Park plans Civil War Quilt Retreat

Pea Ridge National Military Park will host a Civil War Quilt Retreat from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday,

Oct. 12.

This event will be led by VIP Rita Madson at Elkhorn Tavern. Space is very limited. To register and for complete details on materials to bring, call 501-767-7704.

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 six miles east of Pea Ridge, just off U.S. Highway 62. Visit on Facebook or at: nps.gov/ peri.

NWA Democrat-Gazette photographs by Charlie Kaijo Kathleen Bowen also known as “Mama B” (center) helped cuff the shirt of Caleb Ryder nelson of Clarksville (left), during the encampment for visitors to see life as it was in the 1860s in a battle camp.

NWA Democrat-Gazette photographs by Charlie Kaijo Gavin Crawford, 11, and Gwen Crawford, 11, of Joplin, Mo., (from left) listened to Kathleen Bowen talk about her involvement in the reenactment culture Friday during the Civil war battle encampment.

Photograph submitted Rita Madson will lead a quilt retreat at Elkhorn tavern, Pea Ridge national Military Park, oct. 11-12.