http://ftdefianceclarksville.com Preserving a piece of history and educating the public about Clarksville,Tennessee's role in the Civil War... Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:05:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join us for the Second Annual Friends Of Fort Defiance Civil War Ball And Dinner with a Memorial Service to be held before hand at Riverview Cemetery at 3:30 pm at Smith-Trahern Mansion 101 McClure Street, Clarksville, TN November 13, 2010 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 Note: Limited Seating. Must reserve in advance. Period clothing required. For more info ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=203 Friends of Fort Defiance in Clarksville, Tennessee will be sponsoring their 6th annual March To The Past on Sunday, April 18, 2010, from 1 until 5 pm on private property adjacent to Port Royal Historic Area. The property is located on Old Clarksville-Springfield Road. Military reenactors  as well as civilian reenactors ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=191 Come Visit History Clarksville's Living History Encampment and Civil War Ball Hosted by Friends of Fort Defiance Come to a weekend filled with cannons, soldiers drilling, weapon demonstrations, and Camp Life of that era. Where: Rotary Park, Clarksville, Tennessee Date: August 29-30, 2009 When: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Ball: Where: Smith-Trahern Mansion 101 McClure Street, Clarksville, TN August 29 5:00 p.m. to ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=189 Some interesting reading about Ft. Defiance over at Mark-Watching The Wheels.  Take a look The Day Clarksville Was Rocked By A Cannon Ball http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=187 http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=173 Backstage Costume Rental at 1955 Madison St (the old Carmacle 8 Movie Theater on Madison Street) is not open officially until October. The owner, George Terrell, has graciously agreed to open his business and rent clothes  to anyone who is coming to our ball and needs a costume.  You may call ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=168 Friends of Fort Defiance will have a table set up somewhere downtown during Rivers and Spires on April 17,f18 and 19. Look around for us because we will have lots of information on the fort, baked goods and haversacks and more to sell and some great people to talk ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=155 With the Fort area and future visitor center under construction, the Friends of Fort Defiance Board of Directors are busy deciding what kinds of fund raisers and reenacting events they will promote this year. One activity that is currently being planned is a late summer Ball tentatively named the Surrender Ball.  ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=117 February 19, 1862 - February 20, 1862 - Federal occupation of Clarksville by U. S. Navy FEBRUARY 19, 1 862.-Clarksville, Tenn., occupied by United States forces. REPORTS. No. 1,-Flag-Officer Andrew H. Foote, U. S. Navy. No. 2.-Brig. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army. No. 1. Report of Flag-Officer Andrews H. Foote, ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=150 Entry #1 in her diary follows. Monday Morning February 16th '63 Again I have commenced a journal. I used to keep one but two years ago when the war broke out, I ceased to write in it just when I ought to have continued. Yes! Our country was then perfectly distracted; To ... http://ftdefianceclarksville.com/?p=147