Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Spring Muster registration
Just a reminder, the 1st Battalion Spring Muster registration is coming up fast! April 13 and 14, located at the Steam Engine Grounds in Twin Bridges, PA. All Birney's units are invited to attend. For registration information, go to http://www.birneysdivision.org/schedule
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Calling Federals for Beaver Creek
The Road to Gettysburg
Civil War Reenactment at Beaver Creek
East Liverpool, OH
May 25-26, 2013
Though it isn't time to do a "first call" yet, this is just a reminder for Birney's Division troops and any Federal partners in crime (Army of the Ohio, USVs, Mifflin Guard, etc.) to start getting your registration in for Beaver Creek. May is just a short few months away! Beaver Creek is a max effort event for Birney's 2d Battalion.
Registration forms can be found at http://www.birneysdivision.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/11838445/road_to_gettysburg_2013_registration_form.pdf
Stay up to date on information at http://www.facebook.com/BeaverCreekCivilWar
Civil War Reenactment at Beaver Creek
East Liverpool, OH
May 25-26, 2013
Though it isn't time to do a "first call" yet, this is just a reminder for Birney's Division troops and any Federal partners in crime (Army of the Ohio, USVs, Mifflin Guard, etc.) to start getting your registration in for Beaver Creek. May is just a short few months away! Beaver Creek is a max effort event for Birney's 2d Battalion.
Registration forms can be found at http://www.birneysdivision.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/11838445/road_to_gettysburg_2013_registration_form.pdf
Stay up to date on information at http://www.facebook.com/BeaverCreekCivilWar
Perryopolis online information
The new website for the Birney's Division event at Perryopolis (October 5-6) is now up and running including registration. Check it out at http://perrycivilwar.wix.com/perryopoliscivilwar
Monday, February 18, 2013
Beaver Creek registration now open
The Road to Gettysburg - May 25-26, 2013 - Memorial Day weekend
Civil War Reenactment at Beaver Creek State Park
12021 Echo Dell Road
East Liverpool, Ohio
The Civil War returns to the banks of Beaver Creek as Union and Confederate infantry, artillery and cavalry clash in a prelude to the cataclysmic Battle of Gettysburg!
Join us as reenactors bring the soldiers and civilians to life at our 6th annual Civil War reenactment, Saturday and Sunday at Beaver Creek State Park.
Battle scenarios Saturday and Sunday, voluntary tactical, use of period buildings before, during and after the battle, Barn Dance Saturday night and the MOST beautiful camping in all of reenacting!
The event is sponsored by the 27th Virginia Infantry and the Friends of Beaver Creek. Supported by Birney’s Division.
Reenactor registration is $5.00 per adult, $3.00 for children over 12, under 12 are free. Click the link below and download the registration form.
http://www.birneysdivision.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/11838445/road_to_gettysburg_2013_registration_form.pdf
Civil War Reenactment at Beaver Creek State Park
12021 Echo Dell Road
East Liverpool, Ohio
The Civil War returns to the banks of Beaver Creek as Union and Confederate infantry, artillery and cavalry clash in a prelude to the cataclysmic Battle of Gettysburg!
Join us as reenactors bring the soldiers and civilians to life at our 6th annual Civil War reenactment, Saturday and Sunday at Beaver Creek State Park.
Battle scenarios Saturday and Sunday, voluntary tactical, use of period buildings before, during and after the battle, Barn Dance Saturday night and the MOST beautiful camping in all of reenacting!
The event is sponsored by the 27th Virginia Infantry and the Friends of Beaver Creek. Supported by Birney’s Division.
