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Taking a Hit
Pioneer VillageCaesar’s CreekWaynesville, OH Courtesy Civil War Sites When I finally crashed on Friday evening at Pioneer Village in Caesar’s Creek, I was reminded of sleeping under the street lights of Grove City. But this time there was no electricity-there were no street lights. It was the light of the full moon that gave the…
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Double-Quick Up the Hill
Fort Recovery, OH Sept 8-9, 2012 The change in perspective from private to major is dramatic. As a private, all I saw during a battle was the blue target in front of me. I fired my musket on command. I right-faced on command. I marched on command. But now, as major, my job is to…
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The Federals and the Copperheads
Durbin Bean Bake Sept 1-3, 2012 The Durbin Bean Bake is a Labor Day only event, but the 1st Tennessee makes its own fun Saturday and Sunday. I arrived early Saturday expecting to be pretty much alone most of that first day, so planned on taking advantage of the time by bringing a bunch of…
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Rising through the Ranks
Jackson, Michigan August 25-26, 2012 Jackson usually is an event that the 1st Tennessee shows in force, but for some reason was not voted for at the Regimental meeting. I had debated about whether going to Jackson, or to Richmond, Kentucky, which also had a large event this same weekend. In the end I decided…
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The Yankee Hoards
Hale FarmBath Ohio August 11-12, 2012 Most of the events we, the 1st Tennessee, go to seem to have a lack of jackets dyed in indigo. We’ve been to events where a few of us have to change our gray over to blue so that we can have someone to shoot at. I have wondered,…
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Can I Pet the Horse?
Greenville, OHJuly 28-29,2012 The horse was called Norman. I arrived at my usual time Friday evening at the Garst Museum in Greenville, Ohio. Being the first to arrive and the contact for the unit with the event coordinators, I met with the blacksmith, who (with one other) was the living history organizer for the event.…
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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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Where’s the Park?
Fort Wayne, IN July 14-15, 2012 We had never been to this event in Fort Wayne, known as the Camp Allen Muster. I stumbled across this one by accident looking for alternative events last year. It was scheduled the same time as our usual event at McConnelsville, OH, but when it came up for a…
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The Battle of Blacklick Creek
Reynoldsburg, OHJune 23-24, 2012 Someone is calling this Ohio’s largest Civil War reenactment, but I’m not sure where they get that. It is large, and definitely in the running for the largest, but the Confederate side only had three companies to form the single battalion. There were something like four artillery pieces per side, and perhaps…
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Sitting By the Roadside
Grove City, OH June 2-3, 2012 Arriving late afternoon on Friday, I was surprised at how cool the weather had come, especially after suffering from 90 degrees plus last weekend. I was the first one of the Confederates to arrive, so I looked around for someone to tells us where the Confederate camp was supposed…