Cumberland Gap Living History

[Pvt. Middleton]

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Yes, I too am interested in this event and plan to attend it!! Can't wait!

[lukegilly13]

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I have 12 committed to my Living Exhibit for this event. Two are those are unsure if they will be able to make it. I have companies assigned, however, nothing is set in stone. Basically what i am doing is letting one person be the ramrod for the group. Once I get the whole crew assembled, I will send you an e-mail containing everything the park expects.
Also, there will be several free gifts drawn out of a hat for those who participate in this part of the event. I don't want to ruin the expense, but they will be of use to anyone in the hobby. Just a token of my appreciation!

[lukegilly13]

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I know have several copies of the registration forms and info. If you would like participate and do not have a copy yet, shoot me a PM and I will get those out to you! Looking forward to seeing some of you gents there!

[CaptainPinson]

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of the union soldiers for 1862....do you vols or regular army? or does it matter?

shane

[lukegilly13]

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Shane,
That is a very good question. We are looking for someone to portray the folks from General George Morgan's evacuation and retreat from Cumberland Gap (of course pre-evac.). His command was as follows:

7th Division Army of Ohio

24th Brigade - Brig. Gen. Samuel P. Carter
49th Indiana-Lt. Col. James Keigwin
7th Kentucky-Col. T.T.Garrard
1st Tennessee- Col. Robert K. Byrd
2nd Tennessee- Col. James P.T. Carter

25th Brigade - Brig. Gen. James G. Spears
3rd Tennessee- Col. Leonidas C. Houk
4th Tennessee- Col. Robert Johnson
5th Tennessee- Col. James T. Shelly
6th Tennessee- Col. Joseph A. Cooper

26th Brigade - Col. John F. DeCourcy
22nd Kentucky- Col. Daniel W. Lindsey
16th Ohio- Lt. Col. George W. Bailey
42nd Ohio- Col. Lionel A. Sheldon

27th Brigade - Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird
33rd Indiana- Col. John Coburn
14th Kentucky- Col. John Cochran
19th Kentucky- Col. William J. Landrum

Artillery - Capt. Jacob T. Foster
7th Michigan- Capt. Charles H. Lamphere
9th Ohio- Lt. Leonard P. Barrows
1st Wisconsin- Lt. John D. Anderson
Siege Battery- Lt. Daniel Webster

We have some original correspondence from the 49th Indiana written during occupation of the Gap and the portrayal will be the encampment discussed in those letters. Again, if you have a personal interest in one of the other groups under Morgan's command (possibly a particular ancestor you wish to portray or a particular unit) contact me and the impression can certainly be adjusted. Our target is simply to show folks what soldiers serving at the Gap looked like...the particulars are very flexible as long as we can document their occupation. Hope this helps. If you have more questions let me know!

[tenfed1861]

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Luke,what is the current registatrion list?

[lukegilly13]

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It is rather long...I'd have to go to the park to open it up exactly. I can tell you that there are between 50 and 75 folks registered (great since our goal was around 100). I will try to post a list before the end of the weekend.

[lukegilly13]

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Just a quick bump....
We are looking for a great group of federals who would be interested in attending the living history to simply drill and set up a great authentic camp! I've got some volunteers but i'm hoping to find some folks who do it frequently. If interested, shoot me a PM!

[Jim of The SRR]

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Do you have a registration list to post yet?

Thanks,
Jim Butler

[lukegilly13]

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I do have one but posting it is a problem as I do not have a virtual copy. I am sure the park does however. I just sent a message to the ranger in charge of the event and asked for a virtual copy of all participants. I will post as soon as it is sent to me.

[lukegilly13]

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Sorry this took so long but here is a list of participants. There are several members of the forum on here and several known names of the hobby. There are also some unknowns as well!:
Dennis Boggs as Abraham Lincoln
David Chaltas as Robert E. Lee
Kitty Wilson Evans
Patrick Lewis
Tamla Boone Rick Owens
Janice Hensley
Sherry Wolf
Kevin Wolf
Jerry Parsons
Ben Tart (presenting not vending)
Skippy Cornelious
Charlie Jones
Luke Gilly
Chad Wrinn
Mike Warrix
Jesse Byrd
Brian Chasteen
Ryan Halsey
Sean Sturgill
The Crabbs (vendor: Ezra Barnhouse)
Steve Cameron
Steve Marshal
John Couch
Jesse Parson
Charlie Newman
Jordan Coffee
Zack Wiles
Darrin Vermillion
Cullen Smith
Steve Middleton
Sean Wilson
Greg Barnett
Deacon Jones
Wayne Milton
Bob Sturgill
Rob Salyer
Ed Archer
Roger Kelly
Mr. McGurty (as Jeff Davis)
Ron Hornsby
Jean Reece
Jeff Reece
Charlie Hamblin
Chris Miles
Tom Miles
Ray Adkins
David Kennard
Moses Hamblin
Ryan Warrard
Joe Adkins
Dean Wilder
Joel Everett
Allen Hayes
Steve Coffey
Zackery Outlaw Fox
Carl Wilder
Stan Dalton
Mitchell LIvesay
Terry Ward
Danny Buckner
J.W. Binion
Roger Kelley
Bailey Jones
Bill Walker
Leonard Robbins
Jerry Parsons
Bill White
Kathleen Everett

[lukegilly13]

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I want to personally thank everyone who was able to come out. The official count on the visitors to the park during the living history was 7579. We believe there were actually more as many pulled into the bottom of the parking lot and entered the exhibits through the lower fencing. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. I think we certainly made an impact on the community. The park was very pleased with the event and I have recieved several great comments on a lot of your exhibits. Thank you very much for all that you did!