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What: Tennessee on the Brink
When: April 25 - 27, 2014
Where: Davies' Manor Plantation near Memphis, TN
Who: Host Units: Bitter Brothers Mess and 52nd Tennessee Infantry
POC: John Spain confederate314@yahoo.com , Stacie Shelton stacierosy@aol.com
Preservation: All proceeds to be donated to Davies Manor Plantation.
Plan: This spectator event will revolve around a small town near Memphis in late April – early May of 1861. During this time, Tennessee, spurred by the firing on Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s call for volunteers, would decide the question of secession. Speakers will be shouting pro and anti-secession rhetoric, while a company representing the 154th Tennessee Militia will be present, conducting drill and recruiting. The cabins and other buildings on the site will be transformed into a working town, with a commissary, a tavern/boarding house, a church, and a family dwelling. Period civilians and spectators alike will be able to cast their vote on the secession issue (provided they are male, over 21 years of age). Period participants will be expected to maintain first-person at all times, if possible. To facilitate this, there will be a few “fourth wall” participants, who will interact with spectators and field any questions they may have.
When: April 25 - 27, 2014
Where: Davies' Manor Plantation near Memphis, TN
Who: Host Units: Bitter Brothers Mess and 52nd Tennessee Infantry
POC: John Spain confederate314@yahoo.com , Stacie Shelton stacierosy@aol.com
Preservation: All proceeds to be donated to Davies Manor Plantation.
Plan: This spectator event will revolve around a small town near Memphis in late April – early May of 1861. During this time, Tennessee, spurred by the firing on Fort Sumter and Lincoln’s call for volunteers, would decide the question of secession. Speakers will be shouting pro and anti-secession rhetoric, while a company representing the 154th Tennessee Militia will be present, conducting drill and recruiting. The cabins and other buildings on the site will be transformed into a working town, with a commissary, a tavern/boarding house, a church, and a family dwelling. Period civilians and spectators alike will be able to cast their vote on the secession issue (provided they are male, over 21 years of age). Period participants will be expected to maintain first-person at all times, if possible. To facilitate this, there will be a few “fourth wall” participants, who will interact with spectators and field any questions they may have.
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