The annual Picnic at Fort Defiance will be held on September 27th from 1 pm until 5 pm.

Bring your own picnic basket and picnic foods and join the soldiers and civilians of 1860 Clarksville!

This event is open to the public and free. We will be accepting donations for the Friend’s of Fort Defiance organization.  Baked goods and soft drinks will be available for sale.
Also on the agenda for that day:

Period music

Wool working

Medical station

Herbal medicine

Home Arts and Cooking station

Clothing and Ladies Area

Children’s Games

Artillery

Much more!

Join us to discover Clarksville’s past at Fort Defiance on September 27th!

Schedule Of Events for The Mt Olive Juneteenth Celebration at Fort Defiance

June 6th

12:00 — 6:00 Camp Set-Up

June 7th Event

10:00 Camp Opens

11:00 – 2:00    Presentations

11:00 – 11:30 Dr. Howard Winn – Living Under Occupation

11:30 – 12:00 Dr. George Smith – US Colored Troops

12:30 – 1:00 Yvonne Prathery – 1860’s Women of Color

1:00 – 1:30 Thomas Forehand – The Humor of Robert E. Lee

1:30 – 2:00 Fredrick Douglas (Michael Crutcher)

2:00 Skirmish — Between North & South

2:45 Recap of Presentations

5:00 Camp Closes

5:00 Re-Enactors’s Dinner

7:00 Camp Dance (open to public)

June 8th

10:00 Camp Opens

10:00 Church Services

1:00 -4:00 Mt. Olive Cemetery Tours

Special ThanksTo The Following Organizations

USCT Living History

Frederick Douglas, Re-Enactor

Thomas Forehand, Re-Enactor

19th Alabama Civil War

Re-Enactors, Living History

Baxter Battery Civil War

Re-Enactors

50th Tennessee Civil War

Re-Enactors

17th Ohio Re-Enactors

13th USCT Re-Enactors

Displays by: Triple Nickel

Displays by: Norm Hill

Presentation by: Prof. T. Howard Winn

Dr. George Smith

Friends of Fort Defiance

Mount Olive Cemetery Historical Preservation Society

Yvonne Prathery, APSU

Ft. Donelson Relics - Sutler

Special ThanksTo The Following Contributors

Community Enhancement Grant Sponsored by Rep Joe Pitts

Oak Grove Wal-Mart

AMVETS Post Aux 78

American Legion Aux 233

Clarksville Tourism Bureau

The Leaf Chronicle Newspaper

Montgomery County Historical Society

Watch for more information about the June-Teenth Event at Fort Defiance.

Friends of Fort Defiance will be supporting the Friends of Mt. Olive Cemetery  as they present a reenacting event at the Fort on June 6th through 8th.

We are anticipating the participation of both the 19th Alabama with their civilian camp and the 13th US Colored Troops.
FOFD members will offer baked items and beverages for sale.

More information later…….

 March To The Past

Friends of Fort Defiance will present their annual reenacting event; March To The Past, on April 20, 2008, from 1-5 pm.

The event is open to the public and free and will be held at the Fort. Drinks and snacks will be available. Donations will be accepted.
Soldiers, civilians, a country doctor, a surgeon and more will be presented. Come join the fun and learn about Clarksville’s history during the Civil War. Contact any board member for more information.

Friends of Fort Defiance will be sponsoring their annual Fall BBQ Picnic on September 22, 2007 from 1 pm until 5 pm.

Tickets are $5 and can be purchased from any board member. Contact Phyllis@ftdefianceclarksville.com for more information.

The Friends of Fort Defiance met on August 9th.  Continued plans for the upcoming BBQ were made, Plans for having soldiers, a hospital, country Dr., wash day re-enacting, bonnet making, cartridge making were firmed up. Duties were delegated for preparing for the picnic.

The Fort Defiance Board meeting was held on Tuesday, July 10.

The Fall Picnic date was officially set for September 22, 2007. Planned activities are :

Live period music, a surgeon, country Doctor, bonnet making, cooking demonstrations, soldier’s encampments, family life, re-enactors of famous personalities and more….

Our Board President, Phyllis Smith, is busy transcribing the Diary of Nannie Haskins which we will be placing on the Fort Defiance web site in sections. The Diary is in the collection of the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
Check our Pages sections to the left of the main website frequently for updates!

You can check this link to view photos of events at Fort Defiance. Keep checking back for new photos…….