Sirs,

 

Just a quick summer note updating you on the happenings this fall with the Army of the Deep South:

There is considerable interest in the Occupation of Sandersville (Oct 24-26) in Sandersville Georgia this October. 

This event recreates Sherman's advance from Milledgeville to Sandersville in the early stages of the March to the Sea. There is a Friday night bivouac for both US and CS troops on the ground used by the Union advance guard. Union troops will fight their way into town (as was done in 1864) and occupy the City Square. From there we will relocate to an original plantation occupied by Union troops after the capture of the city. As you can probably guess, a huge Federal contingent will be needed for Saturday's march into town.

On Sunday, the Battle of Griswoldville will be recreated on the grounds of the plantation. For this battle, we will need a massive amount of Confederate troops.

So far the Georgia Volunteer Battalion, the Georgia Division Infantry and Cavalry, the Florida Battalion and others have troops attending! 

 

**this is a very brief overview of the event (mainly to remind you about it and give a hint of what the event is about), and a much more detailed version will follow in a few weeks. 

For more information and registration, please see

occupationofsandersville.org

 

BATTLE OF FRANKLIN

By now I'm pretty sure all of you have heard the news that the folks at Atlanta Campaign, Inc. have announced they will be hosting the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Franklin in Lascassas, Tennessee on October 2-4, 2026. More information is forthcoming and you can bet we will be discussing this one heavily as details are hammered out. Expect Head~Quarters to get our internal items rolling now and begin our logistical and administrative efforts immediately after the January 2026 Leadership Conference, but I don't want you all to wait until then to begin pumping your men up for this major effort!

 

Thank you all for your hard work this year. So far it has been an extremely successful turnout for AODS associated units at both the large and the local events, which is a very good sign for our "hobby". I look forward to working with all of you through the remainder of the year and into 2026! Of course, feel free to reach out to me if you need anything. 

This is a very broad communication consisting of the AODS Brigade commanders, their Field & Staff, our Artillery and Cavalry commanders as well as several others in the hopes of spreading a broad networking net to our friends in other organizations.

As always, please forward this communication to anyone you feel will benefit from it.

Cheers!

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M. Hunter Poythress

Maj. Gen'l, Commanding

Army of the Deep South