COLUMBUS-BELMONT STATE PARK
Much of the information on this page is from the Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Days Tenth Anniversary Commemorative Program, with reprints of articles from the October 1999 and October 2000 issues of Hometown magazine
SCENES FROM THE ANNUAL CIVIL WAR BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT ON THE PARK GROUNDS | |
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REBELS PREPARE TO FIRE THEIR CANNON | THE REBELS ATTACK THE UNION REDOUBTS | |
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MANY FALL AFTER FIRST ATTACK | REB CANNONS FIRE ON THE UNION ENTRENCHMENT | |
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UNION TROOPS COUNTER-ATTACK | REB CANNONS TRY TO REPEL THE ATTACK | |
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UNION TROOPS MOVE ON THE REBS TURNCOAT REB AIMS AT GENERAL FORREST |
GENERAL FORREST KILLS THE TURNCOAT | |
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UNION TROOPS MOVE IN FOR THE KILL | REB TROOPS GATHER AFTER THE BATTLE VICTORY WILL BE THEIRS TOMORROW |
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LOCAL HISTORIAN, EDDIE ROBERTS, POSES BEFORE CANNON HE DISCOVERED BURIED AT THE FOOT OF THE BLUFF | ROBERTS TELLS VISITORS OF THE CANNON'S RETRIEVAL | |
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PLAQUE NEAR CANNON TELLS THE STORY OF THE CANNON'S RECOVERY (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY) |
CHILDREN PLAY ON THE ANCHOR AND CHAIN THAT ONCE STRETCHED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI TO STOP YANKEE GUNBOATS FROM COMING DOWN THE RIVER (CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE STORY OF THE CHAIN ACROSS THE RIVER AND FORT DERUSSEY - GIBRALTAR OF THE WEST) |
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