Location: Mill Springs Battlefield

Rationale: This is the 150th anniversary reenactment, held on the original battlefield near the original date, and to be fought in real time.

Registration: $10 - The orderly will send Dec. 31 (or register on your own up to the event date)

Historical Framework: January 19, 1862

Maj. Gen. George B. Crittenden's advance into Kentucky.  Confederate troops marched at 12:30 AM from Mill Springs and straight into battle.  Imagine the courage it took to fight with flintlock muskets which would scarecely fire in the cold rain that day.

Uniform & Equipment Guidelines: General rule of thumb - try to look as civilian as possible.

Coat/jacket: 1) Civilian coat; 2) Tennessee pattern frock coat; 3) Commutation jacket; 4) Overshirt

Trousers: Civilian preferred.

Shoes: 1) Civilian pattern; Confederate issue

Headgear: 1) Civilian slouch hat; 2) CS kepi

Accoutrements: 1) Confederate issue; 2) US Army issue

Haversack: 1) Civilian; 2) Confederate issue; 3) US Army issue

Knapsack: 1) Blanket roll; 2) Confederate issue; 3) US Army issue

Canteen: 1) Tin drum; 2) Wooden; 3) US smoothside/bullseye

Weapon: 1) 1842 Springfield; 2) Foreign musket; 3) Springfield or Enfield

Blanket: 1) Civilian; 2) US Army issue

Ground Cloth: 1) Civilian ground sheet; 2) US rubber poncho or ground cloth

US Army issued gear should be kept limited, but some may have been present from the capture of Camp Dick Robinson at Barbourville.

February 9-12           Ft. Donelson

Type: Semi-immersion

Rationale: 150th anniversary march and living history, from near the location of Ft. Henry to Ft. Donelson, near the original dates.

Registration: Individually.  See the link below.  We will be part of Brian Hicks' company.

Portrayal: 48th Tennessee Infantry

Impression information, and other necessary information is posted on the Authentic Campaigner forum, and will be sent by email from the coordinators and/or company commander to registered participants.

March 29-April 2       150th Shiloh - National

May                              Elkhorn City KY

Type: Local, where we provide the progressive presence.

Rationale: Fight in the woods on an island in a river.

Registration: TBA

Unit Portrayed: Company H, 23rd Virginia Infantry - Richmond Sharpshooters

Historical Framework: Operations on the Greenbrier River, October 1861.

We are borrowing from the action at Greenbrier River, western Virginia for this one.  The forces of Gen. H. R. Jackson were dug in, preventing 3 times their number, under Union Gen. Joseph Reynolds, from crossing.  Jackson perfected his position with rifle pits, gun emplacements, and abatis.  The Richmond Sharpshooters were employed as pickets and skirmishers during the action.

Ancestor: Capt. Henry Sturm - Co. K, 31st Virginia Infantry (age 66)

Impression Guidelines: See the early war guidelines on the Authenticity page.

June 9-10                  Jonesville VA

Type: Local

Rationale: Public contact; original battlefield; ancestors fought there 

Registration: TBA

Unit Portrayed: Company H, 64th Virginia

Historical Framework: Actions Jan. 2 and Nov. 29, 1863; Jan. 3, 1864

Ancestors:

Pvt. William K. Collins - Co. A, 64th Virginia

1st Lt. Jonathan Creech - Co. H, 64th Virginia

Impression Guidelines: See the midwar guidelines on the Authenticity page.

July                             Wise VA

Type: Local, where we provide the progressive presence.

Rationale: Excellent public contact.

Registration:

Unit Portrayed: Company B, 7th Confederate Battalion

Historical Framework: Cranes Nest VA, Nov. 9, 1864

At daylight, about 75 federals under Capt. Alf Killen, 39th KY approached the Confederate camp to surprise them.  The surprise was theirs when about 200 men of the 7th attacked the federals in flank and rear.  The 7th had left only a few men in camp to keep fires burning and give the appearance they were still there.

Impression Guidelines: See the midwar guidelines on the Authenticity page.

August                       Richmond KY

Type: Regional

Event Website: http://www.battleofrichmond.org/reenactment.htm

Rationale: 

This was one of the largest and most significant battles in Kentucky, and the most complete victory of any field battle in the war.  Fought on original battlefield.  Central location; ability to have a sizeable progressive presence.

Registration: $5 to the orderly by Aug. 1

Unit Portrayed: Company F, 10th Texas Cavalry, dismounted.

We will replicate actions of the 10th Texas Cavalry (d), which was originally raised as cavalry, but was permanently dismounted in April 1862 to serve as infantry.

Historical Framework: Battle, August 29-30, 1862, during the Heartland Offensive.

Ancestors:

Pvt. Charles E. McCaskill - Co. F, 10th Texas, McCray's Brigade

Pvt. Eli McNabb Posey - Co. B, 15th Texas, McCray's Brigade

Pvt. Edwin D. Posey - Co. B, 15th Texas Cavalry, McCray's Brigade

Pvt. James R. Whisnant - Co. F, 2nd Arkansas Mounted Rifles, McNair's Brigade

Impression Guidelines:

Coat/Jacket: 1) Civilian coat; 2) Commutation jacket; 3) Frock coat

Trousers: 1) Civilian

Shoes: 1) Civilian pattern; 2) Confederate issue

Headgear: 1) Civilian hat; 2) CS kepi

Accoutrements: 1) Confederate issue; 2) US Army issue

Haversack: 1) Civilian; 2) Confederate issue; 3) US Army issue

Knapsack: 1) Blanket roll; 2) Confederate issue; 3) US Army issue

Canteen: 1) Tin drum; 2) Wooden; 3) US smoothside/ bulls eye

Weapon: 1) 1842 Springfield; 2) Foreign musket; 3) Springfield or Enfield

Blanket: 1) Civilian; 2) US Army issue

Ground Cloth: 1) Civilian ground sheet either painted, or painted with linseed oil; 2) US Army rubber poncho or ground cloth

September                 Middle Creek KY

Type: Local event where we provide the progressive presence

Rationale: Members' relatives were there

Unit Portrayed: 5th Kentucky Infantry

Historical Framework:

For a detailed account of the 5th Kentucky at Middle Creek, see our History page.

Ancestor: Pvt. Fountain Goodpaster, Co. A, 5th Kentucky Infantry

Impression Guidelines: TBA