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| Posted: Thu Apr 5th, 2007 08:54 pm |
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missourianconfederate
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Funniest Reenacting Moments...
Well, I march with the Missouri 3rd Infantry, CSA and at this past years Cole Camp, Missouri Reenactment I was rather new at reenacting. And I was using lenders and I had no shoes that fit me in my company so I reenacted barefoot for the 1st battle... Which I stepped on so many damn nuts and thorns its not even funny...I at least said Fuck at least a dozen times. My Captain looked down at my feet and asked, "Private Where'd the hell your shoes go?" I replied, "Well Cap'n I kinda lost em...." He replied, "Private.. Why didn't you ask for new shoes when we got to camp?" And I said,"I had some...but I threw em at the Yankees as we retreated from Boonville, Missouri!" He called me an Idiot and laughed and threw me his spare boots...which were almost perfect size for me...
Heres another one..
We where marching up a hill and I got a new pair of Brogans...I forgot heel plates... It rained...guess where I ended up on... Give up?... My ass... So I got up rubbing... Our new Captain asked what happened... I said, I felt like some jumped up and bit me. One of the Sergeants turned around and said, "Private Suck it up.. If you ain't shot you ain't hurt." So I rubbed it off and started marching again and made it to the top of the hill. I slipped on a rock and went parrell with the ground...And I landed on my back with a SNAP! We where just entering a battle and I looked at my Captain and said, "I'm shot!" He just laughed and ordered the Company to battle on. I watched the battle from where I fell... My first Sergeant came back to see if I was okay... He laughed cause there was an Imprint of my body in the mud on the hill. My first sergeant said, "Look Benny Lee got himself his own hill...Look it has an imprint!" My Companies Lieutenants and Captain laughed theres asses off...
Enjoy!
Your welcome to share your expirences if you wish..
Your obident servant,
Benjamin M L W (MissourianConfederate)
3rd Missouri Infantry,CSA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 6th, 2007 02:45 am |
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susansweet
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This is only funny as no one was hurt. This past weekend during the last battle of the Day we almost had the Battle of the Wilderness. One of the Bredan's fired off his rifle and set the grass on fire. Now I am sure all of you have read about the drought in California. Prado Dam where we were is very near the fire areas we have had the last month. I didn't hear of this inccident til later when I got an email with the picture attached. Apparently all the union soldiers started right away to put the fire out with their canteens. They were each pouring the water out of their canteen on the burning grass. Guy I talked to yesterday while at the Drum told me he was the one that got it out. He is a retired fireman. He started yelling at all of them kick dirt on it . So then there are about 20 union soldiers kicking dirt at each other and on the fire. They put it out. He is going to make sure next year there are shovels at both ends of the field. Not sure if the picture is posted at the following website but you can see how we reenact in California here. The photograph is a
Drum Barracks supporter . Check it out .
http://relivinghistory.net/
Hey everyone I just checked the site out again and looked at St. Catherines pictures and there are several good friends pictures. The Lowes and their balloon corp , and the 116 Penn. The young man in the middle of that picture is Peter a college freshman, behind him on the right is my good friend Ed who is headed back east soon to tour the battlefields of Virginia . You can also almost see our booth in one picture but you would have to know that is the sign at the back of the popup. Can't see anyone in the booth. oh well.
Last edited on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 03:08 am by susansweet
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| Posted: Fri Apr 6th, 2007 07:34 pm |
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younglobo
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I remember on time we had just come off of the field from one of those lowsey fights where the battle got all bogged down and looked really hookey, we were all sittin and complainin about a certain capt. whose unit had messed up the fight and my cpl was talking about this paticular capt. how he couldnt ride , didnt know commands and was always messing up and calling him every name in the book, while he is doing this the same capt. comes walking up behind my cpl, who is still on his tirade we try to give him the shhh sighn but no good and he goes for another good minute with this guy just listenin till the cpl turns and sees him . We all laughed pretty hard when said capt finally left .
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 02:58 am |
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 03:52 am |
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missourianconfederate
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I hope so to...
LOL.
Have any of you ever went inside a gas station on a way to a presentation or reenactment and someone as if your Amish? Happens to me ALOT...
MOCONFED.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 05:12 am |
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susansweet
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I have had interesting comments when friends and I had breakfast on the way to Renaissance faire, and strange looks in the drive though for coffee on the way to reenactments in hoops , dress , hat and hair in a net. Oh by the way try to drive in a hoop skirt!!!!!
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 02:03 pm |
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Marie
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Try driving a stick shift in a hoop skirt 
I did a presentation a while back in at our high school and as it was mid-afternoon just came back to the office in my day dress. I was sitting in the front office at the computer when a new client stopped by. She kept giving me strange looks so I finally explained that I didn't usually dress like that. "Oh," she said, "I thought you were Amish.
Regards from NW Ohio
Jana
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 02:32 pm |
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susansweet
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So glad I don't have to drive stickshift it's bad enough driving in hoops or faire clothes. Guess I never get the Amish thing as I don't think most people in California know what Amish are .
