Just wondering,,,

[50th vice pres]

Hey, I don't know if Tom will allow this to stand, but I'm curious from which state members are from and some of their events they went to?? Either Living History or Battle
I'm in Northern Indiana and went to quite a handful myself, my wife came along as well.
Living History- South Bend,IN/ Ligonier,IN/ Kendalville,IN
Battles-Niles,MI/ Coldwater,MI/ Portage,MI/ Gettysburg,PA(the best one I've been to in my life so far) Jackson,MI/ Angola,IN/ Hartford City,IN(the hottest weather I've ever felt there)

[Spinster]

Alabama

Includes other time periods:

Battle of New Orleans (Chalmette, Louisiana)
Winter of '64 (Newfane, New York)
Battle of Cuba Station (Alabama)
Battle of Selma--2 days of school programs(Alabama)
French and Indian War LH (Alabama)
Perryville On the Farm (Perryville, Kentucky)
Women on the Frontier (Boonesboro, Kentucky)
At High Tide (Gettysburg, Pennslyvania)
Some little event I stumbled into while driving back (Virginia?)
Death March (New York? Pennsylvania? I'm not sure, I wasn't driving)
Sparks of Secession-Westville (Lumpkin, Georgia)
Battles for the Armory+ school program (Talisi, Alabama)
Alabama Frontier Days-5 day school program (Wetumpka, Alabama)

Upcoming before year end
Christmas at Fort Gaines (Dauphin Island, Alabama)
Dickens Downtown (Northport, Alabama)
Fort McAllister (Savannah, Ga)

[TheQM]

I'll bite;

King of Prussia, PA

Winter of '64, Newfane, NY
CVG Officer School, Bedford, PA
Glendale-Malvern Hill, Richmond, VA
Neshaminy, Bensalem, PA
Gettysburg Living History, Gettysburg, PA
Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville, PA
Whitehall, Allentown, PA
At High Tide, Gettysburg, PA
The GAC Event, Gettysburg, PA
Step Back in Time, Wyomissing, PA
Nat'l Civil War Museum Living History, Harrisburg, PA
Bristoe Station, Bristoe Station, VA
Cedar Creek, Middletown, VA
After the Battle, Fredericksburg, VA

This was a pretty good year.

[GaWildcat]

The Great State of Georgia

Resaca Ga
Olustee, FL
Selma, AL
Gettysburg, PA (GAC)
Kennesaw Mtn, GA
Point Park, TN
Bridgeport, AL
Andersonville, GA (LH)
Sweetwater Creek, GA (LH)
Tunnel Hill, GA
Mosheim, TN

[hanktrent]

From southeast Ohio.

Attended:

Winter of '64, Newfane NY
Perryville on the Farm, Perryville KY
At High Tide, Gettysburg PA
Marmaduke's Raid, Piedmont Missouri
Discover Woodland Days (one-day firper presentation), Dayton Ohio
Sparks of Secession/Westville, Lumpkin GA
Out of Capitol Prison, Washington DC to Shepherdstown WV via Maryland

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

From west central Florida
Attended to myself this year

[Joey12thga]

I am from South Georgia....

I have attended the following, not included are the various School programs I have done this year.

Olustee ("reenactment")- FL
Aiken ("reenactment")- S.C. :mad:
Mitchell Festival (Living History/ memorial service)- GA
Resaca ("reenactment")- GA:-x
New Hope Church (EBUFU)- GA
Point Park Living History- GA
Tunnel Hill ("reenactment")- GA:confused:
Allatoona Pass Living History (federal)- GA:-x
Sparks of Secession (EBUFU)- GA

To Finish Out the Year

Ft. Mcallister ("reenactment")- GA

[RJSamp]

Wheaton, IL

8th Ill Cavalry (drill) on original ground - Camp Kane, St. Charles, IL
Stand of Ticks (National) - KCMO
Joliet IL Cemetery ACW Memorial ceremony with D. GAR....sounded Taps 11 times over the weekend.
At High Tide (National) - Gettysburg
GAC (National) - Gettysburg
Lockport (local), IL
Chickamauga (National) -south of the Battlefield, GA
Minooka(local), IL



15 of those days mounted.

