Date Posted:23:22:28 02/09/04 Mon Author:Doug Cooper Subject: Re: Knapsack In reply to:
Michael Comer
's message, "Re: Knapsack" on 19:38:31 02/09/04 Mon
Actually, Gray's brigade was equipped with knapsacks and on April 3 there was a reunion between knapsacks (in the wagons) and troops and a "change of clothing", which may have been underwear or jacket and trousers - he does not say. We are in the other brigade (Polignac's) of course but I would not assume they had even a minoirty of knapsacks. They are great battlefiled pickup items as well.
Doug
>Since the knapsack is listed as optional, I interpret
>that to mean that they should be in the minority which
>leads me to believe that most of us should be carrying
>blanketrolls.
>
>Does anyone know if that is right or not? I don't
>mind carrying a blanketroll but if it looks like a
>rainy weekend I would rather have a knapsack to keep
>my stuff dry.
