Battle of Iuka Civil War Reenactment
DATE: 8/31/2012 - 9/2/2012 |
TIME: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
CITY:
Iuka, MS
LOCATION:
North Pearl Street/ Chicken Run Road
CONTACT: Tishomingo County Tourism Council
PHONE: 1.800.386.4373
"The fight began
and was waged with a severity I have never seen surpassed."
Major
General Sterling Price, CSA, September 19, 1862.
The Battle of Iuka was fought on September 19, 1862, on the highest point in Mississippi known as "America’s Bloodiest High Point". The battle reenactment begins at 2 PM Sunday, September 2, 2012. Bus tours are welcome. Other events are planned during the week prior to the reenactment such as illuminations, historic home tours, Civil War camps and demonstrations, relic shows, period music, dances, etc.
The Battle of Iuka was fought on September 19, 1862, on the highest point in Mississippi known as "America’s Bloodiest High Point". The battle reenactment begins at 2 PM Sunday, September 2, 2012. Bus tours are welcome. Other events are planned during the week prior to the reenactment such as illuminations, historic home tours, Civil War camps and demonstrations, relic shows, period music, dances, etc.
For more
information, contact Tishomingo County Tourism Council, toll free
800-FUN-HERE (386-4373), www.tishomingofunhere.org; info@tishomingo.org.
Friday,
August 31, 2012
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| 9am | Camp site opens to Re-Enactors |
| 9am - 1pm | School Demonstrations (across from Mineral Springs Park) |
| 4pm - 5pm | Greetings from General Henry Little at Twin Magnolias |
| 5pm - 6pm | Public Speaking by Governor John M. Stone at the Old Courthouse Museum |
| 6pm - 7pm | Military Escort of General Henry Little’s body down Quitman Street in Iuka |
| Dusk | Grand Illumination of Iuka Historic Downtown with greetings from Governor John M. Stone |
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Saturday,
September 1, 2012
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| 9am
- 5 pm 10am |
Camp
opens to public Tactical at Battlefield Site |
| 9am | Opening Ceremonies - Iuka Mineral Springs Park |
| 9am until.... | Self Guided Historic Walking Tour |
| 9am to noon | Living history demonstrations every fifteen minutes at the following locations: Twin Magnolia, Old Courthouse Museum, Iuka United Methodist Church, and Dunrobin. Pick up schedule at Old Courthouse Museum. |
| 9am until noon | Camelia Home - Women demonstrate everyday life of the 1860s (202 Meigg Street) |
| Noon | The Gathering of the Descendants – Old Courthouse Museum, Confederate Marker Dedication. Click here to register. |
| 2pm | Mass Grave Memorial Roll Call at Shady Grove Cemetery |
| 7pm | Grand Ball at Dr. Kitchens’ Farm at Mill Creek |
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Sunday,
September 2, 2012
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| 9 am | Camp opens to public |
| 10am - 11am | Non-denominational Church Services, Mail Call |
| 2pm | Re-enactment of the Battle of Iuka |
