Battle of Blue Licks 2025 Memorial Ceremony (National)
August 16 @ 8:30 am - 6:00 pm EDT
The 2025 Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Service is four months away on Saturday 16 August at 10:00 a.m. This national SAR color guard event is held in the Blue Licks Battlefield Resort Park near Carlisle, KY. Attached is a flyer for the event plus a list of nearby accommodations. Please forward this email to anyone in your chapter that may be interested.
Anyone interested in presenting a wreath, participating in the color guard, or the gun salute should contact Scott Giltner at stgilt@earthlink.net . If you want your wreath listed in the printed program you should register the wreath by 5:00 p.m. on 10 August.
Please indicate if you will be bringing your state flag. Color guard participants are requested to muster at 8:45 a.m. at the monument on the day of the ceremony.
Those carrying flintlock firearms will muster for the safety inspection near the lodge at 8:30 a.m.
Detailed instructions on the color guard and mustering points will be provided closer to the date of the ceremony.
AUGUST
16th – Annual Battle of Blue Licks Memorial Ceremony
Location: Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park, 10299 Maysville Rd., Carlisle, KY
Time: 10:00 a.m. (color guard muster at 8:45 a.m.) (rifle/musket men muster at 8:30 a.m.)
Several other events of interest are being planned as part of the greater Battle of Blue Licks weekend. More information on these events will also be provided closer to the date of the ceremony.
Current information can be found on the Gov. Isaac Shelby chapter website at https://gissar.org/pages/blue_licks.html .