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        In an effort to continually research   

    the history of the 21st Georgia                

    Volunteer Infantry and to provide        

    memorial services and information      

    on the 21st Georgia, the unit has            

    designated a 'Memorial Officer' to         

    fulfill these tasks. This position is         

    outlined in Article 11B of the Unit         

    Bylaws.                                                            

                        

 

 

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Updated April, 2010

Official site of the 21st Georgia Reenacting unit

 

March

 

  March 6-7 - Hammonsport, New York - Curtiss Museum, additional information forthcoming. **This event does not count toward annual attendance.
   

 

April

 

  April 24 - Canisteo, New York - The Spring School of the Soldier will be conducted in Canisteo, NY. Bring powder and caps. Brogans are optional, boots are highly recommended. Please register with the unit Treasurer.

 

 

May

 

  May 1-2 - Manassas, Virginia - This living history replaces the cancelled Elmira event.
  May 1-2 - Elmira, New York - The Elmira event has been cancelled due to state budget cuts.
  May 21-23 - Castile, New York -  Fire on the Genesee reenactment will take place at Letchworth State Park.
  May 21-22 - Mumford, New York -  Candlelight tours at Genesee Country Museum will include medical scenarios by the unit medical corps.
  May 21-23 - Fredericksburg, Virginia -  The Spotsylvania event has been cancelled by the event organizers.

 

 

June

 

  June 10-11  - Bath School Days is an educational event. More information will be available soon.
  June 11-13 - Canisteo, New York - Canisteo is a Living History and Battle event. This is a maximum effort event.

 

 

July

 

  July 16-18 - Mumford, New York - The Mumford event provides opportunities to engage in battle, and perform living history and medical scenes for spectators.
  July 30- August 1 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - The 21st Georgia will conduct a living history at Gettysburg National Military Park. Portrayals of the unit's medical, musical, civilian, and military impressions will be conducted. More information on this event will be provided. This event will also serve as a School of the Soldier.

 

 

August

 

  August 14-15 - 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 20-22 - Delaplane, Virginia - The 21st Georgia will conduct a living history at Sky Meadows State Park near Paris, Virginia. Portrayals of the unit's medical, musical, civilian, and military impressions will be conducted. More information on this event will be provided.

 

 

September

 

  September 17-19 - Angelica, New York - The Angelica event consists of battle scenarios as well as living history. More information on this event will be provided when available.

 

 

October

 

  October 16-17 - Middletown, Virginia - 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. ANV Maximum Effort Event.

 

 

November

 

  November 6 - 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 21st Georgians in particular to whom we pay our respects.
  November 20-21 - 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.

 

 

December

 

  December 4 - Sharpsburg, Maryland - Members will meet to honor those fallen during the Battle of Antietam of the American Civil War with luminaries for the Illumination. The event culminates with a drive through Antietam National Park. The more members present, the faster and easier our part of the field can be filled.