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Our 42th Year
Meets Fourth
Tuesday, January-November
Founded March 1964
Fletcher Branch Library, H &
Buchanan
(East of
University Ave.),
Little Rock
All events listed here are tentative and not intended to be
comprehensive.
Contact names and other details
are provided
when available.
January, 2006
January 7, 2006 – 142st David O. Dodd Memorial, Mount Holly Cemetary,
Little Rock,
MONTHLY
PROGRAM January 24, 2006
Don
Nall - The Wounding & Death of
Stonewall Jackson
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February, 2006
Feb. 4 2006
--
Little
Rock
Arsenal Living History.
MacArthur
Museum of
Arkansas
Military History,
MacArthur
Park,
Little
Rock.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MONTHLY PROGRAM
February 28, 2006
-
Brian
Brown
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March, 2006
March 18, 2006 -
Cleburne Memorial Sponsored by the
Arkansas
Reenactors and
Arkansas Division SCV -- The 21th Annual
Cleburne Memorial.
This
day is set aside to honor one of the greatest Generals of the "War
Between the States"! This is your opportunity to say thank you in
person to Gen. Cleburne. The ceremony will start at 11:00 and last about 40
minutes. All branches of military and period impressions welcome.
The
Cleburne SCV Camp #1433, of
Pine Bluff,
Arkansas, hosts this event annually. This year's
event it is co-sponsored with two other camps the Shaver Camp #1655, of
Jonesboro and the
Newton
Camp #197, of
Little Rock.
Civilian and ladies' welcome.
Artillery is welcome
but must contact before setting up and has to be on site before 10 am day
of event. Walk on must to be at site before 11 am on the 19th. Contact:
Mark Kalkbrenner 1st Arkansas Inf. Co. D.; 870247-2394; email
captk1ark@hotmail.com; or
Danny
Honnoll,
Ark.
Div.
Cmdr
SCV: phone 870-935-9830 - wdhonnoll@prodigy.net;
or
Charles
Durnett,
Cmdr
Robert
C.
Newton Camp -
milhistory@aristotle.net.
MONTHLY
PROGRAM March 28, 2006 - John_C_Scott, NPS
- The Pea Ridge
Story and
Dr.
Doug
Scott
's recent archeological survey of the battlefield
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April, 2006
April 13 - "Edge of
Conflict" -- at the IMAX
AETN's
"Edge of Conflict
Arkansas in the
Civil War" will be broadcasted onto the big
screen at the
Aerospace
Education
Center
at 7 pm on April 13. This event will be sponsored
by AETN, the
Arkansas Times, KUAR, and the
Aeropsace
Education
Center.
At this event, the
SCV, COC, UDC, Reenactors from around the state, and the Civil War
Roundtable of
Arkansas
will have a direct involvement in promoting and being visible at this
event. Mark your calendars now for this Civil War extravaganza!
April 15, 2006 -
Confederate Flag Day/Heritage
Day
Join
folks from around the state on Saturday April 15, 2006 for Confederate Flag
Day/Heritage Day,
Arkansas
State Capital. It starts
with a reading of those who gave their life to preserve the Confederacy at
10:30.
Then a
program featuring our guest speaker
Chuck
Rand, Commander of the Army of the
Trans-Mississippi, SCV at 11:00, and followed by a gun salute featuring
Reenactors from around the state.
April 26 -
Confederate Memorial Day
MONTHLY
PROGRAM April 25, 2006 -
Don
Hamilton
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May, 2006
May 6 & 7
“Battle of Chalk Bluff”
May 6 & May 7, 2006
- 143rd Anniversary of the Battle of Chalk Bluff – North of Piggott,
Arkansas - Come to Clay County, Arkansas and see the beautiful Chalk
Bluff Park (10 miles north of Piggott, Arkansas) for our Civil War
Weekend and participate in the "Battle of Chalk Bluff."
The event will take
place on the actual battle site, a rare event now days. Amenities include
powder for artillery, cavalry, infantry, water, firewood, and, hay, and a
meal on Saturday evening.
Saturday,
May 6th:
9:30 a
Camp
Life
Demonstrations around Park;
10 a -
Arkansas in the War Between the States by
W. Danny Honnoll;
11 a -
Cannon Demonstrations; Noon
1 p - Marching & Rifle Firing Demonstrations;
2 p - Re-enactment
Followed by Grand Review Parade of Troops returning to Camp and
3:30 p - Ladies Demonstrations of Refugee Camp.
Sunday May 7th;
11 a - Church Service by
Rev. Terry Bandy;
1 p - Memorial Service to Gen
John Sappington Marmaduke
2 p - Living History - Re-enactment and Followed by Grand review Parade of Troops
returning to Camp.
