Battles for the Armory 2008

3 Day Event - October 31st, November 1st and 2nd, Tallassee, Alabama

Visit the Heart of Dixie for a Southern fun-filled week-end at the family friendliest event in the South. The 11th annual "Battles for the Armory" will begin on October 31st with our unique hands-on (for the children) school day activities. Battles on Sat. and Sun at 2:00PM, Period Ball on Saturday evening featuring St. Andrews String Band.

Historic Gibson's View Plantation provides expansive open fields well suited to cavalry, with camping areas that have piped water and shower facilities. Modern camping available with water, but no hook-ups. If the Lord provides water, we will provide hay for cavalry horses. We will make every effort to have hay available if possible. As always firewood will be plentiful and there will be ample powder rations to the first 10 full-scale guns registered before Oct.10th.

Registration fees for reenactors have been dropped this year. Registration free to all school day participants. Registration packets can be downloaded here. Sutler's by invitation or pre-arrangement only, for information contact Capt. C P Bolles 334-283-4628 or csaisliberty@yahoo.com. Reenactor information contact Capt. Chris Tribble 334-279-6089, or hufdoc@yahoo.com. For school day information please contact Kristy Bodenheimer 334-283-5868 or ddayemt@aol.com.

Battles for the Armory is sponsored by the"Tallassee Armory Guards" SCV Camp 1921 and is hosted by the 53rd Alabama Cavalry. Proceeds from this event go towards various WBTS historic preservation projects with our main emphasis on the Confederate Armory Project here in Tallassee, last standing Confederate Armory in the South.