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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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2009 Reenactment & Events Schedule
February 21-22 Battle of Round
Mountain, Yale, Okla.
March 28-29 Battalion Muster at
Fort Smith Natn'l Historic Site
May 2-3 Battle of Port Jefferson,
Jefferson, Texas
May 23-25 Drill and Living History
Prairie Grove Battlefield, Ark.
June 5-7 Battle at Tribbey, Okla.
June 26-27 Mudtown Days, Lowell,
Arkansas
July 11-12 Battle of Massard Prairie
Fort Smith, Arkansas
September 25-27 Fort Washta,
Durant, Oklahoma
October 30 - Nov 1 Bentonville, Ark
(Battle of Pea Ridge)
December TBA Christmas Party
Battalion Events
February 21-22 Battle of Round Mountain
Yale, Oklahoma
March 28-29 Battalion Muster, Fort Smith
National Historic Site, Arkansas
May 2-3 Battle of Port Jefferson,
Jefferson, Texas
June 5-7 Battle at Tribbey, Oklahoma
September 25-27 Fort Washita, Durant,
Oklahoma
October 30 - Nov. 1 Bentonville, Ark.
(Battle of Pea Ridge)
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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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