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American Civil War Society, Inc.
Company Dispatch
August/September 2005
Official Newsletter of the American Civil War Society
American Civil War Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of our history for future
generations.
Signed editorials and letters are the views of the author, and do not necessarily represent theopinions of the American Civil War Society.
BOARD OF DIRECT ORS - ACWS
Pres ide nt - Paul D en ub ilo
(805) 497-7020
Vice President - Bill Schurmann
(760) 741-5439
Secretary - Dennis Gibbs
(760) 355-4688
Treasurer - Ted Riley
(760) 344-9693
Membership - Gary Iverson
(562) 863-0319
Co nfederate Brigade - Keith Harriott
(909) 336-9114
Union Brigade - Jeff Copeland
(323) 463-6981
Civilian Corps - Shelley Peters
Pu blic Relatio ns - Jo yce B olin
(949) 422-8163
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APPOINT M ENT S
Artillery Coordinator - Roger Price
Cava lry Coordinator -
Union Brigade
Brigade Comm ander - Maj. Jeff Cope land
Ad junct - 2nd L t. Dennis O 'Connell
Infantry Comm ander - Capt. Dan Bergman
Artillery Commander -
Cavalry Commander - 2nd L t. Robert Kuehl
Brigade Chaplain - Capt. Roger Hurley
Brigade Provos t - Sgt. Major Mike C ollins
Confederate Brigade
Brigade Co mmander - Maj. Ke ith Harriott
Ad junct - Cap t. Gary Heine
Infantry Comm ander - Capt. Tom Atkins
Artillery Commander - Capt. Robert Hayes
Cavalry Commander -
Brigade Chap lain -
Brigade Pro vost - Sgt. Major Ken S mith
Civilian Corps
Civilian Corps Director - Shelley Peters
Asst. Director: W endy Atkins
Band D irec tor - D avid P owell
Hosp ital Co rps Co ord inator - C atherine E lliott
Sutler Coordinator - Rocky Morales
ACWS is a nonprofit organization
with the purposes of charitable and
educational activities for the general
public that demonstrate the language,
conduct and manner of daily living of the
civilian population and military forces
during the American Civil War period
(1861-1865) and the issues they faced
during that conflict.
ACWS 2005 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September 3 & 4 Huntington Beach Central ParkHBHS/(ACWS Supported)
September 17-18 Riley’s FarmOctober 7 - 9 Fresno Invitational Kearney Park
Fresno, CA NCWA(ACWSSupported)
October 1 st & 2nd The Battle of CorinthCorinth, Mississippi
October 22 & 23 Am. Vets. Marching ThruHistory Prado Park
November 10-13 American Heritage WeekendQueen Creek, AZ We MakeHistory (ACWS Supported)
December Dark
CIVILIAN CORPS MEETING
There will be a concise ACWS Civilian Corps meeting at
the Huntington Beach Reenactment on Saturday
evening, Sept 3. Please meet in front of the Kansas
Mercantile from 6 PM to 6:30 PM. (or so). Bring a
chair. Some things we will be discussing:
1.The 2005 Scholarship
2.The Sept 17 "Remembrance" Fall Fair and
School of the Soldier event at Riley's Farm
3.The 2006 TEA
4.The Calico "Coming out"
We would love to have ALL ACWS Civilians from all the
units participate.
Shelley Peters
ACWS Civilian Corps Director
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please send all articles in no later than
October 15, 2005 to [email protected]
Next Company Dispatch October 20, 2005
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
By now you have all fid out that I am notmuch of a writer. If it weren’t for my wife,Janet, “making English” out of these reports,the many “impeach Paul De Nubilo”committees would have me out in a minute!
The rest of this year and next will see manychanges with our way of doing business andour calendar, but not in the manner of theway we show respect and courtesy to ourfellow units and individuals. There has beena lot going on since the last newsletter, butone thing remains constant: that is the loyaltythat you all have toward the ACWS.
Our first “Support your Local 4th of July”effort went pretty well, and I bet would havebeen better if I had pushed it and explainedthe concept better. But I did receive somefeedback. “F” Co, 3rd U.S. Artillery, joinedwith the Mormon Battalion at Fort Moore,site of the Los Angeles Pueblo, on Hill Streetin down town Los Angeles and firedcannons, howitzer and mortar. Thanks to
Robert Weisfield’s efforts at Temecula, theytook FIRST place in Temecula’s 4th of JulyParade! That is 1st place out of ALLcommercial entries, marching or in autos.GOOD WORK GUYS!
