Albert Sailhorst wrote: If anyone receives the quartely magazine The Artilleryman, this quarter's issue has a GREAT article on artillery accidents. Some common denominators in those ...   Fri Aug 13th, 2010 08:30 pm

Dixie Girl wrote: Hey there Captain, its been a long time. its been so long i forgot how the board works, so im workin on ...   Fri Aug 6th, 2010 03:06 am

A movie based on Gen Forrest would have to be done very carefully or no one would believe it. That is one story that has ...   Mon Aug 2nd, 2010 08:28 pm

barrydancer wrote: 9Bama wrote Sorry tim, Youhave that backwards. Those things are done due to public law as they should be becaues they are public property ...   Mon Aug 2nd, 2010 03:15 am

TimK wrote: I too commend your friend, Sorrel. He sounds like a very reasonable and rational person. I would still like to point out though, that ...   Sat Jul 31st, 2010 04:17 am

Old Sorrel wrote: Im sorry folks, but i feel compassion for people who are handicapped...so lets please stop with the dramatics..:) I have a friend and ...   Fri Jul 30th, 2010 06:35 pm

Albert Sailhorst wrote: Hey Ya, Bama!! My impression was this thread was in response to an artillery accident I read about.....a month or two ago. I ...   Thu Jul 29th, 2010 07:29 pm

He needs to paint Forrest with his hand around Bragg's neck :) ...   Thu Jul 29th, 2010 06:39 pm

Albert Sailhorst wrote: If this is the incident that occured a month or two ago, it was a Mountain Howitzer......My guess is, it was "overloaded".....ie, ...   Thu Jul 29th, 2010 06:28 pm

Johan Steele wrote: I'd be more inclined to think the problem came from poor cleaning and maint of an original than failure. Standards... something sorely lacking ...   Thu Jul 29th, 2010 03:53 am

javal1 wrote: "or a group praying at the altar of safety above all else" Not being a reenactor I have to ask - is that considered ...   Sun Jul 25th, 2010 04:23 pm

CameronsHighlander wrote: Apparently there was an accident and both groups have elected to err on the side of Safety which could be understood. Can you give ...   Sat Jul 24th, 2010 02:59 am

Why? ...   Fri Jul 23rd, 2010 08:27 pm

I was wrong, Wayne uses a '58 Remington in the movie..only saw a short piece and did not see a rifle...was it a Winchester lever ...   Sun Jul 4th, 2010 04:36 am

The union uniforms are plains 1880's vintage IIRC and If not mistaken, Wayne uses a single action army Colt pistol cowboy style six shooter and ...   Fri Jul 2nd, 2010 04:13 pm

as opposed to what? ...   Thu Jul 1st, 2010 03:51 pm

Mark wrote: And yet in 1978 Thomas Connelly was able to write a very persuasive book arguing just the opposite of what Texas Defender just ...   Tue Jun 15th, 2010 06:29 pm

Texas Defender wrote: Bama-   I'm sure that you'd agree that there are many, many disreputable scoundrels on both sides who are worthy of villification. However, ...   Tue Jun 15th, 2010 03:19 am

It has been my observation over the years that if one comes to a discussion determined to villify an individual, then that person can ususally ...   Mon Jun 14th, 2010 09:16 pm

TD, Thank you once again for eloquently stating what I was thinking. These sorts of threads do grow tiresome, don't they! Ed ...   Mon Jun 14th, 2010 06:56 pm

peon wrote: How would you have handled the situation at Harper's Ferry differently than then Colonel Lee did? He was ordered to retake the federal ...   Mon Jun 14th, 2010 06:13 pm

Please provide a link to the entire article ...   Mon Jun 14th, 2010 01:34 pm

susansweet3 wrote: Bama , did you get locked in and have to spend the night?  The first time I was there was late in the ...   Fri Jun 11th, 2010 01:56 am

Tim, The folks in Mississippi would say and have said "Gamblin saved mississippi"... is that true, I have no idea, but they believe it. I am more ...   Wed May 12th, 2010 02:15 am

Strange doins here... Oh well, the computer gods have apparently been satisfied for the moment.. ...   Tue May 11th, 2010 01:38 pm

Hi Y'all! It's me Bama 46, AKA 19Bama46, and now operating undeer the nom-de-plume of 9Bama.. I have no idea what happened, but when I tried to ...   Tue May 11th, 2010 03:02 am