[MD_Independent26]

Had a pretty hard-travellin' year...

Glendale/Malvern Hill, VA
Pickett's Mill, GA
At High Tide, Gettysburg, PA
Death March X, New Albany, PA
Marmaduke's Raid, Piedmont, MO
Westvilee, Lumpkin, GA
After the Battle, Fredericksburg, VA

Next, the LHG's Gettysburg Rem. Day event. Then possibly a winter quarters event in Mississippi in January...

Billy Birney

[jurgitemvaletem]

From central Ohio

I attended-

Company drill
Burton, OH (battle reenactment) NE OH
Mt. Vernon, OH (parade) central OH
AHT (battle reenactment) Gettysburg, PA
Granville, OH (parade) central OH
Mumford, NY (battle reenactment) northern NY
Mt. Vernon, OH (living history) central OH
Jackson, MI (battle reenactment) central MI
Springfield, OH (living history) central OH

Still on the list for this year-

Zoar, OH (living history) northern OH
Newark, OH (living history) central OH

[3rd_PA_Artillery]

Juniata County, PA

Mifflinburg, PA 2008
Old Bedford Village, PA 2008 (A fine time, by the way)
Mitchell's Creek, PA 2008(I fell in with Mr. Andre Wagner at this one)
Cedar Creek, VA 2008(The biggest one I've attended yet)
-And I might as well add on Rem. Day, Gettysburg, PA 2008

[53rd OVI]

Just got back into the hobby and looking forward to next year and getting to the events with:

30th OVI
54th OVI "Ohio's second zouaves"

Central Ohio-Buckeye State

[tompritchett]

PA

Living History at Heller House, Hellertown PA
Neshaminy
New Market
Lehigh Valley Civil War Days (event staff)
Gettysburg
Civil War Days Living History, Quiet Valley Farm
Chickamauga
Harvestfest Living History, Quiet Valley Farm
Cedar Creek
Living History at Topton PA Nursing Home

[ElijahsGrtGranddaughter]

From Marshall, Virginia (considered Northern Virginia).

Endview
Chancellorsville (Isle of Wight)
Marrettia Mansion - LH
Gettysburg 145
Locust Grove

and to come ...

Gettysburg Rememberance Day

[Captain of Kopenick]

From Southwest Missouri

LH - Ash Grove, MO
Dayton, MO
Olathe, KS
Greenfield, MO
Kansas City, MO
Greenfield, MO
Gettysburg, PA
Pipestone, MN
LH - Newtonia, MO
LH - Cassville, MO
Mt Vernon, MO

Still to come this year
Prairie Grove, AR

Daniel Keith
4th Missouri

[ElijahsGrtGranddaughter]

From Marshall, Virginia (considered Northern Virginia).

Endview
Chancellorsville (Isle of Wight)
Marrettia Mansion - LH
Gettysburg 145
Locust Grove

and to come ...

Gettysburg Rememberance Day

I forgot one. :(

Point Lookout Dedication, MD

[Ephraim_Zook]

Pocono Mountains, PA

Fort Delaware, DE (Music School @ Reenactor weekend)
Fort Washington, MD (NCO school)
Cedar Creek, VA
New Market, VA
Gettysburg, PA
Burkittsville, MD
Fire on the Mountain, MD
Into the Wilderness, VA
McDowell, VA
Shenandoah '62, VA
Pamplin Park, VA (Music school)
Waterloo Village, NJ

Of course lots of little local events, LHs, etc, too.
I typically try to limit myself to a 4 hour drive, but I've made some exceptions here and there.

[KarinTimour]

Live in New York

In no particular order, and over the years, been to:
Red River 2, Pleasant Hill, LA
Hamonnasset, Connecticut
McDowell, VA
At High Tide, Gettysburg, PA
Winter of 64, New Fane, NY
Battle of Corinth, Corinth, MS
Chica-Dusty and Chicamagua Living History, GA
Bentonville, NC
Inn at Peak's Mill, Frankfort, KY
Shaker Village, Frankfort, KY
Cedar Creek, VA
Living History, Quiet Valley Farm, Poconos, PA
Harper's Ferry Election/Living History, Harper's Ferry, WV
Burkittsville, MD
South Mountain, MD
September Storm, MD
Fort Delaware, Delaware City, DL
Living History, Old Bethpage, Bethpage, NY
Berkley Hundred, Harrison's Landing, Charles City, VA


Karin Timour
Period Knitting -- Socks, Sleeping Hats, Balaclavas
Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
Email: Ktimour@aol.com

[2RIV]

Since I'm not seeing any love for the Garden State here:

North Western NJ

It was slow year and work got in the way of the hobby

Lambert Castle LH: Paterson, NJ
Speedwell Village LH: Morristown, NJ
Shippen Manor Medical Time Line Event: Oxford, NJ
Museum Village: Monroe, NY?

