... You're supposed to be with your Battery D lad. Well, you're lucky 'cause the Prussian Army of the UP is going to crush them at the Battle of Negaunee this...
Holy Picklehaubs, Herr Bob, you're goin' after Church's Battery, eh? If one of you chaps has a camera, I DEFINITELY want some CDVs! That's assuming, of...
Welcome to the BVMS Chris. I hope you find it as helpful as I have and informative in all subjects posted. Maybe one day you'll take a trip across the pond and...
... Oh, that was just a joke. :) We are going, we are marching, but from the parking lot to the event grounds, and there's just three of us. We're supporting a...
... at > the Fort several weekends ago. Well, those photos of the RA driver's rig were great. It did look like you were gritting your teeth however! I put it...
Knee replacement surgery?? Why, man, what's wrong with an amputation and a wooden peg?!? Granddad lost a leg at Waterloo and got on great with a stump of ash...
Thanks kindly, John! Would've opted for the peg leg, except Sgt. Major Clark informed me I'd be relegated to stable cleaning after the attachment!...Regards,...
Will do, Herr Bob, there's several Argyll & Sutherland veterans who will be in attendance, we're hooking up for lunch and tales...Regards, Lloyd ... eh? If ...
Well, I was definitely gritting the choppers, Stew, after tripping over a bloody tent line earlier that day...did wonders for the knee! I've heard nothing but...
Got the same email, Bruce, and immediately sent for several books on Peel's Naval Brigade in the Indian Mutiny, a subject I've been wanting to research for...
... Ouch! That's bad enough even without a prior knee issue. I guess we have all snagged a few tent ropes, especially headed for the loo after dark! ... Yeah,...
There's nothing like comrades and black powder to help advance the healing process after a loss, Stew. We had our large CW event at Jackson, Michigan, the...
... Ah Ja, Das ist, was ich machen werde. Aber ich werde einen Elfenbeinstumpf haben. Heck, meine maenner rufen schon mich Ahab. ;) Ich liebe nur das ...
... OH, really!! Good. My friend Jeremie told me that there is only going to be 8 or 9 from the battery coming, with just one 6-pounder. Evidentally, it's not...
... many ... I am sure you are right, Lloyd. Sounds like just the prescription. We are bringing at least two cameras (and maybe a video cam also) to the...
... Mostly drowned, but the saddest memorial is for a Marine who was shot accidently. The tombstone says it is erected by the man who fired the fatal shot -...
... Bruce - excellent points. I will relay your comments to the park's historian. I suspect the 1872 attribution was based on a presumption that the same...
Never seen Jim smoke or drink in all the years I've known him, Bob, so scratch that idea. But, being a history teacher, and especially enjoying WW2 history,...
... Yes, will try to have some taken. We will have to do it quite early in the morning I think, for Lady Marshall to survive the hike in period dress (and us...
... Surely. I've traipsed up there every year. The ladies of the Camp have made a small laurel wreath for each man, draped with the Union Jack and a black...
Dear Gentlemen, My computer is back in action now after a few days' hiatus.? I've come across an 18th Century image of a grenadier saluting palm OUT with his...
... come across an 18th Century image of a grenadier saluting palm OUT with his LEFT hand.? Good show, John (and welcome back!). The more evidence for the palm...
Hi All, I've posted a couple of photos for your viewing pleasure. These were taken yesterday (Aug. 7, 2007) at a small "social" I attended, in LaRue County,...
... Great photos, Troy. Leta and I loved the tintype! You looked like one mean hombre and I pity any poor Yankee who runs afoul of you with that blade. ...
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