January 16, 17, 18, 2009.  The 145th anniversary of the actual Federal raid on the town of Brooksville and the 28th 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 3,850 reenactors and their families participated in the event along with 24 cannons and 61 mounted cavalrymen.  Help is needed for the school day on Friday the 16th (over 1,200 students attended last year).  Cavalrymen - This year the Brooksville Raid will not supply hay for the cavalry horses.  In place of the hay ration, a Horse Hay-Bounty will be distributed to the cavalrymen.  The bounty will be $10 per horse to first 40 pre-registered horses who participate in the battle.  The hay bounty will be handled at the registration desk when the cavalryman signs in.  If you did not pre-register yourself and your horse, you will not get the $10 bounty.  Remember to bring your own hay for your horse - no hay will be on site.  All horses and mules are required to show current coggins papers at the registration desk before the horse is allowed on the property.  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.  Due to the incredible amount of artillery attending the Raid, the artillery bounty will be a little different this year.  One bounty per unit ($100) will be given to the first twenty pre-registered cannons only.  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 at NEW WEBSITE ADDRESS http://www.brooksvillereenactment.com/

January 30, 31, February 1, 2009.  Battle at Townsend's Plantation (Renningers Market at Mt. Dora).  Sponsored by the law offices of Clay Townsend, Esq.  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 Feb. 1st.  Usual amenities.  Dress ball with 97th Regimental String Band 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.  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.  Contact: (Infantry and Artillery) Wayne Vaughn at colvaughn@cfl.rr.com  Sutlers contact Fred Jakobson at csarooster@adelphia.net   Cavalry contact R. A. Niepert at mayorbob@embarqmail.com

February 13, 14, 15, 2009.  The Battle of Olustee reenactment, parade and Living History.  Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Florida.  Your help is needed with the school day programs on Friday, February 16.  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.  The Olustee Battle Festival Parade will begin at 10:30 AM.  Reenactors are encouraged to participate.  Buses will transport reenactors to and from the parade site and will be served breakfast.  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 listing of activities at http://extlab7.entnem.ufl.edu/olustee/schedule.html   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.  olusteecso@yahoo.com or visit the website at http://battleofolustee.org/

March 7, 8, 2009.  143nd Anniversary of the Battle of Natural Bridge- Woodville. Fla. (Near Tallahassee) Sponsored by the Leon Rifles, Florida Park Service and The Natural Bridge Historical Society.  Battles both days/ very relaxed event. Sunday's opening ceremonies at l:30 p.m. The battle begins 2:30 p.m. no fees. Hay and wood available. potluck dinner for reenactors on Saturday night; Dance to follow. This reenactment of the 143nd 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. Encampments are open to the public from l0:00 am to 4:00 pm. Sutlers and artillery by invitation only. We need Yankees!  Sorry but the small battlefield makes it necessary to exclude mounted cavalrymen.  Artillery is by invitation only.  Military contact is Mark Rominger at m_rominger@yahoo.com  and Chris Ellrich at cellrich@hotmail.com   Sutlers contact John Boger at 386-963-3654.  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.