The following weekend the ACWS took theEsprit d’ Corps trophy at the Fort MacArthurtime line! And we earned it; not only throughthe normal ACWS cooperative andenthusiastic participation, but some of ourboys were scalped by red eye crazed Indianson Saturday, AND on Sunday we had tosuffer a defeat from the Roman Legion! Ithought their pointy sticks would be no matchfor our guns! It is a good thing the WWIIU.S. Army came along with automaticweapons! Oh well! Time warp tomfoolery isgood sometimes.
The Hunley fundraiser in May was sosuccessful John Dangerfield returned againfor the Tall Ships events in August andSeptember. The Hunley is still here and on itsway to San Diego then to Benicia,Sacramento and San Francisco.
Cal, Paula and Lonny Owens are the H.L.Hunley lifesavers! When the Hunley trailerbroke axles in Barstow they brought it totheir place, found new axles, and stayed upall night to modify and install them. Cal evenchanged a doctor’s appointment the nextmorning to finish the job in time for theHunley to make the Tall Ships Festival inChannel Islands! The boards of the ACWSand Washington Artillery voted them a$100.00 honorarium apiece from the profitsof the Tall Ships. WBSHA and the WAvoted them free sutler space at their nextevents also. The Harbor also offered them afree sutler space.
Even though scheduled on the same date, theTall Ships and the 2nd Cav. Blue/Gray
Cotillion both came off well. I heard that they had to move tables to get the dance floor working,and the Tall Ships gave those who were not planning on attending the Cotillion something to do.The ACWS should net about $800.00 from Tall Ships after the bills come in.
Let’s talk about our schedule. Ft. Tejon will be over when you get this. Saturday and Sunday ofLabor Day weekend is Huntington Beach. There are two special Saturday events at HuntingtonBeach: one is a memorial to a 116th PVI member at 4:30 in their Camp, and the other is a 6:30Civilian Corps meeting.
September 17/18 is a new ACWS event at Riley’s Farm. Thanks to the Civilian Corps, particularlyWendy and Tom Atkins with direction from Shelly Peters, they have put together our first ACWSRiley’s event, the Remembrance Fall Fair and School of the Soldier. Details are in this newsletter.Riley’s would like to grow into a full size Civil War program, but have to take it slow for manyreasons – noise complaints from neighbors for one. For that reason, no volley fire is permitted andabsolutely no firing outside of scheduled time!!!
There will be an ACWS meeting at 4:00 – 6:00 PM right after the park closes. Bring a chair. Wewill let you know the location.
We have started work on the 2006 schedule and have scheduled events from January to June witha list of 8 more contacts to pursue. As we work out the details they will be added to the newsletterand web page.
Paul
Try this site for a re-creation of the REBEL YELL
"History Publishing Company, in an attempt to capture some of that period has used modern technology to simulate
the sound of a charging body of Confederate troops. It must be remembered that a body of troops consisted of a
considerable number of individuals with different voices and resonances. Add to those factors, passion, excitement
and fear and there could not have been one sound. There had to be variations."
http://historyscope.com/page7.html
The Battle Historyscope is a computer plot of-the-384 major battles of the war
framed within the time and space of the four years of the war with parallel
illustrations of the five theaters of war. It was designed so you can see every battlebeing-waged at any given time.
General Edward Otho Cresap Ord, Major
General, United States Army ca. 1860 -
ca.1865 Author Series: Matthew Brady
Photograph of Civil W ar-Era Source: U.S.
