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Battle for Atlanta: 150th Anniversary

 

Battle for Atlanta:  150th Anniversary


On September 19th 2014 the Atlanta Campaign Inc., a 501(c)(3), corporation will begin a weekend of activities and battle reenactments to commemorate the 150th Anniversary Battle for Atlanta. We have secured land at Nash Farm Battlefield in Hampton, Ga. This land is part of a bigger area that saw action in August of 1864 with Kilpatrick's Cavalry and in September of 1864 with Infantry action. This will be the 13th and final year that the Atlanta Campaign Inc. will coordinate the reenactment. Over the previous years we have been able to, because of the reenactors, students and spectators, give almost $30,000 to preservation, restoration projects, Henry County Parks and Rec and other various charitable organizations who have helped us make these events possible. We have also been instrumental in obtaining over $120,000 for Mill Springs and Resaca Battlefields.

Beginning on Friday the 19th we will have our annual school program. Since we began we have had 16,500 students, teachers and chaperone's attend the school day program. Later that evening we will begin the reenactment schedule with the Battle of Utoy Creek. On Saturday the 20th we will reenact the Kilpatrick Cavalry breakthrough at 10 am and later that day we will recreate the action at Cheatham Hill during the Kennesaw Mountain battle. The next day, the 21st, we will reenact the action around the Troup-Hurt House during the Battle of Atlanta.

All weekend we will have authors on site. We have a commitment from David Evans, author of Sherman's Horsemen, Ed Arnoff, author of 6 books on the Civil War and we have invited Stephen Davis, author of Atlanta Will Fall and What the Yankee's Did to Us. We also have the 97th Regimental String Band who will be playing during the day and at the Military Ball On Saturday night. There will also be a Ladies Tea Saturday midday. A video of the reenactment will be made and for sale. The video is being done by LionHeart FilmWorks in Richmond, Va. Sutlers will also be on site for the reenactors and the public along with modern food vendors.

Reenactors registering for the 150th Atlanta will receive a Commemorative Medallion. The early registration fee is $20.00 per reenactor over age 12. After September 1st there is a Walk-on fee of $25.00.You must pre-register to receive the Medallion. We are capping the number of reenactors at 4000 and the number of Artillery at 25 for bounties.

Tickets for the reenactment can be purchased on site or by contacting us through our web site. The adult charge is $10.00 per day and the charge for children is $5.00 from age 6 to 17. There is a $5.00 parking fee per car. There is a three day pass that can be purchased for $25.00 for adults and $12.00 for children.
Our phone number is 770-614-8616 and our web site is
www.atlantacampaign.com. You can also find us on Facebook. Please check both for regular updates.

As mentioned before the Atlanta Campaign Inc. is a 501(c)(3) corporation. We are totally a volunteer organization.We would like to extend our thanks to Rockdale County, the Georgia International Horse Park, Henry County, Nash Farm Battlefield and all of the volunteers, students teachers, spectators and reenactors who over the years have allowed us to administer and coordinate these reenactments. Without all of the aforementioned we would not have been able to do what we have been able to do and accomplish.

Atlanta Campaign Staff