More than one or two cannon barrels were dug up in Albuquerque. One is on display at the Albuquerque Museum, others were sent to Colorado, and some, nobody...
andrew@...
Apr 1, 2007 6:36 pm
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Texas forces buried 8 barrels in the stables near the San Felipe de Neri church in Old Town Albuquerque. New Mexico and Colorado divided up the barrels after...
andrew@...
Apr 3, 2007 1:02 am
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Andrew, I seem to remember a rumor that one of them was on display in Columbus,NM. Again I am treating this as a rumor because I have never seen any...
Don't forget the number of horses that they lost to Apache raids. With everything they lost to different enemies, they had no chance of holding the area. ...
The Texican forces lost many horses and mules at Valverde. Federal artillery and small arms fire found the crowded remudas a good target. After the battle,...
andrew@...
Apr 3, 2007 4:59 pm
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... From: Fritz Bronner [mailto:fbronner@...] 5th Annual Spanish Peninsula Campaign - Anza Californa 2007 May 4,5,6 2007 - Anza, California (2...
History of Heroes April 28th - April 29th http://www.historyofheroes.com/ At the Kern County Museum Bakersfield, CA Exciting News about History of Heroes -...
... From: Donjolley@... [mailto:Donjolley@...] Gentlemen: Fort Verde is hosting the annual History of the Soldier encampment this April 14-15. You can...
Rob, Thank you for the offer to help out. The list is configured to require moderator approval as a way of managing SPAM being sent to members. It does delay...
Col. Canby didn't need a battle to crush the invaders, the return home through the harsh New Mexico country on foot was enough to be sure of no repeat...
To a Regular Army officer looking at the food available to his forces, and possibly thousands of prisoners, New Mexico may have painted a bleak picture. Wheat...
andrew@...
Apr 9, 2007 4:10 pm
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... Here are the results of your form at http://www.azreenacting.net/Forms/ContactUs.htm. Submitted on Mon Apr 9 21:06:28 2007 (GMT). 1. email =...
I notice a lot of Artillery Reenactors, both US & CS seem to wear canvas leggings. (See the photo on the main page of the other Arizona Reenacting Yahoo group...
While I was conducting research on units that used Mountain Howitzers, I came across some credible evidence that MH were used at GB by both the Union and...
James, Civil War Artillery Leggins Many of the civil war artillery soldiers on the march and in campaign tied pieces of cloth around the bottoms of their...
Mark, I have to agree with Jim, here. I'd love to see support for these practices. I have been doing Civil War artillery for over 15 years and was under the...
Jim and Troy, I'm glad we can be honest and open. I accept the challenge and have a few of my own. Here is the scholarly resource that this information came...
Also out here in the southwest, due to all the "stabbing" plants many of the soldiers used leather ot tent canvas and made leggings simular to what you would...
I can't make any additions to this thread in regards to primer wires or gaiters, but I can make some first hand statements about riding the limber. Several...
A good example is when I graduated Airborne School in 1980. The Black Hat (Airborne Instructors) punched my wings into my chest. They called this blood wings....
Spanish presidio soldiers were wearing leather leg protection, often called botas, in the southwest a century before the American Civil War. American forces...
andrew@...
Apr 10, 2007 9:24 pm
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The topic of gaiters always seems to generate discussion. Some reenactors will claim there never were gaiters issued, while others will cite references that...
andrew@...
Apr 11, 2007 12:38 am
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Glenn, You know I have to answer back on this one, especially since you brought up the UCMJ. UCMJ doesn't stop traditions like "Blood Wings" or hazing. Would...
Being a retired 18B with three different sets of wings, and no one gave me blood wings. Hazing is not tolerated in the ARMY and is a courts martial offense as...
I've come across references to Dragoons wearing botas pre-war and am actively looking for references to California troops wearing them out here as well. They...
The suggestion to research a particular impression instead of merely following yet another reenactor fad is a good one. The gaitor issue does seem to stir up...
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