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Florida Battalion Confederate Garrison : 9, 10, 11 November 2009 Florida Battalion Confederate Garrison. Experience garrison life in the authentic setting of Fort Clinch. Very limited accommodations for females. Period dress is a must for all weekend. Saturday night candlelight tour of the Fort. Meals provided for a fee to cover the cost. Interested units and individuals contact Sgt. Willie Evans at uw6165@aol.com. 25th Annual Ocklawaha River Raid : 6, 7, 8 November 2009 NOTICE: NEW LOCATION. The event will now take place at the Carriage Museum located at 3000 Marion County Road, Wiersdale, FL. 32195. This re-enactment is hosted by the 4th Florida Infantry, Company G., 2nd Battalion, Hardy's Brigade. This event commemorates the March 1865 Union army raid on plantations east of Ocala in Marion County and the resulting skirmish with local Confederate forces near the Ocklawaha River. All branches of service and civilian reenactors are invited and welcomed. Powder rations will be provided to the first eight cannons pre-registered by October 25. Hay rations will be provided for all horses pre-registered by October 25. Firewood and water provided on site. Sutlers are requested to pre-register; for registration details contact the host unit at the address shown below. The weekend will include two battles, a replica period homestead, numerous Living History events, civilian activities including a Ladies' Tea and a Saturday night ball. The event has a new website located at www.ocklawahariverraid.com. For more information, contact Lt. Col. Keith Kohl at ltcol2ndbattalion@gmail.com Raid On The Suwannee River, Live Oak, Florida : 20, 21, 22 November 2009 Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park. New Re-enactment. Maximum Effort Hardee Corps Event. Usual amenities, plus RV hook-ups (electric and water - no sewer) and cabin rentals. General store, restaurant, and showers on site. Battlefield clear of modern intrusions. Original Confederate earthworks nearby. This park offers everything a camper could ask for. Way too much to list here. All reenactors must pre-register through the US Mail. A special website has been set up for the Suwannee Raid. You can print out registration forms and find out a lot more about this event at floridareenactorsonline.com. Check out the Park's website for additional details at musicliveshere.com. Directions: From I-10, take exit #283 and go north on US 129 for 4.5 miles. From I-75, take exit #451 and go south for 4.5 miles. Look for the signs - "Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park". The park is located between I-10 and I-75. The park's address is 3076 95th Drive, Live Oak, Florida 32060. The 8th annual Raid on Fort Pierce : 11, 12, 13 December 2009 Savanna County Park, 1400 East Midway Road in Fort Pierce. Hosted by the 8th Fl. Co. C. and the 75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. All proceeds to benefit the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Explorer Post 400. Reenactors help is needed for school day, Friday Dec. 11th. Battles on Saturday at 2pm. and Sunday at 1pm. New larger battlefield and camp sites. Modern camp with hook up for RV's (Fee charged for electric and water). Hot showers, indoor bathrooms. Firewood provided. Powder ration to the first two Union and Confederate artillery pieces registered. Cavalry units welcome. Sutlers by invitation only. Sutlers contact Anita Smith at civilwargal@cs.com. For more info, contact Lou Rausch at Greyrider1863@aol.com or Bob Burdge at Commish33@aol.com. Directions : I-95 to exit 126 (old exit 64) This is Midway Road (SR 712). Go east approximately 5.5 miles to Savanna County Park (the park will be on the left). If traveling from the west coast, you can take SR 60 (or 70) to I-95 go south, to exit #126 which is State Road 712 or Midway Road. Go east aprox. 5.5 miles to the park. 2010 The 30th Annual Brooksville Raid : 15, 16, 17 January 2010 The 146th anniversary of the actual Federal raid on the town of Brooksville and the 30th annual Brooksville Raid, Brooksville, Florida. Hosted by the Hernando Historical Museum Assoc. and North Pinellas Scout Sertoma Club. The Brooksville Raid is known as the biggest and the best Civil War Reenactment in Florida. Last year 3,000 reenactors and their families participated in the event along with 21 cannons and 51 mounted cavalrymen. Help is needed for the school day on Friday the 15th (over 1,200 students attended last year). The event will supply tent and sleeping hay to the infantrymen. Two battles (2:30pm); one Sat, one Sun. Ladies' tea will be held at 11:00am Saturday (the women put a lot into this tea and I have been told it is one of the best anywhere), Blue/Gray Ball Sat night at 8:00pm, church Sun. morning. A $2.00 donation to the event will be required for all reenactors and adult family members participating in the Brooksville Raid. All reenactors will receive a raffle ticket upon registering for a $100.00 gift certificate (five to be given away) to be used at any of the sutlers in Sutlers Row during the event. The winners will be posted throughout the camps and at the ball Saturday evening. Any and all proceeds from this event are split evenly between North Pinellas Sertoma and the Heritage Museum. Meals and hot showers will be available from the North Pinellas Co. Scout Sertoma Club, Friday evening through Sunday, for a nominal fee. Directions : The Raid is held at the Sand Hill Boy Scout Camp on US Hwy 50. The battle is 10 miles West of Brooksville. The entrance is on Hwy 50. Take Hwy. 50 West. Go through Brooksville, keep going West about 10 miles, and look for the signs. More information can be found at their new website : www.brooksvillereenactment.com Battle at Townsend's Plantation (Renningers Market at Mt. Dora) : 29, 30, 31 January 2010 Sponsored by the law offices of Clay