{"id":318038,"date":"2026-05-16T00:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/318038\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T00:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:22:09","slug":"28th-annual-battle-of-sacramento-ky-reenactment-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/318038\/","title":{"rendered":"28th Annual Battle of Sacramento, KY reenactment this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SACRAMENTO, Ky. (WFIE) &#8211; If you are going to be driving through Sacramento, Kentucky this weekend, you\u2019ll take a trip through time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">That\u2019s because the 28th annual \u2018Battle for Sacramento\u2019 Civil War reenactment will be in town.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Battle of Sacramento happened on December 28, 1861 in Sacramento, KY.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In 1861, Mollie Morehead, a women loyal to the Confederacy alerted the confederates that Union soldiers were in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Confederates ambushed the Union soldiers, starting the battle, and later causing the Union to retreat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Each year in May, the Battle of Sacramento and the city and citizens of Sacramento put on a reenactment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">And they\u2019ve been doing it for nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cI joined because I had some friends that asked me to get involved,\u201d says Jim Hank, a Civil War reenactor. \u201cI really enjoy the mid-19th century and the history of the United States during that period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">At the event, there will be reenactors, booths selling food and Civil War accurate items, and members of the 52nd Regimental String Band will be performing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Reenactors came from all across the country to perform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">They say they try to keep things as accurate as they can to the time period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis is modern day America, so there\u2019s going to be things that\u2019s not historically accurate, but we try to do our best to make the experience is as historically accurate as can be,\u201d says Tony Merrick, a Civil War reenactor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Reenactors say they encourage visitors to come and learn all about the historic battle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cA lot of times they\u2019re apprehensive when they walk into your campsite, they don\u2019t know what to say or do. We want them here. We want them to come in and ask questions and say \u2018why you\u2019re doing this or what happened here.\u2019 We love to explain and just because we\u2019ve read up on this stuff, so we kind of know it. And I\u2019ve been reading up on the American Civil War for 20 years,\u201d Hank said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event will be happening all day Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.14news.com\/page\/14-news-streaming-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"wfie apps\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3ABJKZTA4RCT5CI42747VCTX3M.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WFIE. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SACRAMENTO, Ky. 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