862 and 1895
Date:  November 8, 2008
Time:  11:00 AM to 11:45 AM, 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Location:  Stones River National Cemetery

Details:

11 AM - 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 lives in Murfreesboro in 1862 through General Nathan Bedford Forrest`s July raid.

1 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.

3 PM - 1895 - Visitors will walk with a ranger from the visitor center into Stones River National Cemetery and step back in time with a bereaved mother and a veteran. We will learn about the terrible losses resulting from the Civil War and understand how those who survived remembered the fallen.



Fees:
Free

Contact:
Jim Lewis
615-893-9501
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