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Now that we have gotten one element of attire taken care of, let's address other elements of etiquette. One that is frequently forgotten is that the gentlemen should dance with lots of partners. ...

The 42d VA is still around. Send me a PM and I'll be happy to let you know what we are doing. We can accommodate just about any impression.

What event will you be attending? And in addition to the dinner and ball, what other activities will you be participating in?

I've also sent you a private message about a military unit with civilians that is within your geographic area.

If you are interested in treatment of hides and tanning leather, check McKensie's Five Thousand Receipts. I don't know if it is available online.

If you are interested in other aspects of...

I received a 404 error on the first link.

In comparing hard bread to soft bread, I really don't think baking bread in a Dutch oven is that difficult. The beauty of a Dutch oven is that it relies on coals and the mass of the cast iron oven...

It has been alluded to but during the pay call the company laundress and any sutlers got paid before the soldier. So they could be standing by with their account books ready to be paid.

I...

One element that is a dead giveaway is eyebrows. Men should have a certain bushiness to them - a unibrow is even better. A delicate arch screams female.

On your hands, make sure there isn't any...

The purchaser, who was supposedly from Germany, paid us for the merchandise and shipping cost and asked us to coordinate with the shipper who needed money wired to him. First moral, don't wire...

Just a warning if you do mail order that internet scams are alive and well and working the vendors of reenacting goods. We were recently stung by an order supposedly from Germany. I won't give all...

Can anyone explain the image of the man on the left side of the picture that you can see through?

I like the antique chair with or without the back. It could always be explained that it was something you lifted from a house where the occupants had fled when the army set up camp and you intend to...

I was reading the second link and did find one interesting element. They were discussing the item "essence of coffee". They described it as concentrated coffee that looked like axle grease (which I...

Can you be a bit more specific, e.g., urban or rural? North or south? Economic level? Any particular occupation?

There is an old saw about how to make a small fortune publishing -- just start with a large fortune. The hymnal, while you would consider it very worthwhile, is a niche market. The general minimum...

If you decide to try your hand at Japanning later, try to find a copy of The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion which will have recipes for just about anything you would want to paint. But...

I question the accuracy of the statement about the limited distribution of kerosene lamps. The Steamboat Bertrand which sank in 1865 was carrying only kerosene lamps as opposed to the Steamboat...

And a thanks to Sarah Hale, the editor of Godey's magazine, who badgered Lincoln until he declared it a national holiday.

Michael Mescher

Sorry! That was a bit confusing. The pigs of the civil war period would have had more fat. That is one reason why you have to be very careful cooking pork now so it isn't cooked too dry.
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In considering salt pork, unfortunately no one currently makes salt pork of the type that was available during the civil war. If my memory serves me correctly, there were five different grades and...

Shouldn't this post be in the "Recruiting Office"? (just above "Looking to Join a Unit")

Early on in the hobby (during some of the 125th events), someone I know was in the spectators and heard some of the spectators commenting about the "Lazaurus effect", i.e., someone would go down and,...

I'm glad that the problem has been worked out. I've used a cleaning rod to clean my musket and it hasn't gotten stuck in over 20 years. Not a period cleaning rod but it does the job and doesn't get...

I checked in my wife, Virginia's, book Historic Accounts which is a searchable database for the ledger from a general store in Halifax County, VA. The dates on the ledger were January 1, 1859...