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34 inches is pretty standard on the CW period belts I've looked at. The length of the back strap isn't terribly important in terms of function. The front strap effectively manages where the sabre...

Adjuncts are in fact easier, but anything worth doing requires work, plain and simple. Folks have put on events in the past, and managed to slog through the drudgery of event logistics. Heck, if a...

Dave,
I had no idea that the cemetary thing was even happening, nor did I know that the men were from Maine. I wish I knew!

The cavalry camp itself, including logistics was great! The access...

As a "progressive" reenactor, I for one, can't wait for the 150ths to be over. I personally have been very disappointed to see how the chp side of the hobby has largely abandonded stand alone events...

After the cancellation of "Hooker's Rear" some of my guys, on a lark, decided to sign up for this event. As a unit we had not been to a "big mainstream" event in several years, and decided it would...

I know very little about 1833 Dragoon sabres, but I would recommend that you check with Gary Beauregaurd. I don't know if he makes a Dragoon sabre, but I know he makes blades from different time...

Boyd,

You do make a fair point about committing to something sight unseen, and I am sure Chris will post more details once it's certain that there is a quality product. I know he's asking for...

Bumping this up to the top for those of the progressive cavalry persuasion.

Tom Craig
1st Maine Cavalry

David Reed: I'm not exactly sure what you mean by the "frontside and backside" of the saddle...pommel and cantle? On a properly made '59 Mac, the only leather on the tree itself should be the...

1859 Pattern McClellan saddles were issued by the government with leather skirts, but there should be no leather on the tree itself, beyond that of the quarter strap assembly.

When you say the...

Hi Brandon,
Welcome aboard this wild and "wonderful" hobby! If you're looking for a cavalry unit, and you want to reenact as accurately as possible, I'd recommend that you give my unit, the 1st...

Below are the impression standards that we will use for our company at the BGA event. We will participate in all the scheduled event activities, but we will hold ourselves to a higher standard for...

Hey all,

I wanted to post the Federal cavalry standards for this event, AND frankly to give the event a shameless bump. If you're looking for an authentic cavalry experience before, or instead of...

The 1st Maine Cavalry will be there to be the eyes and ears of the Federal army...and of course to goggle up drowsy, unsuspecting CS pickets in the night...

If you do Federal cavalry, or want to...

Gentlemen,

The 1st Maine Cavalry is hosting a cavalry campaign event to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the battles of Aldie, Middleburg and Upperville, in Loudoun County, VA.

This event...

The Federal cavalry adjunct effort now has a FB page here: http://www.facebook.com/FederalCavalryAdjunctAtBgaGettysburg

The 1st Maine had our annual meeting yesterday, and things are starting to...

Gentlemen,

The 1st Maine Cavalry would like to extend an invitation to any progressively minded Federal cavalry units or troopers to join us in forming a company at BGA's Gettysburg event.
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"The Winners of the 1st Maine Cavarly Monument Raffle!

Thank you so much to everyone who helped the 1st Maine Cavalry raise money to erect a monument to honor the brave men who fought and lost...

Paul,
Thanks for sharing! Those really are some great photos.
Unlike the trend of late of folks posting a poop ton of pictures and video from cell phone cameras from events, we had the great...

I want to give my thanks to all those who came out to Unison to make this weekend an awesome event. We had close to 100 top notch living historians who brought the history of the battle, both...

Hey All,
I wanted to give you all an update on the raffle. The drawing was to be held this weekend at the Unison event, but Nick Duvall, who holds most of the ticket stubs was not able to attend. We...

Hey all,
We've just got a couple of days left for you to get in on the raffle. Awesome prizes, awesome cause, and all for a low cost of $10 per ticket! Get yours now at:...

We're just a week out from the event, and I for one am getting pretty psyched! Directions have been posted to the FB group. If you're not on there, send me a PM, or an email at: tom.craig@ymail.com...

Just one week left to go for this awesome raffle to help remember the men of the 1st Maine who fought and died at the battle of Aldie. $5000 worth of prizes for just $10. Buy now, and buy often!...

Thanks for your support Sean! There are ton of great prizes, and only 1000 tickets can be sold, so your odds of getting some swag are pretty good!

Take care,
Tom Craig
1st Maine Cavalry