Occupation of the Mudd Farm LH April 13-15th, 2012

[PMB1861]

The Washington Guards are hosting a living history at the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd farm the weekend of April 13-15th, 2012. The object is to re-create the occupation of the farm by Union troops during the man-hunt for John Wilkes Booth following the assassination of President Lincoln. The event will focus on maintaining a guard over the property, as well as patrolling the fields and swamps surrounding the farm.

Impression: 9th Veteran Reserve Corps

Uniform Guidelines: Standard mid to late war Army of the Potomac

Registration Fee: $15 dollars and will cover rations for the weekend, as well as a tour of the house museum on Sunday morning.

Please consider attending this unique opportunity to re-create the man-hunt for John Wilkes Booth!

For questions or forms for registration contact either:

Event Coordinator: Bob Bowser bowser625@comcast.net

-Or-

Company Commander: Pete Berezuk pete.berezuk@gmail.com

[fallstoomuch]

This event sounds cool! I wish I could make it....I have never heard of anyone else doing this kind of thing. I hope to fall in with you guys soon!

[lincolnsguard]

Free thinkers this orgainzin' lot.

I'm already in.

Was that thunder?

[Spinster]

Eli

Either that or the sharp crack of the NetherWorld freezing over all at onect.

Glad to see you're getting out in the field again. If I was Goin', I'd make sure I packed water wings.

[lincolnsguard]

Original ground and stuff are always a good thing.

[lincolnsguard]

Might want to start thinking about sending up your registration. Just sayin'

[lincolnsguard]

still just sayin'

[lincolnsguard]

Opportunity to learn something? Maybe? Opportunity to do something you've never done before, possibly?

[lincolnsguard]

We have several "hey! I'm coming!" folks we haven't rec'd registrations back from. Post them soon, please!

[lincolnsguard]

Well planned well run event. Outstanding location with very, very few modern intrusions. Great civilian interaction, with some of the best civilian re'nacters in the business. I can now completely understand why Booth and Harrod were able to hide in that damned swamp, after having the "pleasure" of searching there for them myself. I was by the door that Harrod pounded on at 4:30 to wake Dr. Mudd and was standing in the yard at 7:30am when our President passed into history. I saw the road Dr Mudd directed Booth and Harrod to take to avoid Federal troops and telegraph.

Kudos to Bob Bowser who planed and executed the idea and planning, and all the participants of this little event. Thanks to Pete Berezuk for being the cranky Sergeant of the Guard.

There were two very well done VRC uniforms present.

I have a good idea how "innocent" Dr. Mudd actually was now.