158th Battle Anniversary Weekend

158th Battle Anniversary Weekend

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on June 5. It is reproduced in full below.

Release Date: June 5th, 2022

Contact: Amanda Corman, amanda_corman@nps.gov,

770-0615-1801

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 158th Anniversary Weekend, Kennesaw, GA:

On Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, 2022, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park will observe its 158th battle anniversary. Events schedule is as follows:

Saturday

9:00 - Welcome and Opening Ceremony

9:30 - Infantry Demonstration @Visitor Center

10:00 - Artillery Demonstration

10:30 - Cheatham Hill Living History Walk @ Cheatham Hill

11:00 - Mountain Top History Hike

11:30 - Infantry Demonstration @Visitor Center

12:00 - Perry’s Florida Boys at Kennesaw Mountain @ Cheatham Hill

12:30 - 24 Gun Battery History Hike

1:00 - Artillery Demonstration

1:30 - Cheatham Hill Living History Walk @ Cheatham Hill

2:00 - Perry’s Florida Boys at Kennesaw Mountain @ Cheatham Hill

2:30 - Infantry Demonstration @ Visitor Center

3:00 - Pigeon Hill History Hike

3:30 - Cheatham Hill Living History Walk @ Cheatham Hill

4:00 - Artillery Demonstration

4:30 - Memorial Field Talk

Sunday

10:00 - Welcome Ceremony

10:00 - Mountain Top History Hike

10:30 - Infantry Demonstration @ Visitor Center

11:00 - Artillery Demonstration

11:30 - Cheatham Hill Living History Walk @ Cheatham Hill

12:00 - Perry’s Florida Boys at Kennesaw Mountain @ Cheatham Hill

12:30 - Infantry Demonstration @ Visitor Center

1:00 - Artillery Demonstration

1:30 - Cheatham Hill Living History Walk @ Cheatham Hill

2:00 - Pigeon Hill History Hike

2:30 - Infantry Demonstration @ Visitor Center

3:00 - Artillery Demonstration

3:30 - What Comes Next: The Atlanta Campaign after Kennesaw Mountain Talk

Continuous Programs: Saturday: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm, Sunday: 9:30 - 3:00 pm ¨

Military Camps/Children’s Games

For any questions on this or other scheduled events call 770-427-4686 x 0 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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