UPCOMING EVENTS
Thursday, August 7
Dress rehearsal at 6:30 pm for those UAV members performing on stage in the
Plano production of "The Civil War - Our Story in Song". Dinner
is served between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm, compliments of the cast's moms.
Saturday, August 9
The performance of "The Civil War - Our Story in Song" at the Plano
West High School Auditorium at 5601 W. Parker Road Curtain rises at 7:30 pm.
Free to the public. UAV members who attended the dress rehearsal should arrive
no later than 6:00 pm in order to eat first. Food is courtesy of the moms
of the cast members. The show will last until about 9:30 pm and they expect
about 300 in the audience. A donation request for the UAV charity, the Civil
War Preservation Trust (CWPT) will be made at this show. Those not in the
production will be needed to pass out recruiting brochures and answer questions.
August 23 (Saturday morning)
Monthly drill, the last before the fall reenactment season begins in September.
8:00 am to 11:00 am at Fort Worth's Historic Log Cabin Village on University
Drive just across from the Zoo.
September 19-21 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday
morning)
The Kaufman County Living History Weekend and Civil War Ghost Walk to be held
on the grounds of the Old Kaufman County Poor Farm. The site is at the intersection
of State Highway 34 & FM 1388. There will be no battle reenactment but
instead, a full schedule of living history presentations to the public. This
will be a living history encampment/recruiting event for our unit. There will
probably be a small skirmish during the day, but no full scale battle due
to the small numbers of reenactors invited. Reenactors are needed to portray
Union soldiers at the fund raising "Ghost Walk" on Saturday night.
The "Ghost Walk" is called this because during the tour, the spectators
will be listening to "people who once lived in Kaufman and have come
back (as a "ghost") to speak to them of the past". See the
website of the historic "Poor Farm" at: www.poorhousestory.com/TX_kaufman_county
and the web site: www.kaufmancounty.net Our host, Kathey Hunt, wrote: "We
guarantee this is something so original and profound that you will NOT want
to miss being a part of it". Everyone is needed! The event is open to
the public on Saturday from 9:00am to 3:00pm for living history presentations
and from 8:00 pm to Midnight for the candle lit Ghost Walk. Registration is
already closed (August 1).
September 26-28 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
The Battle Reenactment of Middle Boggy, near Atoka, Oklahoma. Reenactment/Living
History Encampment event. This will be our unit's first Frontier Brigade event.
MAXIMUM EFFORT 2003 EVENT If we can get at least 20 members to attend, we
will have our own independent command. The event website is: www.civilwaralbum.com/atoka/reenact.htm
October 3-5 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
TENTATIVE (Has been canceled awaiting word on funding) 10th Annual Granbury
Civil War Reenactment to be held on the original (old Cheyne Farm) site SW
of Granbury, Texas (approximately 1/2 hour drive from Fort Worth). Battle
reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting Event. This is the next LOCAL
battle reenactment we will attend. More information will be in upcoming issues
of "The Long Roll".
October 17-19 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Ogletree Gap, Texas (Near Killeen) Reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting
Event. More information will be in the next issue of "The Long Roll".
October 24-26 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Heritage Days Festival in Crockett, Texas. Reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting
Event. More information in upcoming issues of "The Long Roll". This
is the same weekend as the large Murfreesboro (Spring Hill) reenactment in
Tennessee. UAV members should contact Clark as soon as possible with their
preference of these two events.
November 1-2 (Saturday & Sunday)
Old Washington State Park near Hope, Arkansas Reenactment/Living History Encampment
More information will be in the next issue of "The Long Roll"
November 4 (Tuesday evening)
The Richardson Public Library will host Ken Burns, the producer of the acclaimed
PBS series, "The Civil War". Tickets are $25 per person (does not
include parking). Make your checks payable to "Friends of the Richardson
Library" and mail to: Friends of the Library 900 Civil Center Drive Richardson,
TX 75080. Or, you may call them with credit card information or to ask questions
at (972) 744-4350.
November 7-9 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
"Perryville" Event near McAlester, Oklahoma Reenactment/Living History
Encampment More information will be in the next issue of "The Long Roll".
November 21-23 (Friday evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Plantation Liendo Civil War Weekend to be held on the beautiful, historic
grounds surrounding the old civil war era Texas cotton plantation house. Near
Hempstead, Texas (southwest of Bryan/College Station). Reenactment/Living
History Encampment/Recruiting Event. More information in the next issue of
"The Long Roll".
January 10th, 2004 (Saturday)
Members of the UAV have been invited to a period "Grand Ball" (party)
by the host, the 9th Texas Infantry (CSA). The ball will be held at the YWCA
in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, January 10th, 7:00 pm - Midnight. For
registered ball participants who are not familiar with the period dances,
dance instructions will be held at the Restoration Church in Euless from 10:00
am to 3:00 pm the same day. You must be at least 14 years old to attend this
formal ball. Victorian period ball gowns for ladies, period dress military
uniforms or period formal civilian attire for gentlemen. (This is a white
glove affair) The Frontier Brigade Brass Band will perform period arrangements
of popular civil war era music. The cost is $45 per person and the deadline
is November 15th. Make your payment checks payable to the "9th Texas"
and mail to Mrs. Cindy Stuart 2809 London Lane Flower Mound, TX 75028. Any
questions may be directed to Cindy by calling her: (972) 539-0141. If you
have never been to a period formal ball, this will be a highlight of your
reenacting career!
February 6-8, 2004 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Livingston, Texas Event Reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting Event
More information will be in upcoming issues of "The Long Roll"
March 19-21, 2004 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
The 2nd Annual Beaumont Ranch Reenactment, held on private land near Grandview,
Texas. More information will be in upcoming issues of "The Long Roll"
Promising to be bigger and better than last year!!!
April 2-4, 2004 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Blanco County (Hill Country) Area TENTATIVE Reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting
Event More information will be in upcoming issues of "The Long Roll"
April 23-25, 2004 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Annual Mexia event to raise money for the state park. Small local event, low
key and fun. More information will be in upcoming issues of "The Long
Roll"
Spring, 2004
Pleasant Hill, Louisiana will have a reenactment at the battlefield state
park to help raise funds and awareness of the open pit mining operation that
is endangering this historic site. TENTATIVE More information will be in upcoming
issues of "The Long Roll"
May 21-23, 2004 (Friday Evening, Saturday, & Sunday)
Bellmead, Texas' biannual civil war reenactment weekend, just north of Waco,
Texas Reenactment/Living History Encampment/Recruiting Event More information
will be in upcoming issues of "The Long Roll" Since 1998, the largest
reenactment in Texas!!!
