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NORTH, SOUTH BATTLE AGAIN IN CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT.(News)
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The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
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October 7, 2006
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Byline: Associated Press
PERRYVILLE -- Thousands of Civil War re-enactors will descend on central Kentucky this weekend to tread on the battle ground where 7,500 Union and Confederate died in the Battle of Perryville.
The Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is host to the 2006 National Civil War Re-enactment on Saturday and Sunday, marking the first return of the event to the site in four years.
The event attracts hardcore re-enactors like Randal House and Robert Preston, who will fight on different sides in the battle. "Perryville is one of the more accurate scenarios put on anywhere in the country, and it's definitely one of the better shows because you ...
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