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Thanks for bringing my attention to the link! Will have to fix.

Meanwhile, there's an archived version of John's article:...

I stand by my nomination of Nicolas Cage.

Adams label on an otherwise-marked crate: http://myrtle-avenue.com/images/acl/uscc2_1.jpg

Yeah, in short, why are you asking a bunch of reenactors when the original cast has left answers for you? When I think of the 87th PA, I think of the portrait of Jack Skelly with his forage cap and,...

No; the initial invitation specified "2:10 again this year" at 47th St., however an update from Mr. Megill on Wednesday has us actually stepping off at 11:10 from 44th St., per the current...

In addition, the current line of march has us stepping off at 11:10 A.M., which is significantly earlier than in years past.

John -

Yes, like last year, the armory is being offered. The parade is on Saturday the 16th (not the 17th). Units are asked to submit their rosters by March 4th for security purposes. Suggest...

Long shot, I know, but seeking a .36 caliber Whitney revolver (Palmetto repro or serviceable original). PM if you have one. Thanks!

As with anything you do, let the scenario be your guide. Did the unit you're portraying historically enter the field with full boxes? Probably...so, there's 40 right there. Any accounts of them...

Three-piece muffin, wings "down" (not "out") -- generally, wartime buttons have a thinner font on the "Excelsior" and less "blocky" looking stars. Visual reference:...

...or the officer who rode his horse THROUGH someone's house; in the front door, out the back.

One of my favorite anecdotes of the retreat through town is the lady who hustled her female students up to the roof of a building and started them all singing "Battle Cry of Freedom" as the chaos...

I've used sewing scissors for this purpose in the field.

The 140th mustered in in September, 1862 and other than Fredericksburg, didn't see action until Chancellorsville, and was assigned to the V Corps the entire time. Thus the regiment spent more of its...

Danny -

I'm not aware of any unique uniform issue to the 140th prior to their 1863 transformation into zouaves, so you would do well to obtain a forage cap which, for the majority of their service...

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01/07/civil-war-statue-vandalized-in-greenpoint-park/

Meanwhile, the local camp of the SUVCW and SVR are hosting a ceremony Saturday visiting the graves of the...

What's interesting is that most of the veterans speaking in the films of the '30s are so well-spoken and, to our modern ears, at least, have very refined dialects, whether from North or South. ...

Ah, of course. I didn't make the connection. Thank you, and very sorry for his loss.

Great pics, Paul.

I noticed a lot of people wearing modern red ribbons on their uniforms and as armbands...any idea what those were for?

And I see the hobby still can't do Support Arms...

Julio -

The Liberty Rifles' Saturday morning program will be following the movements of the 157th NY at 8:30 A.M. Info is here: http://www.libertyrifles.org/schedule/2012/157thny.html

In...

Good luck with your efforts! Have been a fan of Hazlett's Battery since I was very young, and one of my earliest memories of visiting Gettysburg involves their position on Little Round Top; just...

Nick Sekela's police uniform frock work stands out, but the rest overlaps with the costume department of "Deadwood," for some reason.

Here are two images taken at what must have been period nudist colonies:
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The whole "shirts-as-underwear" thing is an exaggerated overstatement; an etiquette book may generally...

Some have taken it to ridiculous extremes of ringing their hatcords with them to the point that they look like flamenco dancers; others have linked them to create something of a "helmet net." Don't...

I may have what you need. Will check the closet when I get home later; stay tuned.