With the year winding down, one of the forums I participate in had folks recounting when they got out to reenact this last year. Did your reenacting year meet...
Smitty: Remington pistols? Are yours 1863 New Model Armies? The way *I* read the regs an 1861 Remington Navy would be quite legal. (Perhaps I missed something...
Gentlemen of the Southern Confederacy, This a call to arms to help rid the Arizona & New Mexico Territories of all Yankee troops. We will be meeting at the...
Sons of New Mexico/Hijos del pais, Once again los diablos tejanos have invaded our lands! Rise and defend your lands, your wives, your faith from those who...
Hello all, Just a quick note to remind everybody of our 11th annual Live Fire event in Imperial California. It is on the same weekend as always, the weekend...
Everyone, A friend of my wife in Pittsburgh is into genealogy and this is a picture of one of her ancestors. She has no idea what the uniform is. Does anyone...
Hello, my name is Jonathan Vogel and I am a junior at the college of Santa Fe in the Documentary Studies program. For my final project, I would be very...
Here are some interesting tidbits, taken from Dr. Dale Giese's Soldiers at Play, a History of Social Life at Ft. Union, New Mexico, 1851-1891. 1863, Lodge of...
November 22 - 23: Pioneer Living History Museum Civil War Event - Sponsored by the Southwest Civil War Association . This will feature battles as well as...
If any of you are in NY at the time, this might be of interest. This is from another Yahoo Group. Feel free to share. Jason Unwin Ordnance Sergeant 5th Texas...
Troy, As I get my research files more organized, I will send you some more photos to post on the yahoo group photos page. Thanks for posting the ones I have...
Hi everyone, You can still pre-registar for this great event up till October 15th. After that you should contact me, so I can add you to the list. I am...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I cannot stress enough the need for ALL weapons to be checked by Unit Safety Officers at any event. Regards Glenn ISLE OF WIGHT - ...
Just a reminder that the Civil War reenactment at Dead Horse State Park is set for this Sept. 27-28, 2008. Neither Yuma nor Picacho have scheduled competing...
will this affect the fall event? http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/126846 Schnepf Farms faces opposition over event permit Amanda Keim, Tribune This...
Well said! 28th SNY aka "Something or other NM" ;-) will do its best to support Gregory Raden, CO, 28th SNY ... Glenn, That is indeed a worthy accomplishment....
Just Posted on WCC (http://westcoastcampaigner.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1358). Anyone know anything about this? Hello fellow reenactors, I have great news...
To all concerned: I spoke at length this morning with Mrs. Janet Hawkes, Chief Manager of ALL Arizona State Parks. She aware of the Yuma event and that it is...
Rob Young and Chris DeMille, of the Arizona State Park, have advised me that the dates of any event at Yuma will be rescheduled so as not to conflict with the...
Hello, If the park at Yuma has a CW event free of personal politics, I'm game. The influx of a greater number of period re-enactors from California would be a...
When I heard who suggested the 8th NM, I now understand. I thought perhaps the park had sent an email or letter and the 5 looked like an 8. Many of the NM...
Was the unit designation, the 8th New Mexico, given to you by the park? I hope they transposed a number if that was the case, as there was no 8th New Mexico....
He is a website to see some period blankets http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/inbl/body.1_div.21.html Vertical stripped blankets were also common. Make...
Clothing list for a private Borgorques, Company C dated July 3, 1861. This is the date he was mustered in and the list does not reflect when these items were...
The Maynard Carbine, a light, accurate breech loader was available in New Mexico for both Federal and Confederates. At the battle of Glorieta, Confederate...
The Articles of Confederation were republican in nature. The states chose representatives to the 2nd Continental Congress in Nov. 15, 1777 and was fianlly...
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1788, although initially writted shortly after the Declaration of...
Ladies & Gents, I've read many posts on this board starting with the authenticity standards being posted, to the bashing of personalities, to slavery in the...
