Pvt. Benner is here!

3rd_PA_Artillery · #1 06-12-2008, 11:56 PM

Hi, I'm Pvt. Brandon T. Benner of the 3rd PA Artillery Battery B. I'm 13 years old and am proudly a Union Civil War reenactor. I have about 30 ancestors that fought for the Union, the most notorious being Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan. Anyway, I'm glad to be here.

gary · #2 06-13-2008, 01:07 AM

Welcome Pvt. Benner. I take it that you're a powder monkey?

3rd_PA_Artillery · #3 06-13-2008, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by gary

Welcome Pvt. Benner. I take it that you're a powder monkey?

I jump around. I do powder monkey, #3 and #4 positions. I should be learning to do 1 and 2 soon.

ole · #4 06-13-2008, 02:40 AM

And we're glad you're here, Pvt. Benner. I'm impressed! The kid writes better at 13 than a lot of us here do in our late 20s. Look for his first best-seller in fewer than 20 years.

ole

PvtClewell · #5 06-13-2008, 08:41 AM

'I should be learning to do 1 and 2 soon.'

I learned to do 1 and 2 way long before I was 13 years old.

3rd_PA_Artillery · #6 06-13-2008, 10:57 AM

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...Look for his first best-seller in fewer than 20 years....

Thank you, sir. I already am writing a book, three books actually. They're historical fictions that follow the life of a 10-year-old boy through the Civil War with his father. It's taking a bit of time, but I should have the first one finished at the end of this year.

gary · #7 06-13-2008, 11:39 PM

Jeff Shaara watch out! Pvt. B is not only a powder monkey and No. 3 and No. 4 on the gun, but he's also training for No. 1 and No. 2 and working on historical fiction. By the time he reaches college, he may be a nationally known author.

May I have a role in your first movie? I can stand in the background in uniform, doff my hat and cheer lustily as some gineral rides by. I don't particularly care which side I cheer for either so long as I get a role in the movie and the eats that goes with it.

3rd_PA_Artillery · #8 06-14-2008, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by gary

May I have a role in your first movie? I can stand in the background in uniform, doff my hat and cheer lustily as some gineral rides by. I don't particularly care which side I cheer for either so long as I get a role in the movie and the eats that goes with it.

Sounds cool with me.