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Date Posted: 07/25/04 6:22:27am
Author: Tom Yearby
Subject: Re: More Franklin Details
In reply to: Doug Cooper 's message, "More Franklin Details" on 07/25/04 5:21:03am

Hump busting! I got my camel. Oh, wait, it got kilt at Vicksburg! Dang! You uns bring a mule and i will ride. Looking forward to it all.



>From Dusty Line over on the 6th TX board:
>
>"Pyrotechnics: For any of you who have ever been to
>Mansfield and seen the pyro show, well triple that and
>add airborne explosions. They a total of 400 each
>battle.
>
>Night Battle: If during the Franklin scenerio you are
>killed or wounded on the field, ya'all shall remain
>their until ambulance corp or company details retrieve
>you or until 11-1130 at night which ever comes first
>(moan loudly so we can find ya in the dark).
>
>Period Construction: The Franklin battlefield shall
>have a reproduction Carter House and the cotton gin on
>the field. The entrenchments for the Yankees have
>already been started.
>
>Franklin Charge: Our attack on the federal positions
>shall be with bands playing and we shall advance
>approximately one and half miles (the actual battle
>was two miles). Each day expect to march about 2-3
>miles with packs. We shall be having scripted hand to
>hand combat with the federals."
>
>Doug's notes: On Franklin - advancing 6000 troops (my
>guess based on expected numbers) over 1.5 miles in
>line of battle will be both thrilling and challenging.
> We will be marching along the Franklin Pike with our
>left wing (us) hugging the pike itself. We will
>overrun Wagner's Brigade as per original, and then
>move on to the works. Its a secret what happens next
>:-)
>
>The longest attack I have witnessed in the hobby was
>135th Gburg, about one mile. Hood's men numbered
>20,000 in the attack as compared to Pickett with
>somewhere between 12-15,000.
>
>I don't need to tell everyone that this will be an
>energetic event - we will move as the army moved
>between actions, 2-3 miles every day carrying
>everything. If you are not regularly exercising or at
>least walking, limber up now. It will not be as hump
>busting as Mansfield of course but you will need to be
>in shape for the marches and some adrenaline inducing
>actions in the battle and especially the night battle.
> Anyway, you guys know the drill.
>
>Doug

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