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Cumberland Gap has a full line up of summer tourism events scheduled to kick  off on April 26 with the annual Civil War Weekend.

The event is scheduled to begin with a school day on Friday. Students from  Bell County are expected to participate again this year.

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It has been more than 150 years since the first battle of the Civil War, but it is estimated that thousands of individuals spend billions of dollars each year to participate in or attend Civil War reenactments.

Kim Miller-Spillman, an associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, has spent her career researching historical reenactors to learn the importance of period clothing in recreating historical events and in their lives.

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1862: The Civil War in Kentucky

The year 1862 was the zenith of Civil War conflicts in Kentucky. After 1862, the Civil War in Kentucky was limited to cavalry raids and guerrilla activity. Had the Confederates won a decisive victory in  Kentucky and pushed on into Ohio or Indiana, President Abraham Lincoln might not have had the political strength on Jan. 1, 1863, to issue the  Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the states then in rebellion.

Here’s a look at the significant battles and other events from 150 years ago.

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I first became fascinated with Civil War history as a boy in the 1960s, soon after the centennial celebration.

Many of the books I found in the Lexington Public Library — then located in the Carnegie building in Gratz Park — made that history seem remote. They told of epic battles in Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland and Pennsylvania. They showed pictures of Atlanta, Charleston and Richmond — the one in Virginia, not the one down the road.

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The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is marking the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a commemoration of Davis’ 204th birthday this weekend.

Davis was president of the Confederate States of America, and the historic site is a memorial to his birthplace. Davis, a Kentuckian, was born June 3, 1808, at the site midway between Hopkinsville and Elkton.

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Hopkins County, as well as the surrounding region and the Commonwealth of Kentucky in general, is built upon a lengthy and intriguing line of historical heritage. In an attempt to recount some of the interesting history from our area, which might be “new” to many, SurfKY News reporters will be paying a visit to several historical markers and sites when possible. Soon after, we will try and post photos from the site, a description of each site’s significance, and some historical research gathered in relation to the site

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