4th Texas Regimental Artillery
(1st Lt. John Reily Memorial Battery)
The battery has been created to serve several important functions. These include but are not
limited to:
- Provide a means for extending the careers of reenactors by providing a garrison style
experience through reenacting, living history activities, displays, etc..
- Provide a forum for studying historical artillery with an emphasis on the New Mexico
Confederate Campaign and for maintaining and performing safe artillery drill.
The members will be strongly encouraged to be members of and actively participate with other
organizations such as (but certainly not limited to) the Artillery Club, the 4th Texas Volunteers,
and the 1st Texas Light Artillery Battery H. Members of Federal units will be welcome for those
that want to see what the other side is like. THE EMPHASIS IS ON ENCOURAGING
PARTICIPATION IN NEW MEXICO CIVIL WAR REENACTING!
At events the members will be expected to portray a reasonable period military appearance for
their persons, and their camp and equipage. However the general rule will be that what is out of
sight will simply not exist. (For example, a member that cannot sleep on the ground anymore can
use a modern cot in a tent as long as the tent is closed and the cot or anything else that is not
modern is not visible from the outside.) Members will work creatively together to use period
solutions to keeping people in the field. Gender is not an issue. All members, whether male or
female, are expected to keep as close as possible to a period military appearance and behavior as
they can.
by Steven Grizzell
Contacts:
Denver Colorado Area:
Jake Lawlor and Zeke Rafferty
4950 South Grant St.
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 789-0710
fourthtxarty.aol.com
Albuquerque NM Area:
John Currens
9004 Galaxia Way NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
(505) 822-5029
jcurrens5@comcast.net