Pea Ridge National Military Park to Host “Raise the banner. Raise it high, boys!" on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023
The National Park Service invites the public to attend "Raise the banner. Raise the banner. Raise it high boys!" on Saturday, September August 26th. The one-hour program will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Visitor Center auditorium and will explore the service and history of the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters, Company K, during the United States' Civil War.
For more information, please call 479-451-8122.
Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves and commemorates the March 7-8, 1862, battle that helped Union forces maintain physical and political control of the state of Missouri. Administered by the National Park Service, the 4,300-acre battlefield is located 10 miles north of Rogers, just off U.S. Highway 62.
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service