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I'm James C. Starbird, of the Northwest 15th. Arkansas Infantry, a reenactor regiment of the Confederate Army,
Western Theater. I'm rarely photographed, and here I'm in Union Blue. We were at the National Park Site, Judge Parker's
Courtroom, in Fort Smith, Arkansas, when a passerby took this photo, and had it printed the same day. Although primarily Confederate,
we portray Federals as needed.
Our Company/Regiment has been in existence since 1993, and has grown into one of the larger units in the
First Arkansas Battalion, of the Trans-Mississippi Brigade. Our members come from Western Arkansas and Eastern
Oklahoma, and reenact battles and skirmishes in this area, as well as events in other states, such as Gettysburg, Franklin,
Shiloh, and Perryville.
We seek to learn more about the armies of this time in our
Nation's past, and have no interest in modern-day controversy
or political opinion. Camaraderie, glee and perloo, and travel
to out-of-the-way places with a historic event at hand are what
we are bound for.
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2008 Reenactment & Events Schedule
February 23-24 Battle of Round
Mountain, Yale, Okla.
March 8-9 Pea Ridge Living History
April 19 Prairie Grove - 15th Anniversary
Drill and Dinner
May 3-4 Battle of Port Jefferson,
Jefferson, Texas
May 10 Old Timer's Day, Van
Buren, Ark.
May 16-18 Battle of Westport,
Near Kansas City, MO
June 27-28 Skirmish at Lowell,
Arkansas
July 4-6 145th. Gettysburg, Penn.
July 12-13 Battle of Massard
Prairie, Fort Smith, Ark.
August features a private Company event.
Sept. 27-28 Battle of Honey Springs,
Checotah, Okla.
Oct. TBD Private Company event,
Locke, Arkansas
November is an open date
Dec. 6-7 Battle of Prairie Grove,
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Battle of Honey Springs, Oklahoma
Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Battalion Events
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| Van Dorn Pattern Battle Flag |
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| Developed by Gen'l Earl Van Dorn to avoid confusion with the US Flag. |
| The original Flag of the N.W. 15th. Arkansas |
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| On loan to the Old State House Museum, Little Rock, Ark. |
Old State House Museum Confederate Flag Collection
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