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Date Posted: 10/ 9/05 4:48:38am
Author: Doug Cooper
Subject: Re: TMB Comments & the wood
In reply to: Mark Terry 's message, "Re: TMB Comments & the wood" on 10/ 8/05 10:48:45pm

I actually had a great time watching the various ideas for getting wood by the soldiers. Blankets, tent flys, arm fulls, travois made from sticks, stretchers, etc.

On a larger sense, you guys helped these men become a little closer to soldiers, and one girl as well. :-)

Doug

>Phil,
>Their problem with the wood was that they weren't
>allowed to back their pickups up to the pile and take
>what they wanted for the entire weekend- apparently
>something that was always allowed in the past. Of
>course that would mean that by Friday evening there
>would have been no wood left at all, since it would
>have been hoarded by whoever had gotten there first.
>You are right- there was no restriction on gathering
>wood as long as they took what they needed, but it
>meant having to carry the wood from our Divisional
>pile to their campsites OR wait for the Division
>supply wagons to bring some to their brigade HQs.
>Here is something else- there was no restriction given
>by the property owners to burn the wood that was ready
>to be picked up off the ground, so they could just as
>easily done that.
>Our thoughts on the Provost Guard is that we actually
>did a favor for the C.S., as it forced reenactors to
>react as their antecedents had done 140+ years ago...
>Mark Terry

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Replies:

Re: TMB Comments & the wood -- Phil, 10/ 9/05 10:37:24am
- The "creative solution" of Gen. Flowers -- silas, 10/ 9/05 12:37:12pm
  - Re: The "creative solution" of Gen. Flowers -- Dusty Lind, 10/ 9/05 4:51:16pm
    - Re: The "creative solution" of Gen. Flowers -- Cody Farrell, 10/ 9/05 5:04:06pm
    - Saluting Officers on Guard Duty -- Mark Terry, 10/10/05 3:37:56am
    - You might want to consult DalBello on this one -- Silas, 10/10/05 8:30:43am
      - Re: You might want to consult DalBello on this one -- pigpen, 10/10/05 11:20:33am
        Re: You might want to consult DalBello on this one -- Dusty, 10/10/05 3:38:54pm
        Re: You might want to consult DalBello on this one -- Mitch, 10/10/05 5:55:14pm
        They never gave the counter-sign -- Carl Anderton, 10/10/05 7:15:04pm
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- Cody Farrell, 10/10/05 7:36:31pm
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- Mitch, 10/10/05 7:55:51pm
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- dusty, 10/11/05 2:47:37am
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- Uncle Tom, 10/14/05 6:29:44pm
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- Carl Anderton, 10/11/05 3:57:54pm
        Re: They never gave the counter-sign -- Mitch, 10/13/05 4:45:26pm
      - Re: You might want to consult DalBello on this one -- Pvtmathis, 10/17/05 10:06:14pm