All Events
listed here are tentative and not intended to be comprehensive.
Contact names
and other details are provided when available.
All
information has been provided by others and not guaranteed for its
accuracy.
January, 2004
January 10, 2004 –140th David O. Dodd Memorial to add living history (detalis) . In commemoration of the
140TH anniversary of the arrest, trial, and execution of David O.
Dodd, Arkansas’s “Boy Hero of the Confederacy,” the Central
Arkansas Civil War Preservation Association, in co-operation with
the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, present a living
history program oriented on Dodd’s arrest, trial and conviction in
the first week of January 1864. In conjunction with this event, the
MacArthur Museum will feature a special display focused on Dodd,
including the return of the original Dodd stained glass window (on
loan from the Museum of the Confederacy) for display in the
MacArthur Museum.
OBJECTIVES:
1) To present an account, based on the
historical record, of the circumstances surrounding Dodd’s arrest
and conviction on the charge of being a spy;
2) To present, in living history format, an
accurate represent-ation of military judicial procedures (trial by
court martial or military commission) as they were conducted during
the American Civil War;
3) To celebrate the loan and return of the
Dodd stained glass window; and
4) To commemorate the 140th anniversary of
Dodd’s sacrifice.
Contact Stephen McAteer (501-376- 4602) for
information concerning the Museum exhibits.
January 16-18, 2004
Again the Arkansas Post Museum is planning another January
encampment to note the Battle of Arkansas Post.
Here's the current tentative schedule.
Friday, January 16, 2004
Early set up
Saturday, January 17, 2004
9:00 Camp(s) open
10:30 Women in the Civil War Talk (Miss Ellie)
12:00 Demonstration(s) (artillery and infantry)
1:00 Civil War Battlefield Preservation Talk (Mark
Kaltenbrenner, SEACWHT -- Tentative)
2:30 Civil War Author Talk (Don Simons --
Tentative)
4:00 Southeast Arkansas Civil War Heritage Trail
Meeting
5:00 Camp(s) close
Would like to schedule some sort of nighttime entertainment.
Anyone know of any music group we could being in?
Sunday, January 18, 2004
9:00 Period Church Service
10:00 Camp(s) open
1:00 Demonstration(s) (artillery and infantry as
available)
5:00 Camp(s) close
Take down and leave taking as needed throughout the day
Please consider this as our most hearty invitation to any
organization to visit us this year and take part in our activities.
Pete.Jordon@mail.state.ar.us
Thomas E. (Pete) Jordon, Director
Arkansas Post Museum
5530 Hwy 165 South
Gillett AR 72055
(870) 548-2634
(870) 548-3003 (fax)
January 27, 2004 -- Dr. Tom DeBlack, Arkansas Tech, Fire & Sword:
Arkansas 1861-1864.
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February, 2004
February 24, 2004 -- Rob MacGregor, Jefferson Davis, Before & After the Civil
War
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March, 2004
March 20, 2004 -- MG Patrick Cleburne Memorial Service, Maple Hill Cemetery,
Helena, Arkansas
The 19th annual Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne Memorial Service will be
held on March 20, 2004 at the Maple Hill Cemetery, in Helena
Arkansas. Dr. Bill Gurley will be the guest speaker. The service
will begin at 12:00 noon at the General's grave site in the
Confederate Section of the cemetery. This part of the ceremony will
last a little over an hour.
Following the Cleburne Service there will be a reburial service for
six Confederate Soldiers who were unearthed recently on the Helena
Battlefield. They will be reburied in a common grave, in the
Confederate Section of Maple Hill Cemetery. The burial will be with
full military honors by Confederate Reenactor under the directions
of Capt. Mark Kalkbrenner of Company D, 1st Arkansas Inf. Regt.
We encourage everyone who is interested in the history of the War
Between the States to attend this event. Help us honor Arkansas'
greatest war hero and pay our respects to the six brave men who died
in the Battle of Helena, July 1863.
March 23, 2004 -- Jim Woodrick, Jackson, Miss. CWRT, TBA.