National Archives & Records Administration
Edward Otho Cresap Ord
by Edward Otho Cresap
Ord, IV General E.O.C. Ord was born inCumberland, Maryland on October 18, 1818.He graduated from West Point in the middleof his class in 1839 and fought in theSeminole Indian Wars in Florida, where hewas promoted to First Lieutenant. In 1848,Ord was sent to California aboard the SupplyShip Lexington along with Lt. Henry Halleckand Lt. Wm. Tecumseh Sherman. In 1849,Ord finished a survey of Sacramento and wassent to Los Angeles to do the first survey andmap plan of De la Ciudad de Los Angeles forwhich he was paid $3000. From 1850 to1860, he was involved in Indian Wars inOregon and Washington. On September 9,1861, Ord was made Brig. General ofVolunteers and given a command in theArmy of the Potomac assigned to defend theCapitol. He led the attack against GeneralJ.E.B. Stuart at Dranesville, Virginia onDecember 20, 1861. On May 2, 1862, Ordwas promoted to Major General ofVolunteers. Ord was seriously wounded in
September of 1862 at Hatchie, Mississippiand was incapacitated until June, 1863 whenhe returned to take part in the siege ofVicksburg as Commander of the ThirteenthCorps assigned to the Left Wing. After thefall of Vicksburg, he held commands inLouisiana and in the Sheniandoah Valley;during the siege of Richmond, Ordcommanded first the Eighth Corps and laterthe Eighteenth Corps that did the battle of theCrator. He was again seriously wounded atthe storming of Ft. Harrison in September1864 and didn't return to his command untilJanuary, 1865. On March 13, 1865, Ord was
awarded the Brevet rank of Brig. General in the
regular Army for his role in the Battle of Hatchie
and a Brevet Major General for the assault of Ft.
Harrison. He was then given command of the
Army of the James in January 1865 and
responsibility for the Department of North
Carolina. He was engaged in the various
operations around Petersburg and in the pursuit
of General Lee towards Appomattox. General
Ord on the night of April 9, 1865 raced his Army
of the James in a forced march to Appomattox to
relieve General Sheridan's Calvary and force
Lee's surrender. General Sherman said that he
"had always understood that his (Ord's) skillful,
hard march the night before was one of the chief
causes of Lee's surrender"
After the war, he was assigned by General Grant
the command of the Army of Occupation
headquartered at Richmond. Ord was then
assigned to the Dept. of Ohio until he was
mustered out of the volunteers in September,
1866. On December 11, 1865, he received the
Commissions of Lt. Col. and Brig. General in the
regular Army on July 16, 1866. Subsequently, he
had command of the Dept. of Arkansas, the 4th
military district, the Dept. of California, the
Dept.of the Platt (where his army relentlessly
chased and killed the Indians including woman
and children), and that of Texas.
On December 6, 1880, General
Ord retired with his Brevet Rank
of Major General and on this
occasion General Sherman wrote
of him "He has had all the hard
knocks of service, and never was
on soft or fancy duty. He has
always been called on when
hard duty was expected, and
never flinched". In 1881, Ord
accepted an appointment with
the Mexican Southern Railroad
owned by U.S. Grant and Jay
Gould as Civil Engineer to build
a line from Texas to Mexico
City. During this undertaking, he resided in
Mexico City.
On July 13, 1883, he took passage on the
steamer City of Washington where he traveled
from Vera Cruz to New York City; during the
voyage, he contracted yellow fever and died in
Havana, Cuba on July 22, 1883.
General of the Army Sherman issued a General
Order to the entire United States Army
announcing Major General E.O.C. Ord's death
that closed with these words, "As his intimate
associate since boyhood, the General here bears
testimony of him that a more unselfish, manly,
and patriotic person never lived". General Ord is
buried at Arlington Cemetery.
In 1940, the Army honored the memory of Major
General Edward Otho Cresap Ord by naming
Fort Ord after him.
General Edward Ord (Edward Ord, IV) and
Molly Ord (Shirley Ord) with President
Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln as
Portrayed by Civil War Re-Enactors at Calico,
2005
Bronze Statue of General Ord Standing on the
Battlefield at Vicksburg, Mississippi where He
Commanded the Left Wing Made Up of the
Thirteenth Corps
Join The ACWS E-Mail GroupHave you ever felt the urge to correspond with fellow ACWS members online and had no idea what their
email address is, or how to get a hold of people outside of your group? Have you wanted to ask a question
about an upcoming event? Have you wondered how to ask questions to ACWS members outside your
group about specific events? Or had the urge to share a terrific historical book you are reading? Would you
like to learn how to sew period correct clothing and have the scoop on when the next “Bodice Class” is
coming up? Or have you just had general questions on reenacting or history? Have you wondered how to
join into the “Great Conversation” and had no idea you were even missing out on one? If this piques your
interest, you are cordially invited to join the newly formed ACW S Yahoo E-Mail Groups.
