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Weeklong events continue as part of Civil War Days 20th anniversary

November 03, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

HUNTINGTON -- The Guyandotte Civil War Days 20th Anniversary has events all week-long leading up to the reenactments set for Nov. 7-8.

The Civil War Days lecture series takes place at 7 p.m. daily through Friday at the First Guyandotte Baptist Church, 219 Richmond St.

Refreshments will be served each night following the lectures.

The remaining schedule for the lecture series is:

Tuesday, Nov. 3: Robert Sawrey speaking about the aftermath of the Civil War

Wednesday, Nov. 4: Banjoist Travis Kahle performing 1860's music

Thursday Nov. 5: Al Stone portraying General Robert E. Lee along with John Belcher portraying General Albert G. Jenkins

Friday, Nov. 6: Stan Clardy of Statesville, N.C., performing a one-man Civil War play called, "Soldiers in Gray, A Musical Journey."

Some of the other highlights for the weekend include: The Huntington Paranormal Group will host historic Guyandotte walking tours from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Camps will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Other highlights will include Meet the Generals behind the Keenan House at 3 p.m. Saturday. Battles are set for 1 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

For a complete schedule and interviews with many of the organizers and re-enactors read the Entertainment Tri-State cover story in Thursday's Herald-Dispatch.

Go online at www.guyandottecivilwardays.com for more info.