On April 29, 1865 the last documented skirmish of the American Civil War in Kentucky occurred on the banks of the Cumberland River in Eddyville.  This engagement came twenty days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox.  The Battle of Eddyville occurred on the same day, in eastern Lyon County, near Saratoga Springs. 

   Cobb’s Battery, a highly decorated Confederate artillery unit, was formed as the Kentucky 1st Artillery in the spring of 1861 by Captain  H. B. Lyon in Lyon County at Kuttawa.  Lyon died on April 25, 1907 almost 100 years before the 2007 reenactment. A graveside memorial is planned.    The unit was later named for Captain Robert Cobb. The Battery suffered the highest number of casualties at Shiloh and later merged into the famous Orphan Brigade.

   In April, 2006 over 200 reenactors came to Eddyville to commemorate this event. Based on the tremendous success of our first event, The Lyon County Historical Society and The Lyon County Joint Tourism Commission are pleased to announce that we will sponsor this living history event again in April, 2007.

   Join us in April, among the Dogwoods, for this living history presentation in Lee S. Jones  Park, Eddyville.