150th Chancellorsville - May 3rd-5th

If you have not done so, immediately register for the 150th Anniversary Battle of Chancellorsville. Registration fee is $15 before March 1st, $20 after, and $35 walk-on. If you wish to bring your registration money to the Battalion Drill in April for Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, contact the Adjutant and he will have your registration in ASAP. If registering individually, our CS military affiliation is Jackson's Corps and unit affiliation is Wise's Legion. CS Commander will be Maj. Gen. Jake Jenette of the ANV. All Battle of Chancellorsville events will take place near the Spotsylvania Courthouse at the intersection of Brock Road and the Courthouse Bypass, on the W. J. Vakos Companies property:
9019 Old Battlefield Blvd
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

Directions:
From I-95: Exit 126 to Southbound Rt 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway). Travel south approximately 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Southpoint Parkway. Travel approximately 1 mile. Turn left onto Rt 208 (Courthouse Road). Proceed approximately 5 miles. Old Battlefield Blvd is on the left. Follow signs as appropriate

Registration:
http://battleofchancellorsville.com/ass ... g-form.pdf

Event information is found at:
http://battleofchancellorsville.com/bat ... formation/

150th Gettysburg (BGA Event) - June 27th-30th

This year may be the largest Gettysburg Anniversary event EVER HELD. CS Artillery registration is already filled, and the numbers for infantry are filling up fast, so we need to get our registration forms in before May 1st. June 1st is the deadline. If you wish to bring your registration money to the Battalion Drill in April for Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, contact the Adjutant and he will have your registration in ASAP. If registering individually, our CS military affiliation is Jackson's Corps and unit affiliation is Wise's Legion. CS command will be overseen by Maj. Gen. Terry Shelton of Longstreet's Corps. At the moment, we are assigned as 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Corps for the event. All of Jackson's Corps IS 2nd Brigade. We'll fall in alongside Col. Duffie Miller (1st Bttn/5th Reg't) and Col. Bryan Boyle (2nd Bttn/Southern Legion). The following is an outline of the scenarios that will be reenacted at the Blue Gray Alliance Gettysburg event. More information will be added to these scenarios as time passes. We are making every effort to present a historically accurate representation of each of the below listed battles. Many of the battles will involve having units enter and leave the battle during any one given scenario which will give a more historically accurate.

Battle of Gettysburg Timeline – Day 1 June 28, 2013

8:30am – The Battle begins, Buford’s Stand, The Railroad Cut, McPherson’s Ridge
7:00pm – Culp’s Hill, East Cemetery Ridge

Battle of Gettysburg Timeline – Day 2 June 29, 2013

9:30am Hanover Cavalry Battle
2:00pm – Devil’s Den, Little Round Top, Wheatfield, Peach Orchard
8:30pm – Culp’s Hill (Ewell's Attack)

Battle of Gettysburg Timeline – Day 3 June 30, 2013

10:00am – Cavalry Battle of East Cavalry Field
12:30pm - Picket, Pettigrew and Trimble Charge


For more event info:
http://www.bluegraygettysburg.com/index.html

150th Chickamauga - Sept. 19th-22nd

The 150th Anniversary Battle of Chickamauga is fast approaching, and seems to be the last 150th event on our calendar. Three major events only two months apart? 2013 will definitely be a promising year for Wise's Legion. With that said, anyone wishing to register may contact either myself or the Adjutant to register. Registration for this event will be $20 per person. All persons under the age of 14 will attend for free. Event information may be found here: http://www.150thanniversarychickamauga.com/index.html

Welcome to the Official Website of Wise's Legion!

Welcome to the official web home of Wise's Legion, an authentic Confederate Civil War Living History Battalion based out of West Virginia. We are actively recruiting CS units in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, southeast Ohio, and western & southwestern Virginia. We are a proud member of Jackson's Corps, a formidable division-level organization for all branches – infantry, cavalry, artillery, signal corps, medical, and civilians – battalions, regiments, companies, and individuals.

So join us as we recreate a time in history of the Confederate soldier from Virginia, fighting for his Southern states' rights, independence, and home. Please feel free to explore our links and information regarding the greatest conflict in American history....the American Civil War.