Two different ACWS groups have been set up on Yahoo to disseminate information quickly and efficiently
within the ACWS. Participating members have proven to be friendly and willing to answer questions and
offer advice. You can join a general ACWS group, a Civilian group or both. For those of you not familiar
with the wonderful world of Yahoo Groups and feeling a little leery, let me reassure you that email groups
are a wonderful tool that the ACWS can use very successfully to communicate with d ifferent members.
They are quite safe, private and open to ACWS members only . The groups are moderated by Dave and Lisa
Baughn. It takes but a few minutes to join at the Yahoo website, you choose how you want your email to
come and you control how long you stay in the group. Joining is very simple:
Civilian Group Join at the Yahoo site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acws_civiliancorps or send
an email to: [email protected]; ACW S Group Join at the Yahoo
site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acws/ or send an email to: [email protected]
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Interested in serving the ACWS??
Are you outgoing, excited, ambitious, and have a
strong desire to get involved?? I’m looking to
form a committee to assist with contacting TV
stations, getting interviews for articles for the
Newsletter and just plain help me with the public
relations of the ACWS. If you are interested
please contact me at [email protected] or
(949) 422-8163.
Thanks
Joyce Bolin
PR Director
Editor
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Recipe for the Month
Boston/Atlanta Baked Beans
3 cups dried beans (may use white beans,lima beans or red beans
6 thick pork chops or lamb chops 1 large onion, peeled
1 cup beer1/2 cup onion, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup molasses 1/4 cup ketchup (ideally home made)
2 Tbsp. each curry powder and dry mustard1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt1/2 kilo bacon, cut in thick slices
Place the beans in a large pot and pour over12 cups of cold water. Let stand 15 - 20
minutes and then discard any beans that havefloated to the top. Cover the pot and let stand
overnight.Bring the beans slowly to a boil and thensimmer gently until the beans are tender
(about 1/2 hour). Drain the beans, reserving2 - 3 cups of the liquid.
Place the whole onion on the bottom of anoven-proof casserole dish and then add the
pork or lamb chops. Add the remainingingredients except the bacon, stirring well,and then place the bacon on the top of the
casserole. Cover and bake in an oven at 130degrees Celsius for 8 - 9 hours, adding a little
of the reserved liquid if the casserole dishbecome dry. Uncover for the last hour of
cooking. Serve hot. (Serves 6).
James River, Va. Sailors on deck of U.S.S. Monitor
taken July 9, 1862
Godey's Lady's Book,
perhaps the most popular
magaz ine for women in
nineteenth-century America,
had a nat ional circulation of
150,000 during the 1860s.
The recipes (spelled
"receipts") it published were
often submitted by women
from both the North and the
South, and they reveal the
wide variety of regional
cooking that characterized
American culture. There is a
remarkable diversity in the recipes, thanks to the
largely rural readership of Godey's Lady's Book
and to the immigrant influence on the country in
the 1860s. Fish and game were read ily available in
rural America, and the number of seafood recipes
testifies to the abundance of the coastal waters
and rivers. The country cook was a frugal cook,
particularly during wartime, so there are a great
many recipes for leftovers and seasonal produce.
In addition to a wide sampling of recipes that
can be used today, Civil War Recipes includes
information on Union and Confederate army
rations, cooking on both homefronts, and
substitutions used during the war by southern
cooks.
http://www.opendoorbooks.com
American Civil War Society Presents
The 3rd Annual “Steam Boat Ball”
January 7,
2006
Grand Salon Room aboard the Queen Mary
Long Beach, California
Social hour will be from 6:00 to 7:00 with a cash barA sit down dinner will be served promptly at 7:30 pm.Dancing will be from 8:30 to 11:30 called by DanceMaster, Capt. Tom Atkins music by the OccasionalStrings. Final date for sale and hotel reservations is December 15th. Tickets purchased before Oct.15th
are $55.00 after Oct. 15th the price is $65.00 per
“Adult” ticket. Children are $25.00. DBS Photography Express Events will be pleased to offer on-site portraits.
All ticket orders need to have this order form There are NO REFUNDS AFTERDECEMBER 15TH, 2005.
