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2026 Schedule of Events
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Events and dates are subject to change. |
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Jan. 24 |
Reenactor Leadership Conference - Lebanon, TN
GDRA Staff. Meeting to coordinate participation in national and large regional reenactments across reenactment groups in the U.S. All Commanders and Staff only are invited to attend this meeting and share ideas and provide input. Meeting will be held at the Cedar Valley Inn, 631 South Cumberland St. Lebanon, TN 37087 on Saturday starting at 9:00am. Sponsored by the Atlanta Campaign, Inc. Contact Earl Zeckman (ezeckman@bellsouth.net) for more information.
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Jan. 24 |
Artillery Certification - Manassas, GA
GDRA Artillery. Located at Fort Wallace-Wood. Registration deadline is Jan 10th. Registration is $20. Contact April Finch (gaartillery@gmail.com or 478-494-0759) for more information.
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Jan. 31 |
GDRA Board / Branch Meetings - Resaca, GA
GDRA All. Located at the Resaca City Hall, 330 Walker Street, Resaca, GA 30735 (just off I-75 exit #320). GDRA Board meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. Branch meetings will follow the Board meeting. NO PERIOD SHOES WITH METAL HEEL PLATES OR HOBNAILS! Contact Chief of Staff Kevin Roth (rothkevi@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Jan. 31 |
28th GA Company Meeting - Resaca, GA
28th GA event. Located at the Resaca City Hall, 330 Walker Street, Resaca, GA 30735 (just off I-75 exit #320). Meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. NO PERIOD SHOES WITH METAL HEEL PLATES OR HOBNAILS! Contact Darrel Wilson (the28thgacogresaca@yahoo.com) for more information.
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Feb. 7-8 |
Chickamauga Civil War Show - Dalton, GA
FYI. Located at the Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway, Dalton, GA 30720. Hours are 9-5 on Saturday, 9-3 on Sunday. Admission is $12 for adults. |
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Feb. 13-15 |
Battle of Olustee Reenactment - Olustee, FL
FYI. Located at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park in Olustee, Florida. For more information, see www.battleofolustee.org. |
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Feb. 20-22 |
Battle of Aiken Reenactment - Aiken, SC
FYI. Located near the SC I-20 exit 18 (at Hwy. 19): 1210 Powell Pond Road, Aiken, SC 29201. Battles on Saturday at 11:30am and 2:30pm and on Sunday at 2:30pm. Period dance Saturday night at 7:00pm. For more information, see www.battleofaiken.com. |
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Feb. 28 |
GDRA Division Dues and Rosters Deadline
GDRA Unit Commanders. Last day to turn in the GDRA unit dues and rosters to the GDRA Treasurer. Contact Treasurer Joyce Toney for more information. |
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Feb. 27 - Mar. 1 |
Battle of Broxton Bridge Reenactment - Erhart, SC
GDRA Artillery & Cavalry. All GDRA are welcome. Activities will include trail riding and camping. Contact Heath Washington or Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) for more information. |
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Mar. 20-22 |
Battle of Fort Wallace-Wood Reenactment - Manassas, GA
GDRA Cavalry. Located at Fort Wallace-Wood just off U. S. Highway 280 between Reidsville and Claxton. Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) or event organizer Tommy Wallace at 912-557-6649 for more information. |
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Apr. TBD |
Marietta CSA Memorial Day Service - Marietta, GA
GDRA Field Music. All GDRA are welcome. CS impression. Located at the Marietta Confederate Cemetery. Hosted by the Kennesaw Chapter 241, United Daughters of the Confederacy. Ceremony on Saturday will be from 2:00-4:00pm. Rain date is Sunday, April 13th. Contact UDC President Barbara Gray (Gammiegray3@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Apr. TBD |
Resaca CSA Memorial Day Service - Resaca, GA
28th Georgia event. All GDRA are welcome. CS impression. Located at the Resaca Confederate Cemetery. Hosted by the Gen. Stand Watie SCV Camp. The service will start at 2:00pm but plan to be there at 1:00pm. Contact the 28th Georgia for more information. |
