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Gentlemen First, I just wish to say be safe and have a great 4th of July. Also please stop for just a moment and give thanks to the Lord and our Soldiers for the great nation that we have. Even though we are going through some tough times now I just have to believe that real Americans will wake up and take back this...
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Anybody know where one can obtain a bullet mold for the .58 enfields (euroarms)? Many thanks in advance. DSM
Gentlemen of the Battalion I have seen the pre-registration for the Atlanta event on Labor Day weekend and with the exception of one or two companies its is shall we say kinda LOW!! Gentlemen this event is our backyard and should be supported to tht fullest by our Battalion. Registration fee til August 1st will be 15...
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It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Frank Gilbert. Frank was a fine Confederate gentleman. He was a member of the 44th GA. He was an author, and one fine man. I consider it an honor to have known Frank. We former members of the glorious 44th, loved him, and will miss him. Visitation is tomorrow 5:oo...
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Heck of a time to be selling an overcoat, but this one's a little big on me. I purchased the pattern, fabric and labor for this coat and it cost over $350. CJ Daley sells a similar one for $495, but his is lined with cotton flannel and uses brass buttons. The overcoat is based on the Archibald Smith coat which is at...
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We will be marching in colbert's 4th of july parade sat.we will have both inf. and cavalry along with civ. all are welcome,if we can get enough troops we'll drag along a yankee and shoot him down in front of the reveiwing stand come have some fun. We need to be there by 8:30 A.M. If you can help out call me...
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Members of the GVB if you don't have plans for the 4th and are in the Coastal Georgia Area, I wanted to invite you out to Ft. McAllister for the annual 4th of July program. This year will be a fair type of setting with period games for the volunteers and visitors to the fort. Lots of food and fun to be had by all....
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A question for you fellas stateside. I've got an older Euroarms Enfield back home(I'm in Australia). Not sure exactly how old, but it's in pretty good shape. It hasn't been defarbed, but has had the varnish stripped and redone with linseed oil. I'm headed home at the end of the week for a visit, and thinking about...
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To all members of the GVB, I realize this is getting out to all of you almost at the wire, but...... My unit will be marching in the July 4th parade in Cartersville. BOTH Federal and Confederate will be represented and BOTH colors will be flown.... We need as much help from other re-enactors as possible - we need a...
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Has anyone heard from Tommy Wallace regarding the monument being dedicated at Reidsville. I remember at Manassas that it was being set soon, and the dedcation should be this Summer. I have also lost Tommy's e-mail address, I think it was something like Manassas slim or something. Any help?
From SUVCW(Kennesaw Mountain Camp#3) To All Reenactors/Living Historians,this is to let you that we are the pre-planning stages of the 150th Atlanta campaign march that will be held on may 18-25,2014. This march will begin at the Historic resaca battlefield and will end at kennesaw national battlefield park. The march ...
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Happy Father's Day to all my comrades in the Georgia Volunteer Battalion! For some reason this has been a particularly hard weekend for me. I guess it is that I just miss my Old Man. I'll go see him tomorrow, sit a while and let him talk to me like he used to. I hope we laugh a lot. That was the way it always was. He...
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Gentlemen of the GVB, The 150th's are just around the corner and the events will start with the Firing on Fort Sumter. This will be a week long living history event with higher than usual standards. The living history will last for a week with April 12, 2011 being on a Tuesday. The National Park Service are allowing...
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Does any have any info on how to make a tar haversack or know where to find the info any help would be greatly appreciated Perry Herron 1st Sgt 5th GA
With my degenterative arthritis getting worse it makes me not want to wander from camp very far sometimes. My question is, in doing a 1st person as a civilian, is there anything to do? I guess I am asking what is the best way to set up in camp as a civilian,. or would it be better to portray an old want to be soldier. ...
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Robby, sorry I couldn't make it to Harris Homestead. I failed a stress test and am slated for a heart cath tomorrow (Tues). Hope all went well. Carrie
I am back from my TDYs amd am done with them for a while As most everyone knows, my son and I marched to Andersonville from Warner Robins the past two years. We are starting preperations to make our third annual march to Andersonville. As I do not have a calendar in front of me at the moment the exact dates are still...
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The following information about the upcoming Brice’s Crossroads event has been received from Major General Joe Way and Lt. Col. Mark Way , AAG for Cleburne ’s Division. The 145th Anniversary Battles of Brice’s Crossroads and Tupelo , MS , will be fought on June 12-14, 2009 in Guntown, near Baldwyn , MS . Event site...
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I am David Davis, 1st SGT & Brevet Captain of CO A, 26th Geo and Chairman of the 2010 Battle of Aiken (BOA). I have read the posts on this website as well as the many posts on the Palmetto Battalion website, regarding the supposed failure of the Bernard E. Bee Camp, SCV (sponsors of the BOA)to provide "the basic...
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Buster Wilson is getting out of the hobby and has everything for sale. Contact him if you are interested.
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