Help the Blue & Gray Educational Society Place a Piece of Artillery at Ft. Clinch

A Call to Arms: Maximum Effort!

We need $9,000 by the end of the year.

You can help us send 2012 out with a bang by helping BGES place a piece of artillery at Fort Clinch for living history presentations.

In our last project of 2012, we've agreed to partner with a Friends group in Florida on the acquisition of an operational, full-scale artillery piece. This will help Florida’s Fort Clinch expand its living history capabilities.

This straight down the middle partnership is a 50/50 cost share arrangement with the Fort Clinch State Park’s Citizen Support Organization (CSO), a state recognized Friends group. We are helping to purchase the new rifled 3" Ordnance Rifle at just over half the typical cost of a newly cast artillery piece.

We’re moving forward to raise our $9,000 share by the end of the year. We'd like everyone on our list to have a chance to participate and we ask you to help us close this second commemorative sesquicentennial year of 2012 with a a contribution of just $18.62 (more if you can do so).

Given the special price, this is an extraordinary opportunity for us to help CSO overcome state imposed restrictions which force them to turn down many requests to display and demonstrate artillery throughout the region every year.

Artillery has been called the "King of the Battlefield," and the new rifle, which will be like the one pictured, will allow CSO to actively engage even more audiences in explaining artillery's central role in 19th-century warfare.

Seeing this project's potential for educational impact, BGES members have already responded generously, donating close to $3,000 in the first few weeks.

BGES members and friends have never failed to meet every challenge in the past 19 years. If you’re game for the challenge, join us in this campaign by following this link to the donation page on our website: Count me in to help with this purchase.

Fort Clinch, located on Amelia Island in northeast Florida, was constructed in 1847 as part of the nation’s seacoast defensive system. It's a magnificent example of what are known as “third system” forts – built in response to lessons learned during the War of 1812.

Thank you for your hands on involvement.

Len Riedel, Executive Director
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