The cannon crew fires. Photo courtesy the Scottsville Citizen-Times.

Dumont Hill served as a campsite for Union soldiers in the 19th century.  Among them, were future president Benjamin Harrison and future pharmaceutical company founder Eli Lilly.  It’s rich history landed 28 acres of the area on the National Register of Historic Places.

To save the historic acreage from becoming a housing development, grants were procured to purchase it and entrust it to the City of Scottsville in 2005.  Now, the Friends of Dumont Hill seek funding to add a museum, visitors center, picnic area and walking trails to the site.  June’s Civil War Living History event is one such fundraiser.

Scottsville’s Friends of Dumont Hill’s annual Civil War Living History event will take place on Saturday, June 27, from 9a.m., to 5 p.m., and Sunday, June 28, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Events include battle re-enactments on both days, Civil War encampments, demonstrations of Civil War-period homesteads, children’s games, guest speaker WKU Professor Michael Trepasso, a Ladies Tea, displays of original Civil war artifacts, musket and drill demonstrations, History of the Civil War in south central Kentucky, period costumes, a Sutler’s store and more.

Admission is $5 per carload, with all proceeds benefiting the preservation of the Dumont Hill Civil war site in Scottsville. Event and registration are free to participating re-enactors. Walk-on re-enactors are welcome, but must be registered by 11 a.m. each day. Re-enactors and other featured guests and event workers will receive a Saturday evening meal.

From Bowling Green, take Scottsville Road, (US 231) to Scottsville and follow the signs.