Help with the Acronyms on Here

[PrattStreetRioter]

I've got one, PEC?

I know its to do with authenticity, but I'm still relatively new to these forums...

[flattop32355]

I've got one, PEC?

I know its to do with authenticity, but I'm still relatively new to these forums...

Period, Everyday, Common

It has to do with not looking for the exception to the rule, but blending into the typical.

[gdarrell]

I've got one, PEC?

I know its to do with authenticity, but I'm still relatively new to these forums...

PEC=Plain, Everyday, Common.

Edited for CAP's

[flattop32355]

AoP or AotP = Army of the Potomac

Just to muddy the water:
AOP also stands for Army of the Pacific, a reenactor organization based on the west coast which participates in NSA (North/South Alliance) events, usually in the western theater area, such as Franklin, Corinth, Perryville and Mill Springs. I believe they have a website.

[tompritchett]

cph or c/p/h - campaigner/progressive/hardcore - three stages of what is often referred to her as "campaigning", or the other side of the hobby from mainstream. Similarly, some break down the mainstream side into three stages f/m/a - farb/mainstream/authentic.

PEC - period/everyday/common - a concept for basing one's impression on what would have been seen a large portions of the soldiers rather than a very small minority.

[Curt-Heinrich Schmidt]

Hallo!

NUG - Normally, Usually, Generally (a variation of PEC)

MOC- Museum of the Confederacy

MOLLUS - Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States

GAR- Grand Army of the Republic

SUVCW- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War

SOCV- Sons of Confederate Veterans

NARA- National Archives and Records Administration

NPS- National Park Service

F/M/C/P/H/A- so-called Farb, Mainstreamer, Campaigner, Progressive, Hardcore, Authentic paradigm or model or reenacting and living history

AC- Authentic Campaigner board

OTB- Off Topic Board

SB- Szabo's Board, the Civil War Reenactors Discussion Board

WIG- Western Independent Grays

GHTI- George H. Thomas' Invincibles

MOOCOWS- Middletennessee Occasionally Organized Company Of
Westernfederal Soldiers


Curt-Heinrich Schmidt

[Ephraim_Zook]

Geez, Herr Schmidt,

You've got a one-man lexicon there!

Ron

[Curt-Heinrich Schmidt]

Hallo!

Isn't that a city in Massachusetts or Kentucky?


Curt
Acronyms But Never Acrimonious Mess

[yerbyray]

I think my dictionary is complete enough that I can read most threads and not scratch my head.

Thank you all. The C/P/H was the one that had me stumped the most

[clconboy]

idk my bff jill?

I just had to do it....