Event

Date

Time

Where

Notes

ACWC Meetings

ACWC Meetings

See notes at right

1:30 pm

Various locations

Monthly meetings for ACWC members; planning and discussion.  Guests welcome!  Contact (480) 720-6993 or acwcinc@cox.net

April, 28, 2013, 1:30 pm; Ben Avery range after the liveshoot

Events

Annual ACWC Liveshoot

April 28, 2013

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Ben Avery shooting Range, Pistol Silhouette Range

Third annual ACWC Liveshoot at Ben Avery in North Phoenix.  

We do need a least 10 paying shooters @ $10 per shooter to pay for the range.  We will also have our monthly ACWC meeting at this time, too.  If you come for the meeting only, you need not pay the $10.

You are limited to weapons (original and replica) before the early 1900’s.  No full metal jacket ammo.  We will have a supply of Minnie Balls and 44-40 ammo.  

We will again play the infamous “Hand of Death” game and will have other games or awards.  

We will have our ACWC meeting at 1:30 pm at the Ben Avery range. 

ACWC members only.

Memorial Day Ceremony

May 27, 2013

9:00 am

Pioneer & Military Memorial Park, Phoenix

The annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Pioneer & Military Memorial Park at 15th avenue and Jefferson in Phoenix.  

Address: 15th Avenue and Jefferson St.,  Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Here is the link to the cemetery.

Link to the Burials at the cemetery

Old Fort MacArthur Days

July 13-14, 2013

10am - 4pm

Fort MacArthur Museum,

San Pedro, CA

Old Fort MacArthur Days

Fort MacArthur Museum
Angel Gate Park

3601 South Gaffey Street
San Pedro, City of Los Angeles  

Click here for more information

Boy Scouts Civil War Camporee

Sep 27-29, 2013

Camp Geronimo north of Payson, AZ

This is the Mesa District’s Boy Scouts Camporee at Camp Geronimo north of Payson.  They are expecting 500 boys to attend.  

There several planned demonstrations and contests among the boys including Civil War trivia, marching, Civil War tent pitching, and other activities.

Click here for instructions on how to get to Camp Geronimo.

Civil War Reenactments at Pioneer Living History Village

Oct 19-20, 2013

9am - 4pm

Pioneer Living History Village

The Village Green and surrounding grounds will once again reverberate to the sound of cannon-fire. Soldiers in Blue and Grey will face off in life-and-death confrontation, hoping for victory, praying for the chance to live another day.

Staged by the AZ Civil War Council, re-enactors will descend on Pioneer from all over the southwest to participate in battles and skirmishes during the two day event. In addition to 2 or 3 battles each day, visitors will be treated to short seminars illuminating the life of the average soldier during this epic time in our nation’s history. Learn about the weapons and their effectiveness. Walk into a Union or Confederate camp and chat with the men and women who had to suffer the privations and the primitive conditions it demanded.

Spring Mountain Ranch

Oct 25-27, 2013

Nevada

Spring Mountain Ranch, Nevada.

Jason Coffee is the coordinator.  Click here for more information.

Future event dates:

9th annual SMR - Oct. 24-26, 2014

10th annual SMR - Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2015

Gunshows

Gunshows at Arizona State Fairgrounds

Various

Phoenix, AZ

Visit the ACWC exhibit at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.  ACWC members who wear their Civil War uniform can get in free

Dates for free admission with Civil War uniform: Jan 19 and 20, 2013.

Past Events

Boy Scouts Civil War Camporee

Sep 14-16, 2012

Camp Geronimo north of Payson, AZ

This is the Mesa District’s Boy Scouts Camporee at Camp Geronimo north of Payson.  They are expecting 500 boys to attend.  

There several planned demonstrations and contests among the boys including Civil War trivia, marching, Civil War tent pitching, and other activities.

Click here for the event flyer (Word document).

Click here for instructions on how to get to Camp Geronimo.

Ft. Tuthill Civil War Reenactment

Sep 22-23 2012

Flagstaff, AZ

Civil War reenactment at Ft. Tuthill near Flagstaff.  Event is sponsored by the SWCWA.  

If you plan to attend as a reenactor, bring the Ft. Tuthill and Coconino County waiver with you and sign at the reenactor check-in/registration area when you arrive for the event.  The event begins on Saturday, but setup is available, and encouraged, on Friday beginning after 1:00pm.

Contact Michael Vander Matten at phxdutch@msn.com

Ft. Verde Days

Oct 13-14, 2012

9am - 4pm

Ft. Verde, AZ

Annual Ft. Verde Days at Camp Verde, Arizona.

Click on Ft. Verde link here for more information.

Mesilla 150th Civil War Commemoration

Oct 18-21, 2012

Various

Mesilla, NM (near Las Cruces, NM)

The Mesilla 150th Civil War Commemoration Committee is preparing to stage an exciting

event that will showcase the history of the Mesilla Valley while engaging the current citizens and educating the future generations of the Mesilla Valley. A fun-filled three-day weekend is planned on the farm fields surrounding the historic Gadsden Museum. Demonstrations of authentic activities of the era, docents in period costume, and presentations by local experts to explain the significance of the events to the area and the nation are planned.

Click here for more information on the this event

Civil War Reenactments at Pioneer Living History Village

Oct 26-28, 2012

9am - 4pm

Pioneer Living History Village

The Village Green and surrounding grounds will once again reverberate to the sound of cannon-fire. Soldiers in Blue and Grey will face off in life-and-death confrontation, hoping for victory, praying for the chance to live another day.