I do love the guys yelling at me as I start to drive away with half my skirt out the door. I have done that a couple of times too.
I loved the looks yesterday as I did my laundry I had two skirts , my hoop's petticoat , the jacket for one dress , my pin apron and a blouse. I saw one guy trying to figure out what all that was about.
Susan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 7th, 2007 03:11 pm |
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Marie
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A few years ago at a small reenactment the scenario was a picket line/skirmish type thing. The Southrons were off in a patch of woods taking potshots at the Northern boys. Well, some of them slipped off around the edge of the woods, got behind the Rebs and caprtured the whole shebang. They marched them out of the woods at bayonet point only to be met by 3 southern ladies, two carring baskets and one carrying a broom.
One of the ladies spoke: "Captain, you have something that belongs to us and we are detrmied to have it back."
That was the signal. Belinda pulled a pistol from her basket, Gina was armed with a broom and the third lady pulled a cast iron frying pan from her basket and they attacked the astonished Yankees.
The looks on those mens' faces was priceless.
Reegards, Jana
P.S. They still call me the "Frying Pan Lady"
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missourianconfederate
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I do have another interesting story that my first sergeant told me...I got kinda drunk... But I'll post the story a little later when I got the details...
Sit tight...
Happy Easter... Yankees and Confederates alike..
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Widow
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Jana, that story is priceless. You three must have had fun planning it, and then to actually pull it off. What a blast.
After a living-history event in Richmond, I watched one of the hoop-skirted women in the parking lot. She just hiked up the hem of her skirt, untied the petticoat drawstring, let the hoops fall, and picked them up. Climbed in her SUV and drove off, still wearing everything else from bonnet to shoes. In Richmond, it might not draw the "Amish" question, but it's still unusual.
Patty
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susansweet
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Patty I have dropped the hoop that way to go home many times. Of course for years I used the Renaissance dressing room in the parking lot after Faire. That is to pull you skirt up around you neck and dress under it with the doors of the car or van open, Got really good at changing into Jeans and t shirt under my skirt. Not so easy with Civil War dress as skirt doesn't have elastic or draw string waist as faire skirt did.
Susan
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Widow
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Susan, today I received in the mail my new mourning ensemble. A custom dressmaker in Gettysburg made a simple black cotton dress, white petticoat, and the lovely black bonnet with two layers of veiling. No hoop skirt, as my persona is a POOR widow. No corset either, as I am a poor OLD widow from Fort Laramie.
This is my first period clothing. So now I have to learn how to dress in the 19th century. What fun!
Patty
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susansweet
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I received my dress last week that was supose to be custom made, it is too long in the bodice. We have to check on the hoop now that I have washed the petticoat and see if the skirt is too long. I also washed the other dress the woman made for me and the lining on the jacket shurnk. I am the only person of all my friends but one who has problems with dresses from this lady, It is driving me crazy , I love the material of the new one. It is a historical reprint, Susan the director of the Drum thinks she may be able to fix it for me . I do not have a corset either. Although eventually might have one made, I am a Cancer surviver so it makes it hard to build .
When you get all of your outfit together and on for an event have someone photgraph it and send it . I would love to see it.
I bought a new felt bonnet for my new dress and my old one which is also blue. I have an event in two weeks at a middle school so not sure what I will do now. there is always my Rural Arkansas farm woman dress, no hoop skirt, blouse and pin apron with slat bonnet . Can you tell I loved to play dress up as a kid, I had tons of dress up clothes. I have a collection of Faire clothes too although I passed some on to my niece for Christmas this year.
Congrats on the first dress. Did you get gloves too? and you need a parasol . I love mine.
Three ladies I know do a presentation on mourning during the Civil War, one wears first year, one wears second and the other wears the grey of the final years They have the jewelry and even passed out mourning food with recipes. I will see if I can find my copy and post it . Sandy the one that wears all black with the waist length veil has quite the collection of books on mourning too.
Susan
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Widow
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At Ford Ward Museum and Historical Park in Alexandria, I attended a presentation by a historian and collector of 19th mourning items. She brought part of her collection, including mourning cards, clothes, jewelry, bonnets, things for men and children. Highlight was a beautiful hand-made coffin of polished walnut with shiny brass fittings. Just the right size for a 6-year-old.
She also explained the symbolism in gravemarkers, lambs, angels, pillars, etc.
The Civil War changed mourning customs, especially in the South, where certain traditional items just couldn't be bought due to the blockade. Also, it seemed that the long period of mourning, when a widow was supposed to withdraw from life, just was impractical - somebody had to run the farm, take care of the kids, earn some money.
This is going to be fun. Patty
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susansweet
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Always glad to entertain the troops . Happy Easter to you too and to all on the board.
Susan
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ole
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Mourning customs are funny.
I do agree that the ladies' are entertaining.
Ole
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susansweet
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Sorry guys I guess we sort of hijacked the thread which is why we emailed the rest of the information. Mourning rituals are interesting not funny and very much a part of the Civil War. Lots of widows those four years.
Susan
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