Stones River National Battlefield is hosting its annual artillery encampment and battery firing programs on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, 2009. Cannons and crews from several states will assemble on the battlefield to tell the story of the artillery at the Battle of Stones River and demonstrate the firing of Civil War cannon. The physical and psychological impact of artillery played a critical in the Union victory at Stones River. Union artillery batteries stopped Confederate attacks at the most crucial moments of the fight.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE TBD