First Virginia Cavalry - 1st Virginia Cavalry Civil War Reenactment Unit

First Virginia Cavalry
Company (Mounted)		Company (Dismounted)
Civil War Reenactment Unit

Introduction	History of the 1st Virginia Cavalry	Mounted Cavalry	Dismounted Cavalry	Civilians
Camp Life	Uniforms	Weapons	Other Equipment	Tack
Personal Items	2010 Schedule	Jine the Cavalry	Pierce Creek Reenactment

Welcome to the home of the 1st Virginia Cavalry Reenactment Unit. We are a group of families and individuals who strive to relive the lives of the soldiers and civilians of the American Civil War. We portray the 1st Virginia Cavalry, both mounted on horseback and dismounted on foot, and their wives, sweethearts, and even children who struggled through that historic time.

Wearing period style clothing and uniforms, carrying authentic reproductions of weapons and other equipment, and living in a camp style of the times, we enjoy the company of our friends as we seek and learn the history of that great conflict.

We do not glorify war, nor dwell on the politics of that era. We acknowledge the sacrifices of thousands of brave souls, north and south, and hope to bring a greater understanding of those events to ourselves and to the visiting public who attend our reenactments.

This site will give you an introduction to our pastime, and to our unit. Here you may learn a bit of the History of the 1st Virginia Cavalry, our role as Mounted Cavalry, Dismounted Cavalry, and Civilians who participated in Camp Life.

You'll learn about our Uniforms, Weapons, Other Equipment, and Tack. Our current members may check our Schedule, and prospective new members will learn how to Jine the Cavalry and become one of our companions.

Our premier event in the Northeast is the Pierce Creek
Reenactment on August 8^{th -} 10^th, 2008 in
Binghamton, New York. Join us there!

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Our new 2009 Cavalry Safety Regulations are now available in PDF form by clicking HERE. Please download and make yourself thoroughly familiar with them.

1st Virginia Cav at Cedar Creek
was featured on the cover of

The Sherando Times

Click on the image to download
a full-sized pdf ( 5.8 meg file, be patient )

Notice:

Next year's 1st Manassas is

"filling up rapidly".

It is suggested you register NOW. Registration is online (only), and starts HERE.

See below additional information from the Cavalry Battalion Adjutant on this matter

HEADQUARTERS

CAVALRY BATTALION

ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA

IN WINTER QUARTERS

GENERAL ORDERS 010-307

1. The sesquicentennial, or 150th anniversary, re-enactment of the First Battle of Manassas (or Bull Run, if you have the wrong attitude) will be held 21-24 July 2011. HQ, ANV has requested that the cavalry battalion be in place starting the 20th. Plan your leave/paid time off now.

2. Participation in this event is capped at 12,000 and registration will be accepted on a first-in, first-out basis with no exceptions. This means that we must all register as soon as possible.

3. By all reports, registration is an individual matter. Registering as a company and sending a bunch of checks to one person to forward a mass registration (and payment) is not permitted. By the same token, no walk-ons will be permitted either. There are valid reasons for using such a restrictive approach.

4. The undersigned is currently working with the web-site through which registration materials will be made available. At the moment, the interface seems confusing and not all three of the downloadable forms expected could be found. I will develop the situation and issue guidance in due course.

Your humble servant, &c, &c

MICHAEL G KAMEI

MAJOR

ADJUTANT

Introduction	History of the 1st Virginia Cavalry	Mounted Cavalry	Dismounted Cavalry	Civilians
Camp Life	Uniforms	Weapons	Other Equipment	Tack
Personal Items	2010 Schedule	Jine the Cavalry!	Pierce Creek Reenactment

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