2009 Special Event Schedule
Stones River National Battlefield hosts several special events throughout each year ranging from lantern tours of the cemetery to volunteer projects. See our for times and detailed program descriptions.
- Visitors with mobility limitations are invited to join us for an accessible alternative to the Hallowed Ground lantern tours of the cemetery.
- Join volunteers across the nation as they work to improve America's public lands.
- Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
- Visitors with mobility limitations are invited to join us for an accessible alternative to the Hallowed Ground lantern tours of the cemetery.
- Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
2010 Special Event Schedule.
March 27, 2010: The Legacy of Stones River: Why They Fought - A symposium featuring guest speakers and battlefield programs that explore the reasons why soldiers volunteered for their respective causes.
- Celebrate America's Best Idea while working to improve our national parks.
(Tentative) - Listen to area school bands play Civil War songs at 10 AM.
- Join us for a weekend of special programs for young visitors.
- Join hundreds of scouts as they place flags on more than 7,000 grave sites in Stones River National Cemetery.
- This 1:30PM program at the national cemetery rostrum will include patriotic music, a wreath laying ceremony, a three volley salute by Civil War reenactors, and the reading of the names of veterans who have passed away since last Memorial Day. Refreshments will be served after the program near the maintenance area.
June 5, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
June 19, 2010: Voices from the Past: The Stories of Stones River National Cemetery - Visitors with mobility limitations are invited to join us for an accessible alternative to the Hallowed Ground lantern tours of the cemetery.
June 19, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
July 10, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
July 24, 2010: Voices from the Past: The Stories of Stones River National Cemetery - Visitors with mobility limitations are invited to join us for an accessible alternative to the Hallowed Ground lantern tours of the cemetery.
July 24, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
August 7, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
August 21, 2010: Voices from the Past: The Stories of Stones River National Cemetery - Visitors with mobility limitations are invited to join us for an accessible alternative to the Hallowed Ground lantern tours of the cemetery.
August 21, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
September 9, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
September 25, 2010: National Public Lands Day - Join volunteers across the nation as they work to improve America's public lands.
October 9, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.
November 6, 2010: Hallowed Ground: A Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery - Spend an hour walking through the cemetery by lantern light while hearing the stories of soldiers and civilians that tell us about the terrible cost of the Civil War.