21st GA: Unit Events

March

March 8-9 - New York - A Spring School of the Soldier and Living History will occur simultaneously with a medical living history at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport, New York. This is a two day event, and the Museum will supply lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.

March 29-30 - New York - Another Spring School of the Soldier will include a dance to celebrate a birthday at a unit member's home in late March. More info to come.

April

April 19-20 - Old Bedford Village, Pennsylvania - Assault on Fredericksburg at Old Bedford Village. Unique fighting experiences through village and surrounding fields. All proceeds to preservation of Old Bedford Village.

May

May 3-4 - Elmira, New York - The Elmira event includes a battle in a heavily wooded area followed by an after-dark candlelight tour. During the tour, units can prepare scenarios to show the spectators.

May 17-18 - New Market, Virginia - The 144th Battle of New Market will take place this May. We will reenact the famous battle fought by the VMI Cadets in 1864 on the field of lost shoes. The Bushong Farm is also located on the premises where additional living histories may be held.

June

May 30-June 1 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - The 21st Georgia will conduct a living history for the Gettysburg National Military Park. The event will be located in Pitzer's Woods on Confederate Avenue in the Park. Portrayals of the unit's medical, musical, civilian, and military impressions will be conducted. Please register with the unit Treasurer to coordinate activities at the event.

July

July 4-6 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - National Event: 145th Anniversary Gettysburg Reenactment in Gettysburg. Two battles with massive pyrotechnics each day. 145th Commemorative Medal for all registered participants. Living history village presentations all day, two Saturday night dances for registered reenactors. Bounty for horses & cannons. Registration $20 from Jan. 1 to March 15. No substitutions after June 1, no walk-ons.

July 19-20 - Mumford, New York - The Mumford event provides opportunities to engage in battle, and perform living history and medical scenes for spectators.

August

August 8-10 - Bath, Ohio - Hale Farm: One of the largest Civil War reenactments in Ohio, hundreds of Civil War enthusiasts establish an encampment, and recreate several days in the lives of two Civil War battalions, their families, and other accompanists. They will spend their time preparing meals-as would have been done at a Civil War-era campsite-tending to their uniforms and weapons, and preparing for their next battle. Visitors can mingle with the reenactors, who will share information on their lives. At 2:00 p.m. each day, the muskets and cannon fire disrupts the tranquility of the north pasture as a battle transforms the grounds.

August 29-31 - Loudoun Heights, Virginia - 145th Battle Reenactment of Chancellorsville at Loudoun Heights near Harpers Ferry. Period buildings, breastworks, sunken road built for Antietam event, more. All reenactors military or civilian and umbrella groups welcome, limited to 2,000 reenactors. Many civilian & family activities. Hosted by the Shenandoah Alliance.

September

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October

October 17-19 - Middletown, Virginia - 144th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Cedar Creek on original battlefield in Middletown. Camps open 9 a.m. Daily battles, demonstrations, living history camps, symposia, more. Proceeds benefit the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation. Reenactor registration express $15 by July 28, $20 by Sept. 8, $30 walk-on. Spectators: Adults $15 day, $26 weekend; students ? price, 5 & under free.

November

November 1 - Elmira, New York - The Elmira Memorial Service is held in Elmira, New York. The unit honors Confederate Soldiers who were held prisoner at the famous Elmira Prison Camp from 1864-1865. There are five 21^st Georgians in particular to whom we pay our respects.

November 23-24 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - For Gettysburg Remembrance Day, members meet at the Georgia Monument, just south of the Longstreet Tower, in Gettysburg, PA. Following the ceremony, the unit marches north along Confederate Avenue to the Gettysburg square. Following a brief rest and music, we march to the parade staging area. After the parade, we have dinner and conclude the evening at the hotel with the End of Year annual meeting.