Ladies and gents of CWT, It's time for me to start looking at our second event at Motor Mill. It will be at the same time and the same place, though I am hoping to expand it some. Aka more re-enactors. I am planning to invite the 33rd WI VI, 45th IL VI, 2nd & 3rd MN VI and elements of several Iowa Units and an Authentic Mess out of the Des Moines area. I am also planning to invite Scott's Battery w/ the hope that they might be able to galvanize. 17th TN VI will also be asked to attend w/ the hope that they will galvanize or portray CS POW's waiting shipment to the rear.
Locale will be the TN River Valley in the Spring of 1864, End of May w/ Blair's 17th Corps, 4th Div, Sanderson's Brigade including the 3rd IA VI, 12th VI, 23rd & 53rd IN VI & the 32nd IL VI Any arty will be portraying either the 1st Independent MN Battery or the 2nd IL Light Arty.
Civilians will be under the charge of my better half.
Due to insurance costs w/ the locale there will be no skirmish. This will be purely a Living History.
Is anyone from CWT interested in helping again? I know how much I enjoyed meeting w/ Ole, Mobile96, Sockknitter and Steve among others and would greatly enjoy doing so again.
I will eagerly accept any assistance suggestions etc.
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
This will be a Civil War event unlike the majority of the other midwestern events.
The Motor Mill Living History Camp is trying to achieve a more historically accurate account of the Union soldier’s daily life in camp between campaigns at the beginning of 1864.
And, as organizers, we are hoping that all of the participants achieve a closer attachment to the common soldier by researching an individual and immersing themselves into that individual for this two-day event.
Another goal will be a more correct by-the-manual drill and for the participant to break camp on Sunday afternoon with a clearer sense of what drill meant to the average western theater soldier.
The time is May 1864 in the garrison camp of Sanderson’s Brigade (1st Brigade), 4th Division, 17th Corps, Third Iowa Volunteer Infantry in Northern Georgia.
We have just come away from a harrowing year of campaign knowing that we will probably be marching with “Uncle Billy” towards Atlanta shortly.
II. Rations & Cooking
A. Only period correct food will be eaten during the week-end
B. ‘Foraged’ items are strongly recommended, i.e., eggs, soft bread, canned goods.
C. Government rations are acceptable, i.e., salt pork, hard tack, coffee (whole bean) & sugar
D. Beans, Peas, desiccated vegetables
E. All food must be wrapped in period materials, i.e., brown paper, rags or cloth bags
Modern packaging is Prohibited!
F. COOLERS are FORBIDDEN! Leave coolers in the car.
III. Cooking Equipment (Suggestions)
A. Fry pans should be small enough to carry & should not be cast iron
B. Canteen halves & tin plates often served the soldier as a fry pan
C. Metal grates & spits were not used during campaigning because of weight. Those present would be reserved for officers cookfires and or civilian cooks.
D. Stainless steel should not be used
The reader will have noticed the passive tense of these ‘suggestions’. That is because as reenactors we have come to accept some camp items as acceptable. But, as we try our hand at living history, these same items become incorrect.
The 1864 UALHC is not trying to reinvent the wheel; we are only attempting to offer an event that will help the participants improve their impressions, so this section has given suggestions and not requirements.
But, please remember as the public walks through the camp and observes the participants going through their daily routine, the public will believe what they see is historically correct. We are stewards of civil war history at this event, so keep that in mind as you prepare.
IV. Military Camp
A. This camp will be operated by the period protocol and by-the-manual.
B. All enlisted men will be required to salute officers as per manual instructions.
C. All non-commissioned officers will be shown the respect worthy of their rank
D. All participants are expected to comply with orders. This camp is a military entity
E. Morning roll call will take place at the last note of reveille, per period manuals. Absence from the roll call will result in the soldier being placed on the Orderly Sergeant’s “black list” and having the enjoyment of additional duty. Soldiers will fall in for roll call with blouses fully buttoned (not just the top button), with headgear, and hands free (no coffee cups, hardtack, etc.). While on campaign, a soldier would typically fall in with rifled musket and leathers, but if the weapons are stacked it is not necessary to break the stacks for morning roll call. When falling in under arms, the soldier will stand at shoulder arms. When falling in without weapons, the soldier will be at parade rest and shall remain quiet. When the Orderly Sergeant calls a soldier’s name, the soldier shall answer with a firm, “Here” (NOT, ‘Here First Sergeant’ or ‘Yo’!)
