Living History

If you're somewhat of a history buff, as I am, then come visit the Bluegrass State this fall. On October 7th & 8th, the Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site will host the 2006 National Civi War Re-enactment. Perryville's population of 763 souls will swell to include an estimated 5,200 re-enactors and 25,000 spectators to celebrate the 144th anniversary of the Battle of Perryville.

Kentucky was important to both the North and the South during the Civil War. A slave state, the Commonwealth of Kentucky declared itself neutral and never seceded from the Union. More than 30,000 Kentuckians fought for the Confederacy, but twice as many fought for the Union; the conflict often spliting family loyalties.

Perryville is an easy drive southwest of Lexington in Boyle County at the junction of US 150 and Highway 68. To learn more, visit: http://parks.ky.gov/statehistoricsites/pb/