[Infantry Bugler]

I reside in Louisiana.

I have participated in:

Baton Rouge, LA
Port Hudson, LA
Port Hudson monument dedication
Jackson Crossroads, LA
Jefferson College, MS
Beauvoir, MS
Grand Gulf Living History, MS
145th Gettysburg (GAC), PA

[Chuck A Luck]

I live in Maryland. Events I attended in '08, include

Jan: Living History, Manassas NMP
Mar: St. Paddy's Day parade, Bawlamer
Apr: 3 COI's - Jerusalem Mill, Ft. Washington & Ft. McHenry
May: New Market, VA (battle); Culp's Hill (LH)
June: Brandy Station (battle); Ft. Delaware (LH); At High Tide (battle)
July: Gilmor's Raid (battle)
Aug: Bel Air Mansion (LH); Chancellorsville (battle)
Oct: Bristoe Station (battle); Cedar Creek (battle)
Nov: After the Battle (battle)

[Craig L Barry]

From Murfreesboro, TN:

Stones River NPS 145th anniversary Living History
Fort Donelson Living History
Bridgeport, AL
Camp of Instruction, Stones River NPS
New Market, VA
Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony, Stones River NPS
Liberty Gap, TN
GAC
Stones River NPS Slaughter Pen Living History
Richmond, KY
Tunnel Hill, GA
Chickamauga, GA (145th event)
Atlanta Campaign, GA

Decent mix, about half local/regional mainstream calendar events and the other half Living History or similar.

[IsleGuy57]

The Old North State

Olustee *
Averasboro
Latta Plantation
Hendersonville (LH)
Resaca *
GAC - Gettysburg
Franklin NC - (LH)
Statesville *
Mosheim *
Atlanta *

* denotes where the unit fielded our Henry's at some point. I'm sure Bobby and Joey recall them at least once :-)

[50th vice pres]

Well, it seems so far that Gettysburg was the one main event that all went to, and a fantastic event to attend. As I look back on the time there it is full of wonderful memories, just wished that I didn't have to of left there to come back home to reality. I looked forward to Gettysburg for sooo long, and it came and went far too quickly. But its now over, and I wonder, whats the event that most will try to go to next year? I have no idea personally yet what will happen for me.

[hanktrent]

Well, it seems so far that Gettysburg was the one main event that all went to, and a fantastic event to attend. As I look back on the time there it is full of wonderful memories, just wished that I didn't have to of left there to come back home to reality. I looked forward to Gettysburg for sooo long, and it came and went far too quickly. But its now over, and I wonder, whats the event that most will try to go to next year? I have no idea personally yet what will happen for me.

Gettysburg (AHT) was the only event on my list that, in hindsight, I wished I hadn't bothered with, and wouldn't do again. As I expected, it reminded me of the old 125ths, which were okay, but there are events available now that I could only dream of back then.

Personally, I'm looking at Into the Piney Woods as the big one "everyone" I know from the East Coast to California will either be at, or be talking about, next year. Though from a hobby-wide perspective it'll probably be only average in size.

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[50th vice pres]

Gettysburg (AHT) was the only event on my list that, in hindsight, I wished I hadn't bothered with, and wouldn't do again. As I expected, it reminded me of the old 125ths, which were okay, but there are events available now that I could only dream of back then.
Having never been to Gettysburg before I have nothing to compare it to. For me it was a blast! May I ask, what part did you not like, for you to say "wouldn't do again"?

[hanktrent]

Having never been to Gettysburg before I have nothing to compare it to. For me it was a blast! May I ask, what part did you not like, for you to say "wouldn't do again"?

