Battle of Collierville, inc.

For 2014

School Day ONLY

School Day                                    No Reenactment this year

  Civil War School Day                                   

      Friday, Oct. 3                                                  

at Schilling Farms Park

1365 Poplar Ave,

Collierville, TN 38017

(Just west of Byhalia Rd)
 

NO REENACTMENT THIS YEAR.

LOOK FOR IT IN 2015

150 years ago Confederate forces attacked Union communications and supply lines on the Memphis & Charleston RR. 

They're back......

     Come see hundreds of Civil War reenactors recreate the 1863 Battle of Collierville on 1200 acres of rolling hills not far from the original site.

     Visit the camps, hear guest lecturers, see the battles.   Battle is at 2:00 pm Saturday.

Gates open at 8:00 a.m. and activities, programs, demonstrations, etc, begin at 9:00 a.m.

     Admission each day is only $5.00 per day.  Children under 12 years old are admitted free.                                        Parking is free.

     Tickets are on sale at these places:

Bible Resource Museum

Main Street Collierville Train Depot

John Green Realty

Collierville Chamber of Commerce

or mail your check (including $1 for postage) to :

Battle of Collierville                                                  PO Box 562                                                       Collierville, TN  38027-0562

The Target !

     This is the objective -- the Union railroad and the forts guarding it.

     Fort Collierville is one of those forts.

See the authentic reconstructed Union fort that will be used in the reenactment.  Built from original Civil War plans of the U.S. Engineers.