Battle of Collierville, inc.

Friday:

School Day – Friday, at 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM,        students: $5 admission, which gets you in all weekend.  teTchers & parents get in free on School Day.

For more info, please see the School Day page.

Saturday: 

 All presentations (below) are in the Activities Tent unless otherwise noted.

9:00 am                     Camps open to the public

  9:30                           Officers’ Call at the “Outpost” on the battlefield

9:30                           First-person presentation, “Witness to the battle”, Jack Werne

11:00                           Craft demonstration

11:00                           Ladies’ Tea & Soiree     

                                                “Rebel in Petticoats”, author Kathy Gentry presentation

                                                Craft demonstration by Brenda Weatherly

12:00 noon                  presentation  

12:30 pm                     presentation

  1:00                           presentation

  2:00    Battle of Collierville

 (10/11/1863)

  5:00 pm                     camps closed 

  7:30 - 10:00           Grand Military Ball - featuring the 52nd Regimental String Band

Sunday:   

  9:00 am                     Camps open to the public

10:00                           Church Services (Open to the Public), Dr. Bruce Weatherly   

11:00                       First-person presentation, witness to the battle, Jack Werne

12:00 noon               presentation  

12:30 pm                  presentation

1:00                           presentation

2:00       2nd Battle of  Collierville(11/4/1863)

  5:00 pm                  camps closed 

Presentations :

     The activities listed on the left will vary by presenter availability, but will include such things as the following:

lectures by regional historians,

book signings by Civil War book authors,

craft demonstrations such as broom-making, candle-making, quilting, soap-making, cornmeal tent, and others.