Buchanan, Tenn.–Fulton Manning of Murray, top photo, holds onto his ears during the Saturday morning cannon firing at the 5th annual Battle of Paris Landing Civil War Living History and Reenactment at Paris Landing State Park. The cannons are fired every hour by members of Porter’s Battery and Phillip’s Light Artillery, which is just one of the many activities that are happening through Sunday afternoon. Soldier demonstrations, vendors and relics, ladies’ tea, chili cook-off, cake walks, soldier’s camp, marching, old-fashioned mortuary, blacksmith, and more are set up at the park.
Saturday’s events run from 9 a.m. to dusk and include the chili cook-off, reenactments, soldier’s camp, marching, a nursing tent, doctor’s tent, blacksmith, doll and candle making, cake walk, ladies’ tea, vendors and relics and local historians on site.
On Sunday, events start with a Sunday morning church service at the large pavilion with a Civil War chaplain. Sunday’s events run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will include hay rides.
In other photos, Organizer Sara Jo Sutherland and Sarah Belongie of the Old Hickory 19th at one of the sewing tables; and Blacksmith Dev Cannon of Portland, Tennessee. (Shannon McFarlin photos).
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