5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactors

Friday, December 31, 2004

Directions to 5th Ohio Soldier's Gathering

The Soldier's Gathering at the Camp Workman Tavern will be held on January 15th, at 7 pm. Details are to follow in the newsletter. Click this link for directions to Camp Workman.

Posted by CL Smith @ 10:51 AM
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Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Acoustic Shadows' Walter Gasdek Passes

Walter Gasdek, band member of Acoustic Shadows of the Blue and Gray, passed away on December 19th after a battle with cancer. AS has been enjoyed by members of the 5th at a number of events in the east over the last few years, including Lisbon.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.acousticshadows.com

Posted by CL Smith @ 4:26 PM
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First Round of Unit Elections

For those of you who have not had a chance to peruse the December BATTLE EAGLE, the 2005 elections are wrapped up and nomination info for Corporal has been distributed. We are please to announce the 2005 5th Ohio staff...

Returning as Chairman, Ken Hillegass
Returning as Newsletter Editor, Tom Simich
Company Commander, Chris Smith
1st Sergeant, Andy Kaminski

Best of luck to all. This looks like it will be a great season. Boys, Keep the Colors Up!!

Posted by CL Smith @ 3:24 PM
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Wednesday, December 08, 2004

January Meeting

For those of you who were not at the Christmas party or have not had a chance to read the December newsletter, there will not be a unit meeting in December.

On Saturday evening, January 15th, there will be a 2005 planning meeting and Soldier's Gathering at the Campbellsport Tavern located at Camp Workman in Ravenna. Watch the newsletter for details.

Posted by CL Smith @ 2:54 PM
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2008 5th Ohio Event Schedule

April 26th: 5th Ohio Unit Drill Day at the Log Cabin in Lodi. We will be doing live firing once again. There is no registration fee, but we do need to know who is coming. You will also need to supply your own powder and projectiles for the live firing. We will more than likely make a small donation since they allow us to use their grounds and range.

May 23-25th: 5th Ohio Maximum event - Burton, OH. The registration fee is $8.00 for ALL participants. This is regardless of whether you are 2 or 50. Please have your money to Ken no later than May 1st.

May 26th: 5th Ohio Maximum event - Cuyahoga Falls Memorial Day Parade. No fee, but we need to know in advance who is coming. The Frye’s have put together a nice recruiting flyer to hand out to the crowd as we move along the route. We are looking for civilian volunteers to follow us and pass them out.

July 4-6: 5th Ohio Maximum event - 145th Gettysburg. The unit registrations have been sent in. You will need to check online for additional registration.

August 9-10th: 5th Ohio Maximum event - Hale Farm and Village. Registration form available on-line.

Sept. 13-14th: 5th Ohio Maximum event – Beaver Creek. No registration information to date.

October 4-5th: 5th Ohio Maximum event – Perryopolis, PA. No registration information to date.

Click here for the complete
5th Ohio calendar of activities.