The 14th OVI/3rd Arkansas is a non-profit corporation dedicated to remembering the Civil War through Living History. Our unit is based in the northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan area.
March 26-28 Drill at the Wood County Historical Home and Museum
April 10 Johnson's Island Spring Clean Up
April 17-19 Army of the Ohio Battalion Drill: Scio, OH (14th OVI)
May 1-2 Mansfield, OH Civil War show.
May 16 Oregon Fest, Oregon, OH
May 31 Memorial Day Parade, Bowling Green, OH (14th OVI)
June 18-20 Ft. Meigs Timeline Event, Perrysburg, OH (14th OVI)
July 24 Johnson's Island Great Golf Escape 2010
August 13-15 Hale Farm , Akron OH. (14th OVI)
August 27-29 Jackson, MI (3rd Arkansas)
September 17-19 Wildwood Park, Toledo OH ( 14th OVI)
October 3-4 Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH (3rd Arkansas)
October 9 Keepers House Marblehead, OH (14th OVI)
October 10 Applebutter Fest, Grand Rapids, OH (14th OVI/3rd ARK)
October 22-24 Antietam, MD. (14th OVI)
Welcome to the 14th Ohio/3rd Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment. We are a diverse group of reenactors who are bonded by friendship and a common desire to recreate life of the 1860’s. We portray both a Union and a Confederate unit depending on the needs of a particular event to give us a flavor for both sides. I’m sure you have a thousand questions as you get started, the best thing you can do is to ask them! Everyone in our camp is more than willing to be any help they can be. If someone doesn’t know the answer to your question they can point you to someone who does. Asking a question now may save you time, trouble and expense down the road.
We do parades, ceremonies, school talks, living history camps and battle reenactments. We participate in events from small living histories to huge national events that attract thousands of reenactors. We have also contributed funds and talents to local preservation efforts as well as volunteering at National sites for grounds keeping. We've raised over $20,000 to help preserve two of Ohio’s original Civil War battle flags. We've raised funds for tomb stone restoration and historic land preservation. If it has to do with the Civil War we’ve probably been involved.
We try to be as authentic as we can in bringing the life of a Civil War soldier to the spectators at our events. We don’t bring the lice, disease or rancid food but we do try to present as much as possible what it was like in the army of the 1860’s. It’s important that we are as authentic as we can be in our impression as many people have little idea what the Civil War was like.
Our Civilian reenactors participate as well. They are involved in cooking, sewing, quilting, weaving, nursing and other various aspects of 1860’s life. We also have a Company Surgeon and a Chaplain for those not interested in or able to be a soldier. Our unit is family oriented and is always looking for new recruits to join in on the fun. If you think you might be interested in coming to an event or a meeting, please contact the Captain or request additional information.
I am thrilled to announce that proceeds from the
Great Golf Escape has been sent to the FDJI and has been used to pay down the mortgage on the 17 acres of the former prison compound.
The 14th OVI/3rd Arkansas has now contributed nearly $55,000 to Civil War preservation
since the year 2000!
The 2010 Golf Outing is scheduled for July 24th.
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your continued support in our mission to help in the on going
fight for preservation! This event alone has raised thousands for Johnson's Island!
" A nation with no regard for its past
will do little worth remembering
the future" - Abraham Lincoln
