On May 20th through the 22nd, nearly 800 reenactors invaded western Kentucky to participate in this year's 17th Annual Battle of Sacramento. Over 80 different regiments were represented with soldiers from 80 different regiments traveled from the following states (AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, MS, NH, OH, OR, SC, TN, TX and WI) to participate in the 2011 event.
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Living History Day: Bring your students and give them an educational experience geared to show what life was like before, during and after the Civil War. This year we hosted over 700 school children from the surrounding counties who got to experience first hand what it would be like to go back in time. What a phenomenal learning opportunity for the students.
Battles took place both Saturday and Sunday. And once again, there was a Ladies Tea and an evening ball. And once again, the towns people and churches laid out a huge spread of food for Saturday's evening meal in which all participants were invited. By Sunday, over 300 t-shirts and 700 bags of ice were sold, 100 bales of straw and hay were given out, firewood was provided to those who needed it and $8000 worth of gun powder was distributed. In return, the troops delivered the most amazing battles both Saturday and Sunday set up displays and demonstrations for the students on Friday and provided opportunities all weekend long for visitors and towns people to learn first hand what life was like during the Civil War.
Sutlers in 2011 included: Heartland Kettle Corn (IL ), Crescent City (IN) Greene Leather and Fur (0H), Lock Stock & Barrel Leather (KY), Arts Olde & Nouveau (AR), Julia’s Herbals & Goat Soap (TN), Moore’s Mercantile (IN), Lantern Man (KY), Twin Rivers (IL), Grandpa Littrell’s Rustic Furniture & Painted Rugs (IL), Blacksmith (IL), Pop Jack’s (IL), Adler’s (MO), Mississippi Pete (MS), Sweet Ladies Mercantile (KY) , Lady Adelines (TN).