F. When the soldier arrives at camp, he must report to the Orderly Sergeant or the ranking NCO if the Orderly Sergeant is absent. This way the soldier’s name can be added to the company roll
G. If it comes necessary for the soldier to leave the camp for any reason, he must gain permission and a pass from the Orderly Sergeant
V. Behavior and Appearance
A. To the best of the participant’s ability, it is necessary to stay in first person throughout the week-end. This needs to be done even when the viewing public is not in and around the camp. Granted, the organizers know this can not be practical for a long week-end event, but participants are encouraged to do their best to stay in first person character
B. DRINKING: Excessive consumption of alcohol is prohibited. Drinking was strictly regulated in camp. Even though consuming alcohol was against regulation, it was allowed in moderation. If participants choose to risk punishment by officers and/or censure by their temperate comrades for any amount of drinking it will be the choice of the drinker and they will accept responsibility for their actions. Beer/ale were not available to the soldier on campaign, so neither will be allowed. Whiskey & applejack were the most common available sources of alcohol and will be tolerated only in moderation.
C. SMOKING: Cigarettes are prohibited! If participants need to smoke, they will have to use a pipe with period correct tobacco and ‘lucifers’. Cigars would sometimes fall into the hands of a soldier, but they were not common. Research and document the cigar you choose to carry and smoke.
D. Jewelry: Keep your jewelry to a minimum. Wedding rings may be worn, but they will need to be simple, non-ornamental rings. The soldier must keep their visible jewelry period correct. No wris****ches! Period correct pocket watches should be a key wind watch with a Roman numeral face. The bugle, drum and superior officer minimized the need for a soldier to carry a watch.
As a participant you will be required to follow the regulations. If any potential participant feels he cannot follow the guidelines that have been put to paper by fellow reenactors, then they need not attend. The rules are not demanding and are not meant to be a hardship on any participant.
Remember, we, as representatives of men who saved our Union, are obligated to do our best to bring their life from 1863 into 2006 for the public to view them as they were in their time. Please remember who we are honoring by portraying the men and the civilians of 1864 and remember, we have a grand responsibility to this first ‘greatest generation’.
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
Minimum Requirements for Motor Mill Living History Event
Individual unit organizations research their historical unit impressions and may have slightly different details about their dress and appearance.
Generally, the desire of event organizers is to focus on the day to day life and operations of a military camp of the Civil War, to get folks into a 19th Century mentality. Most re-enactors hope to concern themselves with trying to understand how the Civil War soldier lived from day to day. How he slept, fed himself, kept supplied, and most importantly he was capable of doing the job they were expected to do; fight and win battles.
Minimum impression standards fall into two categories: accepted or banned. Banned items fall into two or three categories. Things that are not appropriate to the Civil War. Things that are inappropriate for the desired look, of the average federal volunteer Infantry or Artillery in the Spring Camp of the 1864 period. This category includes the inappropriate, by 19th Century standards, use of items found in the 21st Century -- bandannas around the head or neck, prominent display of Masonic or other similar items, excessive tentage, baggage, coolers etc.
These are the minimum standards. Units may opt to maintain stricter standards, but no one should have lesser standards.
This event is intended as a learning experience and as a challenge to re-enactors to do something different. We are to be completely immersed in the period, shunning everything of the 21st Century and going so far as to ignore it when we see it. Thus spectators and people not wearing period clothing will be ignored and those speaking w/ them will be treated as though they were speaking to ghosts, themselves or perhaps… mad.