So that you have an idea of my perspective, I was a CS private detailed as a clerk for the medical department.

The two sides were camped within sight of each other and within sight of the modern sutlers. Between battles, most reenactors just sorta hung out, shopped, whatever, so the focus was on the battles--which I thought were really good, but that's only a few hours out of 24. There were very few spectators, though we were where they were most apt to pass through first, and if it's a spectator event, I like talking to them. There wasn't much historically plausible interaction between civilians and military, though the civilians were there.

In other words, it was just as promised (except maybe the spectator part), and a lot like the old classic mainstream events, but nothing like events where you don't see the enemy unless he's shooting at you, where the accuracy is consistent any time of day, and where every reenactor you meet is supposedly part of the historic situation at any time.

However, a know a lot of folks attended, had a great time, it was the highlight of their season, etc., so nothing against the event, per se. I just wanted to point out that it wasn't the centerpiece of the pilgrimage for everyone who had it on their list. :)

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[DColeman]

Leesburg, VA

Carrol County Farm Museum
Gettysburg Campground Living History
Bedford Village
GAC Gettysburg
Cedar Creek
Remembrance Day

Did a bit of travelling this year so missed a few for sure.

[50th vice pres]

Thats too bad how it went for you, sometime spectators only want to see battles, and I imagine that is what it was billed for people to Come and see the great battle of Gettysburg. I also imagine its hard to do a living history demonstration at such a huge event and have enough people interested in what your saying

[hanktrent]

sometime spectators only want to see battles, and I imagine that is what it was billed for people to Come and see the great battle of Gettysburg.

Actually, it had to do with event staff not allowing spectators across the field into the camps until after the battle Saturday, for practical/security reasons. Long story, but it was a judgment call by the event organizers, which I can see the logic of, but in hindsight it might have been better to figure out another way. Never had a problem talking to spectators at large events--the more the merrier--it's just that they weren't allowed to come through for the bulk of the day. :)

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[tompritchett]

Hank and Anthony, are you sure that the two of you are talking about the same Gettysburg events? Somehow I got the impression that Anthony is talking about the 145th GAC Gettysburg event where, Hank, I know you are referring to the At High Tide Gettysburg event.

[Poor Private]

Spent the whole year as butternut-except at Mem. day parade
Niles Mi.
Bloomingdale Mi. Mem. day parade
Marshall Mi.
Hastings Mi. Spectator (too much rain)
Jackson Mi. Spectator
Grand Rouge Mi.-timeline (rainout)
Angola In.
Bowens Mill Mi.
It rained at every event but the last 2.
The things I personally accomplished: I learned how to operate a position on a Bullpup (1841 Mt. Howitzer). Saw the field from a different perspective (south). Made some new friends.

[8thILCavalry]

Northern Illinois - 8th Illinois Cavalry

-NCO/Mounted/All Drills
-St. Patrick Day Parade -East Dundee
-8th Ill Cavalry (drill) on original ground - Camp Kane, St. Charles, IL
-Memorial Day Parade and Salute - Huntley,Il
-Warrenville, Il, Memorial Dedication
-Stand Of Colors (ticks)KS,MO. not me but some 8th went. RJ included
-High Tide Gettysburg (national)
-Wauconda,IL
-Fiesta Day Parade - McHenry,IL
-Boscobel, Wi.
-Lockport, IL
-Lake Villa but we drowned and it was canceled.BUT we Got wet canvas so I SAY it counts.
-Chickamauga (National) -south of the Battlefield, GA Not me but some of the 8th went.
-Stockton, IL
-Minooka,IL
-Veterans Day Memorial - Warrenville, IL

Mostly local events

[50th vice pres]

Hank and Anthony, are you sure that the two of you are talking about the same Gettysburg events? Somehow I got the impression that Anthony is talking about the 145th GAC Gettysburg event where, Hank, I know you are referring to the At High Tide Gettysburg event.
I believe your right Tom, I'm referring to GAC event, the one I went to. Forgive my ignorance, but outside of the "hardcore" guys actually living and walking the walk our brothers did back then, what is the biggest difference between the two?

