2019 Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment
Experience the Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment on April 12-14, 2019 at the Battle of Pleasant Hill Camp and Battleground in Pllican, Louisiana. The Battle of Pleasant Hill was the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River. The Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment is on the ground hallowed those many years ago by the blood of Americans locked in mortal combat. The Battle of Pleasant Hill Committee and the host unit, the Trans-Mississippi Volunteer Infantry, look forward to seeing you all there!
Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment
Events Schedule (Tentative)
Pleasant Hill re-enactments and activities in the re-enactors camp will take place 3 miles north of Pleasant Hill at 23271 Hwy. 175, Pelican, LA.
Friday
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. School Day
Saturday
6:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast – Battlefield Hall
10:00 a.m. Parade – Downtown Pleasant Hill
2:00 p.m. Main Battle Reenactment
7:00 p.m. Period Ball and Court Presentation – Dogtrot (Period dress suggested)
Sunday
6:00 – 9:00 a.m. Breakfast – Battlefield Hall
10:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Open Camp Activities
10:00 a.m. Church Services (open to all)
1:00 p.m. Crowning Ceremony of 2019 Miss Battle of Pleasant Hill
– Followed by Opening Ceremony
2:00 p.m. Battle Reenactment at Pleasant Hill
Reenactors:
All the registration forms are on the website so you can print them, fill them out and send them in with a $10 registration fee for each combatant. Non-combatants fee will be $5 each. Children under the age of 12 are admitted free. Once this is received you will be placed on a pre-registered list. There will be registration at the Dog Trot House. Please stop to register, get your parking pass, and sign a hold harmless agreement.
Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment Mini-Gallery
Educators:
Friday is School Day! Camps will open at 9:00 a.a. for your class to get a firsthand look at history! Have you ever tried to explain to your students how load a 19th century rifle or how Napoleonic tactics worked, well bring them out to Pleasant Hill April 10th and we will show them for you. There is no charge for the student for the school day events so bring a lunch and plan to spend the day, there will be demonstrations of Artillery, Infantry, Cavalry and Civil War Medicine. Home Schoolers are welcome too.
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Dear Educator,
Have you ever tried to explain to your students how to load a 19th century rifle or how Napoleonic tactics worked? Bring them to Pleasant Hill, Louisiana on April 13th to the Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment School Day, and we will show them for you! The Battle of Pleasant Hill Re-enactment Committee would like to invite you and your students to our annual School Day held on Friday, April 12, 2019.
School day will begin at 9:00 A.M. for your class to get a firsthand look at history! Please plan to arrive approximately 8:45 A.M. since rotations will begin promptly at 9:00 A.M. To get the most out of their visit, there is a worksheet to help your students interact with the Living Historians that can be found on our website. There is no charge for the students or parents on School Day. Bring a lunch, and plan to spend the day! Our last rotation will begin at 12:45 P.M. Students will be able to enjoy lunch, and visit camps once the last rotation ends.
We will have a total of 8 learning stations consisting of the following topics:
1. Infantry soldier
2. Mounted cavalry
3. Artillery
(All three above stations will discuss uniforms and weaponry)
4. Flags of the war: US
5. Flags of the war: Confederate
6. Ladies program
7. Pleasant Hill history of the 1860s
8. Civil war medicine (doctor program)
Each presentation should be approximately 15 minutes of content, 5 minutes for questions and moving to next station.
Groups numbering up to 20 students MUST HAVE at least ONE ADULT supervisor with the group at all times. Groups of 20 or more MUST HAVE at least TWO ADULT supervisors with the group at all times.
This event is for grades 6th-12th (***Exception- homeschool groups).
Our School Day is sure to be both fun and educational, and a field trip your students won’t forget!
For any questions please contact the following and visit our website:
Victoria Parker
318-315-3608
Vdh.gep12@gmail.com
www.battleofpleasanthill.com
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Public:
Over 150 years ago Americans met on this very field in mortal combat, some wore blue and some wore gray some 2000 of them gave their lives. Join us as we remember their actions on the ground hallowed by their sacrifice. Bring the whole family and plan to make the day of it. Check the schedules of battles and other activities, there will be venders selling food and other items come see what a military camp would have looked like during the War Between the States and share with your family our Nation’s history. Parking fee of $5.
Parade – 10:00 a.m. Parade – Downtown Pleasant Hill
Parade line up will be first come first serve upon arrival. You must arrive at Pleasant Hill High School no later than 10 am and sign in to receive your line up number. Each parade entry will be announced by the named signed in.
For More Information:
Reenactors: Gary Stephen 318-237-5151
General Information: Katelyn Calhoun 318-658-5785 boph1864@yahoo.com
Educators Contacts:
Courtney Yelverton courtneyelverton@gmail.com 318-602-8682
Katelyn Yates Calhoun boph1864@yahoo.com 318-658-5785
History of the Battle of Pleasant Hill
The Battle of Pleasant Hill was fought on April 9, 1864, during the Red River Campaign of the American Civil War, near Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, between Union forces led by Major General Nathaniel P. Banks and Confederate forces, led by Major General Richard Taylor.
The battle was essentially a continuation of the previous day’s Battle of Mansfield, fought nearby, which ended around sunset due to darkness. The night time provided a brief interlude in hostilities. On April 9, Taylor launched an ambitious assault against the newly reinforced Federals at Pleasant Hill and had the upper hand before General Thomas J. Churchill’s Arkansas division was flanked on its right and repulsed. After the battle, the Federals remained demoralized and unconfident in their commander; they retreated to Grand Ecore, and from there to Alexandria. This was the largest battle fought west of the Mississippi River.
Officially, the battle was a Union victory; as the Confederates were successfully driven from the field. However, because Banks and his army had retreated so soon afterwards, many argued over who had really won.
Mark your calendar today so you don’t miss the next Battle of Pleasant Hill Reenactment in Pllican, Louisiana.
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