Revolutionary Rockford Plantation June 8, 9, 10 UPDATE – May 1

Revolutionary Rockford Plantation
June 8, 9, 10
UPDATE – May 1, 2012
WELCOME TO ROCK FORD!
The British Brigade and Continental Line
organizing committees are happy to report that
our most recent on-site meeting confirms that all
is in place for this exciting event. It will be a
large, well-attended event, with several extra
attractions.
Rock Ford Plantation is a private non-profit
historic site on the wooded banks of the Conestoga River. As a private site, they use the BB/CL
safety rules for the battles to be run each day.
The site was the home of General Edward Hand.
CL ORDER OF BATTLE
On the Congressional side, we've got 345
troops and 138 distaff registered. Artillery (4
guns): Doughty's, Mott's, Coren's, 1st Va.
Dragoons (19 horse, 17 dismounted): 3rd CLD,
1st Va., 2nd CLD, Tallmadge's, 4th Legion, Lee's
Legion. Rifles+Light Infantry (52 men): Pa.
State Regiment, Selin's/Ottendorff's, Morgan's,
1st Pa, Wayne's Md. Light Infantry, 9th Pa LI,
5th Pa LI, 3rd Pa LI. Line Infantry Battalion
(150 men): 1st NJ, 2nd NJ, 1st Continental Regt.,
6th Pa, 11th Pa, 1st NY McCracken's Co., 2nd
Mass., 5th Ct., Regiment de Saintonge, Regiment
de Gatinois, Louisiana Regiment, German Regt.,
1st Md., 1st Va., 2nd SC, Pa. Associators, 24th
Ct. Militia, Heard's Brigade, NJ Militia,
Lexington Training Band, Outwater's Militia.
BB ORDER OF BATTLE
For the Crown, we've got 434 troops and 102
distaff registered. Artillery (55 men, 6 guns):
4th RAR Coy C, 4th RAR Coy F (Anderson's),
4th RAR Coy M, 4th RAR Mortar Coy, Royal
Irish Artillery, Pausch's Hanau Artillery.
Dragoons (10 horse, 3 dismounted): 17th Light
Dragoons, Queens Rangers. First Battalion
(109 men): Brigade of Guards, 23rd Regiment
of Foot - RWF, 42d Regiment of Foot Gren Coy,
42nd RH Regiment of Foot, 84th Regiment of
Foot, von Donop Infanterie-Regiment, Reg.
VonKnyphausen, Von Prueschenck's Jaegers,
New Jersey Vol. 1st Batt. Second Battalion
(148 men): 9th Regiment of Foot, 10th
Regiment of Foot, 22nd Regiment of Foot, 40th
Regiment of Foot, 43rd Regiment of Foot, HM
Marines, 62nd Regiment of Foot, 64th Regiment
of Foot, Maryland Loyalist Battalion. Third
Battalion (109 men): 8th Regiment of Foot,
24th Regiment of Foot, Butler's Rangers, King's
Royal Yorkers, Loyal American Regiment,
Queen's Own Loyal Virginia Regiment, Capt.
Bull's War Party, Claus' Ranger's, Niagara Indian
Dept., West Chester Volunteers/Delancy's
Brigade.
UNIT PORTRAITS OFFERED
For the first time since the Saratoga 230th,
we will offer the opportunity for unit portraits at
no charge. The Rock Ford Foundation has
arranged for a photographer to be on site for the
weekend who will schedule unit photograph
portraits to be taken. The portraits will be sent
by email to unit commanders after the event.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR HORSES
There will be both a veterinarian and a farrier
on call at the site for this event. You will need to
bring your own hay and feed, as it will not be
offered by the site.
PARTY SATURDAY NIGHT
commander and make certain they have
authorization to use the on-site barn facility.
NO SCHOOL SHOW
This week is the last week of school in the
Lancaster School District, so it has been decided
to NOT offer school programs on Friday to begin
the event.
FREE ICE ONSITE FOR REENACTORS
The Rock Ford Foundation is providing free ice.
These will be in 50-lb bags of ice, which will be
available in a refrigerated truck that will be
parked near Pavilion #11. Reenactors should go
to the truck with buckets pails, or bags to carry
the ice that they need for themselves. The ice is
free, but please only take what you need, as we
do not have a way to obtain more easily if we run
out.
The Rock Ford Foundation will host a dance
for us Saturday night in their lovely 18th C.
historic barn. George Tolton will be the caller
with live dance music upstairs by Inishowen—
though other musicians are welcome to join in,
while the downstairs will be a tavern, with a
couple of kegs of free beer and soft drinks.
