PROGRESSION WITHOUT ATTITUDE!
HARDCORE IS AS HARDCORE DOES
Sparks of Secession - Westville, GA 1861.
The reenactors portrayed typical civilians of a working class town. The town is made up of over 40 original structures moved to the create the site. Vignttes were many and varied. They included a Recruiting Station, blacksmiths, lawyers, 21st GA encampment, cooks, seamstresses, laundresses, textile makers and dyers, court docket, general store and much more. The event was too short to even get to experience everything in the town. The event also had created a working economy with assigned goals and first person assignments from the actual census of Lumpkin. With farmers in town doing business after harvest and so many young recruits in town, there was bound to be some drama. Saturday evening a period BBQ followed by some stirring speeches were served up to us. The tavern also brought some life to the evenings of this humble village. Sunday was a somber day as the Ladies Aid Society presented the 21st GA Colonel a set of handmade colors. Then the 21st GA, CO. I faced and marched out the village gate to their destiny in VA. The feedback that followed this event was overwhelmingly positive. You can read what else was said about Sparks of Secession at - click here for feedback -
Another event is planned for 2010 called
Struggles of Secession - Westville, GA 1863
To see pictures and info for the event(s) can be found at:
www.geocities.com/scar_civilwar/WestvilleIndex
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Sparks of Secession AAR
SRR 2008 Schedule
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145th Chickamauga AAR
145th Olustee in 2009
Sack Coat Study
Thoughts on 2009 events
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Struggles of Secession 1863
Drama in Westville, 1861
Everything You Wanted to Know About Reenacting...but Were Afraid to Ask
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Value of a Mess
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Civil War Myth Busters I
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overheard at Pickett's Mill
"EVERYBODY LINE UP! EVERYBODY LINE UP TO KISS MY ARSE!!!"
overheard at Perryville
3rd Div. - SCAR CO - not selected yet -
Other Events We Will Be At:
April 18-19 Fort Sanders Tactical, TN (Fed) - 2nd MI
CO - not selected yet - Host: Mossy Creek Mess
May 30-31 Fort Moultrie LH, SC
CO - not selected yet - Host: The Tramp Brigade
See the SCHEDULE page from the MAIN page on this website for more info and links to the event webpages!
MAX. EFFORT EVENTS
Feb 15-18 145th Battle of Olustee, FL (Fed)-adjunct
SCAR CO - Ken Giddens - Host: 48th NY
March 13-14 Andersonville Prison LH, GA
(Fed) - SCAR POC: Mark Stibitz - Host: 21st OH
May 15-17 Battle of Resaca, GA (CONFED) - adjunct
SCAR CO - not selected yet - Host: Armory Guards
overheard at AHT in Gettysburg