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What you are attempting, while very romantic, will be very hard to accopmplish. You don't know who you would get to come to this. What I would look at, is contact the band doing the Satuday Ball. Let...

At Vicksburg, I saw someone put about 500 grains in one -several times. This is a big man, and he was rocked on his heels. And the Illinois boys did not know what was going on.
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Mr. Trent suggested the two men sitting as good examples. A good sack coat and slouch hat is a great place to start. Perhaps you could post your sizes and maybe someone has your size.
I would add,...

This appears more Military, especially a kepi. A better choice for Civilian would be a slouch hat. And the boots definitely appear military. As Burgess of Gettysburg and Mayor of Chickamauga, I would...

As Burgess of the period town of Gettysburg, I know that over 30 people hve succesfully registered for Town since February. I would check your pop-up blocker settings and make sure you allow cookies...

Shalll we organize a Shivree in Gettysburg this June?

I thank you for posting these. There is one of me that I would like to purchase, if possible. Please PM me about that possibility. Wonderful pictures of an extraordinary experience.
My hat is off to...

Unfortunately, due to management dissing the Union, Twinkies are no more.
Roll Tide, Go Vandy, and may Hostess rule the day!

great coverlet got miine today. Thanks Chris for the good work.

Mr. Helvey - Sounds like he would have been a force to reckon with, especially in the candlelight and firelight of night. Hope he gets into town at Gettysburg or Chickamauga. I would like to see him...

Thanks so much for your post. Very well said and thoughtful. And thanks for your help on Sunday.
What we want for Town is like what happened Saturday AM and evening. In the AM, a whole force of...

I had a shotgun, not a pistol. And the folks on the Home Guard are knowledgeable and veteran reenactors who would not "shove a pistol" into someone's chest. Especially when said pistol was capped....

Cullen -You should ask before you respond. At no time was my shotgun shoved into someone's face. I always hold it straight across my chest, pointed 30 degrees back toward my left shoulder. What made...

Curt you are correct. The officer was saying I was military in my dress Ii was carrying out my duties of protecting our dear townsfolk. Thanks for all your comments.
And Eli - yes indeed,sir!

Curt - where this is going is as Ms. Lawson stated. Our Civilian towns do not want to be an extension of Mixed camps. So our top guideline is no military in camp. Period. We are talking about...

As requested, and thanks to Tom Davison, here is the impression in question.

http://tgdavison-photography.smugmug.com/Other/150th-Perryville-Civil-War-Re/25808086_kDSvcN#!i=2139123886&k=jdCL6kT

I had the same stare fo Confederate soldiers trying to enter Town as well. I just used my blue eye at that time. I like where this thread is going, because I do want to help military undersand what...

Had an occasion to speak with a Federal officer this weekend at Perrvyille. He accused me of being military dressed, while portraying Home Guard. And also accused me of wearing 'cooters. I wore side...

I had occasion this weekend to speak to several groups about this event to come as Federal. Our Bitter Borthers Mess will be attending as Federal. Hope I convinced a few others to come as well.

OK. I will post these remarks here, since I do not want to step on anyone else's posts. I just watched Rock Center with Brian Williams and the story on the 150th Antietam. The so-called "ambrotypist"...

I was a Civilian in Keedysville. I can only imagine how the Cornfield battle looked Sunday AM, but I can tell you how it "felt" as I lay in my tent. I could see the dew heavy "fog of war" and could...

"less glorious endeavors" - One forgets it is not the General who made history, or the "hero" who made history. It is the inglorious everyday man and woman who slogged through their life, making...

These folks filmed at Twin Rivers, Shiloh, and will be at several BGA events.

http://www.civilwargoods.com/

As Mayor, (and having been in the Piggly Wiggly data center in South Carolina), I want to impose the following guidelines for the Civilian Town:

1. All inhabitants of Town will erect canvas around...

As I put my three cents in, I will be honest up front and say I am entrenched in the BGA, as I am the mayor of the "period towns" at Three Rivers, Shiloh, Raymond/Vicksburg, Chickamauga, now...