May 12-14 Battles at Yellville, AR
MONTHLY
PROGRAM May 23, 2006 -
Cal
Collier,
Towson,
Md
3rd
Arkansas at Wilderness and
Spotsylvania.
As
always, the Arkansans acquitted themselves with great galantry and bravery.
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June,
2006
June 9-11 Battles at Parkers Crossroads, TN
MONTHLY PROGRAM June 27, 2006 --John
C.
Scott, NPS
The Pea
Ridge
Story including
Dr.
Doug
Scott’s recent
archeological survey of the battlefield
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July, 2006
July 20 to 23
Battle of
1ST Manassas National Reenacting Event
145th ANNIVERSARY REENACTMENT OF FIRST
MANASSAS
Winchester
Virginia This
reenactment will be held on 500 acres.
Participation will be limited to 12,000.
MONTHLY
PROGRAM July 25, 2006 --
Dr.
Bobby
Roberts
River War in
Arkansas
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August,
2006
Aug 4-5 Battle of Mammoth Springs, AR
Annual Civil War Seminar at The
Old
State
House
Museum
This year’s seminar sheds light
on the contentious road to war
LITTLE ROCK, AR - Enthusiasts of Arkansas and Civil War history
need to register soon for the Old State House Museum’s annual Civil War
seminar. This year’s seminar will take place Saturday, August 19, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Old
State House Museum, 300 West Markham Street, in downtown Little Rock. Entitled
“’The Die is Cast’: Arkansas Goes to War,
1861”, this year’s offerings focus on the road to war, and will feature
the following sessions:
“An eternal chitter chatter kept up in the galleries”: The Arkansas
Secession Convention in Action, March-June, 1861 by
Dr.
Michael
Dougan
Domesticity Goes Public: Southern Women and the Secession Crisis
by
Dr.
Lisa
Tendrich
Frank
Arkansas’s Confederate Soldiers: Why They Fought
by
Dr.
Carl
Moneyhon
A “Remarkably Strong Union Sentiment”: Unionism in
Arkansas in 1861 by
Dr.
Tom
DeBlack
“When the Arks. boys goes by they take the rags off the bush”: Arkansas
Soldiers in the
Wilson’s
Creek Campaign, 1861 by
Dr.
William
G.
Piston
The cost for this year’s seminar
is $20, and includes lunch. Reservations
are required by August 14, 2006. Call (501) 324-8641 to register.
MONTHLY
PROGRAM August 22, 2006 --
Don
Nall
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September, 2006
September 09, 2006
- September 10, 2006
Civil War Encampment
Commemorate the Battle of Arkansas Post
during the park’s annual Civil War Encampment, Union and Confederate
soldiers will camp at the park and display the arms and equipment used
during the Civil War. This years encampment will present both the Union
and Confederate sides of the story of the Battle of Arkansas Post.
MONTHLY
PROGRAM September 26, 2006 -
Michael
B.
Dougan
Snarling cormorants of newspaper filth:
" The Civil War Press of
Arkansas."
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October, 2006
OCTOBER 7 & 8
-
PERRYVILLE, KENTUCKY
The 144th Anniversary Battle of Perryville will be held
the weekend of October 7 & 8, 2006 and bring together participants with
infantry, cavalry, and full-scale artillery for a weekend of living history.
Participant registration proceeds will go to the
Perryville
Battlefield Preservation Association (PBPA) to further our efforts
to preserve the battlefield.
The
recent acquisition of 600 acres of original battlefield is now
available! Public battles on Saturday and Sunday afternoons with a
Sunrise Cavalry Battle on Saturday Morning. Separate camps for US
Military, CS Military, Civilian, and Mixed for Families. Sponsored by
the Kentucky Department of Parks.
MONTHLY
PROGRAM October 24, 2006 --
Fred
Williams
Federal Occupation of
Little
Rock
October 27-28
Artillery & infantry demos at Rapps Barren park, Mountain Home
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November, 2006
November 11
Veterans Day parade Jonesboro, AR
MONTHLY PROGRAM
November 28, 2006 -- TBA
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December, 2006
December 2-3
Battle of Prairie Grove, AR & 1st AR Battalion Muster
The Battle of Prairie Grove is remembered with this event featuring a
battle demonstration by hundreds of historical reenactors at 1 p.m.
both days. There are also guided tours through the soldier camps where
living history programs abound throughout the weekend. Reenactors and
visitors, contact the park for a detailed schedule and further
information.
Admission: Parking $4 per vehicle
No
Scheduled Meeting
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