Reenactor registration is $5.00 per adult, $3.00 for children over 12, under 12 are free. Click the link below and download the registration form.
http://www.birneysdivision.org/uploads/1/1/8/3/11838445/road_to_gettysburg_2013_registration_form.pdf
Friday, February 08, 2013
Community and preservation organizations benefit from annual Gettysburg Civil War reenactment in 2013
Each year the Gettysburg
Anniversary Committee, local organizers of the Annual Gettysburg Reenactment, choose several community and preservation causes and support these
organizations with a portion of the proceeds from the event. Some
of the past beneficiary’s have included Seminary Ridge Historic Preservation,
National Park Service GNMP Cannon Restoration, Friends of the National Parks at
Gettysburg, The Daniel Lady Farm, Adams County Historical Society, Land
Conservancy of Adams County, The Civil War Trust, Brandy Station Battlefield,
The National Historic Trust for preservation of the Tillie Pierce House, the
Lincoln Train Station, Marine Sgt. Eric McColley Scholarship Fund &
National Wreath Project and The Wounded Warriors Support Fund. In the past well
over $100,000 has been donated to preservation and local beneficiary's from the
GAC event.
The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee is very proud this year to announce for the 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Reenactment (July 4-7) its support of five very worthy organizations. It is anticipated this will be the largest donation to date. At least $5 of every Reenactor Registration will be donated to The Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg Civil War Museum On Seminary Ridge, SGT MAC Scholarship Foundation & National Wreath Project, Land Conservancy of Adams County and restoration of the Eisenhower 1886 Metal Bridge & Sachs Mill Covered Bridge. The donations will be divided equally and presented Sunday on the field prior to Pickett's Charge.
The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee is very proud this year to announce for the 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Reenactment (July 4-7) its support of five very worthy organizations. It is anticipated this will be the largest donation to date. At least $5 of every Reenactor Registration will be donated to The Adams County Historical Society, Gettysburg Civil War Museum On Seminary Ridge, SGT MAC Scholarship Foundation & National Wreath Project, Land Conservancy of Adams County and restoration of the Eisenhower 1886 Metal Bridge & Sachs Mill Covered Bridge. The donations will be divided equally and presented Sunday on the field prior to Pickett's Charge.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Hale Farm 2013 registration now open
Hale Farm and Village Civil War Reenactment
August 9-11, 2013 - Bath, OH
Birney's Division 2d Battalion max-effort event
Hale Farm and Village will again be hosting their Annual Civil War Reenactment, August 9-11, 2013. As you know, Hale Farm is proud to host one of the finest Civil War reenactments in the State, and are pleased to join the living historu community in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the seminal event in our nation's history.
Hale Farm credits reenactors with the success of this annual event, and they are pleased to provide special amenities, including but not limited to two complimentary events for your benefit and enjoyment: The Annual Civil War Ball, Saturday, August 10, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday Breakfast, August 11, 2013, 8:00 a.m. Additionally, all registered reenactors receive one complimentary token for firewood, and potable water and ample restroom facilities are available 24 hours a day throughout the grounds.
Registration Process
1. New! Online Registration - http://www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment#registration
2. Please contact Hale Farm and Village at 330-666-3711 x1720 or halereservations@wrhs.org if you wish to have a registration packet mailed to your address. Please include payment with signed registration forms and risk waiver agreement to the following address no later than June 30, 2013:
Hale Farm and Village
Civil War Reenactment
2686 Oak Hill Road
P.O. Box 296
Bath, Ohio 44210
Individual and Unit Registration Forms, Guidelines and Instructions, and a Participation and Risk Waiver Agreement are also available to download (http://www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment#registration). You may choose to register and pay as a unit. The registration fee for this weekend event is only $10 per person age 18 and older. Minor participants must be accompanied by a legal guardian and are required to complete an individual registration form. Legal guardians are responsible for signing a Risk Waiver Agreement for each minor participant. All reenactors must check in at the Hale Farm and Village Registration Tent upon arrival to guarantee a complimentary meal ticket, firewood token, event and parking passes.
August 9-11, 2013 - Bath, OH
Birney's Division 2d Battalion max-effort event
Hale Farm and Village will again be hosting their Annual Civil War Reenactment, August 9-11, 2013. As you know, Hale Farm is proud to host one of the finest Civil War reenactments in the State, and are pleased to join the living historu community in commemorating the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, the seminal event in our nation's history.
