By Megan Alley
Sun staff
Back-to-back events commemorating Civil War points of interest will be held later this month in villages along the Ohio River.
An event to commemorate Ulysses S. Grant’s 195th birthday will be held on April 29 in Point Pleasant, Grant’s birthplace.
The annual event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at and around 1551 state Route 232.
Attractions will include re-enactors, Civil War artillery, demonstrations, music by Steve Free and food, including free birthday cake, at the Grant Memorial Methodist Church, located at 1600 Back St.
Chris Burns, a Civil War historian and lifelong Cincinnati resident, will speak on Grant’s civil rights efforts in the church’s sanctuary at 1 p.m.
For more information about the event, visit www.usgrantbirthplace.org.
Later that day, Raiders on the Ohio will host an event in the village of New Richmond to share and listen to stories about General John Hunt Morgan’s Civil War raid through Ohio in July 1863.
The event will be held at Cranston Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 200 Union St.
Doors open at 6 p.m., and the program starts at 6:30 p.m.
The event will feature presentations by James Ramage, Civil War and Morgan historian, Sam Waters, professional relic recoverist and founder of Civil War Preservation Project of Ohio, and music by Raison D’Etre.
Refreshments, door prizes and a silent auction are also on tap.
“The Civil War has a very significant meaning to this area because of its being the borderland,” Greg Roberts, New Richmond village administrator, said.
Historical New Richmond, Inc. is presenting both events.