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We will be updating our events page for 2024. The Symposium on the Field at Perryville will return for its third year, along with opportunities to explore Kentucky cavalry actions and follow the armies in Tennessee.

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McClernand's Attack
Fri, Feb 21
Graves' Battery (Tour Stop 7)
Feb 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Graves' Battery (Tour Stop 7), Park Dr, Dover, TN 37058, USA
Feb 21, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Graves' Battery (Tour Stop 7), Park Dr, Dover, TN 37058, USA
As part of the Fort Donelson Symposium, Darryl Smith will be leading a tour at one of the least visited portions of the battlefield.
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The Battle of Chickamauga - An Historic Walk of Longstreet's Breakthrough
Thu, Mar 06
Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP
Mar 06, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, 3370 Lafayette Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742, USA
Mar 06, 2025, 1:00 PM EST
Chickamauga and Chattanooga NMP, 3370 Lafayette Rd, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742, USA
Join us the day before the Seminar in the Woods for this special event!
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Symposium on the Field - Perryville
Fri, Oct 17
Perryville, Kentucky
Oct 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT – Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Perryville, Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky
Oct 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT – Oct 19, 2025, 12:00 PM EDT
Perryville, Kentucky, Perryville, Kentucky
This will mark the Fourth Symposium on Perryville's hallowed ground! Select tours, detailing specific aspects of the battle, will be presented.
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Cavalry Actions in Western Kentucky
Time is TBD
Sacramento, KY 42372, USA
Time is TBD
Sacramento, KY 42372, USA
Time is TBD
Sacramento, KY 42372, USA
Join the WTCW crew and Derrick Lindow as we explore two cavalry actions in Sacramento and Owensboro, Kentucky.
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Battle of Corydon Tour
Time is TBD
First State Capitol
Time is TBD
First State Capitol, 211 N Capitol Ave, Corydon, IN 47112, USA
Time is TBD
First State Capitol, 211 N Capitol Ave, Corydon, IN 47112, USA
We like the obscure, and Indiana's Civil War battle at Corydon is just that!
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Western Theater On the Ground and Digital Learning Opportunities

On the Ground and Digital Learning Opportunities are events focused on the Western Theater, but not hosted by this site. For more specific details, contact the hosts. If you are hosting a Western Theater event, and would like it posted, please contact us!

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