April 28: Booth and Bartow History Museums Present Civil War Comes Alive!

^{Media release: Through the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, two Cartersville museums, Bartow History Museum and Booth Western Art Museum, have partnered to produce an event, Civil War Comes Alive! each April through 2015. Meant to teach visitors about all aspects of the Civil War, this year's event will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at Booth Museum, Bartow History Museum, and the Booth Museum festival grounds.}

While there will not be any battle re-enactments at Civil War Comes Alive!, there will be plenty of stations set up on the festival grounds demonstrating the various aspects of the war. Stations include a medical/hospital tent, blacksmith, music, signaling, life on the home-front, Confederate and Union Infantry camps, a sutler, and Cavalry Camp. An Artillery Camp will also be set up on the Booth Museum grounds and will demonstrate cannon firings at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm.

"We are excited to announce this educational event, not only because it coincides with the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, but also because Bartow County has so many ties to the war," said Bartow History Museum Executive Director Trey Gaines. "We had the Battle at Allatoona here in Bartow County, and also produced several Officers from this area. Civil War Comes Alive! will be an opportunity for visitors – of all ages – to experience the various aspects of the war and hopefully gain a better understanding of, and appreciation for, the men who served."

When visitors are not walking around to the various stations, they may sit back, relax and enjoy entertainment provided on stage at the festival grounds. The 8th Regiment Band will play music from both the Confederate and Union armies at 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. At 10:30 am, 12:30 pm and 3:00 pm, guests may listen to Abraham Lincoln recite the Gettysburg Address. Additionally, attendees are encouraged to tour the Booth Museum's Civil War art gallery, War is Hell, and visit Bartow History Museum to see their exhibitions highlighting life in Bartow County from before the Civil War, through present day.

Admission to Civil War Comes Alive! is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for students, $3 for children 12 and under, and free for Booth Museum members, Bartow History Museum members, and active military with ID. Prices include access to the Booth Museum festival grounds, as well as admission to Booth Museum and Bartow History Museum.

For more information about Civil War Comes Alive!, including details about the school program which will be offered on Friday, April 27, please visit www.boothmuseum.org or www.bartowhistorymuseum.org, or call 770-387-1300.