Battle of Dry Creek: Aug. 18-20, 2023

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The 2023 Battle of Dry Creek Reenactment will be held on August 18 - 20, 2023 at the Greenbrier State Forest, located near White Sulphur Springs off of Exit 181 of I-64 which is the second WV exit if you are coming from Virginia. 

 
Early Dry Creek Reenactor registration this year will be $15.00 if post marked on or before JUNE 15TH 

$20.00 if post marked after JUNE 15TH.

The Fee for walk-ons will be $20.00.

There is no charge for spectators.

 Registration includes  Saturday evening Reenactor dinner.

 Registrations should be sent to:

 The Battle of Dry Creek, PO Box 211, Lewisburg, WV 24901. 

Again we will have a School of the Piece - National Civil War Artillery Association Qualifying School -on Saturday morning. 

Live artillery target competition will be held on Saturday.

 An optional  tactical Infantry Battle Saturday morning

Battles at 1 pm on Saturday and 1:30 pm on Sunday. 

There will be an opportunity for Cavalry to engage in a "Horse Polo Match" before Saturday's battle.

Cannon bounties will again be paid at $100.00 PER UNIT for full sized cannons, 3/4 scale cannons, Mountain howitzers, and Mortars but will be limited to the first five paid and per-registered cannons/mortars received. 

Hay and water will be provided for the cavalry 

Downloadable and printable Registration forms can be found on the Registration Forms Page

The historical Battle of Dry Creek was actually fought near where the Food Lion Shopping Center now stands on the East Side of the Town of White Sulphur Springs. Visit the Monument at the Site Placed By the White Sulphur Rifles.


This Battle was the First Confederate Victory Following Their Devastating Defeat at Gettysburg and Raised Southern Moral.

This battle has also been called the Battle of White Sulphur Springs and the "Battle of the Law Books" since the Union Army was attempting to go to Lewisburg and capture a copy of the Virginia Supreme Court's law books and court documents. The Virginia Court had used Lewisburg as a summer courthouse and the Federals wanted to turn those captured materials over to the new State of West Virginia's Courts. The Federal loss at the Battle of Dry Creek prevented the capture of those court materials.

• Thursday 8-17-23
• Early Arrivals welcome

• FRIDAY 8-18-23
• Camp Set-up
• 6pm -11pm Registration Open

• SATURDAY 8-19-23
• 7 am- Reveille
• 8 am- Registration opens
• 8:00 am to 12:00 pm optional Cavalry trail rides.
• 8:00 am to 10:00 optional Infantry Tactical.
• 10:00 am Officers Meeting at  Registration
• 9:00am to 12:00 pm - NCWAA Cannon School

Lunch break 

• 1 -1:45 pm Main Battle
• 2 pm -Artillery Live Target Shoot
• 3 pm-4 pm Rifle and Pistol competition (Tentative) 
• 4:10  pm -5:30 pm -Cavalry Polo and School of the Soldier for Kids (exact  times and lengths for these to be set by organizers within this time  frame.
• 6 pm -7 pm –Reenactors dinner at Parking lot/ Registration Area
• 9:45 pm- Night Firing of Artillery
• 11:00 pm, Quiet in the Camps

• SUNDAY, 8-20-23
• 8 am- Reveille
• 10 am-Church Services in Battlefield
• 12:30 pm -Officers Meeting at Bryans Battery Field Camp.
• 1:30 pm –The Battle of Dry Creek

The 2023 Battle of Dry Creek will be on Friday. 8/18/23 through Sunday, 8/20/23

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