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Lexington, Kentucky
Thursday, June 3 - Sunday, June 6, 2010
What is Included  |  Registration  | Schedule  | Tours
Hotel  |  Transportation  |  Cancellation

Join CWPT members and staff, along with some of the nation's elite historians for four days of camaraderie and Civil War touring at some of America's great Civil War battlefields. Feel free to invite friends and family to attend, anyone is welcome to register.

Conference Registration Fee for Battle in the Bluegrass: The Fight for Kentucky Includes:

Tours
Tour guides
Coaches
Conference program
Name tags
breakfast, lunch, a reception, and a Saturday banquet
... And more!

Fee does not include hotel registration; attendees must make their own reservations. See hotel information »

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

6 to 9 pm Registration open

Thursday, June 3, 2010

6:30 am to 8:00 am - Breakfast buffet 
7:30 am to 2:00 pm - Registration Open
8:00 am to Noon - History Talks
8:00 am to 12:30 pm - Tour off site for Color Bearers
8:00 am to 6:00 pm - Exhibits open
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm - Opening lunch
2:30 pm to 5:00 pm - Panel discussions/Lectures
5:00 pm to 5:45 pm - Book signing
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Author Dinner for Color Bearers

Friday, June 4, 2010

6:30 am to 8:00 am - Breakfast buffet
7:00 am to 9:00 am - Exhibits open
8:00 am to 5:00 pm - Off-site touring
5:00 pm to 9:00 pm - Exhibits open

Saturday, June 5, 2010

6:30 am to 8:00 am - Breakfast buffet
7:00 am to 9:00 am - Exhibits open
7:30 am to 5:00 pm - Off-site touring
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Exhibits open
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm - Reception, Banquet and Awards Ceremony

Sunday, June 6, 2010

8:00 am to 9:00 am - Civil War History Talk
8:00 am to 11:00 am - Exhibits open
9:00 am to 10:30 am - Closing Breakfast buffet; Question and Answer Session with CWPT President, Jim Lighthizer

Specific tours will be announced in September 2009.
Tours to Include:

Battle of Mill Springs
Learn more about the Battle of Mill Springs »

Battle of Perryville
Learn more about the Battle of Perryville »

Battle of Richmond
Learn more about the Battle of Richmond »

Historic Homes (Friday Only)

Kentucky Today (Saturday Only)

Invited Speakers and Scholars Include:

Kent Masterson Brown, Christopher Kolakowski, Richard McMurry and Richard Sommers.

Lexington Downtown Hotel and Conference Center
369 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507

This hotel is a Hilton affiliate and expected to be a Hilton Hotel in 2010.

Hotel Cost: $129/night

For reservations
Call 1-877-539-1648 for reservations. You must give them the group name "Civil War Preservation Trust" to get the special rate.

For online reservations, please go to http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/LEXDTHF-CIVWAR-20100528/index.jhtml. The Group/Convention code is CIVWAR. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 11, 2010 to ensure the CWPT rate.

Lexington Blue Grass Airport (LEX) is the closest airport, located approximately 6 miles from the hotel. Get directions from airport to hotel »

Before February 1, 2010: $75 cancellation fee
February 1 - May 1, 2010: $100 cancellation fee
After May 1, 2010: We apologize, but no refunds after May 1