Ft. Defiance to commemorate 152nd Anniversary of Surrender of Clarksville

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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, located at 120 Duncan Street, will host a living history weekend to commemorate the 152nd anniversary of the Surrender of Clarksville Saturday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Uniformed Civil War re-enactors from the 50th Tennessee Reenactment Group will provide living history and musket firing demonstrations. Musket firing demonstrations will take place at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, and 1 and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Visitors can also tour the permanent exhibit which includes the 18-minute film, “Crossroads of Change 1861-1865”.

The surrender of Clarksville was a significant event in our Civil War history. Once Ft. Defiance and the city fell, there was nothing to stop Union gunboats from capturing Nashville, which was the first Confederate state capital to fall to the North. Upon the surrender, the citizens of Clarksville endured four years of Union occupation.

This event is free and open to the public.

For a more information, visit www.fortdefianceclarksville.com or call 931-472-3351.