CHRISTMAS SEASON ON CAMPAIGN-PART 2 We had a respite after Sharpsburg during October. The Yanks only followed us once and they paid for it from what we heard. After Sharpsburg we had crossed back into Virginia, the Yanks crossed over too, but A.P. Hill’s boys whipped em good and sent them scurrying back into Maryland. Like I said, we spent …
CHRISTMAS SEASON ON CAMPAIGN-PART 1 My feet are almost numb. I’ve dozed for what seems like a short time, but maybe it is longer than an hour. Yesterday we were issued bacon for the first time in days and some flour and made sleush, but we ate the last of it last night. Our supply lines have finally caught up …
SEEING THE ELEPHANT- PART 9 Well the time came for us to travel to Poison Springs. Pard and Pard and I drove the 95 miles to the area and arrived on Friday in the late afternoon. We help put up tents and set up our campsite with a row of tents for our entire unit along with a company camp …
SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 8 Chris had met a former reenactor who had moved from Tennessee to our area. Chris had cajoled him into coming to a drill and seeing what he thought about us and if he would be interested in being our commander. Well, we met again for a Saturday morning drill at the State Park we had originally …
SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 7 Well, Pard and I talked like long lost brothers all the way home. The 4 hour ride seemed like a 20 minute ride in the country. We told each other our life’s stories and I asked if he really could help our unit get better. He assured me he could help. So we decided to organize …
SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 6 After the battle we all retired to our camp and were visited by the Brigade Commander who in one swift lesson tried to teach us the basic maneuvers we were supposed to know. However, it just degenerated into a lecture that badmouthed us for coming out to a reenactment without knowing the first thing about unit …