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Wasn't there a study published of the findings of the contents of dead soldiers' pockets during interment following the battle of Gettysburg? While it's a snapshot of one army at one point in time,...

All six of the follow up volumes of Si Klegg are available for free download on Kindle books.

I thought the Moon Pie was the snack ration of choice in Secessia.

Was their an organized group of men that might have been credited or given an honor for saving/seizing the Merrimack?

In my opinion, for what little it counts, this is what is wrong with this hobby. It bothers me to know end that we can go to any event, and they can chapter and verse great information about rare...

Understood. My crib midget is a holy terror.

Contact a living history museum with a stocked doctor's office or apothecary. I know the Drug Store at Living History Farms in Des Moines has a fully stocked drug inventory of look-a-likes, and the...

The socks from South Union Mills are outstanding in every possible way, and well worth the money. My only word of advice is to wash them several times in cold water and hang dry them before wearing...

If you search for "night soil", you should find the information that you're looking for. While a quick perusal found many hits in reference to English history, there should be some information that...

Bovine excrement. You can attend any event you wish, although in some cases you have to meet event authenticity guidelines.

This hobby has a hard enough time enduring people without a knowledge of history playing shoot 'em up and yelling about "heritage, not hate" without dealing with a situation such as this. One can...

Look into the Irish Jasper Greens, a pre-war militia organization out of Savannah, Georgia. They became in part one of the 1st Georgia Infantry units, and they continued after the war as well.

What about portraying someone from home visiting the local unit? I run a newspaper column for the local paper that reprints columns from the two local papers in the era on their anniversary week,...

Cased colors could also be used as a punishment for a regiment's actions. The best example I can think of is when the 2nd Iowa left St. Louis to take part in Grant's campaign against Henry and...

I thought that was a well produced, even handed treatment of the hobby, perhaps the best representation of the hobby I've seen on television.

Wiley is a great starting point for your studies, and you've already been given a good list of excellent works on soldier life during the Civil War. If you're interested in the Western Confederate,...

While perusing sutler row at the BGA Shiloh, there was a tent set up for a sutler under the name of "Cincinnati Depot" selling quality skillets. I'm suffering from a case of non-buyers remorse, but...

Here is the photostream for Shiloh NPS, showing the battalion on the move across the park. As to photos from the field, I have yet to see anything come up.

Have you checked ebay? Chris Daley sells from time to time through there, with a fair price and no shipping fee.

THANK YOU! This is the type of answer that I've been looking for. I've handsewn shirts for about fifteen years, off and on, and it's only recently that I've started to question material weights and...

Ross, can I ask a clarifying question based on what I'm going through. How do you determine that the weight of the fabric is appropriate? As an example, I make my own cotton shirts, and I've used...

Footer story from the [I]Macomb Journal[I] (Illinois), dated January 24, 1862.

"Death of Ex-President Tyler. – This old rebel died at Richmond on Friday night last, the 18th inst."

Andrews edited and published her diary forty years after the war ended. Much could be said about age and memory, as well as the social class that her family occupied.

The correct method of filling gaps is for the rear-rank man to step into the front rank if possible. The goal is to maintain the battalion front as much as possible in order to maneuver and not...

Thanks! I'll definitely try and look through all these options as time allows.