No Battle of Perryville Oct. 5

[Gettmore]

There will be no sounds of cannons booming over the hills of Perryville Battlefield this weekend. And no soldiers will be camped out bringing Civil War history to life during the annual Battle of Perryville Commemoration, which had been scheduled for Oct. 5-6.
It's the first time in nearly 50 years the commemoration will not feature cannons, black powder guns and living history camp sites due to those events being cancelled by the Kentucky Department of Parks because of abnormally dry weather conditions causing fire hazards.

 

[redbob]

The same weather conditions as the actual battle.

 

[Phil McBride]

I have been four times from Texas to Perryville for reenactments, the first one being in 2002 when we enduring a tentless first night through a long rainy night standing soaked around a campfire tell each other lies. The second night, also tentless, was clear and bone chilling cold. The others all have had gorgeous weather. Perryville is likely the most pristine and beautiful Civil War battlefield park around--except maybe for Antietam. All to say, I don't blame the KY Park Dept for being shy about the danger of fire.