Archive for December, 2012

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18th ANNIVERARY Well, 18 years ago this

18th ANNIVERARY Well, 18 years ago this coming weekend I attended my first Civil War Reenactment at Prairie Grove State Battlefield in Northwest Arkansas. I am going back this weekend to celebrate. It will be a memorable occasion for me and it is the 150th Anniversary of the battle. There will probably be about 750 to 1000 re-enactors there. I …

• 11/12
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REENACTING REVISITED It has been 18 year

REENACTING REVISITED It has been 18 years since I first “Saw The Elephant” (Civil War Jargon for going into battle for the first time.) I was so very new to the game. I didn’t know the commands, the maneuvers, or the manual of arms. My uniform was a mismatched combination of authentic uniform and every day clothes. Somehow I was …