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AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 UCW 13
Averasboro Battlefield Com-
mission and The Carolina Legion
present the Civil War event "Army
on the Move" Saturday, Sept. 14,
and Sunday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m.
– 4 p.m. at Averasboro Battlefield
and Museum. Members of the 26th
N.C., 6th N.C., 49th N.C. and the
Iron Grey Mess and Reilly's Battery
will take part in numerous dem-
onstrations. There will be battle-
field and ravine tours occurring
throughout the event as well.
"The purpose of this event is to
give the spectators and visitors
a look at how an army moved its
forces during the Civil War," said
Benny Pearce, secretary of the Av-
erasboro Battlefield Commission.
"It will be a living-history event. In
addition to that we will have some
exhibits that feature World War II
as well."
The battlefield is significant
historically. "The Battle of Averas-
boro was held on the Cumberland
County and Harnett County line
on March 15 and 16 in 1865," said
Pearce. "A lot of people don't know
that the actual Civil War battle was
held that close to our locations
here in Cumberland and Harnett
counties."
Pearce added it was the next to
last battle of the Civil War, the last
one being in Bentonville, North
Carolina.
"We have many exhibits, and
a lot of them were donated to
us from people who live in the
Cumberland and Harnett county
areas," said Pearce. "A lot of the
other ones were donated by in-
terested people that came to visit
with us and wanted to share with
us the artifacts they maintained
in their families for many, many
years.
"We try to present a history of
showing by artifacts and to tell
about the battle using maps at the
museum that we have especially
prepared for us. We have very
knowledgeable volunteers and we
are an all volunteer organization
with no paid staff members, but
we have many knowledgeable tour
guides that can share with visitors
what the Battle of Averasboro was
all about."
The Averasboro Battlefield and
Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The museum
is free and open to the public. Ad-
mission for the event is $5 for ages
12 and older and $3 for children
under 12. Pets are not allowed.
The museum is located at 3300 NC
Hwy. 82 in Dunn For more infor-
mation visit www.averasboro.com
or call 910-891-5019.
'Army on the Move" at Averasboro
by DR. SHANESSA FENNER
EVENT
e Averasboro Battlefield and Museum is set to host "Army on the Move" Sept. 14-15.
DR. SHANESSA FENNER, Prin-
cipal, WT Brown Elementary School.
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