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May 2-3 |
Old Clinton War Days - Clinton, GA
GDRA Cavalry. Attend as dismounted cavalry. Located at the Old Clinton Historical District. Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-4pm. Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) for more information. |
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May 15-17 |
Battle of Resaca Reenactment - Resaca, GA
GDRA All. 162nd anniversary battle reenactment. Located at the Chitwood Farm. Infantry impression to be announced. Infantry to camp in the usual location in the CSA camp. Contact Chris Burns (gatarheel75@gmail.com) for more information or go to www.georgiadivision.org/bor_main.html. |
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May 18 |
Resaca Site Cleanup - Resaca, GA
GDRA All - if needed. Meet at 9:00 a.m. on Monday at the Reenactment Site. Trash pick up only. |
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May 25 |
26th Wisconsin Memorial Service - Marietta, GA
GDRA Infantry. US impression. Located at the Marietta National Cemetery. Firing detail in front of the 26th Wisconsin monument. Sponsored by the Kennesaw Mountain Camp #3 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Contact John McMahan (26thwis@gmail.com) for more information. |
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May 30-31 |
Battle of Pickett's Mill Reenactment - Dallas, GA
GDRA Infantry, Artillery & Civilian. 162nd anniversary battle reenactment. CS & US impressions. Located at the Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site, 4432 Mt. Tabor Church Road, Dallas, GA 30157. Welcome to camp Friday and Saturday night. Event hours are Saturday 9:00am to 4:00pm; Battle at 2:00pm, and Sunday 9:00am to 2:00pm. Contact John Nash (jrnash@att.net) for more information. |
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June 20-28 |
150th Anniversary Battle of the Little Bighorn Reenactment - Garryowen, MT
GDRA Cavalry. US Impression. Located on the banks of the Little Bighorn River where Sitting Bull's Camp was between Crow Agency & Garryowen, MT (only 1 hour south of Billings, MT). Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) for more information. |
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July 4 |
Fourth of July Parade - Marietta, GA
FYI. US Impression. Jim Bryja of the SCV has invited all to take part in the Fourth of July parade in Marietta. Assemble at the Roswell Street Baptist Church (a few blocks west of the Big Chicken). The parade starts at 10:00am. Contact John McMahan (7th-Geo@comcast.net) for more information. |
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Aug. TBD |
GDRA Board / Branch Meetings - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
GDRA All. Located at the Hardman Farm State Historic Site, 143 GA-17, Sautee Nacoochee, GA 30571. GDRA Board meeting will start at 10:00 a.m. Branch meetings to follow the Board meeting. All are welcome to camp at Jeff Thornton's house Friday and Saturday night. Contact Chief of Staff Kevin Roth (rothkevi@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Aug. TBD |
Southeastern Civil War & Antique Gun Show - Marietta, GA
FYI. Located at the Cobb County Civic Center, 548 S. Marietta Parkway, S.E., Marietta, GA 30060. Hours are Saturday: 9-5 and Sunday: 9-3. Admission is $8 for adults. For more info, visit www.ngrha.com. |
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Sep. 11-13 |
Sequoyah Birthplace Living History - Vonore, TN
GDRA Infantry. All GDRA are welcome. US TN (Lundberg) impression. Located at Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, 576 Highway 360, Vonore, TN 37885. In conjuction with a Cherokee Powwow. No registration fee. Gave a pound of powder to each reenactor in 2024. Contact Chris Burns (gatarheel75@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Sep. 18-20 |
Battle of Hurricane Shoals Reenactment - Maysville, GA
GDRA Cavalry. Located at Hurricane Shoals Park, 416 Hurricane Shoals Road, Maysville, GA 30558. Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) or call the park at (706) 367-6350 for more information. |
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Oct. 2-4 |
