5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactors

Thursday, August 07, 2008

More Gettysburg 145th photos

Thanks to Dale Leach of the 13th US, here is a great collection of pics from Gettysburg.

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Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Camp at Hale Farm

Maj Van Meter and I did a site survey of the 2d Battalion camp at Hale Farm. This set up will be in the same place as last year but configured a bit differently.

Click Here: to download a map of the camp set up: Hale2008Camp.jpg

There is a specific area reserved for families with wall tents and flys. Families can also camp in the main family camp area by the Hale House if they so desire.

MILITARY PERSONNEL: PLEASE see Maj Van Meter when you arrive for your company street assignment. He will arrive at Noon on Friday. Please do not place your tent until you have reported to him.

Company assignments are:

1st Company - 5th OVI (including the 51st OVI and 74th NY)
2nd Company - 4th OVI, Co. E
3rd Company - 4th OVI, Co. B
4th Company - 105th OVI

Have a safe trip and I will see you this weekend.

Your Servant,
C.L. Smith, Lt Col

Posted by CL Smith @ 6:21 PM
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Perryopolis registration

Sorry for the delay everyone. The registration information for our event in Perryopolis, PA is now on-line. Click here. Make sure to talk to Ken Hillegass about signing up.

Just a little teaser for the event... Depending on the weather, for those units who wish to, we will be marching out of camp and sleeping in the trenches Saturday evening. This will give us an opportunity to get an idea of what the soldiers went through late in the war.

Again, this is strictly voluntary and depends on the weather (your battalion commander doesn't like to sleep in the mud any more than you do!).

Your Servant,
C.L. Smith, Lt Col

Posted by CL Smith @ 1:57 PM
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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Fredericksburg in Zoar

As we have all experienced with the outragious gas prices, events closer to home are looking more and more appealing. Mark Gaynor of the 51st Ohio and I have been in touch regarding a new small event this December in Zoar, Ohio.

The Angel of Marye's Heights - Battle for Fredericksburg will be held on December 6-7, 2008. It will feature a winter encampment and battle in the streets.

I am trying to get three or four companies together who want to participate in this unique event. If you have ever been to Zoar Village in the winter, you can really appreciate what Fredericksburg must have been like in 1862.

Please talk to your pards and drop me an email in the next month. Visit the Zoar web site at http://www.zca.org/. You can download the information flyer at the link below...

Battle_of_Fredericksburg.pdf

Your Servant,
Christopher L. Smith, Lt Col
Birney's Division, 2d Battalion

Posted by CL Smith @ 4:34 PM
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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Gettysburg pics

The 145th Anniversary Reenactment of the Battle of Gettysburg is now history itself. Click Here to enjoy some of the pics.

Thanks to David Strichko of the 5th Ohio Sharp Shooters, Tom Simich of the 5th Ohio, Vern Woodruff of the 4th Ohio, and Rob Shick of the 66th Ohio.

Posted by CL Smith @ 7:52 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.