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April, 2004
April 10 --
Arkansas Division SCV
Call to Arms
CONFEDERATE HERITAGE DAY
We need all able-bodied Sons of Confederate Veterans to answer the
call to muster at 11:30 am on April 10, 2004, NE Corner of the
Capital Grounds next to the Confederate Monument!
All SCV members with a uniform and weapon are encouraged to meet the
challenge of this ceremony by honoring the Confederate Dead. An
estimated 60,000 Arkansans enlisted in the Confederate units and at
least 6,800 are known to have been killed or died of disease during
the war.
Beginning at 11:30 a.m. the names of approximately 2,500 Arkansas
soldiers who died between 1861 and 1865 will be read at the
Confederate Monument on the Capital grounds. A bell will ring
following each of the names as they are called.
At noon The Confederate Heritage program will begin with Northern
Brigade Commander Ed Dudley as master of Ceremonies. At least 16
flags used by the Arkansas and other army units will be on display.
Sons of Confederate Veterans, United daughters of the Confederacy,
Children of the Confederacy, and the Military Order of the Stars and
Bars from throughout the state will gather at the Capital.
This annual event is a celebration of three different memorials:
Arkansas Confederate History and Heritage Month (as proclaimed by
Governor Mike Huckabee); Confederate Memorial Day; and Confederate
Flag Day.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY, celebrated by all Southern states, is
generally held the last Sunday in April to remember the Confederate
dead. Immediately after the war ended in 1865, Southern women
scattered spring flowers on the graves of both the Union and
Confederate soldiers. In 1868, the United States officially adopted
the tradition for the dead of all wars and it became the national
holiday know as Memorial Day (now held the last Monday in May).
CONFEDERATE FLAG DAY, as designated by Arkansas Statute, is the
Saturday immediately proceeding Easter Sunday. Flag Day commemorates
the wide variety of flags flown by the Confederate States government
and its military units.
April
24, 2004 -- CELEBRATE THE RICH HERITAGE OF ARKANSAS
Seminar on the 140TH
Anniversary of the Battle
of Jenkins Ferry.
Saturday April 24, 2004
Saline County Library
1800 Smithers Drive
Benton, Arkansas
9:00am to 3:00pm
(Lunch on your own)
SPEAKERS
Dr. Tom Deblack – Overview of the Camden
Expedition
Tom Ezell – The Battle, The Commanders, The Soldiers
Anthony Rushing – The Legacy of the Battle
Dr. Robert Jones and Dr.
Quinn Baber – From Mini Balls
to Pocket Watches
April 27, 2004 -- Brian Brown, The War in Tennessee
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May, 2004
*NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR MEETING*
May 11, 2004 -- Cal Collier, Towson, Md.,
"The Third Arkansas at Antietam."
*CWRT of Arkansas' 40TH
Anniversary 1964-2004*
*NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR
MEETING*
May 15 -- Rededication of the Capital Guards Monument, THE HERITAGE
Dedicated in 1911 during the United Confederate Veterans
Reunion, the Capital Guard memorial honors the local militia
unit which participated in the seizure of the Arsenal in
February 1861 and later fought as Company A of the 6TH Arkansas
Infantry during the Civil War.
For over ninety years, the Capital Guard has stood watch over
MacArthur Park. The memorial is listed on the National Register
of Historic Places and recently underwent significant
conservation to repair decades of deterioration.
Join us on Saturday, May 15, at 2:00 p. m. as the MacArthur
Museum of Arkansas Military History celebrates the historic
return of the Capital Guard memorial to Little Rock.
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June, 2004
June 22, 2004 -- Dr. Billy Gurley,
Jr -- "Yankee Bullets, Southern Blood:
The Remarkable Journal Of Dr. Henry M. Dye, Confederate Surgeon"
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July, 2004
July 27, 2004 -- Gaylord Northrop, Sherwood, Command & Control in
Confederate Arkansas.
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August, 2004
August 27-29, 2004 -- 4th Annual Battle of Perryville -- Indian
Territory
There will be the regular amenities of FIREWOOD, HAY,
ICE and EVENING MEAL for all re-enactors and sutlers. A $50.00
bounty will be paid to all Artillery Units. Black powder will
be provided for all Infantry and Cavalry Units. Commonly
accepted authenticity and safety standards will be enforce.
