Battle Schedule

July 17, 2011. 2nd Florida, Company E Annual Meeting.

July 22-24, 2011. 150th Battle of 1st Manassas.

October 8-9, 2011. Fort Clinch Garrison - 150th Confederate Withdrawal.

October 14-16, 2011. Pellicer Creek Raid.

November 4-6, 2011. Ocklawaha River Raid.

This event takes place at the Carriage Museum located at 3000 Marion County Road, Weirsdale, FL. 32195 (the property has been sold and is now called The Grand Oaks but is still the same place).  This re-enactment is hosted by the 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 given to all horses preregistered by October 25.  Firewood and water provided on site.  Sutlers are required to pre-register; for registration details contact the host unit at the address shown below.  The weekend will include two battles, a replica period, Saturday night ball homestead, numerous Living History events, and civilian activities.  In place of the ladies tea, new this year will be a 1860s period picnic (light refreshments will be provided).  The picnic will be open to all reenactors both male and female, military and civilian.  Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic lunch, chairs, blankets, etc.  There will also be period lawn games including period horseshoes, croquet, lawn bowling, hoops, etc. to name a few.  The event has a new website located at  www.thegrandoaks.com  Latitude North 28 degrees 56' 36" Longitude West 81 degrees 53' 45" West. The reenactor entrance will again be located on Griffin Avenue on the back part of the property.  For more information, contact Lt. Col. Keith Kohl at ltcol2ndbattalion@gmail.com.

November 18-20, 2011. Suwannee River Raid.

Live Oak, Florida.  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.  Special cavalry information:  Cavalrymen make sure you read all the items about mounted cavalry.  There are some different cavalry requirements at this event.  When you arrive at registration with your horse, you will have to pay a $25 per horse refundable barn stall fee.  At the end of the event (Sunday) if your stall is cleaned, your $25 fee will be refunded.  No picket lines are allowed and all horses must be kept in their barn.  This year the Suwannee River Raid will not give a cavalry bounty of any type.  Remember to bring your own hay for your horse - no hay will be on site. Their website is located at  http://www.musicliveshere.com/content/index.php   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.

January 20-22, 2012. Brooksville Raid.

Hosted by the Hernando Historical Museum Assoc. and North Pinellas Scout Sertoma Club.  Your help is needed for the school day on Friday the 20th (over 1,200 students attended last year).  Two battles (2:30 PM); one Sat. one Sun.  Ladies tea will be held at 10:30 AM, 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 8:00 PM.  Church service Sunday morning.  A $5.00 reenactor fee will be collected at the registration desk (13 years and under free).  Paid reenactors will receive a ticket 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 announced at the Blue/Gray ball Saturday evening.  Cavalrymen - The Brooksville Raid will not give a cavalry bounty of any type.  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.  Any and all proceeds from this event are split evenly between North Pinellas Sertoma and the Heritage Museum.  Hot showers will be available 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 ($125) will be given to pre-registered cannons only.  Each cannon must participate in both battles to be eligible for the bounty.  Event work day will be held on January the 14th.  Your help is needed with the pre-event set up.  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.  All sutlers contact Bob Burnett at loafersglorysut@aol.com  Artillery contact Bob Gomillion at bobgomillion@yahoo.com  Event web site http://www.brooksvilleraidreenactment.com/.

February 3-5, 2012. Battle at Townsend’s Plantation.*

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.  The ladies tea will be hosted by the women of the 37th Ala. Co. H.  Sun. church service, and sutlers.  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.  Battle 3pm Saturday and 2pm Sunday.  This event is North of Orlando on Hwy 441 just a couple of miles from Mt. Dora at 20651 U.S. Hwy 441, Mt. Dora FL, 32757.  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: (Sutlers, Infantry and Artillery) Wayne Vaughn at colvaughn@cfl.rr.com.

February 17-19, 2012. Battle of Olustee.

Olustee Battlefield State Historic Site, Olustee, Florida.  Your help is needed with the school day programs on Friday, February 18.  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://battleofolustee.org/   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 or email olusteecso@yahoo.com.

March 9-11, 2012. Battle at Crystal River.

This is a maximum effort Hardy's Brigade event.  The reenactment will be held once again at the Holcim, Inc. property site.  School and living history day is Friday, March 9th from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM.  If you would like to participate in the Education and Living History Day activities contact Marcie Bruno at mandjbruno@webtv.net   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.  Wrist bands must be worn by all reenactors nine years old and up while on property.  No four wheelers allowed.  Authentic Civil War Era Sutlers only.  Civil War Battles take place at 2:00 PM Saturday and Sunday with pyrotechnic blasts for effects.  A ladies tea will be held Saturday morning.  There will be an 1860's dance Saturday night for reenactors and guests.  Sunday morning Church service in the barn for reenactors and the public.  Authentic camps for CSA and USA.  Powder ration for all pre-registered artillery pieces. 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: N28.59.281 W082.38.889  Pre-registration forms for artillery and sutlers are online.   www.crystalriverreenactment.org  Snail mail to NCCWC, Inc, P.O. Box 640012 Beverly Hills FL., 34464.  NCCW Reenactment Committee: Bill Micklon at trechuck@tampabay.rr.com Curtis Peters at curtis.peters@holcim.com  Major sponsors include Nature Coast Civil War Reenactment Committee, Inc., Holcim, Inc., and the Citrus County Chronicle.

March 23-25, 2012. Battle at Narcoossee Mill.

(southeast of Orlando - Kissimmee St. Cloud area.  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.  A reenactor entrance fee of $3 per person will be collected at the registration desk.  A sutler fee of $25 will be charged to all sutlers.  Limited sutler electrical hook-ups are available for an additional fee.  Friday, the 25th, 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 Saturday morning and military ball on Saturday night.  The park is located at 4700 Chisholm Park Trail, St. Cloud, Florida 34771.  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 Don Williams at warthog1146@aol.com  More information, pre-registration http://www.jacobsummerlin.org/ed2007.pdf.

March 29 - Feb. 1, 2012. 150th Battle of Shiloh.

April 13-15, 2012. Enterprise Raid.

NEW EVENT.  "The Enterprise Raid".  Lanochee in Paisley, FL.  This will be the season finale for reenacting in Florida.  Hosted by the Federal 4th Brigade www.fl4th.com and the Boy Scout Camp La-no-che.  Pre-registration (over 14 years old) through website.  A fee of $2 per-person, $8 per family max.  Walk-on fee of $3 per person and $10 per family.  All proceeds will go to the Boy Scout Camp.  Very nice site with plenty of room to grow.  Large open areas for camping and battles.  Bounty for the first 10 cannons (five Confederate and five Union).  Usual amenities - wood, water and hay for infantry.  Two main battles (one Saturday and one Sunday) with a possible tactical.  School day will be held on Friday the 8th.  Saturday will include a Ladies Tea and Evening Dance (in air-conditioned dining hall with shuttle service provided).  "Seven Pounds of Bacon" will provide the music.  Cavalry must show coggins papers.  Location: 41940 Boy Scout Road, Paisley, FL., 32767.  More information, contact Chuck Munson at cwchuck@earthlink.net or 352-669-0291.  Sutlers contact Ed Greenham at eddy@petticoatparlor.com or at 352-669-0291.  Their website is still under construction but is up and running  http://www.enterpriseraid.com

July 15, 2012. 2nd Florida, Company E Annual Meeting.

September 14-16, 2012. 150th Battle of Sharpsburg.