July 22nd will mark the 148th Anniversary of the historic Civil War Battle of Atlanta.  To commemorate the important event, the neighborhoods in Atlanta’s 5th Council District have teamed up to organize B*ATL in the weekend of July 20th-22nd. The battlefield is actually in these neighborhoods where people live and work and play today. This will not only be an event of remembrance but also one with fun for everyone including: a Gala Dinner, a 5K run, Van and Walking Tours, a re-creation of the Frontlines with Re-enactment Soldiers and artillery, a Civil War to Civil Rights Tent with civilian re-enactors, historic music concerts and dramatic performances, shopping and dining in East Atlanta and Kirkwood and more!! Please see the schedule of events below.

The B*ATL Committee is hard at work finalizing this year's events. Please check back here over the coming weeks for updates and to see what we have planned for this year! 

        Updated 7.19.12

July 14-15 2012 -Saturday/Sunday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

Various times:  Call 404-688-2107 for more information

 

Various Tours of the Historic Oakland Cemetery including one that focuses on the Jewish Section

Cabbagetown/Grant Park - 248 Oakland Ave. SE

Various prices $5 to $26 for families

 

July 16, 2012 -Monday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

7pm

 

Author Talk and Book signing by Jeffrey Haas author of The Assassination of Fred Hampton

The DeKalb History Center at the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse on the square in Decatur

Free

 

July 18, 2012 -Wednesday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

7pm

 

Author Talk and Book signing by Marc Wortman author of The Bonfire:  The Siege and Burning of Atlanta

The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on Freedom Parkway at Copenhill.  Inman Park/Poncey Highland

Free

 

July 19, 2012 -Thursday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

4-8 pm

 

East Atlanta Farmers Market

East Atlanta Village at 561 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free-2011 Best of Atlanta

 July 20, 2012 -Friday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

Call to schedule a time during the day. 

BATL-the camp experience Home schoolers and summer day and residential campers visit the frontlines, meet Abe Lincoln and learn about the Civil War in Atlanta, healthy snack included

Kirkwood near Gillam Park, call 404-377-6148 for time and directions

Free-Limited slots

7pm

 

The Gala at The East Lake Golf Club – featuring Cocktail Party, Dinner and Entertainment by Joe Gransden and his Big Band Sound in the historic clubhouse.  Silent Auction!

East Lake
2575 Alston Drive

$50($450/table of 10)

 

July 21, 2012 – Saturday

Time

Event

Neighborhood/
Location

Admission

8:30am

The Doublequick 5K Run/Walk

Kirkwood (start near Gilliam Park)

 

$18.00

($25.00 day of)

 

The Front Lines - 10am - 5pm - in Kirkwood
 Wreath Layings in East Atlanta
 

10am-5pm

Living History Encampment Experience a Soldier’s Life from 1864 in a recreated setting

Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in EA Village

 

Free

10am-5pm

Spinning, Textiles, and Child’s Play – experience family life at home in 1864

Kirkwood near Gillam Park, Maps to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs in EA Village

Free

10:30am

Wreath Laying Ceremony - General Walker (Living history soldiers)

 

East Atlanta (Glenwood/I-20) Walker Monument

Free

11am

Wreath Laying Ceremony - General McPherson (Living history soldiers)

East Atlanta (Monument & McPherson Ave.)
McPherson Monument

 

Free

BATL Tours – 9:30am-8:30pm
Leaving from East Atlanta Village and at various Cemetery Sites

9:30am

Battle of Atlanta Bike Tour

East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals

$25 BYO Bike and Helment
($30 day of/bike provided)

10am, Noon, 2, 4pm

Van Tour  - Front Line Attack and the Sugar Creek Valley

East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals

$15.00
($20.00 day of)

10, 10:15, 10:30, 10:45, 11 am,  Noon, 12:15, 12:45, 1, 2, and 6pm

Battle of Atlanta Walking Tours

East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs

$10.00
($15.00 day of)

10am

Sylvester Cemetery Walking Tour

East Atlanta tickets & map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs

Free

11am

Clay Family Cemetery Walking Tour

Kirkwood on Clifton Avenue – map to site at B*ATL Hdqtrs

Free

11am, 1, 3, 5pm

Van Tour - McPherson’s Last Ride and the Railroad Cut

East Atlanta start at B*ATL Hdqtrs, 447 Flat Shoals

$15.00
($20.00 day of)

7pm

Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery

Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery

Free (with advance ticket at BATL Headqrtrs from 447 Flat Shoals Ave) First come avail.

History, Food, Art and Music

All Day & Night

Shop, Dine and Party in The East Atlanta Village along Flat Shoals Avenue, Moreland and Glenwood or visit the establishments in The Kirkwood Business District along Hosea Williams Drive. Start with coffee or breakfast and then try the hamburger rated the best in the country, baked goodies from Australia, ice cream, the finest in ales and beers, Thai, Sushi, Pizza, Burritos, Irish and more! Shop for vinyl, musical instruments, books, household and gift items or even a place to live on the battlefield.

