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My Heritage
As a young man, Miles P. Clark moved to Van Wert, Ohio from his home in New York to make a life for himself in the west. There, he met his wife Mary and became one of the managers of the St. Charles Hotel, hosting Cotillon Parties until the 1850s. Around 1857, he was given…
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Preserving the Battlefield
Perryville Cleanup Day Perryville, KY May 23, 2015 We arrived at the Perryville Battlefield early ready to work. It was their cleanup day, and we hoped we could avoid the hazards we encountered from last year. Ten of us from the 1st Tennessee were ready to work. Chad Greene assigned us to work on a…
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How to become a Reenactor Part 4
Everything written here are my sole opinions and observations and do not represent the opinions or observations of anyone else or any organizationEach and every reenactor has their own story of how they came into Civil War reenacting. Now that I’ve covered my own story of how I became a reenactor, starting with Revolutionary War…
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How to Become a Reenactor Part 3
It was a sunny day in September, sometime around 2003 or 2004. My wife outfitted me in some borrowed clothes to make me look like I belonged to the 1860s–or at least make me think I looked like I belonged to the 1860s. I wore a borrowed bowler, a borrowed civilian coat falling apart at…
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How to Become a Reenactor Part 2
Everything written here are my sole opinions and observations and do not represent the opinions or observations of anyone else or any organization Before reenacting, my life was average–even dull. I was raised United Methodist, attended a private Christian school, majored in journalism for two years at a Christian college in Kentucky, graduated with a…
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Fallen Friend
October 27, 2012 One of our beloved comrades in arms suffered a heart attack. Last week, Gary Shaw, former 1st Sergeant of the 1st Tennessee Company B, was admitted to Mount Carmel East in Columbus, Ohio. A few of us visited him after the Ohio Leadership Conference. He is doing fine, and is expected to…
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Analysis of Wingless Dynamit Nobel Caps
Performed at Fort Wayne, Indiana July 15, 2012 At the Fort Wayne event Zack Carte and I tested out the Dynamit Nobel wingless percussion caps that can commonly be found at sutlers. They have the appeal of being significantly cheaper than the normal RWS or CCI caps, so several of us have been curious to…
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Living History in Middle School
May 25, 2012 Heritage Middle School Hilliard OH Setting up camp Thursday evening for a school day on a field at Heritage Middle School in Hilliard OH we saw promise as a handful of kids came to watch us set up. We have seen many times where kids seem to know nothing about the Civil…
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The Regimental Meeting
March 10, 2012 Finally getting started back into the season, we met at our usual place at the Springfield, OH Heritage Center to review 2011 and plan for 2012. Gas was a concern, and because of it, distant events were dropped. Jackson, MIwas dropped from the list due to the far distant, but already a…
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Something for the Off-Season
The winter months are always slow for the reenactor. Unless you are hard-core, you really don’t have much to do. The hard-core can always freeze at events such as Fredericksburg and other winter events, but for those of us who are semi-normal, indoors will have to do. So, about the best I can do for…