Hotel reservations can be made starting in September 2005. Please visitwww.acws.net for additional information.
Thank you, Steam Boat Ball Committee,Charlene Zankich, Wendy Atkins, Joan Bell, Crystal Killian, Dawn Beresovoy-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Beef Dinner & name of person: #___ Name(‘s) _________________
Chicken Dinner & name of person: #___ Name(‘s)_________________
Vegetarian Dinner & name of Person: #___ Name(‘s)_________________
Child Dinner & name of person: #___ Name(‘s)___________________
Total dollars due: ______ Check # _______ Cash_______ date rcvd: _____
Name: Mr. / Rank __________________Mrs./Miss: _______________
Children’s name ______________________
Mailing address: _______________________________
Phone # __________________( needed for contact in case of a question!)
Mail to: Charlene Zankich
1528 Guilford Place
Harbor City, Ca. 90710
310-534-1510
The CIVILIAN CORPS of the ACWS and the
ARMIES of the POTOMAC and NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Present
“REMEMBRANCE” FALL FAIR and SCHOOL of the SOLDIER
September 17 & 18, 2005
Riley’s Farm Oak Glen, California
Full weekend event-Open to the Public on Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM
We need reenactors in all these categories; Call to reserve a place on the schedule
Living History-watch a demonstration of a period craft
Special Impressions-meet the movers and the shakers of the Civil War Period
Musicians- Enjoy music of the period
Military Demonstrations-learn the military tactics and weapons of the Nineteenth Century
Special Collections-view authentic Civil War Relics
Sutlers and Civilian Town Merchants-shop for a wide variety of magnificent merchandise
ON THE GREEN
Blind Bargain Auction***White Elephant Sale***Fashion Show***Drill
Cavalry Demonstration***Children’s Crafts***Cooking Demonstrations***Carnival
Games***Drill
Musicians playing 1860’s music***Baked Goods and Jam and Jelly Contest***Dance
Etiquette Lessons
Cannon Demonstration***Brass Band Concert***Young Ladies Finishing School***Cadet
Corps
Black Powder Demonstration***Meet President Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln and
Family***Shopping
Conversations with the Generals***Drill. . .
and more DRILL!***
SATURDAY NIGHT BLUE AND GRAY DINNER & BALL
Early bird Ticket Sales $25 until August 31, after that $29.95
http://www.rileysfarm.com/blue_gray.htm or call 909-797-7534
Free Sunday Morning Breakfast for reenactors/participants arriving by midnight Friday($5
otherwise)
Free Raffle Ticket for all participating Reenactors
Packing Shed BBQ available 8 AM to 4 PM Saturday U-pay
Please do not pick fruit-U-pick will be open September 24
Hay and Firewood provided (above ground fires subject to San Bernardino County Fire
Regulations)
All camps are required to have a fire extinguisher
Military Liaison: Captain Thomas Atkins 661-261-3466
Civilian Liaison: Wendy Atkins 661-261-3466
Scheduling: Shelley Peters, ACWS Civilian Director, 951-928-9601 [email protected]
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Remembrance Fall Fair and School of the Soldier
Riley’s Farm, Oak Glen, California
September 17/18, 2005
*SATURDAY
1000Am Site open to public
1100AM Infantry manual of Arms Drill
1200 noon Grand Parade
1230 PM Cavalry Demonstration
2 PM Artillery demonstration (non-firing)
3 PM Infantry Maneuver demonstration
4 PM Site closes to public
630 Pm Dinner and dance for ticket holders to 930PM
* Civilian activities to be scheduled throughout the day by on-site coordinators.
Sunday
8 AM Sunday Buffet.
9 Am Sunday Services (Time tentative, may be moved to 10AM
Civilian Classes and military School of the soldier scheduled by on site coordinators.
TBD Civilian Corps meeting
4PM Site closes.
