Battlefield will offer three more presentations of Hallowed Ground: A

Lantern Tour of Stones River National Cemetery during 2008. Each evening,

two tours of up to thirty-five people will tour the cemetery by lantern

light and listen to the stories of the soldiers who are buried there and

their families.

The first program will begin at 7:15 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

Reservations are required and must be made by calling (615) 893-9501

starting on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 9 AM. Reservations will not be taken

in the visitor center or by e-mail. There is a limit of four tickets per

caller and reservations are not transferable to another program date. The

schedule of remaining programs is below. Reservations for each program must

be made by phone starting at 9 AM on the Monday preceding the program date.

These tours are accessible to people with visual or hearing disabilities.

Visitors who will require a sign language interpreter will be exempted from

the requirement to make reservations starting the Monday prior to each

program. We will need at least two weeks to ensure that an interpreter is

on hand so people needing this service may make reservations for any

program at any time.

Program Date                              Make Reservations

August 2, 2008 – 7:15 PM                        July 28, 2008 – 9 AM

August 16, 2008 – 7 PM                    August 11, 2008 – 9 AM

August 30, 2008 – 6:45 PM                       August 25, 2008 – 9 AM

These programs are a part of a series of interpretive programs offered at

the battlefield during the year. Stones River National Battlefield is

located on the Old Nashville Highway, northwest of Murfreesboro. Additional

information is available at the visitor center, at the park web site (

http://www.nps.gov/stri) or by calling (615) 893-9501.