Townsend, Esq. and hosted by the 37th Alabama Co. H. No reenactor participation fee. Spectator fee $5 adults and $2 children. Living history exhibits, folk music, weaponry demonstrations, authentic camps, ladies tea, Sun. church service, and sutlers. School day will be held on Friday, 29 Jan. Usual amenities. Dress ball with 97th Regimental String Band on Saturday at 8pm. Full scale artillery, cavalry, and soldiers in period dress and weaponry. Bounty paid for artillery and cavalry. Battle 3pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday. Directions : This event is North of Orlando on Hwy 441 just a couple of miles from Mt. Dora. As you start down the big hill, look for the Renningers flea market and battle sign on East side of road. If you are coming down the Fla. Turnpike, get off at the new North Apopka exit #267A on the new 429 toll road then turn north on Hwy. 441 and follow the directions above. Contacts : Infantry and Artillery : Wayne Vaughn at colvaughn@cfl.rr.com. Sutlers : Fred Jakobson at drhooch@comcast.net. Cavalry contact R. A. Niepert at mayorbob@embarqmail.com. The Battle of Olustee, Parade and Living History : 12, 13, 14 February 2010 The 146th Anniversary of The Battle of Olustee will be held at the Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Florida. Your help is needed with the school day programs on Friday, February 12th. If you have a special or unique program or can help in some other way, please contact Mitzi Nelson at margaret.a.nelson@dep.state.fl.us. The reenactment takes place on the actual site where the Battle of Olustee (Ocean Pond) was fought. Visit with thousands of Civil War reenactors, tour the camps, see demonstrations of all types. Best gathering of Civil War sutlers at any Civil War event with 80+ sutlers in attendance. Friday is School Day. Battles Saturday and Sunday. Full scale artillery only. No pets. Due to concerns for public safety, no fur bearing animals such as cats and dogs will be allowed during the reenactment activities. This does not apply to horses. Get there early. The crowd gets big fast, sign-in and parking can be a hassle. First time visitors and reenactors to the event should read The Authentic Spectator and listing of activities at the Battle of Olustee website. Directions : The battlefield is located just fifteen miles east of Lake City on Hwy. 90 from I-75 and 50 miles west of Jacksonville. Take I-75 to Hwy. 90 exit. Go east on Hwy. 90. Drive slow, the signs at the entrance for reenactors have been small and hard to see in the past. Contact the Olustee Battlefield Historic Site at (386) 758-0400. eMail Mitzi Nelson at olusteecso@yahoo.com. or visit the website at www.battleofolustee.org. 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge : 5, 6, 7 March 2010 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge (33 reenactment) - Woodville, Fla. (Near Tallahassee) Sponsored by the Leon Rifles, Florida Park Service and The Natural Bridge Historical Society. Battles both days/ very relaxed event. No participant fees. Hay and firewood available. There will be a great dance Saturday night. Sunday's opening ceremonies at 1:30 p.m. The battle begins 2:30 p.m. This reenactment of the 145th Anniversary of the 1865 Civil War battle which defeated the Union takeover of Tallahassee, the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi which didn't fall into Union hands. It is fought on the actual battlefield. The state has acquired more land and we are hopeful it will be ready for use this year. Encampments are open to the public from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Sutlers and artillery by invitation only. The parking area next to the event site is being expanded to visitors for the 2010 event. As a reminder, camp fires are strictly regulated at the Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park. We need Yankees! Military contact is Mark Rominger at m_rominger@yahoo.com and Chris Ellrich at cellrich@hotmail.com. Directions : Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park is located six miles east of Woodville, off S.R. 363 (Woodville Highway) on Natural Bridge Road. Woodville is located just south of Tallahassee. The 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville : 19, 20, 21 March 2010 The 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville, Smithfield, North Carolina. For more information, please see bentonville145.com or contact the Captain. The 17th annual Battle at Narcoossee Mill : 26, 27, 28 March 2010 The 17th annual Battle at Narcoossee Mill will be held in its normal location in St. Cloud, FL. Southeast of Orlando, near Kissimmee. Sponsored by the Jacob Summerlin Camp #1516 Sons of Confederate Veterans. The Battlefield is on 150 acres of open and wooded land on the shore of East Lake Tohopekaliga. The event host will be checking coggins papers for horses at the registration desk. There are no sutler or re-enactor fees. Friday, the 27th, is education day which begins at 9:00am. Re-enactors are needed to provide demonstrations. A lunch will be provided for volunteers assisting with the school program. There will be a ladies tea and military ball on Saturday. Directions : Take Hwy 192 (Irlo Bronson Hwy) to Hwy 15. Go 2 miles North on Hwy 15, look for the park sign. Another way to get there (from the North) is to take I-4 to the toll road 528 (Beachline Expressway), Go east and get off on Hwy 15 exit (Narcoossee Road). Go South on Hwy 15. Another way, if you are coming from the Florida Turnpike, is to get off at exit #244 and go east on Hwy 192 through St. Cloud, then turn North on Hwy 15 (Narcoossee Road). Contact the SCV Camp or Don Williams at warthog1146@aol.com for more information. Please pre-register via this form. That's it for the Florida events. We will bring you more event news as it becomes available. |
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