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Category Archives: Re-enactment
A Once in a Lifetime Experience
I thought that I would intersperse my normal blog with a personal story that happened 22 years ago. It began during the first weekend in December of 1994, which was Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th. I had been … Continue reading
Helena Reenactment, Cleburne Memorial
On Saturday, March 14, I went to Helena, Arkansas for two events. The first was a memorial service to Major General Pat Cleburne, CSA. He was one of seven Confederate Generals who came from Helena during the Civil War. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, Civil War, Re-enactment
Tagged Ft. Curtis, Gen. Pat Cleburne, Helena, Ron Kelly
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REMINDER: Battle of Old Washington this weekend! Nov 2-3
For more information on this event: “Civil War Weekend,” at Historic Washington State Park in Washington. 9 am-5 pm. $10/adult. http://www.historicwashingtonstatepark.com
REMINDER: Battle of Old Washington, Nov 2-3
For more information on this event: “Civil War Weekend,” at Historic Washington State Park in Washington. 9 am-5 pm. $10/adult. http://www.historicwashingtonstatepark.com
Battle of the Mississinewa this weekend! Oct 11-13
Event location: 7 miles north of Marion, Indiana and 13 miles south of Wabash, Indiana on State Road 15. Battle of the Mississinewa, War of 1812 Battle Site. Event Dates: Held annually in October. This year’s dates: October 11-13, 2013. … Continue reading
150th Gettysburg Sojourn, Part 35
Indeed, how do you describe such a sojourn as the 150th Gettysburg? I can say it was the most-whirlwind reenactment that I have ever attended. Up until last year, I had always leisurely driven or flown to the 135th, 140th … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Gettysburg, Re-enactment
Tagged 150th anniversary, become a reenactor, Civil War reenacting, gettysburg, vernon dutton
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NEW EVENT: Battle of Old Washington, Nov 2-3
WASHINGTON, Ark. — With the Civil War capture of Little Rock by Union forces in 1863, Arkansas’s state government relocated to the Southwest Arkansas town of Washington, where it used the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse as its new capitol. Confederate troops encamped … Continue reading
150th Gettysburg Sojourn, Part 34
We had all changes clothes…which took away some of the smell we had accumulated over the last four days, but I can imagine what the waitress at the Texas Roadhouse must have thought about us: “Where have these weirdoes with … Continue reading
Posted in Arkansas, Civil War, Gettysburg, Re-enactment
Tagged 150th anniversary, Civil War reenacting, gettysburg
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150th Gettysburg Sojourn, Part 33
Trying to get out of a parking lot after a reenactment is the same as trying to get out of a parking lot after a big football game. The main traffic lane is full, and the ancillary lanes on both … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Gettysburg, Re-enactment
Tagged 150th anniversary, Civil War reenacting, gettysburg, Maryland
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