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The Home Event
Pioneer Village, Caesar’s Creek OH September 24-25, 2011 Pioneer Village holds special meaning to both me and the 1stTennessee. It was here that I first started into Civil War reenacting, though it was with the 4th OVI at the time, some five or six years ago. The 1st Tennessee has considered this their home…
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Beans in Blue
Durbin Bean Bake, September 4-5, 2011 Having an event on a holiday is always a bit different. The Durbin Bean Bake was one of those different events. Started sometime around the 1880s, this annual festival was originally organized by veterans of the 40th OVI. As such, and since we were the only unit there, most…
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Far Away on the Mini Battlefield
Jackson, Michigan, August 27-28, 2011 Jackson is a good distance for all of us to travel—I think it is nearly five hours for me. This is really only worthwhile for large events. Fortunately, Jackson is a large event. We set up camp in a distant corner of the campground, right against where the suburban neighborhood…
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The Red Carpet of Coshocton
August 13-14, 2011 This was the third first-year event that I have ever attended, the first being Fort Recovery last year and the second being Nelsonville last week. Coshocton (or “Shocatoan” as Pvt Jim Kletzli says it) was a good event. They treated the reenactors very well. It was surprising that they supplied T-shirts, 3×5…