Glasgow Municipal Cemetery Sexton Paul Bragg draws a rudimentary map of the area around Fort Williams for commissioner Terrell Alexander during the special-called meeting of the Fort Williams Restoration Commission on Aug.7. Michael Crimmins/Glasgow News 1.
By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
In the mid-morning hours of Aug. 7 the Fort Williams Restoration Commission members met in the small conference room adjoining the Glasgow City Council chambers to discuss plans for the fast approaching Civil War encampment planned for three days in September.
Aside from the customary approval of the previous meeting’s minutes, the agenda of the special-called, hour-and-a-half meeting only had one item listed; namely to work on the plans for the Sept. 13, 14 and 15 encampment at Fort Williams by the 9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry — a Civil War reenactment group based out of Murfreesboro — which was first discussed at the commission’s February meeting.
As mentioned during that meeting, what the volunteers are doing is not a reenactment but rather educational presentations that will be given free of charge at the top of the hour regarding “weapons, clothing, food” over the two days the presentations are open to the public — Commissioner Sam Terry said the Sept. 13 day will solely be for students.
With any big community event, and especially one that spans multiple days, the commissioners busied themselves with the minutia of things like port-a-potties, signage, publicity, parking and coordinating with organizations such as EMS, police, fire, and funeral homes letting them know the upcoming plans — especially when it comes to firing the weapons.
For each of the items needed to be arranged for the encampment commissioners were given tasks to oversee as was, in some cases like the signage and possible shuttling of attendees, the city of Glasgow.
Before adjourning the commissioners set a date to “follow up” and give a update on their respective charges. That date is Sept. 4 at 9 a.m. Commissioner Terrell Alexander ended the meeting with a word regarding their financials.
“We have $1,358 to put this whole deal on,” Alexander said. “And whatever we have to pay for that’s all we got right there.”
Glasgow Mayor Henry Royse also mentioned the new 100 ft. flag pole, which they had to get Federal Aviation Administration approval for because it “pierced the airspace,” should be up by the time of the encampment.
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