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THE LAUREL HOME GUARD has hosted the Camp Wildcat Reenactment since 1989. The event was first held on a farm near the site of the original battlefield.
When the opportunity came available in 1998 to purchase a portion of the Confederate encampment site, THE LAUREL HOME GUARD worked with the Camp Wildcat Preservation Foundation, Inc., to raise the $45,000 needed to buy the property. THE LAUREL HOME GUARD raised $15,000 specifically to donate to the purchase of the Confederate encampment site. The reenactment was then moved to that site.
THE LAUREL HOME GUARD made a commitment to purchase two adjoining pieces of property in an effort to continue expansion of the site. The Rockcastle County Fiscal Court donated a historic bridge to THE LAUREL HOME GUARD to use in crossing the river to our newly acquired adjacent property.
Numerous fundraising events are held throughout the year to enable the reenactment to continue to grow, to provide maintenance to the reenactment site, and to keep the reenactment event free and open to the public.
THE LAUREL HOME GUARD continues to work in conjunction with the Camp Wildcat Preservation Society, Inc., the Laurel County Fiscal Court, the Rockcastle County Judge-Executive, the London-Laurel County Tourism Commission, the Rockcastle County R.O.T.C., and other organizations to make improvements to the battlefield site and the encampment site, present historical interpretations, and explore tourism possibilities.
The LAUREL HOME GUARD currently has members who live in several Kentucky counties as well as in other states.
Membership in the LAUREL HOME GUARD is available to interested persons for $10 for an individual or $20 for a family per calendar year (January through December).
Membership benefits include:
Newsletter
Voting privileges
Listing in the Wildcat brochure
Invitations to all L AUREL HOME GUARD events*
Meetings are held at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Tourist Information Center at the junction of
I-75 (Exit 41) and U.S. 80 in London, Kentucky.
THE LAUREL HOME GUARD appreciates the following: Laurel County Fiscal Court Judge Executive and Magistrates; Rockcastle County Judge-Executive; Laurel County road crews; Laurel County Solid Waste Coordinator; Camp Wildcat Preservation Foundation, Inc.; U.S. Forest Service; London-Laurel Tourism; the Kentucky Department of Transportation; Jeff Caudill; the Work Release Program; and the general public.
* The LAUREL HOME GUARD regrets to inform everyone that we will NOT hold the Ground Hog Day Dance this year, as the usual facility is being remodeled and is not available. Please check back later to see what might be happening early this Spring!
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