CSMM. 

Corinth to Shiloh March in March 2012.

 Your registration for this march and any questions you may have direct them to Keith at Unclekeith16@aol.com 

 As part of the 150^th Shiloh, there will be an authentic Confederate hike from Corinth to Shiloh in the days preceding the Sesquicentennial Blue-Gray Shiloh Reenactment.   You are invited to participate.  It is being organized by Capt Keith Willingham (16^th Ala Inf) of the Cotton States Battalion.  It is open to all CS troops. We will have a cavalry escort, provided by the 7th Tenn Cav & others.

 It will be a 19 mile march total. Thursday will be the first day and we should cover 14 miles the first day on Thursday. Camp Thursday night and make the final 4-5 mile march on Friday.  The final stopping point ETA should be around Noon Friday so that we can go into battle at Fallen Timbers (for those who want to). The pace is set using 2 miles per hour as a walking guide. 

This event will begin it's formation on Wednesday March 28, 2012, at the Corinth Interpretive Center lower landing at noon CST. This day will be used as time for preparation and organization and check-in. Capt Willingham will be on site then and have an area designated and under guard for anyone who wants to participate to leave their gear and make arrangements to get their vehicles to the re-enactor parking at the 150th re-enactment site. The Confederate advance will begin on Thursday morning at 8 am CST.

There will be no campfires or hay at the Corinth gathering site. We will be sleeping on arms.

This is just a staging area so plan accordingly. Check in will close at 6:30 am on Thursday morning. At 7 am Thursday morning, a breakfast with the townfolks of Corinthwill begin. This will be free to all registered participants, as well as marching rations, both compliments of the Corinth Tourism bureau. As of right now these rations will include cooked bacon, biscuits, cornbread and an ear of corn. Keith Willingham will update all who register with him about any changes or additions. He is also in the process of making local foraging available at our first night's camp site, and possibly along the way. Some things will be kept as a surprise.

There will be directions sent out at a later date to pinpoint our planned stops of rest so that anyone who cannot get off work in time, or for some other reason cannot join us for the beginning of the march, can join us along the way. We plan to have 4 of these points along the first day's march for your needed convenience. Communication is going to be critical, so that is why in order to register for the event Capt Willingham has to have your e-mail address. Those of you who know him know that it really bothers him when he feels that he doesn’t communicate in an efficient manner to everyone participating. E-mail is the best way to communicate and he will respond to questions from anyone in a timely manner.

 The route will be over theRidge Roadtaken by Hardee's Corp out ofCorinth. Some of it is over the original route. Part of it will have to be on pavement to get us out ofCorinthand again when terrain requires it. The other times it will be on the side of the road and through fields. It is not a high traffic route. It is country lanes through farm country -- just like back then.

 The plan is to cover all but 4 or 5 miles the first day, which is Thursday. We will camp and sleep on arms approximately 7 miles from Shiloh Park. Starting on Friday morning at 7 am, should put us arriving at 1 of 3 stopping points around 9:30 am on Friday. At each of these stopping points, parts of the column will fall out in order to organize other activities of different types. Depending on where you park your vehicle, you are free to fall out at any of these points. Some men will be joining us at these points to be a part of the march.

 The CSMM will conclude at an area close to where Patrick Cleburne’s Brigade slept on arms on the night before the battle at around Noon on Friday afternoon. This is 1/4 mile west of Hwy 22. We will have a moment of silence then depart in 2 columns -- one to fight at the Fallen Timbers battle, the other heads directly to camp.

Rules and guidelines: Men only. No sky blue federal pants. Early war confederate uniforms or civilian frocks. No modern clothing will be allowed (except hiking boots so as to preserve your brogans and feet). Properly made and researched reproduction flags of any unit that participated in the battle ofShilohwill be allowed to again be unfurled and make the trip again. No store bought printed or unresearched flags will be allowed. Local law enforcement will be onsite and along with us along the way to keep order and any unwanted / un-welcomed  individuals away. Please no parts of dead animals other than a small feather, and I repeat small feather, should be worn on any part of the uniform.

Your registration for this march and any questions you may have direct them to Keith at Unclekeith16@aol.com 

You should also be registered for the Blue-Gray Shiloh event.  Do this NOW.

www.shilohbluegray.org           

I look forward to seeing everyone there.

Agenda and estimated timetable

 Wednesday March 28 2012                1 pm  CST    Arrival begins Corinth Interpretive Ctr.
         Check in and registration. Unloading and logistics preparations. This ill continue until  9pm CST, and will resume at 5 am CST Thurs morning. You can still arrive after 9 pm CST, and possibly can check in and register. Per NPS rules, I will have to get the description and Serial no. of your weapon, and if defarbed, some type of distinguishing way of Identification in case of theft or loss. If we have no issues, I will urn the list at Thursday night’s campsite.

 Thursday March 29 2012                   5 am CST Revile. Check in, registration, and weapon ID will continue until 6 am CST.             6am - 7am march prep time.

             7 am CST Breakfast begins with the townsfolk of the city of Corinth.    

7:45 am CST formation and ration issue.

             8 am CST March begins from Corinth Interpretive Center lower landing en-route to Pittsburg Landing.

Marching is based on 2 mph and marching for 45 minutes and resting 15. This
is very approximate.