Inspection at registration: No participant will be allowed on site until his weapon and his impression have been inspected and approved by event coordinators. There will be an inspection checklist that parallels this set of standards, and a chit will be issued when the inspection is successfully concluded. Safety is of the highest importance and any firing will be in accordance w/ drill or simulated target practice. Anything deemed dangerous or contrary to the intent of the event's intended purpose will be rejected. Inspection will be for the listed items, but the event organizers reserve the right to reject any items. If you aren't sure, ASK BEFORE YOU ARRIVE.
The short-list basics -- participants should have:
* sack or frock coat
* sky blue trousers
* forage cap, slouch hat or Hardee Hat
* issue shirt or properly constructed civilian shirt
* wool or cotton socks
* properly constructed waistcoat (optional)
* tarred haversack or white canvas haversack of the appropriate pattern
* smoothside or bullseye canteen (other canteens will be allowed for Civilians only).
* waist belt w/ US belt buckle or NCO belt
* stitched, two rivet or seven-rivet bayonet scabbard or appropriate Enfield bayonet scabbard & frog.
* federal cap pouch
* 1851 cartridge box and cross strap with breast plate
* shoes or properly constructed boots
* double bag soft knapsack / blanket roll OK
* gum blanket or poncho or oilcloth
* wool blanket
* shelter half or appropriate tent
* Springfield 1861/1863 or Enfield 1853 other rifles must be ok'ed first.
* Any modern medicine you require (but please keep it in a period sack).
Banned:* Alcohol in modern containers
• Food in modern containers
• Pony tails
• Baseball shaped brims on forage caps
• Dead animal parts
• Modern clothing or modern items of any type, including eyeglasses.
• Bandanas
• Masonic or ethnic or religious ornamentation
Headgear
• Enlisted -Forage caps, slouch or Hardee hats may be worn.
• Officers - Officer's Forage Cap, Kepi, or civilian Hat.
Coat Enlisted
• Fatigue blouse, lined from US arsenal or contract pattern, of wool
Fatigue blouse, unlined, of wool.
• Officer Single breasted frock coat, complete with rank insignia. or commercially bought blouse (an officer's "sack coat"), complete with rank insignia, either shoulder rank.
Trousers Enlisted• Sky Blue US issue foot trousers, worn at the natural waist. Officer• Dark Blue trousers with correct trim
• Enlisted Sky Blue trousers
Footwear
• enlisted and commissioned
US Issue shoes, private purchase boots are also permitted. Private purchase shoes for officers are also permitted.
• -Blanket roll of US issue, contractor or period civilian variant is acceptable.
• -1853 US issue knapsack is acceptable, BUT without ANY regimental lettering. If your knapsack has your home unit's identification on it, you have a choice: Go with a blanket roll instead, or cover up the designation with water-soluble black "poster paint." It is available at any artist supply store and it is easily removed after the event. This is one of those "uniformity" issues.
• -US issue ground cloth.
• -US issue shelter half.
• -US issue 1855 Cartridge box/cap pouch. Cartridge box sling does not have to have a breast plate. It is acceptable to wear the cartidge box on the belt omitting the cartridge box sling.
• -Sewn, 2- or 7- rivet bayonet scabbard or appropriate Enfield pattern scabbard & frog.
• -Bullseye OR smoothside canteen, with jean cloth cover preferred over none at all. Leather US issue strap OR proper fabric strap.
• -US issue tarred haversack or appropriate pattern white haversack
Cookware
• US or civilian tin cup, plate and eating utensils, canteen halves are also acceptable.
Weapons
• 1861/63s Springfields and 1853 Enfields are preferred. All should have bayonets. All weapons will be inspected before participants will be allowed on site, and must be in top operating order.
• 10-20 Blank Rounds with ONLY 60 grains of powder per blank. No wonder wads or live rounds will be allowed on the site under any circumstances.
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
www.iowavalor.com has some excellent photos from the event under a seperate section. Please feel free to browse the photos.
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
You cant have MM II with out the orginal lone Rebel there I will bring my crutch again and limp around and moan more than last time.
