Georgia Volunteer Battalion
"Mercury Dispatch"
Current Events
HeadQuarters Update
The Elements of a
Battalion
All known GVB unit links. To add one contact
adjutant@26thgeorgia.com
Friends
2010 GVB EVENTS
Feb 12th-14 Battle of Olustee Maximum Effort Battle link
Mar.19th-20th Fort Wallace Wood or the Battle of Bentonville both are
considered Max effort. Member units may attend and get credit for either.
Battle link Bentonville
Batte of Resaca May 14th-16th MAX Effort Battle link
Battle of Tunnel Hill September 10th-12th MAX Effort Battle link
Simply Southern Jubilee Bluegrass & Bar B que Festival
September 24th-26th MAX Effort
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Support events
Battle of Aiken Feb. 19th-1st. Battle link
Clinton War Days May 1st-2nd
Andersonville October 1st-3rd
Battle of Secessionville November 12th-14th Battle link
Raid on Suwannee Nov 12th-14th. Battle Link
Olustee
maximum effort
Please post on the forum if your company will attend and how many men your
company will have. Also, where your company will camp. Military,Family, Modern.
A list of the 2010 events is posted at the bottom of this page.
Company Commanders, A new contact list has been sent to you via email. If you did
not receive one then please see the Adjutant at Olustee .
First Sergeants, You will be asked by the Sergeant Major to provide your contact
information. Please have that prepared. There will be a First Sergeants call Friday
night.
A survey of 150th events is on this page. Please let us know what events your
company is considering attending. It is early but let us know your thoughts.
A new film has been added below.
GVB member unit COMMANDERS please
take a moment to list the 150th events that
your unit will attend. Please only list those
events that your unit will attend as a MAX
effort. This is just an initial survey for
extended planning. This is not a formal vote
on events. You may list any other
NATIONAL events that may be missing
from the list.
Poll your troops as to what 150th Battles
they will do everything possible to make.
A list of the major events are below.
Another Paper poll will be given to all units
attending Olustee to cover the same topic.
Results will be available following Olustee.
1861;
April
Charleston firing on Fort Sumter
July 1st Manassas
August Wilsons Creek
1862;
March 31-April 2 Shiloh
August 2nd Manassas
October Vicksburg (Staggered to prevent
overlap with Gettysburg the next year)
Sharpsburg and Perryville are in discussion.
1863
July Gettysburg
September Chickamauga
1864
May Resaca
Wilderness/Spotsylvania Planning
Atlanta Planning
Franklin Planning
1865
Appomattox
Bentonville
Below is a primer for the upcoming campaign season. Enjoy it.
Window media player.
Turn it up.
"On Green Fields"