Various Times until 4:30pm

Abe Lincoln-Talk with the man and take a picture with him as he makes a post election stop that never happened November, 1864

East Atlanta
near the BATL Headquarters at 457 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free

9:15am-4:30pm

Cyclorama Museum/Painting

Grant Park at 800 Cherokee Ave.

General Admission

10am-6pm The exhibit can be viewed during and between Storytelling Sessions or exclusively between 1 and 2pm and between 4 and 6pm.

Sherman's Orders and Scenes of the Battlefield - photos and documents from history

East Atlanta Library Gallery Wall in the meeting room at 400 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village.

Free

1-2pm

 

 

Sounds of the Civil War – 8th Regiment Band Concert an authentic 1864 Brass Band

East Atlanta Fire Station 13 across from BATL Headqtrs, 431 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free

9am-1pm

East Lake Farmers Market

East Lake at 561 2nd Avenue at Hosea L. Williams Drive

Free

Civil War to Civil Rights Living History Presentations

10:30, 11:30am and 2pm

Civil Rights Atty Constance Baker Motley as portrayed by Ernestine Brown

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free

Throughout the Day

From 11am to 5pm

BATL Living History Players costumed characters bring history to life.

11am Civil War Women

12:30 Civil War Men

3pm Early Atlantans

4:30pm Rights Don’t Come Easy

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue and in between shows you may run into people from history in the shops and restaurants. Ask about their story!

Free

NOON

The African American Soldier in the Civil War and Now. Maj. Perry Bennett – Battalion Historian based at Fort Mac

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free

2:30pm

My Black Confederate Grandfather Local politician and Civil Rights figure Ina Evans and a Living History Artist tell the story of Peter Vertrees and how he came to defend Atlanta.

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free

3:30pm

Abe Lincoln talks about the Emancipation Proclamation Dennis Boggs becomes Abraham Lincoln to discuss this historic event.

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free

4pm

A Slave Narrative Living History artist Josie Bailey delivers the real story of a local slave.

East Atlanta in the Civil War to Civil Rights Tent at 457 Flat Shoals Avenue

Free

Some of the Characters portrayed by the BATL Living History Players include: Gov. Joseph E. Brown, Mayor James Calhoun, Dolly Summer Burge and Daughter Sadie, Scynthia Catherine Stewart, Pete Rutherford, Zora Faire, Soloman "Sam" Luckie, Carrie Berry, Blind Thomas Bethune, Allie Travis, Madison Reynolds, Kathleen Adams, Arthur Idlett, Carrie Steele Logan, William Fuller and James Bell of the Great Locomotive Chase, Alice Adams, and Homer Nash.

BATL Storytelling Festival –
Is it entertainment or is it history?

10-11am

Pete The Cat author Eric Litwin with Pete’s favorite songs and stories of the 1860s

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

11am-noon

 

 

 

Meet Mr. Lincoln  Dennis Boggs brings Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and war time

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

Noon-12:30pm

African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite Akbar Imhotep

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

12:30-1pm

 

 

 

Stories from an Andersonville Prison Guard told by Robert Mable as interpreted by Jimmy Jacobs

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

12:15-1:00pm

Meet Mr. Lincoln- Dennis Boggs brings Honest Abe to Life in tales from the Log Cabin to the White House and war time

Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr.

Free
Limited Seating

1-1:30 pm

African Folk Tales by BATL Favorite Akbar Imhotep

Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr.

Free
Limited Seating

1:30-2 pm

Brer Rabbit Tales with Wrens Nest Rambler Mama Koku

Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr.

Free
Limited Seating

2-2:30pm

Miss Mary Gay's Decatur Tales by storyteller Fran Franz

Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Bus
iness District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr.

Free
Limited Seating

2:30-3pm

A Slave Narrative Living History artist Josie Bailey tells the real story of a local slave

Kirkwood Library
Kirkwood Business District
11 Kirkwood Rd. at Hosea Williams Dr.

Free
Limited Seating

2-2:30pm

Stories of Andersonville Prison by guard Robert Mable (Jimmy Jacobs)

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

2:30-3pm

Brer Rabbit Tales with Wrens Nest Rambler Mama Koku

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

3-3:30pm

Miss Mary Gay’s Decatur Tales  by story teller Fran Franz

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

3:30-4pm

Brer Rabbit Tales by popular storyteller Josie Bailey

East Atlanta Library
East Atlanta Village
400 Flat Shoals Ave.

Free
Limited Seating

Sunday July 22, 2012

7pm

Twilight Tour of Oakland Cemetery

Cabbagetown Oakland Cemetery

Free (with advance ticket available at B-ATL Headquarters on Saturday, 447 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village)

7pm

Author Talk by Barry L. Brown about his book Crossroads of Conflict: a Guide to Civil War sites in Georgia

The Atlanta Cyclorama in Grant Park on Cherokee Avenue

Free
Limited Seating

*advance ticket available at B*ATL Headquarters on Saturday, 447 Flat Shoals Avenue in the East Atlanta Village

 

 

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