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR SOCIETYFALL FESTIVAL AND SCHOOL OF
THE SOLDIERThis article will attempt to explain what the ACWS is
planning for its F all Festival/School of the Soldier,
September 17th and 18th at Riley’s Farm. The idea is
to present a combined B lue-Gray soldier’s benefit
fair, in the setting a civ ilian “Tent Township”, with
Federal and Confederate military encampments onthe outskirts. The entire weekend will be geared
toward living history, with all participants
encouraged to use their historic personas to relate to
one another in period manner, and to engage in
planned and impromptu scenarios . An entire
weekend to use, and improve our acting skills. The
public who attend will be encourage to dress
historically and to join in our presentations. The
civ ilian “township” is env isioned as rows of wall tents
and a-frames set up around the perimeter of a
“town square”, in which the Fair and Expos ition will
be held. In order to try to maximize the number of
tents in “town”, the ACWS is asking, for this event
only that all families that normally camp in the
military encampments, instead, set up their large
tents, in “town”. All e fforts should be made to try to
civilianize these campsites, although soldiers will, of
course be allowed to abide with their families. The
“town” will be set up with a simple class system;
from church tent and rich gentry at upper end,down through middle c lass tradesmen and laborers
in the center, to the lower class area of saloons and
gambling halls. In the “town square” will be
exhibition tents, fair game booths, and tables, a
bandstand, an oration area, and other festival
related activities. Adjacent to, but at opposite ends
of “town”, F ederal and Confederate military
encampments will be established. It is hoped that
these camps, with most civilians in “town”, can be set
up campaign style, or with bare bones military look ,
to add to authenticity. Although no battles will be
fought on this weekend, there will still be a lot for the
soldiers to do. Ample opportunity for drill sessions,
recruiting booths in “town” to be manned, a Grand
Parade, public demonstrations, camp guard mounts,
pay call and “town leave” scenarios, company
punishment details, etc. Also, any soldier who desires
to portray a civilian impression in “town” will be
granted extended leave to do so. The idea behind
this weekend is to give us some time to focus onother aspects of our era, a chance to improve our
period personas , and give voice to w ho we are really
supposed to be. With proper motivation and these
period surroundings, perhaps we might experience a
“Civil War Moment” during this “all period all the
time” weekend. A listing of “townspeople” and
other assorted roles that would be needed to be filled
includes: Mayor, wounded vets, doctor, orators,
lawyer, politicians, school teacher, journalist, town
crier, gunsmith, haberdasher, brass band,
undertakers, peddlers, saloon girls, military
contractors, blacksmiths, carpenters, drunks,
deputies, temperance society, judge, widows,
laundress, seamstress , abolitionis t, Sanitary
Commission, gamblers, businessmen, artist, medicine
show and fair volunteers. To portray one of these
roles, or one of your own choosing, simply inform the
Fair Commission of your choice, do your research, and
collect the necessary props and other accouterments.
Then come to event prepared to assume your new role
in our “township”. This will be the 2nd time such a
large-scale all-period living history weekend has been
tried in Southern California. We encourage all ACWS
mem bers, and any other interested reenactors to joinin this endeavor to try to create something new and
different.
WANTED WANTED WANTED
ITEMS FOR ACWS ELEPHANT SALE
Any item that falls under the category of “period”.
Some examples: history books, jams & jellies, cookies,
etc in basket, unwanted female accessories , in short,
items that the general public and reenactors alike
would purchase.
ITEMS FOR BLIND BARGAIN AUCTION
This is a fun auction ( I hav e documentation of this
actually being done). To give you an idea, I quote a
passage concerning fairs in “The Civil War Pictures”
by Fletcher Pratt; “tomahawks, rapiers, Sandwich
Island daggers & Indian arrows in addition to the
authentic sword surrendered by Burgoyne to Gates at
Saratoga, a spur won by Major Andre and the 1"Bowie knife ev en made. No doubt w as expressed as to
the genuineness of any of the relics.” This is a fun
auction. Each donation will be auctioned with a tag
describing the “origin” fo the item. Have a useless
saber, a single spur, a squashed musket, etc.? Ladies,
what about a chipped piece of china, too gaudy jewelry
or a hat nobody compliments you on or wants? A
panel of “experts” will decide its origin if the donor
does no have its “history. The public will be informed
that his is a just for fun & to raise money for the
ACWS.
EXT RA VOLUNTE ERS
Volunteers are needed to help spell at sale tables,
project booths, and game booths. With enough help,
all will have time to enjoy the fair and not be struck
behind a table all day. We hav e ov er 800 members, if
everyone works just an hours, we’ll have more than
enough.
