Spring Chancellorsville event?

[PvtMudflap]

Anyone know of a "Chancellorsville" reenactment to be held this spring somewhere in Isle of Wight County? Is it good, bad, ugly?

Don

[MDConfederate]

The website for the event I believe you are talking about is at 145thchancellorsville.com. It is run by elements of the USV and ANV and is April 4-6. The event appears to be on a site southwest of Norfolk. I considered the event but just can't fit it into my schedule.

John A. Wyman

[cjdaley]

Since it's only an hour from my new house, I might actually look into going as a sutler...

Do you really think think this line is acurate:

"Anticipated attendance for this event is 3,000"

[dedogtent]

Anyone have the link to the website?

[reb4lee]

Anyone have the link to the website?

Here it is. http://145thchancellorsville.com/

[TheQM]

Do you really think think this line is acurate:

"Anticipated attendance for this event is 3,000"

Chris,

Since, it's an ANV max effort event, the attendance should be pretty good, at least for Gray Backs.

[dedogtent]

Here it is. http://145thchancellorsville.com/

Thank you Aaron!

[cjdaley]

Chris,

Since, it's an ANV max effort event, the attendance should be pretty good, at least for Gray Backs.

I haven't been to an event in the last decade that had accuarate numbers. I think the 135th G-burg was the last time they underestimated numbers.

Please understand that my perspective as a sutler is quite different than that of a participant. If an event organizer promises a number, I need to take into account several factors including:

Sutler to participant ratio.
Distance to the event.
Current gas Prices.
Time away from mail orders.
Sutler Fee.

If the numbers are accurate, then I can predict if the cost of doing business at an event will be justified. However, not one event I attended in 2007 had accurate numbers, not even close. Some events were off by 60%.

Predictions for this year:
Chancellorsville: 3,000
High Tide at G-burg: 4,000
Chickamauga: "Largest Civil War Battle of the Decade in the West"
Gettysburg: 10,000-15,000

I know it's hard to predict these things, but don't toss numbers out there in hopes of building up excitement. Vendors are held accountable when we miss our deadlines, I'm not sure why we're not holding event oganizers to the same standard?

[tompritchett]

Since, it's an ANV max effort event, the attendance should be pretty good, at least for Gray Backs.

Given the expected price of gasoline, somehow I suspect that the ANV and USV may not have the degree of support that they would normally expect for Max effort events.

[7thNJcoA]

Our unit is voting on the event Feb 2nd But we always attend Neshaminy for a fun little event (2-3 thousand) and they are using Chancellorsville as there campaign this season.