2010 Main Battalion Events

2010 WIG Company level Events

Sharpsburg Living History - Aug 13-15, 2010 - Location - Antietam National Battlefield. Sponsor/Host: Hedgesville Blues. This event is still in the planning stages but we had so much fun this year several us wanted to go back. Jerry Stiles has gotten approval from the Park to put on a program down at Burnside's Bridge which is something the Park has not allowed in a long time as I understand it correctly. We will be portraying the 2nd Georgia.  Contact Jerry Stiles - jstiles2002@msn.com for more information.

Lookout Mountain Living History - Nov 19-21, 2010 - Location - Chickamauga/Chattanooga National Battlefield. Sponsor/Host: WIG.  This is a WIG company level event. Tripp Corbin will be the overall commander. We will have two companies. Kiev Thomason will command one and Dave Thomas the other. We will portray elements of Cheatham's and Stevenson's division and their activities on Lookout Mountain.  Contact Herb Coats for more information

2010 WIG Supported Events

Winter 63 at VicksBurg Living History - February 5-7, 2010 - Location - Vicksburg National Battlefield Park  Sponsor/Host: Independent Rifles. The Independent Rifles are hosting a WINTER living history at Vicksburg on the first weekend in February. This is a Confederate and Civilian Living History of the actions that took place around the city the winter of 1863. This time period saw the failures of Sherman's assaults near the garrison, and Grant's failure to approach the city overland. This Vicksburg is going to be different than last years Life on the Line. We will only have one side represented here, and will be in a different location on the park. Because we will be moving around the park, we will be portraying various units. If you have any questions contact Patrick Landrum - westernpicket63@yahoo.com

Franklin Living History - April 16-18, 2010 - Location - Franklin, Tn  Sponsor/Host: Independent Rifles. The Independent Rifles are hosting a moving Living History in Franklin Tennessee. This event is set up as a mobile living history and while it will not be totally devoid of modern intrusions, it will be very heavy with historical discussions from local historians, our fellow reenactors and the chance to view original items from the Battle of Franklin.

This is a Federal and Confederate Living History. Federal Participants are limited to 15 confirmed Federals and 85 confirmed Confederates. We intended to have a Confederate only event, but at the request of the Director, we are currently working on finding 15 federal volunteers.

Struggles of Secession - October 20-24, 2010 - Location - Westville Georgia  Sponsor/Host: SCAR. Struggles of Secession is a first person, Living History in an authentically reproduced, 1850's Georgia town. Complete with shops, blacksmith, courthouse, homes, etc. We will portray the period of September - October, 1863 in Westville (modeled after Lumpkin, Georgia) of Stewart City to be held in the Westville Historic Village. For more information click here.
 

2011 WIG Supported Events

Living History At Fort Gaines  - February 4-6, 2010 - Location - Fort Gaines Park, Mobile, Alabama  Sponsor/Host: Independent Rifles. The Independent Rifles are hosting a winter garrison living history at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, Alabama. Fort Gaines was part of a three fort system at the mouth of Mobile Bay that was designed to defend the bay against naval assault. The three forts were Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines, and a small fort in Grant's pass (directly behind Dauphin Island) called Fort Powell. Fort Gaines was taken by the Alabama Volunteer Corps in 1861 and remained in Confederate hands during the majority of the war. Our goal for the weekend is to illustrate to the public what the Confederate garrison would have looked like in the winter of 1861-62. Since the fort sits on a local tourist attraction, Dauphin Island, the site gets a great deal of visitors year round. This, plus the impressive nature of the site itself, makes Fort Gaines an ideal place to host a living history. If you have any questions contact Patrick Landrum - westernpicket63@yahoo.com

Guarding Savannah - March 2-6, 2010 - Location - Fort McAllister State Park, Savannah, GA  Sponsor/Host: Armory Guards. “Guarding Savannah” is a semi immersion event that the Armory Guards is hosting at Ft. McAllister State Park near Richmond Hill, Georgia March 2-6, 2011. The event is a blend of a the “Christmas at the Fort McAllister,” a weekend of recreating the garrison life of the fort as well as highly successful “garrison” events of the recent past such as the highly lauded “Winter of ’64” and the Fort Granger events.