We are meeting at the Augusta Pub to plan for the Civil War Days event for 2024. We are looking for ideas, volunteers, and any other general planning. If you can help the event for a few hours, want to come as a living historian, and/or want to be involved, please meet April 6th, 11:00 A M., at the Augusta Pub.

We have made great strides in bringing this abandoned cemetery to a state where visitors can stop by and actually move about the cemetery, but we are far from done! In previous years we cleared all the invasive honeysuckle from the front and cleaned out most of the interior, and then came back to clean along the north and south fence lines. This year we will tackle the western fence line, which will really enhance the view of the cemetery from Kentucky 19.

We’ll need chainsaws and brush cutters, and folks to help pull away the cuttings. Weed eaters are also a good item to bring to give the cemetery a nice look before the Veteran’s Day weekend.

There are two Civil War and two Revolutionary War soldiers buried in the cemetery, along with several other citizens. Let’s show them respect and show that they are not forgotten.

Wear work clothing and sturdy footwear. We’ll work for a few hours and then hit the town for cold beer.

“The Adventures of Louis and Clark: The Lives and Civil War Careers of Louis Mullich and John Clark, Two Civil War Privates from Northern Kentucky.”

Richard McCormick has published CivilWarObsession.com since 2009. He is a volunteer and serves as Secretary and Acquisitions Director of the Board of Directors of the Campbell County Historical and Genealogical Society. He has also volunteered and served on the boards of the James A. Ramage Civil War Museum and the Cynthiana Battlefields Foundation in the recent past. McCormick has been a member of groups such as the American Battlefields Trust, the Friends of Perryville Battlefield, and the Abraham Lincoln Association. His current research is to find names and information about Civil War soldiers and sailors from his home of Campbell County, Kentucky.

Donations accepted to help cover speaker costs.

Augusta has so much to offer - restaurants, shops, views of the majestic Ohio River. Come make it a day in Augusta!

Come join us as we makes plans for organizing events and creating a group to support Augusta's Civil War story!

We will meet at the Augusta Pub after the Park Day event.

Join us once again for the American Battlefield Trust Park Day!

We will be gathering at the Coburn-Baker Cemetery, site of our last Park Day event. This cemetery has been overgrown for some years, and last year we made great strides to reclaim the cemetery for public visitation. It is the resting place of two Civil War and two Revolutionary War veterans.

We will need help with picking up limbs and brush. We will also cut honeysuckle along the property lines. We recommend wearing work clothes and gloves. Please bring power tools if you have them. Chainsaws, brush cutters, and a couple of wheelbarrows would be of great help. We will have a wood chipper onsite this year to reduce the cuttings.

We will meet in front of the cemetery by 10:00 a.m. and knock off hours later. Can’t make it at ten? Stop by later and help as you can. This is a volunteer effort, so work at your own pace and enjoy taking care of this cemetery.

Make it a day…have lunch at one of the great restaurants in the heart of Augusta. Stop for a glass of wine at the Baker-Bird Winery. Enjoy the view of the Ohio River from along the shore. Enjoy the shops along Main Street.

During the American Civil War, Cincinnati played a crucial role in preserving the United States. Not only was the city the North’s most populous in the West, but also it was the nation’s third most productive manufacturing center. The Queen City of the West served as a key provider of the Union's soldiers, weapons, supplies, medical aid, and political influencers. In this presentation, Cincinnati historian David L. Mowery will reveal some of the Queen City's key structures, such as military installations, hospitals, churches, businesses, and private homes, in the way they appeared at the time of the Civil War. Simultaneously, he will show how those same buildings look today. Come join David as he gives the highlights of Cincinnati's impact on the outcome of the Civil War through a visual comparison of the past with the present.

David L. Mowery is a native resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. American military history piqued his interest at an early age. Since childhood, he has researched and visited over seven hundred battlefields across fifty states and nine countries. In 2001, David joined the all-volunteer Ohio Civil War Trail Commission as its Hamilton County representative, but over the years his role expanded to include the final design and historical validation of the entire length of the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail of Ohio. He is the coauthor of Morgan’s Raid Across Ohio: The Civil War Guidebook of the John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail (Ohio Historical Society, 2014) and the author of Morgan’s Great Raid: The Remarkable Expedition from Kentucky to Ohio (History Press, 2013) and Cincinnati in the Civil War: The Union's Queen City (History Press, 2021). Since 1995, David has been a member of the Cincinnati Civil War Round Table, for which he has written various papers on Civil War subjects and has led many Civil War tours of the Cincinnati region. He has also served with the Buffington Island Battlefield Preservation Foundation, the grass-roots organization working to preserve Ohio’s largest Civil War battlefield.

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.

Augusta has so much to offer - restaurants, shops, views of the majestic Ohio River. Come make it a day in Augusta!

Come join us as we makes plans for organizing events and creating a group to support Augusta's Civil War story!

We will be meeting at the Augusta Pub after our Wreaths Across America event.

Come join us for our Speaker Series held at the Clooney Community Center. Join us to hear our own Amy Withrow talk about Women in the Civil War. We are sure you may learn a thing or two along the way!