*** CANCELED *** Battle of Allatoona Pass Reenactment - Cartersville, GA
GDRA Infantry, Artillery & Civilian. CS & US impressions. Located at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield State Historic Site, Old Allatoona Rd SE, Cartersville, GA 30121. Welcome to camp Friday and Saturday night. Event hours are Saturday 9:00am - 5:00pm and Sunday 9:00am - 2:00pm. Battle on Saturday at 2:00pm. Contact John Nash (jrnash@att.net) for more information. |
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Oct. 2-4 |
162nd Anniversary Battle of Franklin Reenactment - Lascassas, TN
FYI. Presented by the Atlanta Campaign, Inc. Franklin was the Pickett's Charge of the West. School program Friday from 9am-2pm. Public hours Saturday and Sunday 9am-5pm. Battles Saturday and Sunday at 2pm. Reenactor fee: $30, beginning Sept. 1, 2026: $40. Contact John Nash (jrnash@att.net) for more information. |
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Oct. 10-11 |
On Our Own Soil - Fall of '63 Reenactment - Burnsville Lake, WV
GDRA Cavalry. Located at Burnsville Lake, West Virginia. The GDRA cavalry will have the option of camping together with the Federal cavalry and riding trails between the two events. Hosted by the Homespun Historical Ventures, Inc. Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) or go to https://homespunhistoricalventures.org/pages/on-our-own-soil-fall-of-63 for more information. |
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Oct. 17-19 |
Battle of Cedar Creek Reenactment - Winchester, VA
GDRA Cavalry. Located at 8437 Valley Pike Middletown, Virginia 22645. Contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) or go to https://ccbf.us/reenactment-information/ for more information. |
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Nov. TBD |
Battle of Irwinville Reenactment - Irwinville, GA
12th GA event. All GDRA Infantry are welcome to attend. The event has changed to a battle reenactment. Located at the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site, take I-75 to Exit 78. US impression both days. No school day on Friday but all are welcome to arrive on Friday to set up camp. There will be a Saturday night BBQ meal and Sunday breakfast. Museum will be open. Contact Jim Owens (12th GA) for more information. |
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Nov. 13-15 |
Battles for the Armory Reenactment - Tallassee, AL
GDRA Cavalry. All GDRA Infantry are welcome to attend. Located at 19359 Rifle Range Road, Tallassee, AL 36078. Col. Steve Lawler is the Artillery Branch contact for this event. For more information, contact Mike Brown (meb1862@aol.com) or go to https://www.tallasseearmoryguards.org/battles-for-the-armory. |
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Nov. TBD |
GDRA Board / Branch Meetings - Acworth, GA
GDRA All. Located at the Red Top Mountain State Park, 50 Lodge Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102. Enter on the side door. Parking is $10. Dress will be in uniform. GDRA Board meeting will start at 9:00 a.m. Branch meetings to follow the Board meeting. Contact Chief of Staff Kevin Roth (rothkevi@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Dec. TBD |
Christmas at the Cabin Living History - Acworth, GA
GDRA All. CS impression. Located at the Red Top Mountain State Park, 50 Lodge Rd SE, Acworth, GA 30102. Living history will be at the cabin behind the Visitor Center on Saturday from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Camp Friday and Saturday nights. Food may be provided on Saturday. Parking is $10. Contact Chris Burns (gatarheel75@gmail.com) for more information. |
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Dec. TBD |
Battle of Fort McAllister Reenactment - Richmond Hill, GA
5th MO/7th GA & 12th GA event. All GDRA Infantry invited to attend. Located at the Fort McAllister Historic State Park near Savannah, GA. Event includes a battlefield encampment along the Ogeechee River and skirmishing throughout the day on Saturday with the final battle culminating just before sundown at 4:45pm. The park will supply the firewood and blackpowder. Registration required - no walk-ons. Contact Park Ranger Autumn Pinault at 912-727-2339 for more information. |
Denotes Georgia Division MAXIMUM EFFORT events.
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