The Civil War Bivouac commemorating
the Affair at Travisville was a resounding
success thanks to the re-enators and the volunteers.
See some pictures from 2007
Read some comments from the school children.
We will NOT be having the
CIVIL WAR
EDUCATIONAL BIVOUAC
Presented by The Borderlands Foundation
in 2008 - we are preparing for the 150th anniversary in 2011 of
THE AFFAIR AT TRAVISVILLE
First Civil War Military Action
in the State of Tennessee
September 29, 1861
Relive the excitng stories of the Occupation of Tennessee and the Home
Front in the Upper Cumberland. Learn the stories of the guerilla leaders
Champ Ferguson and Tinker Dave Beaty as presented through re-enactors
and actual descendants of the orginal participants.
Evens
Union and Confederate camps
Hospital camps
Food vendors (Civil War Era)
Craft Booths (Civil War Era)
Educational Event for area schools Friday
Reenactment of the Affair at Travisville Saturday Noon
Exibition Battle at 3:00 PM Saturday
Exibition Battle at 2:00 PM Sunday
Hwy 111, West Main St Junction
Byrdstown, Tennessee
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