Amy is currently a graduate student in the Public History program at Northern Kentucky University and the Directors Assistant and Event Coordinator at Dinsmore Homestead in Burlington, Kentucky. Actively involved with Civil War Augusta committee and the annual Civil War Weekend event in Augusta. She has a passion for American history especially in the Colonial/Early American and Antebellum/Civil War Amy Resides in Burlington Kentucky with her husband of 22 years, Robert and her three spoiled four-legged kids.

Donations accepted to help cover speaker costs.

Come make it a day in Augusta!

Come join us as we makes plans for organizing events and creating a group to support Augusta's Civil War story!

We will be meeting at the Clooney Center before our Speaker Series event.

Cincinnati historian Chris Burns will present his talk during the Civil War weekend event.

Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant knew each other personally for only 13 months before Lincoln was assassinated. But in that perilous time, the nation’s soul and future was at stake. The two westerners thought alike, both matured greatly and fervently enjoyed each other’s company. This story unveils that alliance, which forged a friendship and eventually won the war.

Donations accepted to help cover speaker costs.

Come make it a day in Augusta!

It’s back! Our Speaker Series makes its return to the Clooney Community Center. Join us to hear Cincinnati Civil War author David Mowery talk about "Morgan's Great Raid" of 1863!

Donations accepted to help cover speaker costs.

Come make it a day in Augusta!

Join us for the American Battlefield Trust Park Day!

We will be gathering at the Coburn-Baker Cemetery, about 1.25 miles north of the AA Highway (KY 9) along KY 19 (Augusta-Chatham Road). This cemetery holds the remains of three, and possibly four, veterans - two from the American Revolution, one known Federal soldier from the American Civil War, and possibly one unknown Confederate, a casualty of the Battle of Augusta.

The cemetery is overgrown with honeysuckle, brush, and small trees. We will be removing as much of this overgrowth as we possibly can. Bring pruners, saws, and chainsaws if you are willing to use one. We will also need plenty of people helping to drag cut brush away.

Wear work clothes and bring gloves.

We will meet in front of the cemetery by 10:00 a.m. and knock off two to three hours later. Can’t make it at ten? Stop by later and help as you can. This is a volunteer effort, so work at your own pace and enjoy taking care of this cemetery.

Make it a day…have lunch at one of the great restaurants in the heart of Augusta. Stop for a glass of wine at the Baker-Bird Winery. Enjoy the view of the Ohio River from along the shore. Enjoy the shops along Main Street.

Mark Edward Howard will give us a talk on Jesse Durbin Ward, colonel of the 17th Ohio Infantry, who was born in Augusta.

Make it a day in Augusta - have brunch at the Beehive, or lunch at The General Store, or dinner at the Pub. Check out the shops along Main Street. Enjoy the river views from shore or ferry!

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.

CANCELED DUE TO COVID

This is now canceled until the future.

Cincinnatian and John H. Morgan author David Mowery will be our speaker. He will speak on Morgan's Great Raid of 1863.

Make it a day in Augusta - have brunch at the Beehive, or lunch at The General Store, or dinner at the Pub. Check out the shops along Main Street. Enjoy the river views from shore or ferry!

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.

This has been postponed at this time.

Our own Amy Withrow will speak about the important roles that women played, both at home at and the front, during the Civil War. We are moving the John H. Morgan talk to a later date.

Make it a day in Augusta - have brunch at the Beehive, or lunch at The General Store, or dinner at the Pub. Check out the shops along Main Street. Enjoy the river views from shore or ferry!

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.

POSTPONED FOR A FUTURE DATE!

We will do a cleanup at Coburn-Baker Cemetery, and depending on turnout, perhaps a cleanup at Payne Cemetery.

Coburn-Baker is the final resting place for one Civil War and one Revolutionary War soldier, and perhaps one Confederate trooper killed at the Battle of Augusta.

Meet at the cemetery, which is on Augusta Chatham Road (KY 19), 1.4 miles north of the AA. The cemetery is overgrown so we will need many hands and tools, such as brush cutters, pruners, chainsaws, and hand saws. Wear work clothes and bring gloves and eye protection. We will give a brief talk on the cemetery and soldiers, and then HAVE FUN working on restoring this cemetery and honoring these truly forgotten people.

After a couple of hours we’ll call it a day and head into Augusta for some grub and libations!

Greg Roberts of the U.S. Grant Birthplace will be providing a talk on Grant.

Make it a day in Augusta - have brunch at the Beehive, or lunch at The General Store, or dinner at the Pub. Check out the shops along Main Street. Enjoy the river views from shore or ferry!

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.

Come join us as we makes plans for organizing events and creating a group to support Augusta's Civil War story!

We will be meeting at the Clooney Center before our Speaker Series event.

CHANGE! Our speaker for this Saturday has the flu, so we will have Phil Seyfrit from the Battle of Richmond group giving us TWO shorter talks…one on the Battle of Richmond and the other on the assassination of William “Bull” Nelson.

Make it a day in Augusta - have brunch at the Beehive, or lunch at The General Store, or dinner at the Pub. Check out the shops along Main Street. Enjoy the river views from shore or ferry!

No admission, but we will be accepting donations to help cover costs.