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As a native Kentuckian, like many others I have both Confederate and Union ancestors. The "closer-kin" ones were Confederate, and most of the stories I heard growing up were about them, so it was...

I'm looking forward to it as well. Looks like most of the Shiloh footage shown is from the Great Divide company's new film for the Shiloh National Battlefield Park (the "Shiloh: Fiery Trial" that is...

I echo Mr. Smith on the Weller overcoat being too prevalent these days. This type of hooded overcoat was contracted by an officer of the 2nd Kentucky Infantry, Maj Hewitt, and procured for his men...

Sold, thanks to the buyer!

Reduced to $85 plus postage.

Quality handmade pleated front white linen dress shirt. Made by Vivian Murphy (The Mantua Maker).

Chest 44"
Sleeves 26" from shoulder seams (sleeves are two-piece, and cut full)
Neck 18"
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I'll sign up for that reason too; the only way I can ever get away from the smartphone/email.

Out of curiosity I looked up the Salon.com article referred to in the original post - http://www.salon.com/2011/05/08/civil_war_sesquicentennial/ I haven't seen Salon.com before and I don't know...

Julio,
The photography is great, and I really enjoyed going through the photos. I was hoping to see some of the unit I was in (Palmetto Battalion, CS), but I did see a closeup of a comrade crossing...

Thank YOU, Sir, and your staff and all of the organizers. I was in Hampton's Legion (Palmetto Battalion) in the Cornfield, and the half hour or so we spent in that fight was awesome. Taking down...

I echo these thoughts; guess it had a whole lot to do with where you were and what you got to do. 125th Wilderness/Spottsylvania was my second favorite 125th, we were Ramseur's Brigade in the Mule...

I agree with the thought that which CS unit is being addressed had a lot to do with what type of uniforms were worn at Sharpsburg, and in what condition they were. As a Westerner I'm a relative...

Hi Micah,
This peaked my interest from research done long ago, so I dug out my notes; the story of the flag carried by the 105th OVI at Perryville is from Albion Tourgee's "The Story of a Thousand"...

As John mentioned, the main manuals are about the same in what they prescribe for composition and actions of the color-guard, but as Bernard pointed out, what units actually did could vary. Judging...

I am by no means an insect repellant expert; just wanted to pass along something that has worked for me. For 150th Manassas and 150th Shiloh we were camped in woods, with abundant ticks and other...

After a 14 hour drive home (and not complaining at all about the distance), all I can say is "Yip yup whoooo!" and "Huzzah," since my unit was both CS and US (we galvanized to form part of Buell's...

I'm looking forward to this one too - over all the years, I've never been to an Antietam event. My gt-gt-grandfather and one of my gt-gt-gt-uncles fought there in Company H, 3rd Arkansas Inf, and...

I am expecting a feast ... in the real thing, the Confederate Kentucky Brigade occupied the camps of some of Sherman's troops on the night of April 6th, and feasted on the canned goods, cheeses,...

That's a really great video, and I'm really looking forward to the event!

Greg Walden
4th Ky Inf, Cotton States Battalion, Rambo's Brigade

Use of the so-called Columbus Depot pattern of jacket in the ANV isn't inconceivable ... As Bushrod Johnson's brigade was transferred to ANV from AoT in May 1864, similarly to their Hardee pattern...

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I have 90 of the "long pattern" British .577 cartridge tubes made by Brett Gibbons of www.cartridgetubes.com These are the longer made-in-England type with the gummed band joining the inner and...

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Black cotton mens cravat, pre-tied, fastens with a buckle. Looks like it would fit neck size around 14" to 20". Practically new; only worn once (for the attached photo; never worn at an event). ...

In my experience, some of the stand-out memories of past large events (the 125th in particular) were the large formations ... nothing quite like being in 300-400 man battalions, or being in the Texas...