Remember back in the good old days….
When the month of May was the busiest reenactment month of the year? What has happened!
Used to be we had an event every weekend in May and usually one the last week of April and first week of June to boot.
Now we have conserved time and space, given respect to the family and opted to have all May events on the same weekend. Sure makes planning for those “ONLY ONE EVENT A MONTH” units a lot easier.
This year we zero in on the weekend of May 19 through the 21. the granddaddy of all events, New Market, wishing not to piss off Mom no doubt, opted to move it’s event off that date a few years back. It had only been on that date for more than 40 years and it still confuses people who traditionally think of it that weekend. Heck if Mom really loved her kids she would come to the event with them.
For years events jockeyed around the Mother’s Day/New Market Weekend. Meadow Farm moved several times from the beginning of the month to the end and finally settled for a day in June. That event not only changed months but changed sites too.
New Market, as mentioned, is the granddaddy of all eastern reenactments. The reenactment began, I believe, the year after the actual battle was fought and has been fought, all but one year, on the actual site at the VMI owned park. A consistant tourist draw, this event is well supported by the Corps' Valley units.
A favorite for the Tidewater units, and a few others, is the Ft. Pocahontas event held at Sherwood Forest plantation. This event has pulled good attendance for years and offers a good fight, meal and entertainment. The opportunity to fight a historical battle against the ever gallant USCT (a most worthy opponent) is a definite plus.
Sorry to say the same weekend an up and coming event in West Virginia is held at Lewisburg. The event, sponsored by the 5th Virginia Infantry, Co. G, offers plenty of activities for both military and civilian. The street battles are said to be some of the best fighting of the year. Face it, other than Fredericksburg we do not often get a chance to fight through a town.
Not to be left out, in North Carolina, Alexander’s Battalion Field Hospital is involved with a commemoration encampment at Trinity College highlighting Gen. Hardee’s encampment there after the Battle of Bentonville.
My word! What a weekend. Add to this the local observations by each unit on Memorial Day and you can still make a month of it. What more could you ask for, time at home to mow the grass and you still get to shoot Yankees at least once.
When the month of May was the busiest reenactment month of the year? What has happened!
Used to be we had an event every weekend in May and usually one the last week of April and first week of June to boot.
Now we have conserved time and space, given respect to the family and opted to have all May events on the same weekend. Sure makes planning for those “ONLY ONE EVENT A MONTH” units a lot easier.This year we zero in on the weekend of May 19 through the 21. the granddaddy of all events, New Market, wishing not to piss off Mom no doubt, opted to move it’s event off that date a few years back. It had only been on that date for more than 40 years and it still confuses people who traditionally think of it that weekend. Heck if Mom really loved her kids she would come to the event with them.
For years events jockeyed around the Mother’s Day/New Market Weekend. Meadow Farm moved several times from the beginning of the month to the end and finally settled for a day in June. That event not only changed months but changed sites too.
New Market, as mentioned, is the granddaddy of all eastern reenactments. The reenactment began, I believe, the year after the actual battle was fought and has been fought, all but one year, on the actual site at the VMI owned park. A consistant tourist draw, this event is well supported by the Corps' Valley units.
A favorite for the Tidewater units, and a few others, is the Ft. Pocahontas event held at Sherwood Forest plantation. This event has pulled good attendance for years and offers a good fight, meal and entertainment. The opportunity to fight a historical battle against the ever gallant USCT (a most worthy opponent) is a definite plus.
Sorry to say the same weekend an up and coming event in West Virginia is held at Lewisburg. The event, sponsored by the 5th Virginia Infantry, Co. G, offers plenty of activities for both military and civilian. The street battles are said to be some of the best fighting of the year. Face it, other than Fredericksburg we do not often get a chance to fight through a town.
Not to be left out, in North Carolina, Alexander’s Battalion Field Hospital is involved with a commemoration encampment at Trinity College highlighting Gen. Hardee’s encampment there after the Battle of Bentonville.
My word! What a weekend. Add to this the local observations by each unit on Memorial Day and you can still make a month of it. What more could you ask for, time at home to mow the grass and you still get to shoot Yankees at least once.
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