Hale Farm credits reenactors with the success of this annual event, and they are pleased to provide special amenities, including but not limited to two complimentary events for your benefit and enjoyment: The Annual Civil War Ball, Saturday, August 10, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday Breakfast, August 11, 2013, 8:00 a.m. Additionally, all registered reenactors receive one complimentary token for firewood, and potable water and ample restroom facilities are available 24 hours a day throughout the grounds.
Registration Process
1. New! Online Registration - http://www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment#registration
2. Please contact Hale Farm and Village at 330-666-3711 x1720 or halereservations@wrhs.org if you wish to have a registration packet mailed to your address. Please include payment with signed registration forms and risk waiver agreement to the following address no later than June 30, 2013:
Hale Farm and Village
Civil War Reenactment
2686 Oak Hill Road
P.O. Box 296
Bath, Ohio 44210
Individual and Unit Registration Forms, Guidelines and Instructions, and a Participation and Risk Waiver Agreement are also available to download (http://www.wrhs.org/Properties/Civil_War_Reenactment_Encampment#registration). You may choose to register and pay as a unit. The registration fee for this weekend event is only $10 per person age 18 and older. Minor participants must be accompanied by a legal guardian and are required to complete an individual registration form. Legal guardians are responsible for signing a Risk Waiver Agreement for each minor participant. All reenactors must check in at the Hale Farm and Village Registration Tent upon arrival to guarantee a complimentary meal ticket, firewood token, event and parking passes.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Gettysburg National Reenactment Command Post from General Allen Baldwin
To my brother and sisters in arms,
January is all but a memory and a very short memory at that. My staff, General Gesuero's staff and the GAC team have been very hard at work to bring you the event we have promised, an event by Reenactors for Reenactors. If you drive by the site on Table Rock Rd. you will already see that the fire wood has been distributed, site work to prepare the battlefield and its crossings and services roads is well underway or completed, the clearing of brush and other prep work on the site is occurring daily. This is all in preparation for a world class event. The world will be watching. Everything is falling into place on the site, in the community and in the troops. While the Commands have been working on ensuring great scenarios and adjusting the battlefield layout of the scenarios, the entire staff has made sure that the event has received its permits from the municipalities. Not letters of intent or lists of a few more loops to close and conditions to meet - but issued permits which show the work and commitment that has been made by the whole event staff - and the confidence and respect local officials have in this organization. Let's just call it what it is, let there be no doubt that our event permitting process is complete. There is no doubt.
On the second weekend in February 8-10, my staff and General Gesuero and his staff will be holding a series of scenario planning meetings and site visits with Division and Branch Commands. The Commands will be returning to Gettysburg with their "Homework" from Remembrance Day weekend complete with their thoughts, guidance and input on the scenarios helping to script and layout the scenarios. Reenacters crafting scenarios for Reenactors. These scenarios will not just at the whim of command. Everyone present will have the opportunity to work on the scenarios as a team, step by step. Everyone all together, in one place, all together in one room, working together, every voice heard and having input. These will be historically based scenarios that you have requested and this is where it will happen, through a team effort all the way. General Gesuero and I continue to hear how happy and excited Reenactors are to have this input and to be given a chance to work on ideas etc. and bring them to the table.
Just as exciting is the weekend before when Reenactors will have a chance to camp and battle on such significantly historic ground as the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary on Saturday and Sunday - and the Village of Huntertown on Saturday evening. I live within less than a mile of the Seminary and I am personally excited to have this opportunity. I was not able to participate in the event at the Seminary last year during the 150th Kick-off event, due to taking responsibility for coordination of the battle at the Seminary and the battle on Baltimore St. To me it was more extremely important to make something like this happen once in a lifetime for my brothers and sisters in arms. Now to have our hard work pay off once again. To be on first days ground again is all worth it to help create this lifetime moment of Respect, Honor and Loyalty. Inquiries for both military and living history participation should be directed to Kirk Davis, alhes1776@yahoo.com 717-338-1776. Artillery and Cavalry, please contact me directly at bigredgbg@comcast.net.
