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WELCOME REENACTORS:
The Civil
War is back at Fort Adams
and better then ever!
July 18-19,
2009
Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 10:00am-4:00pm
Tentative Daily Schedules
(click here)
Parade Field inside Historic Fort Adams
CLICK HERE FOR
REGISTRATION FORM(PDF)
PLEASE CALL (401)841-0707 FOR LATE REGISTRATION
NO WALK-ONS
Printer Friendly Info packet (PDF)
Confirmed Participants:
Units:
Type:
Approx. #'s: Date Confirmed:
| 1st Co. Richmond Howitzers | Artillery | 14 | 5-28-09 |
| 4th Alabama, Co. B | Infantry | 26 | 6-8-09 |
| 7th Tenn. Co. D | Infantry | 12 | 5-28-09 |
| 9th Mass Light Artillery | Artillery | 7 | 6-8-09 |
| 10th MA Vol. Regiment/ What Remains | Civilian | 1 | 5-26-09 |
| 12th Georgia, Co. F | Infantry | 22 | 5-19-09 |
| 14th Rhode Island | Infantry | 10 | 6-5-09 |
| 15th Alabama | Infantry | 6 | 6-8-09 |
| 18th Mass | Staff Officer | 1 | 7-6-09 |
| 22nd Mass Volunteer Infantry | Infantry | 30 | 5-29-09 |
| 35th VA, Co. A | Cavalry | 21 | 5-19-09 |
| 35th VA Co. B | Infantry | 11 | 5-19-09 |
| Artillery Company of Newport | Artillery | 8 | 6-1-09 |
| Battery C, RI Light Artillery | Artillery | 18 | 5-15-09 |
| Big Bear Trading Company | Sutler | 1 | 5-10-09 |
| Boston Morning Journal | Civilian | 3 | 6-25-09 |
| Co. B, 2nd RI Vols. | Infantry | 20 | 5-19-09 |
| Co. H 1st Maryland | Artillery | 8 | 5-19-09 |
| Co. I, 12th Mass | Infantry | 3 | 6-15-09 |
| Flapjack | Sutler | 1 | 7-14-09 |
| J. R. Robinson, Mercantile | Sutler | 1 | 5-19-09 |
| Liberty Greys HO | Infantry | 9 | 5-20-09 |
| Morton's Battery | Artillery | 10 | 7-1-09 |
| New England Brigade HQ | Officers/Staff | 7 | 7-1-09 |
| North East Topographic Engineers | Engineers | 2 | 7-1-09 |
| RI Civil War Vol. | Infantry | 3 | 4-5-09 |
| Topographical Engineers | Engineers | 1 | 3-5-09 |
| What Remains | Civilian | 12 | 5-19-09 |
| What Remains | Civilian | 4 | 5-19-09 |
?New Overnight Barracks:
Following two years of construction, our New Barracks
will be made available to Reenactors only during this event!
Accommodates Up to 38 adults in three bunkrooms with a separate Kitchen/Mess
area and four modern Bathroom facilities
Kitchen/ Mess
Area
Commanding Quarters Two Large Bunk Rooms
Sits up to 40 people
Bunk Space for Four
Sleep 16 and 18 adults
Additional interior sleeping space available upon request.
A
section of the Officer’s Quarters will be stabilized for use by civilian
reenactors as “Main Street” for the Town of Unity, and use of the rooms for
post office, merchants, shipping agents and other uses.
?Access to the Newly Restored Redoubt/Jail:
Opening this spring, the Redoubt/Jail includes four jail cells from the 1860s to be used as the setting for a period court martial and imprisonment.
?Pre- and Post Event Activities
in the North Casemates:
Saturday Night: Dance and Social at 7:00pm-9:00pm
Sunday Morning: Religious Ceremony, 9:30am-10:00am
?Possible
Reenactor-Only Skirmish of
the Forts Land Defenses:
Cross Section of Fort Adams Land Defenses
Through the considerable efforts of our volunteers and staff,
the Trust has once again reclaimed much of the Fort's landward defenses.
Built to be the most formidable land defenses of their day,
this previously inaccessible area to the Fort is once again
open for use and interpretation.
Do
you think your unit could successfully assault
North America's most complex land defenses?
More to come...
?Venue Provides:
Four Reenactor-Only
Bathrooms (Inside Overnight Barracks)
Access to Running Water
Cut wood for Campfires
Hay for Horses
Interior sleeping spaces in East Wall (upon request)
Free Secure Parking within the Fort's Interior Ditch
Fort Adams is only a 10 minute drive to Historic Downtown Newport
Display Space available upon request (space is limited)
Battle on the Historic Parade Field
CLICK HERE FOR
REGISTRATION FORM
PLEASE CALL (401)841-0707 FOR LATE REGISTRATION
NO WALK-ONS
Printer Friendly Info packet (PDF)
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO GENERAL INFO PAGE
This
will be a unique opportunity for Civil War reenactors (and their families)
from the northeast to completely immerse themselves in an original,
authentic 19th century military setting. For more info
contact Robert
McCormack at (401)841-0707 or
rmccormack@fortadams.org
