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
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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