Staged by the AZ Civil War Council, re-enactors will descend on Pioneer from all over the southwest to participate in battles and skirmishes during the two day event. In addition to 2 or 3 battles each day, visitors will be treated to short seminars illuminating the life of the average soldier during this epic time in our nation’s history. Learn about the weapons and their effectiveness. Walk into a Union or Confederate camp and chat with the men and women who had to suffer the privations and the primitive conditions it demanded.

Spring Mountain Ranch

Oct 26-28, 2012

Nevada

Spring Mountain Ranch, Nevada.

Jason Coffee is the coordinator.  Click here for more information.

Future event dates:

8th annual SMR - Oct. 25-27, 2013

9th annual SMR - Oct. 24-26, 2014

10th annual SMR - Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2015

Civil War - Moorpark, CA

Nov 10-11, 2012

Moorpark, CA

For more information about this Civil War event in California, click here.

Brawl in the Fall

-Nov 17-18,

2012

9am - 4pm

Pioneer Living History Village

Sponsored by Southwest Civil War Association;  reenactments of battles and lifestyle throughout the Village.

Civil War Reenactment at Pioneer Living History Village

Jan 5-6, 2013

9am - 4pm

Pioneer Living History Village

The Village Green and surrounding grounds will once again reverberate to the sound of cannon-fire. Soldiers in Blue and Grey will face off in life-and-death confrontation, hoping for victory, praying for the chance to live another day.

Staged by the AZ Civil War Council, re-enactors will descend on Pioneer from all over the southwest to participate in battles and skirmishes during the two day event. In addition to 2 or 3 battles each day, visitors will be treated to short seminars illuminating the life of the average soldier during this epic time in our nation’s history. Learn about the weapons and their effectiveness. Walk into a Union or Confederate camp and chat with the men and women who had to suffer the privations and the primitive conditions it demanded.

Moody’s Battery Cannon Live Fire

Jan 19-20, 2013

Saturday and Sunday

Seely, CA,

The Live Fire site is NW of Seeley CA which is due west of El Centro CA.

Take I-8 out of El Centro to Drew Rd (Exit 107)

Go North to Evan Hewes Hwy

Turn West and go about 2 miles to Huff Rd.

Turn north and go 6.5 Miles to Wheeler Rd

Turn West and you will see the site off to the right.

There should be a large round circle drawn on the mountain that is our 600 yd target.

There will be a 10 pd Confederate Rifled Parrott and a 6 pound smooth bore.

We will be Confederates, "Moody's Battery"

If you go to the "Live Fire" you can man one of the canons at the Yuma event on Jan 26-27.

Click here for more information on the this event

Yuma Civil War Days

Jan 26-27, 2013

8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday -Sunday

Yuma, AZ, Yuma Quarterma ster Depot State Historic Park

Yuma Civil War Days; two battles each day on Saturday and Sunday.   Click here for the flyer.

Click here for more information on the this event

Ambrose Skinner Memorial Service

Feb 2, 2013

1 pm (ACWC members by there by 12 pm)

Greenwo od Memory Lawn, Phoenix, AZ

Gravesite memorial service for Ambrose Skinner, an African-American Civil War veteran.  

The following groups will be present to honor Mr. Skinner: Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, The Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory, Pioneers' Cemetery Association, the Black Family Genealogy & History Society, and the Arizona Civil War Council.

Click here for more information on the this event

Greenwood Memory Lawn, 2300 W. Van Buren St., Phoenix, AZ

Civil War Reenactment at Pioneer Living History Village

Feb 9-10, 2013

9am - 4pm

Pioneer Living History Village

The Village Green and surrounding grounds will once again reverberate to the sound of cannon-fire. Soldiers in Blue and Grey will face off in life-and-death confrontation, hoping for victory, praying for the chance to live another day.

Statehood Days: Revolutionary War Reenactment at Pioneer Living History Village

Post-poned

Pioneer Living History Village

Statehood Days at Pioneer Living History Museum; event:  Revolutionary War reenactment

Civil War in Socorro

Feb 22-24, 2013

Socorro, NM

Celebrate the 151st anniversary of the Battle of Valverde and Battle for Socorro.  Events include a tour of the Valverde Battlefield, Symposium, Reenactments, and other events.

Click here for more information.

Civil War in the Southwest

March 16-17, 2013

Picacho Peak State Park

Celebrating the 151st Anniversary of the Battle of Picacho Pass, the western-most battle of the Civil War.

Click here for more information.

Click here for the reenactor registration form, event flyer and event daily schedule.

Our Hearts were Touched by Fire: The American Civil War

1861 - 1865

April 6-7, 2013

4:00 pm

Fountain Hills, AZ

This is an hour and one half concert of the Music, Poems and Speeches of the Civil War.  It will be held at the Fountain Hills Community Center Grand Ballroom .

Every year there are large audiences for the Christmas and Spring Concerts and this year there will be something special while we are still in the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

The scope of the concert will cover the decade from 1855 to 1865 with performances of music, poetry, diaries, speeches and personal correspondence from this critical period of American history.

The concert will be a one hour to ninety minutes in length.   The story portion of the concert will be performed by members of the Community Theater and selected community leaders.  The music by the performing arts groups named above.

History of the Soldier

April 12-14, 2013

Ft. Verde, AZ

This annual event offers visitors a living history timeline of military and civilian encampments from the Revolutionary War to the present day. Activities include flag raising ceremonies, military demonstrations, a fashion show, games for children and an 1870s-era baseball game.

Kid’s Day is Friday, April 12th.

Click here for more information.

Click here for reenactor registration forms:  Word or PDF