Due to the hard work, dedication and determination, the 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Reenactment will be an event we will all remember and be proud of. You have my word, and commitment as the overall and Federal Commander that the military staffs and event staffs are committed to making this an exciting, organized, responsible and memorable event. As we look anxiously to July, think about 120 cannons belching smoke and fire during Pickett's Charge, and standing at the Seminary ready for battle on the Saturday before the event- and remember these words " Forward, ForGod's Sake Forward".
Your Obedient Servant,
Allen W. Baldwin
Major General Commanding
Federal Forces, 150th Gettysburg
January is all but a memory and a very short memory at that. My staff, General Gesuero's staff and the GAC team have been very hard at work to bring you the event we have promised, an event by Reenactors for Reenactors. If you drive by the site on Table Rock Rd. you will already see that the fire wood has been distributed, site work to prepare the battlefield and its crossings and services roads is well underway or completed, the clearing of brush and other prep work on the site is occurring daily. This is all in preparation for a world class event. The world will be watching. Everything is falling into place on the site, in the community and in the troops. While the Commands have been working on ensuring great scenarios and adjusting the battlefield layout of the scenarios, the entire staff has made sure that the event has received its permits from the municipalities. Not letters of intent or lists of a few more loops to close and conditions to meet - but issued permits which show the work and commitment that has been made by the whole event staff - and the confidence and respect local officials have in this organization. Let's just call it what it is, let there be no doubt that our event permitting process is complete. There is no doubt.
On the second weekend in February 8-10, my staff and General Gesuero and his staff will be holding a series of scenario planning meetings and site visits with Division and Branch Commands. The Commands will be returning to Gettysburg with their "Homework" from Remembrance Day weekend complete with their thoughts, guidance and input on the scenarios helping to script and layout the scenarios. Reenacters crafting scenarios for Reenactors. These scenarios will not just at the whim of command. Everyone present will have the opportunity to work on the scenarios as a team, step by step. Everyone all together, in one place, all together in one room, working together, every voice heard and having input. These will be historically based scenarios that you have requested and this is where it will happen, through a team effort all the way. General Gesuero and I continue to hear how happy and excited Reenactors are to have this input and to be given a chance to work on ideas etc. and bring them to the table.
Just as exciting is the weekend before when Reenactors will have a chance to camp and battle on such significantly historic ground as the Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary on Saturday and Sunday - and the Village of Huntertown on Saturday evening. I live within less than a mile of the Seminary and I am personally excited to have this opportunity. I was not able to participate in the event at the Seminary last year during the 150th Kick-off event, due to taking responsibility for coordination of the battle at the Seminary and the battle on Baltimore St. To me it was more extremely important to make something like this happen once in a lifetime for my brothers and sisters in arms. Now to have our hard work pay off once again. To be on first days ground again is all worth it to help create this lifetime moment of Respect, Honor and Loyalty. Inquiries for both military and living history participation should be directed to Kirk Davis, alhes1776@yahoo.com 717-338-1776. Artillery and Cavalry, please contact me directly at bigredgbg@comcast.net.
Due to the hard work, dedication and determination, the 150th Gettysburg Anniversary National Civil War Battle Reenactment will be an event we will all remember and be proud of. You have my word, and commitment as the overall and Federal Commander that the military staffs and event staffs are committed to making this an exciting, organized, responsible and memorable event. As we look anxiously to July, think about 120 cannons belching smoke and fire during Pickett's Charge, and standing at the Seminary ready for battle on the Saturday before the event- and remember these words " Forward, ForGod's Sake Forward".
Your Obedient Servant,
Allen W. Baldwin
Major General Commanding
Federal Forces, 150th Gettysburg
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