Another year come and gone! I hope everyone had a fine and fun Holiday Season with New Years yet to come. I have placed calls to all the members about the three weekends in a row. Those who were not available, I left messages twice or tried calling twice. So! The results are in. Olustee had a good number of votes but was edged out by Aiken and Broxton Bridge. What follows is the list for the first part of the new year 2003:

1. Aiken, SC 2/21,22/03 REGISTERED
2. Broxton Bridge—Ehrhardt, SC 3/1,2/03 REGISTERED
3. Big Shanty Festival, Woodstock, Ga? April 03
4. Selma, Ala. 4/26,27/03?
5. Resaca, Ga.
6. Pickett’s Mill, Ga.? End of May 03.
7. Kennesaw Mtn. Ga? End of June 03.
8. Gettysburg, Pa. 7/4-6/03?
9. Tunnel Hill, Ga First weekend after Labor Day?
10. Jonesboro, Ga. early October?
11. Honey Hill, Ridgeland, SC mid October?
12. Boone Hall Plantation, Charleston SC.? Early Nov.03.
    THIS COULD ALSO BE THE WEEKEND FOR THE FINAL CEREMONY FOR THE HUNLEY!
13. Battle of Franklin, Tn. mid November 03.
14. Buckhead Creek, Waynesboro, Ga. first weekend Dec.

These are all the unit events so far scheduled as REGISTERED or (?). Any other ideas or suggestions please don’t hesitate to call me or if it is not a unit-type event (not using our howitzer for example) then feel free to call the other members to drum up support.

I will finalize the dates as soon as possible and will get them out as they confirm. As always, I will call around as each event begins to get closer. Your assignment, if you choose to accept it is to memorize the attached Artillery Song sung to the tune of “The Pirates of Penzance”. There will be a test after a few Mark-tinis.