First Regiment Engineers, PACS: December 2025

The Regiment, 1863 to 1865

The original Engineers were authorized by the Confederate Congress in early 1863 as one of a total of four regiments to serve in the regular army as field engineers to build or repair bridges, handle pontoons, and lead the placement and construction of field earthworks, including siege mines and counter mines. The 1st Regiment, and in time a large portion of the 2nd Regiment was assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia. Initially drawn from the existing line ranks and comprised of various tradesmen, General Lee objected to the thinning of his infantry and so organization was delayed to locate a different source of engineer troops. That was to be the conscript and enlistment camps. By Spring 1864 campaign season, the Engineers, now trained, equipped and armed, were part of the ANV ranks. The regiment served as combat engineers both and as line infantry. The Engineers served in every major battle as part of the ANV from the opening of the 1864 season all the way through to the last battles leading up to Appomattox and the surrender.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Planning for 2026

A Waud

Source: https://www.essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com

2026 Scheduling

The following is the 2026 Draft Schedule. This was also in the November issue of the Essayons Team Newsletter.

One day to be determined is a day to train the interested team members on the artillery.

Now is the time to start planning....

Jan 16-18 Snowball
March 27-29 Early Bird
April 10-12 Chesapeake Regional
April 17-19 Potomac Regional
April 25 Central Virginia Recruitment Skirmish
May 1-3 Central Virginia Regional
May 13-17 153th Nationals
June 5-7 Cockade Rifles Skirmish
June 20 Work Skirmish
June 26-28 Mason Dixon
July 10-12 McNeills Rangers
July 17-19 N-SSA Veterans Match
August 7-9 Allegheny Regional
August 13-15 Wainwright Artillery
August 21-23 Gator Match
September 11-13 Fall Potomac Regional
September 19 Potomac Region Recruitment Match
September 30 - October 4 154th Nationals
October 23-25 Halloween Match