Living history program planned at Davis birthplace

FAIRVIEW, Ky. (AP) — The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is observing the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a free living history program next month featuring the 12th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery unit from Camp Nelson.

The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site is the birthplace of Davis, the only president of the Confederate States of America. The site is between Hopkinsville and Elkton in southwestern Kentucky just north of Fort Campbell.

The living history group represents African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War.

The unit will demonstrate cannon firing from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CDT Sept. 20.

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