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How Can You Join?

To join we need a completed application and membership dues for the first year. Please contact us for more information and a copy of the application.

General Information

The Battery takes part in Living History, Reenactment, Memorial services, Civil War Grave Marker restoration and Battlefield preservation.  We take great pride in what we have accomplished and how we portray our Civil War ancestors during events but we also realize that this is a hobby and is meant to be fun and we strive to do it Historically correct.
We are a very family oriented unit, several times during the year our families attend events with us, but majority of the time it's just the men.  We try to attend an event each month but on occasion we will have an event every weekend or every other weekend but members are not required to attend every event.
We are also a Horse drawn artillery unit, which means that we can pull our gun and limber with horses. We are associated with Captain Lumsden's (Oestenstad) Birmingham, AL horse drawn artillery unit and during the National Reenactments we fall in with them. PLEASE!! understand that you don't have to be a horse expert to join us.  Majority of the members fall in and man the artillery piece.
We try to hold artillery and horse drills a couple of times during the year, but that depends on how active we are during that time.  We hold a company meeting the first of the year, where we elect new officers for the up coming campaign and pay annual dues. Note: Members who attend events are also required to pay a event fee which helps pay for hauling and towing the artillery piece & horse's and other materials to and from events.

Membership Information

If it sounds like a interesting hobby in which you would like to join, Stanford's Battery is always looking for new members.  We have some uniform materials in which you may use during events until you are able to purchase your own.  We do require that you attend at least one living history and/or one reenactment before you are officially enlisted into the Battery.  All member nominees will be voted in or not by Active members of the battery.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Name:_____________________________________HomePhone:__________________________________


Address:_____________________________________________  Cell Phone: _____________________


City: _______________________  State: _________________  Zip Code: _______________________


Email: _____________________________________    Date of Birth: __________________________


Reenactment Experience:

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_______  I'm enclosing the Battery annual dues of $ 50.00 at this time


_______  I prefer to attend at least two events so I can decide if I want to join the battery, but I understand that after attending the second event I'm required to pay at least 50% of the annual dues. 

If you decide to pay the annual dues and your application is denied you will be refunded the amount paid.


Please mail to: Stanford's Mississippi Battery H.Q.
                                   2379 A Tom Collins Rd
                               Utica, Mississippi 39175-9044