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2024 Bristol Skirmish – Hosted by 15th WI Connor Ahrens

The final ACWSA skirmish of the year was hosted by the 15th Wisconsin.  Saturday was a very warm day with very little breeze for the initial portions of the skirmish.  Unfortunately poor conditions for Sunday forced the skirmishers to call it a weekend.  Team results are as follows… Smoothbore Team [ » ]

2024 Bristol Skirmish – Hosted by 56th VA Connor Ahrens

Many ACWSA units were present and many targets were broken.  We had some very humid weather at Bristol despite the temperature sitting in the low 80’s.  Many skirmishers camped on the separate, tucked away black powder range and enjoyed plenty of American Civil War conversation topics as well as some reminiscing [ » ]

2024 Streator Skirmish – Hosted by Battery H Connor Ahrens

ACWSA President, Bob Chabalowski, reported that, “This past Saturday was hot and humid, but all survived and had a great time. For the Saturday night dinner a Taco bar was set up and was very tasty.  The sun made it a beautiful day with low humidity, plenty of sunshine, and [ » ]

Rest in Peace Founding Father Connor Ahrens

In 1999, Gary co-founded the American Civil War Shooting Association (ACWSA). He was a passionate and dedicated member, showcasing his pride in representing the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at many skirmishes. However, due to the pandemic and health concerns, Gary had to step back from active participation. Nevertheless, his passion [ » ]

2024 Appleton Skirmish – Hosted by 66th NC Connor Ahrens

Though the weekend started out rather damp, it did not deter the men and women of the Union and Confederate forces from skirmishing at the Twin City Rod & Gun Club Inc.  Through on and off rain the troops continued to pour lead into the targets of the Neenah gun [ » ]

2022 Appleton Skirmish Stats Gary Van Kauwenbergh

June 4-5, 2022 Appleton Skirmish Results Breechloader Team  1st: 15WI  2nd: 2WI  3rd: 66NCSmoothbore team  1st: 56VA  2nd: 66NC  3rd: 2WI  4th: 15WI  5th: 1USSS  6th: Btry H  7th: 56VA B team Carbine team  1st: 1USSS  2nd: 15WI  3rd: Btry H  4th: 66NC  5th: 2WI  6th: 56VA Musket Team  1st: 2WI  2nd: 1USSS  3rd: ?  4th: ?  5th: ?  6th: ?  

2022 Springfield Skirmish Stats Gary Van Kauwenbergh

April 22-24, 2022 Springfield, IL Skirmish Results SMOOTHBORE TEAM  1st:   66th NC:  505.2 sec  2nd:  56th VA:  834.0 sec  3rd:   2nd WI:   840.0 sec  4th:   46th IL:    894.2 sec  5th:   114th IL:  970.0 sec CARBINE TEAM  1st:   66th NC:  864.4 sec  2nd:  46th IL:   1003.1 sec  3rd:   2nd WI:   1145.6 sec  4th:   56th VA:   1438.4 sec  5th:   114th IL:    [ » ]

Insurance Explanation Gary Van Kauwenbergh

There are many types of insurance policies.  The ACWSA has always had a general liability policy.  All nonprofit organizations should purchase general liability insurance. General liability policies cover against claims made against the organization by third parties for bodily injury and property damage occurring during our operations.  It does not [ » ]