... Hello Thad: I second your statement about Ewald's journal of the American War being an outstanding document -- not just for content, but also because you...
Gowen’s Fort, South Carolina 1 November 1781 Captain William Bates commanded a combined force of Loyalists and Cherokee Indians that operated out of the...
... folks ... I agree fully--he's making an example of this company to prompt the others to follow their practice. But why does he have to do that? If all the...
Howdy, I have added a photo album of the 225th of Yorktown on the Rev List Photo pages. Any and all can add photos to this file, which may help to keep the...
... This doesn't match the pictures mentioned...they all HAVE pocket flaps. Granted, they are the odd kind (like the ones on the CT historical society coat),...
Howdy, ... It is, what it is. Y'all can try to spin it anyway you wish, but this is the second primary account that mentions how clean the muskets were. I...
Howdy, ... an ... at ... way ... muskets ... Ironically I think that reenactors clean their muskets too well. Typically when a reenactor cleans his musket he...
... ". . . it is an easily recognizable fact that the regiments of this ... built ... clothing, ... without ... of ... marched ... the ... keeps ... possible ...
... the ... If ... why ... that ... clothes ... but ... muskets ... off ... It isn't spin--it's a question about the circumstances. We have seen far more...
... Ain't that the truth! The only difference between us here is that I often use warm water and oil down with the metal still warm--seems to help the oil...
... I think Patrick has nailed this just so: J. Rees has an article out there about cleaning muskets "the 18th century way" which pretty much says the same...
... <snip> ... Well, they started the day "refulgent." That's well-documented. I have little doubt that they rusted as they got rained on over the next day or...
... Its called pipe-clay. (At least for the white uniforms). There is also mention in the journal of Sgt. von Krafft of the von Donop regiment of digging clay...
... Shiny - er. Someone is always better than the others. Even if all are clean and polished - some will still be better than others. Praise the best to...
... were they wool? It's easy (ier, actually..not easy ;-) to keep white linen clean than any other color...you just wash and lay on the grass to bleach in...
One thing that noone seems to be seeing in their desire to take women out of the ranks is that there were instances of women IN the ranks posing as young men....
I'm wondering if one can approach the question from a different direction. Rather than looking for documentation of "shiny" (which is a subjective term...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, I seem to remember reading a primary account or two by French officers of Rochambeau's, army after seeing Continentals for...
... The major point is that the "Fabry Barbies" do NOT look the part. Some are clearly recognizeable as females from 100 yards on a foggy day! ... Could not...
Dear Friends and Fellow Historians, It also happens that Mr. Diaz will speak on the subject at tonight's (November 1)meeting of the American Revolution Round...
... Wool would have been the intended material. Linen was used as an expedient in the colonies. My limited understanding of pipeclaying is that it would have...
Dear Friends, Unless I am mistaken, wasn't it the Virginia Convention that mentioned using the 1764 manual for training the "Independent Companies"? Glenn ...
Jobie: Do you have documentation for women discovered disguised as men being hanged or sent to prison? I have never heard of them receiving any other...
There must be. I'll start it off in Dec 14th 1774 with the capture of Ft William & Mary in Portmouth (actually New Castle) NH. Captain Cochran noted that the...
... Colleen. Don't know if you're talking about the pics I sent or not. They don't have pocket flaps though. Rather, they have strips of wool sewn over the...
... YUCK! Wouldn't that crack and flake off? Are there any extant coats with this stuff on them? I could see a powder that you rubbed in...having trouble...
... yes I am, and yes, those strips of wool are (often) called flaps. I hesitate to say always, of course ;-) Are you sure that they ARE the style referred...
The clay was tinted with buff ochre for use on buff leather. Years ago the 22nd Foot mentioned a period citation saying how the buff ochre would be issued and...
It sounds like what you are describing is a "welted" pocket. Ron Carnegie ... From: Alexander McCracken Good To: Revlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday,...
