Pea Ridge, AR: Battle of Pea Ridge Reenactment
The Arkansas Reenactor Educational Association, Inc. (AREA) sponsored the 153rd anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Pea Ridge September 24-27, 2015, on the Webb Family Farm, 4 miles north of downtown Pea Ridge, AR. This was a First Federal Division event.
The Arkansas Reenactor Educational Association, Inc. (AREA), a 501(c)3 not-for-profit tax-deductible public charity corporation designed to raise funds for historical preservation, e.g. the Pea Ridge National Military Park Foundation.
Friday’s battle begins with Company M’s Filley and Ames guns in an advanced position on the field at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 25, 2015.
Union cavalry retreats after driving off Confederate horsemen who have killed Company M’s crewmembers at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 25, 2015.
Union infantry, including members of Company G, advance across the field in Friday’s action at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 25, 2015.
Saturday morning dawns over the Company M’s street in the Union artillery camp at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 27, 2015.
Turners from Company M and Company E pose at Company M’s guns before Sunday action at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 27, 2015.
Company M’s Captain Randy Baehr is cheered on the occasion of his last battle command by Union artillerymen before Sunday action at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 27, 2015.
Forming the left section of the left battery of Union artillery, Company M crewmembers ready their pieces during Sunday action at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 27, 2015.
Union artillery fires by battery in a salute at the end of Sunday’s action at the Battle of Pea Ridge reenactment in Pea Ridge, AR, September 27, 2015.
Click here and here to view videos from Sunday’s Pea Ridge action.
Click here for a longer video featuring lengthy drone footage and showing many Turners.
Click here for another long video of Sunday’s action, shot from the Union artillery line.