TABLES, CHAIRS & FLYS NEEDED
If everyone would be so kind as to bring tablesw/cloths, tarps for flys, and chairs fi you have them.
We’d like to know we hav e these extra necessities in
case they are needed. Please identify ev erything with
your name.
MUSIC
To those who posses a musical instrument, please bring
it - you will not be asked to play for the public unless
you want to, but it might be nice in the evening for
some impromptu playing.
AS SUBMITTED BY WENDY AND TOM ATKINS
Military ceremonies begin at the Blue and Gray
2nd US Cavalry Charges into
New Annual Event
The 2nd US Cavalry, commanded byCaptain William Schurmann, held thefirst Blue and Gray Summer Cotillionon Saturday, August 6. Everyone inattendance had a ball. This newsummertime cotillion stood out fromothers as it closely followed the militaryprotocol of a period correct “DiningOut”. The military ceremonies, led byNeil Morrison, included a salute to thefallen that added a historical significance to the event. The ham dinner was ample and tasty. The dance calling and music were topnotch, as tobe expected from Capt. Tom Atkins and the Occasional Strings Band. Jo Anne Powell put on a Lyceum that was truly a hoot, even though Sara Lee could not save the plantation with her bakesale.
The 2nd US Cavalry would like to thank all who attended the Blue and Gray Summer Cotillion. Itwas a great turn out for a first time event. We would like to make the Blue and Gray SummerCotillion an annual celebration, so please let us know if you would consider attending our cotillionnext year. Captain Schurmann is sincerely looking for constructive feedback from those who werein attendance to ensure that the next cotillion will be even grander.
Quadrille led by Capt.
Tom Atkins in full swing.
Send your comments to Capt. Schurmann ([email protected]) or to Frank Karg([email protected]).
TALL SHIPS
Norma D. Cunningham225 Rossmore Dr.
Oxnard, CA 93035(805) 984-3264
August 8, 2005
Maritime Museum2731 Victoria Ave.Oxnard, CA 93035
RE: LIVING HISTORY CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT GROUP
Dear Maritime Museum:
I hope I’m directing this letter to the proper entity. If so, I just wanted to thank you so much forarranging/organizing the Civil War Re-Enactment festivities at the Channel Islands Harbor this pastweekend (8/6/05 and 8/7/05).
I have been a resident of Silver Strand beach all my life (my mother is Wande Pirkle…in caseanyone knows and/or remembers her). My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the folks dressed upin civil war uniforms/costumes, especially President Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.They were so knowledgeable about their respective characters, and were so eager to impart theirknowledge in such an entertaining manner!
I was told that if I write to you, they may be invited back soon. PLEASE invite them back soon! Ihave told all my family/friends (particularly the ones with children) to try to come out and see themif/when they return. It was absolutely wonderful fun.
The only disappointment was that there seemed to be no advertising in the local newspaper aboutthis event. I understand, though, that it was kind of a last minute thing (?)
In conclusion, you may receive mail from disgruntled residents stating that their car alarms wentoff when the canons were discharged…SO WHAT!! Please don’t let that discourage your bookingof these gracious educators again and again at our beautiful harbor!!
We don’t often (if ever) have activities like this at our harbor, and it was just such a great thing tohave them there. It certainly made my weekend fun and memorable! Thank you, MaritimeMuseum folks, again!!
Very sincerely,
Norma D. Cunningham
SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
SATURDAY
1000 - Camps open to the public
1330 - First Battle.
1430 - Living History Demonstrations
1600 - Second Battle
Twilight Concert
SUNDAY
0800 - Chapel Services
0900 - Camps Open
1100 - First Battle
1200 Living History and weapondemonstrations
Union Infantry and Confederate Artillerydemonstration following battle.
1400 - Second Battle
Camp tear down after battle.
Please do not park on the grass as they had problems last year breaking a sprinkler main.Once reenactors have unloaded their vehicles, they will be given instructions on how to get tothe high school where they can park. This lot is patrolled at night by local law enforcement.There is no special motor home parking but be sure that you do NOT park in the library lotor you will get ticketed or towed. The Rebel camp will be in the south part of the park nearthe library, and the Yankee camp will be in the north part of the park by the gas station.
American Civil War SocietyThe Company DispatchJoyce Bolin, Editor21758 MiradorMission Viejo, CA 92691