... The best way to reach me I think would be by e-mail, directly, not through Yahoo. (I only occassionly bother to log in to see if anyone has tried to reach...
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Chris
littlefeathe...
Sep 25, 2007 11:48 pm
Just a quick note to all re-enactors mark your calender Oct. 3,4,5 2008 Upper Canada Heritage Days is going on in Chatham. On behalf of the organizers and...
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roy winders
rangerroy50
Sep 26, 2007 12:14 am
You can put us down for next year, yessiree ... From: Chris <littlefeatherscrafts@...> To: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007...
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ronaldjdale@...
ronpontiac
Sep 26, 2007 12:47 am
And the whole point of the hobby is to inform the public.?? I am much more concerned about the accuracy of statements by reenactors than the nature of their...
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Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Sep 26, 2007 12:56 am
LOL, I am not even going to touch that one Ron!!! Kevin _____ From: WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com [mailto:WarOf1812@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 11:54 am
Not quite sure what you mean here, Ron. Re-enacting is a give and take thing, as I recall. We get to experience what our forefathers did, sometimes on the same...
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Dave Westhouse
westhouse03
Sep 26, 2007 12:25 pm
Hello all, Tent lines have started to go down for the event this weekend. Food for the re-enactor dinner has been ordered for the number we have listed. We...
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Kevin Windsor
kevinwindsorca
Sep 26, 2007 12:43 pm
I think what Ron is talking about here (and please correct me Ron if I am wrong) is that our hobby seems to be attracting more "progressives". They spend...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 12:52 pm
Oh, nice spin there, Kevin! I've seen both Don and Diane Graves, wonderful people and great speakers! If I was not already committed this weekend, I would...
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Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Sep 26, 2007 1:18 pm
Here is the diagram Tom. I hope you can read it. Some of the printing is very small. If the picture doesn't come through then I will post it in the pictures...
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Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Sep 26, 2007 1:22 pm
Apparrently it did not come through. I posted the picture under "Advanced guard/ light infantry formation" Mark D [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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Rob and Stephanie Friar
vastatenavy
Sep 26, 2007 1:36 pm
Kevin, With respect, I would like to modify your statement just a little bit, from. "So I think the point is spend less time worrying about the perfection of ...
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Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Sep 26, 2007 1:38 pm
Here is the origianl reference I found to Warrant Officer, from Rules and Articles for the better government of ALL HIS MAGESTY'S FORCES. 1807 Section XVI ...
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Jim Krause
jkrause365
Sep 26, 2007 3:01 pm
... reenactors than the nature of their ramrods. ... You wouldn't say that if the ramrod on the Italian musket you were using snapped at the weld between the...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Sep 26, 2007 3:59 pm
Kevin, ... I hate it when someone looks down their nose in a holier-than-thou way at someone they consider a "farb" and tell them they should be more...
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BritcomHMP@...
Sep 26, 2007 4:22 pm
In a message dated 26/09/2007 10:00:10 Central Standard Time, todd.post2@... writes: I do not think that good intepretation, self-education, and high...
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mimathews@...
sgtlambert
Sep 26, 2007 4:41 pm
I've heard of that happening when people were "pinging" the barrel during inspection, but that's a tough one for sure. I never let my guys actually drop the...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 5:03 pm
Thanks Mark! Gee, now I know what you fellows are doing when you're advancing on me.. Thank the gods of war for canister.. "Major" Tom ... From: Mark Dickerson...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 5:30 pm
Well said Tim! Still, 1812 is not quite as well supported as some other genres (not as popular perhaps?) and so it takes more work. (Seriously, how often can...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 5:38 pm
Hmm.. I've seen two ramrods break, both at speed loading competitions (blanks). Great entertainment, but.. (Is that a hint, I wonder?) (sigh!) I will let you...
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BritcomHMP@...
Sep 26, 2007 5:42 pm
In a message dated 26/09/2007 11:31:17 Central Standard Time, hurlbut8646@... writes: PS: Um, has not this topic been bashed to death in the past? Just...
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Mark Dickerson
mdickerson44...
Sep 26, 2007 6:04 pm
Darn it. I knew I shouldn't have given secrets to one of the US commanders! I have an entire book from our period that describes various different formations...
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Larry Lozon
larrylozon
Sep 26, 2007 6:08 pm
"Major" Tom writes: . . . has not this topic been bashed to death in the past? ... The General wrote: Yes but there are always new people who haven't heard it...
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BritcomHMP@...
Sep 26, 2007 6:19 pm
In a message dated 26/09/2007 12:09:52 Central Standard Time, larrylozon@... writes: I believe that is why WarOf1812 Yahoo Group Owner Jim created this ...
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BritcomHMP@...
Sep 26, 2007 6:22 pm
In a message dated 26/09/2007 12:19:19 Central Standard Time, BritcomHMP@... writes: but you expect to actually have And of course what I meant to say was...
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Tom Hurlbut
clanchief2003
Sep 26, 2007 6:25 pm
Nope.. you shouldn't.. I'm thinking that for the 200th at some more southern events, the red line might be a little sparse. We Canadian Yanks might be moved to...
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ronaldjdale@...
ronpontiac
Sep 26, 2007 6:37 pm
Hi Tom, et al. My comments were too brief and therefore open to a myriad of interpretations.  I think that the ideal reenactor is as correct in dress and...
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ronaldjdale@...
ronpontiac
Sep 26, 2007 6:43 pm
I think that accuracy of kit and of information willingly passed on to the public are two sides of the same coin.? An all while having an enjoyalble...
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Larry Lozon
larrylozon
Sep 26, 2007 6:55 pm
The General wrote: ". . . there are those of us who Yahoo doesn't seem to like and won't let into the archives! Yur Grace Assistant Adjutant General Schaef...
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BritcomHMP@...
Sep 26, 2007 6:56 pm
In a message dated 26/09/2007 12:38:07 Central Standard Time, ronaldjdale@... writes: If one becomes obsessed with authenticity in kit at the expense...
