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My greatest memory was when the last person was evacuated from the Kisatchie National Forest at the conclusion of Into The Piney Woods in 2009 and no one died.

Will,
Good job.

Is it best to carry an electronic device that contains drill manual access in ones haversack or knapsack? I attempted to research this subject to see how it was done by the actual participants in...

I haven't tried playing a stand in the line soldier in years and have been content being; militia, home guard, guide, scout, bushwacher, whiskey runner to Indians, sheriff campaigning for...

For Banks Grand Retreat we stressed no cameras. Unfortunately, we did not put the rule in French and one of the French participants took pictures that later made their way to Utube. Learning from our...

I like Wickett. I like lurking on the AC. I like Oz too. Lurk here often. Only post my grand contributions to the hobby on the OTB.

If no one died, it was a successful event.

I just found my password, so I don't have a clue.

If you decide to make your own gourd canteen, have your cork stopper before you cut the neck so the cork and hole match. Make sure you get all the seeds and pulp out of the gourd. Lining the gourd...

Having been involved in hosting several events, I will chime in here. The fee we charged had to cover: the land, the insurance, the rations, water purification tablets, hay for the teamsters, gas...

I bought my gourds on Ebay. I selected the best one, cut off the neck, filled it with small gravel, shook it real well, then washed it out. A coat of shellac and it was ready to go.

Eric,
Actually, they helped us down from the mountain!:)

Interaction with authentic civilians adds greatly to an event. However, with those that are not authentic, interaction is best avoided. Thankfully, the events I gravitate toward attract a high...

So lonely out in the wilds of the Trans-Mississippi where nothing happen, nothing at all! I have photos of a fantastic event called the Battle of Port Jefferson. Nothing really happen there, but that...

Ross,
Agreed. The mods must get bad headaches. But the improvement is noted. Now, where did my turkey go?

Indeed, my comment was foolish and I take it back. I forgot where I was for a moment. I will return to a forum far far away and let those that know more than I continue to banter each other with...

Why not just move Gettysburg to Kansas, or Vicksburg to Georgia if you are going to throw any attempt at authenticity to the winds? Heck, just rent a dome in some mid west city and pretend you are...

Time in doesn't equate to quality out.

No musket to clean, no drill, no officers, the wide open Texas sky.....who wouldn't want to be a Federal prisoners?

Grave digger.;)

Original Confederate Cup.
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General Richard Taylor had the fortune, or misfortune, to have the Louisiana troops in his brigade. In his book Destruction and Reconstruction his method of disciplining "his Tiger" give a good...

More correct, would be I use to carry an 1847 shotgun as a partisan or bushwhacker, but a couple of months ago I slept in a house, in a bed, with a fireplace and ate three meals a day and got...

I have a double barrel shotgun made in 1847. I use it when I play civie war bushwhacker or partisan or old grumpy old man.

There was no Civil War battle fought at Fort McKavett. For a brief time there were Federal prisoners held there. There was no Civil War battle fought at Fort Chadbourne, nor were any Federal...

My head just exploded! I remember being part of the elite provost company at Corinth back in....maybe 2005. We were instructed that if we saw any Confederates wearing sky blue trousers we were to...