[hanktrent]

I believe your right Tom, I'm referring to GAC event, the one I went to. Forgive my ignorance, but outside of the "hardcore" guys actually living and walking the walk our brothers did back then, what is the biggest difference between the two?

Yep, I went to AHT. Since I didn't go to GAC, I can't compare the two, though I don't believe either allowed much chance for a "hardcore" experience. Come to think of it, I don't know anyone who "actually lives and walks the walk our brothers did back then," except our current U.S. military personnel serving today.

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[FloridaConfederate]

Come to think of it, I don't know anyone who "actually lives and walks the walk our brothers did back then,"

True, but anyone who completes the 30 plus miles over 5 days of troop movement far removed from anything modern, living first person life from the blanket roll at Into The Piney Woods will come about as close as you are going to get.

[50th vice pres]

do they do the actuall hike at? Do they not go by modern homes and cross streets?

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

do they do the actuall hike at? Do they not go by modern homes and cross streets?
For the record its in a national forest with little in the way of modern intrusions, but much more importantly, its the physical act of soldiering, and with that the emotional aspect of exhaustion and exertion. The fact that there may or may not be modern intrusions is irrelevant - the folks who are going to ITPW or other authentic events involving more than the three B's are still reaching out to be more than the average reenactor.

[Spinster]

do they do the actuall hike at? Do they not go by modern homes and cross streets?

If I understand you correctly you are now asking about the site for Into the Piney Woods.

Amazingly enough, there is still wilderness in this country--and this site is one of those places.

Modern Homes--no. I'd say its about a 20 minute drive from the stepping off point to a 'modern home'. And from the stepping off point, participants will only go deeper into the woods.

Modern Roads--at best, the access roads into the site are narrow macadam surfaces. Very quickly, these turn to a red clay dirt road--and these are very limited.

March route--well, there is a trail. Sorta. I know I lost it when I walked a section. Good thing the organizers walk this thing out in advance, as its easy for even someone familiar with the place to confuse a hawg trail with the real trail.

Mostly the place is pines and bayous, sand hills, red clay, and wildlife. Oh, and occassionally the modern military does survival training in the area.

Its a remote enough place that we counted children regularly the last time, even though as civilians we were in a cleared area--and kept the youngest ones on leading strings the whole time.

So, for those who have done their mental and physical homework and prepared properly, it is indeed about as close as one can get to the actual conditions for the army in the scenario being depicted.

[50th vice pres]

Sounds very interesting. I wouldn't mind trying my hand at it sometime, and it would help me out in really understanding the soldiers life back then.Not to mention I can stand to lose a few, really quite a few, pounds.:p Are there requirements one must meet to partake in such an adventure?

[MD_Independent26]

Comrade,
All or most of the info you seek could probably be found at www.intothepineywoods.com
My registration is going in the mail next week... A 21 hour drive is nothing for a quality event...

Bill Birney

[hanktrent]

Sounds very interesting. I wouldn't mind trying my hand at it sometime, and it would help me out in really understanding the soldiers life back then.Not to mention I can stand to lose a few, really quite a few, pounds.:p Are there requirements one must meet to partake in such an adventure?

Here's the web page with more information on guidelines and such: http://www.intothepineywoods.com/

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[NC5thcav]

I'm from the northern mountains of North Carolina, almost into Virginia. This year I went to:
Jekyll Island living history: Jekyll Island, Georgia
Living history in Boone, North Carolina
A small living history at Chickamauga
Kennesaw Mountain living history: Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia
Stones River camp of instrucion: Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Money made this a tight year, causing me to miss Marmaduke's Raid, Missouri.

[RJSamp]

True, but anyone who completes the 30 plus miles over 5 days of troop movement far removed from anything modern, living first person life from the blanket roll at Into The Piney Woods will come about as close as you are going to get.

I recall marching for some national charity drive.... circa 1970. We obtained pledges for pennies and dimes per mile from friends and family....and then walked 31 miles in one day.

They marched 15 - 25 miles per day.

30 miles over 5 days? So much for authenticity.

Is that really the best our best can do?

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

I recall marching for some national charity drive.... circa 1970. We obtained pledges for pennies and dimes per mile from friends and family....and then walked 31 miles in one day.

They marched 15 - 25 miles per day.

30 miles over 5 days? So much for authenticity.