March 13, 14, 15, 2009.  12th Annual Battle at Crystal River, FL.  This is a maximum effort Hardy's Brigade event.  Sponsored by the Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment Committee, Inc.  The reenactment will be held once again at the Holcim, Inc. property site.  Powder ration for all pre-registered artillery pieces. School day is Friday, March 13th from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Marci Bruno at mandibruno@webtv.net if you would like to participate in the Education Day activities.  All reenactors who help with school day will receive a free BBQ meal Friday night.  A registration fee of $2 per reenactor nine years old and up to be paid at the time of sign-in at the registration desk.  Medallions must be worn by all reenactors nine years old and up while on property.  No four wheelers on battlefield or outside of modern camp.  Authentic Civil War Era Sutlers only. Sutlers, please contact Bill and Diane Micklon at trechuck@tampabay.rr.com for specifics Live fire cannon demonstration will be held during the weekend as well as live fire musket competition and mortar contest.  Contact Ray Smutko at ray1861@earthlink.net for more information on these activities.  Civil War Battles take place at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with pyrotechnic blasts for effects, including an exploding house.  A ladies tea will be held Saturday morning.  There will be an 1860's dance for reenactors and guests featuring the 97th PA. Regimental String Band on Saturday night.  Sunday morning Church service in the barn.  Authentic camps for CSA and USA.  Hay, wood and water on site for authentic and modern camps.  Modern camping (no hook-ups) on site.  Directions: Seven miles northwest of Crystal River along US 19/98, site is on the west side of the road.  Site entrance signs will be on the highway.  From Dunnellon, take CR 448 west, turn north on US 19/98; or SR 40 west to Inglis, turn south on US 19/98.  From Orlando, take the Florida Turnpike north to I-75, exit at first exit at Wildwood (SR 44) to US 19, turn north to Crystal River and follow the signs.  As you pass over the railroad tracks get in the left lane. go about a mile and turn left into the small one lane entrance road.  GPS position: N28.56.596 W082.37.329  Pre-registration forms for artillery and sutlers are online, others need not pre-register.  www.crystalriverreenactment.org  Snail mail correspondence to NCCWC, Inc, P.O. Box 640012 Beverly Hills FL., 34464.  NCCW Reenactment Committee: M. Hoffman (President) at pvt-hoffman@earthlink.net Curtis Peters (Vice-President) at curtis.peters@holcim.com Marcie Bruno (Secretary) at mandibruno@webtv.net John Porter (Treasurer) at  jlporter@embarqmail.com.

March 21, 22, 2009.  Confederate Garrison at Fort Clinch.  Early war impression, civilian and or militia uniforms encouraged.  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.

March 27, 28, 29, 2009.  The 16th annual Battle at Narcoossee Mill.  St. Cloud Fla. southeast of Orlando by 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.  Take Hwy 192 (Irlo Bronson Hwy) to Hwy 15.  Go 2mi 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, get off at exit #244 and go east on Hwy 192 through St. Cloud, then turn North on Hwy 15 (Narcoossee Road).  GPS position: N28.16.448  W081.15.020  Contact the SCV Camp at http://www.jacobsummerlin.org/   or Chris Hall at chgalenhall@aol.com   for more information, pre-registration at http://www.jacobsummerlin.org/ed2007.pdf

April 17, 18 2009.  Parrish Train Raid (southwest Florida).  The Parrish Train Raid is definitely a one of  a kind event.  This a small event with two short battles per day, one at 11am and one at 2pm.  Well, not really battles but attacks on the train as it passes.  The train stops and is boarded by the Federals or Confederates and "captured" or the attackers are driven off by the soldiers on the train.  Reenactors in period dress will be allowed to ride the train free. There will be time to interact with the public both on and off the train if you like.  Artillery, Cavalry, Infantry and civilians are invited.  For safety reasons we have changed the camp layout for the event.  All DIRECTIONS ARE AS YOU STAND ON THE ROAD FACING THE RAILROAD TRACKS.  As you enter the Train Raid area, Modern Camping, RV and trailers will be along the wood line, to the left of the road.  The first modern campers on site can start at the small blockhouse in the woods and as others arrive they can work their way to the left.  There will be no camping or parking from the blockhouse to the road, this area must remain clear.  Please go as far left as possible so they can have ample parking for spectators and reenactors.  Parking for reenactors will also be on the far left approximately 15 ft from the train track, nose in towards tracks.  Union period correct camp will stay in the same place (to the right of the entrance road).  Authentic confederate camp will now be where the old modern camp was under the trees, starting behind the big oak tree (south of the Federal camp).   The area from the entrance road to the train station and all areas to the right will be roped off, this will be the skirmish and reenacting area.  Firewood and water will be provided.  Driving directions: Follow I-275 south until it hits I-75.  Parrish is easy to find.  From south Fla. take I-75 north to Ellenton like you are going to Gamble Plantation. Instead of turning to the west, turn east on Hwy 301 to the town of Parrish.  From Lakeland, go south on Highway 37 (It dead ends in to Highway 62).  Turn west or right on Highway 62 toward Parrish.  When you hit Highway 301, turn right and immediately right into the Post Office.  The train stop is right behind the Post Office.  From Orlando, come Highway 17 south to just south of Bowling Green.  Turn west on Highway 62 and take it all the way to 301. Pre-registration is appreciated but not required.  For further information Contact Barry King at king75thovi@aol.com

May 15-17, 2009. 145th Battle of Resaca: http://www.georgiadivision.org/bor_reenactment.html.

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