Thursday - Friday... Registration
Friday... School Day 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (note: we would like as
many re-enactors to be setup for school day. If you can
attend, please let us know)
Saturday... Living History for the public 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Saturday...Main Battle at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday night... Dance after the battle at the Chambers
Community Center refreshments and snacks will be provided
Sunday
Morning... Church Service at 11:00 a.m. In the old town of
Perryville
Sunday...Battle at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday.... Events Closes 2:00p.m.
YOU
MAY REGISTER ONLINE. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY, SO WE MAY MAKE
PLANS FOR APPROPRIATE PROVISIONS.
SPONSORED BY
PERRYVILLE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY
http://www.battleofperryville.org/registration.htm
EVENT
CONTACTS:
E-MAIL: Ron or Maranda Hull
ronhull@earthlink.net
Ph:
[580] 566-2687
Fax:
[580] 566-1033
Cell:
[580] 317-7477
August 24, 2004 -- Supt. Ralph Jones, superintendent of Honey
Springs Battlefield Historic Site, "The Battle
of Honey Springs. "
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September, 2004
September 28, 2004 -- Don Montgomery,
Historical Interpreter, Prairie Grove Battlefield
This Biennial Reenactment is set for December.
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October, 2004
October 26, 2004 -- This is our Annual joint meeting with the North Pulaski
Roundtable.
Mark L. Cantrell, historian, of El Reno, OK will present the
program.
October 29 - October 31, 2004
8th Annual Civil War Weekend
DeGray Lake
Resort State Park
 Accessibility Spend the weekend at DeGray and journey back
in time to see how Billy Yank and Johnny Reb lived during the battle
between the North and South. See living history demonstrations,
tacticals, skirmishes, and conversations with reenactors. Friday is
school day, with classes attending by reservation only. Saturday
night, don’t miss the “Ghosts of the Past” haunted trail.
Admission: Free
http://www.degray.com
degraylakeresort@arkansas.com
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November, 2004
November 5,
2004
10 am - 2 pm
Civil War Day for Schools
Old Washington
Historic State Park
Accessibility Students join reenactors and park staff as they
learn about the military and civilian issues of the War Between the
States. Visit the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse, which served as
the Confederate Capitol of Arkansas from 1863 to 1865. Students may
learn a nineteenth century dance, drill with an infantry sergeant,
see a cannon firing demonstration, and participate in many other
activities. Teachers, call for reservations. Pre-visit orientation
supplied to teachers. Admission: $5.50 per student
http://www.oldwashingtonstatepark.com
oldwashington@arkansas.com
November
6-7, 2004 --
Living history event at Old Washington State Park
9 am - 5 pm
Civil War Weekend
Old Washington
Historic State Park
Accessibility Step back in time this weekend: Cavalry, infantry
and artillery converge on historic Washington when reenactors meet
to relive daily camp life, conflicts and challenges of the Civil War
in Arkansas. Camp tours and demonstrations are open free to the
public. Historic home tours are available at regular price.
Admission: Free
www.oldwashingtonstatepark.com
oldwashington@arkansas.com
November 8-9, 2004
--
Benton County at War - Civil War Reenactment
A Re-enactment of the Civil War BATTLES OF BENTON COUNTY will take
place on November 8 - 9, 2003, at Bentonville, AR. Details to
follow.
Following are a preliminary
registration form and a map showing the area where the re-enactment
will take place, northeast of Bentonville. The location will
be in the Little Sugar Creek Valley, north of Price Coffee Lane, and
West of Highway 72.
To obtain the registration form:
http://www.peelmansion.org/reenact.html
November 23, 2004 -- Our
annual visit from Drew Hodges, speaking on A. P. Hill
Election of Officers
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December, 2004
1,000 volunteer Civil War reenactors camp, drill, and present living
history programs relating to the Battle of Prairie Grove. A battle
demonstration will occur Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Admission: Parking $3
CONTACT:
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park
P.O. Box 306
Prairie Grove, AR 72753
Ph: (479) 846-2990
prairiegrove@arkansas.com
No Scheduled Meeting
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