Is that really the best our best can do?
Considering that they are portraying the actual occurances of a segment of that campaign for an actual unit, that is pretty good. Not every unit walked 31 miles per day in the war, just like they all slept in tents at some point in their service.

[Mint Julep]

True, but anyone who completes the 30 plus miles over 5 days of troop movement far removed from anything modern, living first person life from the blanket roll at Into The Piney Woods will come about as close as you are going to get.

CJ,

The closest I've ever gotten was the 1998 Red River II event. From a Sunday morning to a Saturday morning, we covered just over 50 miles, skirmished every day, fought a couple of small battles, ate issued rations everyday, stood picket, marched advance and rear guards, etc. Busiest week of my life. I lost about 15 lbs.

I will never forget being woken up to the sound of volleys at dawn and my first thought was "It's just like Shiloh! They've caught us sleeping!" I had my gear packed, dressed and was in ranks in just a couple of moments, but the fight was over already. Our guards had been pulled off at dawn and the enemy had watched it.

We marched one stretch of county road and never saw anything. I know it was a county road because there was a sign with the street name at the beginning and a stop sign at the end. The road was about 6 miles long. We never saw a house, barn, wire or pole, fence, human or critter the entire length of that road. The road was that red clay. Talk about a pristine setting!!!

Tired, sore, angry at the weak performance and authenticity of our opponents, we double timed the last mile or so to the ending location of the march. We got in that Friday night, a day early.

The johnnies had their knapsacks carried in a truck every day, but we Union men carried our's with pride.

IWMK@RR2,

[FloridaConfederate]

I see somebody got the word their bugle chops are not quite up to the level of ITPW and have decided rather than man up and practice his chops he would come on the internets with his tuffguy facade and post how
unauthentic the event is.

[hanktrent]

They marched 15 - 25 miles per day.

30 miles over 5 days? So much for authenticity.

RJ, when you write things like that, I always get this mental image of you stepping out of a time machine, walking into a hospital ward in Washington City circa 1864, and berating the soldiers in the beds. "What do you mean, you can't march 15 miles in a day? You farbs! Don't you know you aren't accurate?" :D


Is that really the best our best can do?

No, if you're talking about military mileage, that would be the 6th Corps marches. If you're looking for military events that offer long distances, why didn't you take part in those?

Hank Trent
hanktrent@voyager.net

[Spinster]

I see somebody got the word ...

Chris--while I'm not Goin this time and thus have no info pipline, I think it unlikely that anyone 'got the word'-- at least not from the event organizers. Those men just tell the honest truth, and let the participant decide. Last time, what we saw was that a lot of fellers eliminated themselves, on issues like attitude or a fear of getting out there and not being able to finish.

Hank's right--Doug Dobb's Sixth Corps marches are the long distance runners of the hobby. Their hard won mileage is clocked off in settled country while well fed women (me included :rolleyes: ) feed them well. Those marches are a valuable and unique experience.

The Kitsachie is a different place. Sand mixed with clay, with good-sized hills, is a far different march than one on settled roads, pasture land or well trod parks. Sometimes the land gives you one step forward, while sliding two steps back. And finally you have to go around. Oh, and you are fighting too. Then there is the fact that you are living on period rations. One cannot get the burst of energy from a Co-cola or candy bar that is readily available to the long distance charity walker in 1970.

If one's goal is to cover ground, we have a fellow forum member who can tell us how through his other hobby--he does 100 mile runs. Awesome!

If one's goal is to walk the walk of one section of one campaign under conditions that are pretty spot on, and causes modern sensibilites to fade away, then Into the Piney Woods is it.

[Mint Julep]

RJ ... If you're looking for military events that offer long distances, why didn't you take part in those?



Those that can, do. Those that can't ...

[carson_reb]

I'm from the Battle Born state of Nevada and I make my home in the state capital of Carson City (hence my screen name, carson_reb) just a few miles down the road from Virginia City, site of the legendary Comstock Lode.
Since I just started getting into living history and reenacting, I have only attended the Virginia City Civil War days back in September. I am going to join the Comstock Civil War Reenactors group, though, and hope to get involved in other events around my region. Southern Oregon has a good one as does Northeastern California.