Bryan S. Bush

My Dear Fellow Readers:

On April 24, from 9 am to 11 am, I will be giving my first guided tour of Cave Hill Cemetery during the Civil War. I will be discussing the forts and soldiers that visited Cave Hill Cemetery during the Civil War, and I will also be discussing military and civilian leaders who are buried in Cave Hill Cemetery that had a major impact on the Civil War. I will discuss such figures as James Guthrie, Lovell Rousseau, George Prentice and many others. We will also visited the National Cemetery where over 5,000 Union soldiers are buried. The cost is $15.00 per person and tickets can be acquired by contacting Cave Hill Cemetery. So come out and learn some history about Louisville’s most beautiful cemeteries. And what a better season to have the tour then spring, when the flowers and trees will be in full bloom.

My Dear Fellow Readers:

On March 26-27, the University of Louisville Arts and Sciences Department will hold a symposium on Louisville during the first two years of the Civil War. Many of my friends and fellow colleagues were shocked to find out that I was not asked to present a paper on Louisville During the Civil War, considering I wrote the book Louisville During the Civil War: A History and Guide, which by the way in in its second printing. Luckily I will be able to share a table with the Carnegie Center and hopefully have people join the Louisville Historical League and buy my book on Louisville During the Civil War. I will be attending the conference since I met so many of my fellow friends and colleagues at the last conference.

On March 25, 2010, on KET on Louisville Life, I will be portraying Dr. Samuel Shipp. Dr. Shipp married Evalina Bray. Evalina inherited Bashford Manor in February 1865, when her only sister, Nancy Bray passed away and left her the estate. Dr. Shipp was a surgeon in the Confederate army.
I will be also discussing the thousands of Union soldiers that were camped on or near Bashford Manor during the Civil War.
Cythiana Cooke, who owns Bashford Manor, has beautifully restored the home and has turned the estate into a bed and breakfast. She is very much interested in the history behind the property, especially the Civil War.
The program on KET will focus on Bashford Manor during the Civil War and today’s efforts to revitalize the Bardstown Road area.