There will be some snacks put out by the site,
but we are asked to provide some additional party
foodstuffs for ourselves. Therefore, as we
successfully did at Mt. Harmon plantation, we
are asking each Regiment to bring a small platter
of some kind or some other type of party snack to
put out for our general enjoyment. We wound up
with quite a substantial buffet at Mt. Harmon
doing it this way and we expect the same here.
Beside the barn, there will be a pavilion tent
offering additional rain shelter and evening party
facilities.
EARLY ARRIVALS
There is no camping until the camps open on
Friday morning. Advanced party will be able to
set up cots in the barn for Thursday night.
Anyone planning on coming before Friday
morning MUST notify their quartermaster or
REENACTOR FLEA MARKET
After hours (time to be announced), there will
be a reenactor flea market / blanket sale. At this,
any BB or CL member can put wares out for sale
at no charge, to move their unwanted items to a
home where they will be wanted. Every member
can come to look for bargains. The sale will be
held on the grassy strip next to the road separateing the British and American camps.
FLUSH TOILETS
There will be plenty of porta-johns, but we
also has access to flush-toilet bathrooms (open
around the clock) just east of the two camps, as
well as at the Barn on the Plantation site.
PARKING
Parking will be to the west of the site with a
shuttle back to the camps. It is only a short walk,
so you may not want to wait for shuttle. RVs may
be parked there also in a small dedicated site.
SUTLERS LIST
The following Sutlers will be in attendance:
Ameys Adornments, Red Haw Creek, Fashions
Revisited (formerly April Thomas Seamstress),
G. Gedney Godwin, Liberty Linens, Rancocas
Merchant, Revolution Wear, The Silly Sisters,
Westwood Traders, White Historic Art, Millers
Millinery, Burnley and Trowbridge, Historic
Delights, & Scarlett Scarab.
9:30 AM – Church Call
10:00 AM – Camps open to the public
11:00 AM – Children’s Drill (CL)
11:30 AM – Artillery Demo (BB)
REVOLUTIONARY ROCK FORD IN
EARLY AMERICAN LIFE
Rock Ford secured a color ad for the
encampment on the outside back cover of the
June issue of Early American Life Magazine.
This hit the newsstands on April 17th. The
advertisement is reproduced on the last page of
this note, for those that did not see it.
ROCK FORD PLANTATION REENACTOR
SCHEDULE
Saturday June 9th
8:00 AM – Reveille (CL/BB)
10 AM British Brigade formation
10:15 AM – Camps open to the public/British
Brigade Sending of the Colors public ceremony
10:15 AM – Continental Line Formation.
10:30 AM - Continental Line Morning Formation
public program/British Battalion Drills
11:00 AM – Congressional Battalion Drill
12:00 PM – Nooning (BB/CL)/Artillery Demo
(CL)
12:30 PM – Surgeon Demo (Hand House)/
Children’s Drill (BB)
1:00 PM – Congressional Army occupies
battlefield & deploys pickets
1:30 PM – Congressional pickets skirmish with
British advance guard, leading into Main
Engagement.
3:00 PM – Battle ends/British forces hold the
field and interact with the public
3:15 PM –People of the Armies--Ladies &
Military Fashion & Roles
4:00 PM – Park closes to the public
6:30 PM – Kauffman Collection Display
7:30 PM – Barn Party/Dance
Sunday June 10th
8:00 AM – Reveille (CL/BB)
This is only a part of the Henry Kaufman Collection
of Pennsylvania rifles and Pennsylvania German folk
art, and artifacts from archeological digs at the site.
12:00 PM – Nooning (CL/BB)/Surgeon’s Demo
(Hand House)
12:30 PM – British Army occupies battlefield &
deploys pickets
12:30 PM – People of the Armies--Ladies &
Military Fashion & Roles
1:00 PM – British pickets skirmish with
congressional advance guard, leading into Main
Engagement.
2:30 PM – Battle ends/Congressional forces hold
the field & interact with the public
3:00 PM – Breakdown
4:00 PM – Park closes to the public
DIRECTIONS: Use the address, 881 Rock Ford
Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602, or check the site:
http://www.rockfordplantation.org/directions.htm
or www.revolutionaryrockford.org.
Yours Truly,
Bob Healey (4th Legionary Corps) &
Michael Grenier (64th Foot)