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We had previously announced a March 2010 event at the LBL recreational site. We have now committed to an historical setting, and began the detailed planning for this event.
Event Date: Mar. 12 to Mar. 14, 2010
Location: Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (Located between the sites of Historic For Donelson and Fort Henry on the Tn/Ky border.)
Sponsor/Host: Independence Mess
Capacity: Max 300 participants
POC: Josh Fieldhouse, Brian Hicks or Bill Little
Email: joshef@gmail.com, brian_hicks@usa.net, william.littleii@us.army.mil
Website: TBA
Forum: A/C Forum Subfolder
Registration: Registration will open on August 1st 2009, and will close on January 20, 2010. Cost will be $15.00 by Check Cash or Money Order. $16.50 if paying by PayPal.
Confederate Commander: Patrick Craddock
Federal Commander: Skip Owens
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Following Sherman’s 1864 Christmas Gift of Savannah, Ga. to Pres. Lincoln, his command began to push North through the backwaters of the Carolinas, culminating in the Battle of Bentonville, on March 19, 20, & 21.
To counter the Federal movement, Lee summoned Gen Joseph E. Johnston out of his short-lived retirement, to take command of the Army of Tennessee in order to stop Sherman’s movement. At this time the AOT was widely scattered through the Carolinas, and were being pressed not only by Sherman’s advance from the South, but also from movements of the combined forces of Gen. Alfred H. Terry's Provisional Corps and Gen. John Schofield's XXIII Corps .
As the Army of Tennessee maneuvered to mass forces, there were numerous small engagements in the backwaters of North Carolina.
Backwaters - 1865 event at Land Between the Lakes Recreational Area replicates these settings for those engagements taking place in March of 1865.
Brian Hicks
Event Date: Mar. 12 to Mar. 14, 2010
Location: Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (Located between the sites of Historic For Donelson and Fort Henry on the Tn/Ky border.)
Sponsor/Host: Independence Mess
Capacity: Max 300 participants
POC: Josh Fieldhouse, Brian Hicks or Bill Little
Email: joshef@gmail.com, brian_hicks@usa.net, william.littleii@us.army.mil
Website: TBA
Forum: A/C Forum Subfolder
Registration: Registration will open on August 1st 2009, and will close on January 20, 2010. Cost will be $15.00 by Check Cash or Money Order. $16.50 if paying by PayPal.
Confederate Commander: Patrick Craddock
Federal Commander: Skip Owens
______________________________________________
Following Sherman’s 1864 Christmas Gift of Savannah, Ga. to Pres. Lincoln, his command began to push North through the backwaters of the Carolinas, culminating in the Battle of Bentonville, on March 19, 20, & 21.
To counter the Federal movement, Lee summoned Gen Joseph E. Johnston out of his short-lived retirement, to take command of the Army of Tennessee in order to stop Sherman’s movement. At this time the AOT was widely scattered through the Carolinas, and were being pressed not only by Sherman’s advance from the South, but also from movements of the combined forces of Gen. Alfred H. Terry's Provisional Corps and Gen. John Schofield's XXIII Corps .
As the Army of Tennessee maneuvered to mass forces, there were numerous small engagements in the backwaters of North Carolina.
Backwaters - 1865 event at Land Between the Lakes Recreational Area replicates these settings for those engagements taking place in March of 1865.
Brian Hicks
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