I had a blast last time. and it was a real pleasure to meet You, the Misses & little one. The other members of CWT - Ole, Mobile96, Sockknitter, Court, William, Emline and all the rest of the 3rd Mn that attended and the others that joined in as well.
regards, Steven
The Lone Rebel
__________________ Steven Noel Cone Living Historian and Battlefield Preservationest
"Silver Spring Mess" ; "Citizens of the Bonnie Blue" ; "46th Tn Inf. Co. K"
The 3rd Iowa Infantry Veterans were on furlough from March to May.
Veterans moved to Cairo, lll., thence to Clifton, Tenn.
March to Ackworth, Ga., via Huntsville and Decatur, Ala., and Rome, Ga.,
May 5-June 10. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign
The Following is a Chronology of The Atlanta Campaigntill June 1 and will help us captured and wounded folk know where have been up until that time..
regards,
Steven
Chronology of The Atlanta Campaign
December 16, 1863
General Joseph E. Johnston is ordered to Dalton, Georgia (city history) to replace Braxton Bragg as commander of the Army of Tennessee.
April 24
Scouts begin to probe Rebel strength south of Ringgold, Georgia. This is the first activity that can be directly associated with the Atlanta Campaign
April 27
This is the earliest generally accepted date for the start of the Atlanta Campaign. Rear echelon troop movement begins for the Army of the Tennessee (General John B. McPherson). Union scouts probe troop strength at Tunnel Hill.
May 1 Skirmish at the old Stone Church, east of Ringgold, Georgia. This date is the "official" date of the start of the Atlanta Campaign, listed as such in the Official Records.
May 2 Skirmish at Lee's Crossroads, near Tunnel Hill and near Ringgold Gap.
May 3 Skirmishes at Catoosa Springs and Red Clay.
May 4
This is one of the generally accepted dates for the start of the Atlanta Campaign. General George Thomas (Army of the Cumberland) [US] begins to move slowly east along the Western and Atlantic Railroad from Ringgold. Union troops in all departments begin to move into position for what will be the final summer of war. Skirmish at Varnell (Prater's Mill)
May 6 Skirmish at Tunnel Hill.
May 7
This is the latest date for the start of the Atlanta Campaign. Army of the Tennessee [US] moves south from Lee and Gordon's Mill along Taylor Ridge, using it to cover McPherson's flanking movement. A division of the Army of the Cumberland [US] attacks Rebel skirmishers at Tunnel Hill.
May 8 Fighting commences alongRocky Face Ridge west of Dalton, specifically at Mill Creek and Dug Gap. Fighting along this spine of high mountains will continue until May 11.
May 9
McPherson's Army of the Tennessee runs into stiffer than expected Rebel resistance as he moves towards the Western and Atlantic railroad bridge near Resaca. In hostile territory, the general decides to dig in and await reinforcements. Sherman spends the night at the Clisby-Austin house in Tunnel Hill. Moving south after disembarking at the Red Clay depot, Schofield's Army of the Ohio encounters Joseph Wheeler's Confederate Cavalry near Varnell.
May 11
Carter Stevenson awakes to silence. He communicates that his men can find no soldiers immediately west of Rocky Face to Johnston, who orders a cavalry sweep of the area. Wheeler's cavalry find almost no Union soldiers.
May 12
Outflanked, with superior numbers to his rear, Johnston withdraws to Resaca.
May 14 Battle of Resaca, Day1 - Almost 100,000 men poured out of Snake Creek Gap west of the tiny Georgia town of Resaca. Fighting occurred along the entire line although the heaviest fighting occurred to the north of the city.
May 15 Battle of Resaca, Day 2 - Engagements continued along lines around Resaca. Hood's Corps [CS] and "Fighting Joe" Hooker's XX Corps [US] bore the brunt of today's fighting, north of the city. Reports of Union troops at Lay's Ferry (Oostanaula River) force Johnston to withdraw.
May 17 Rome falls. After a small skirmish at Adairsville Johnston sets up at Cassville. Sherman mistakenly ends up at Kingston.
May 18
General John B. McPherson spends the night at a present-day Georgia landmark, Barnsley Gardens
May 19
Johnston withdraws to the Allatoona Mountains south of the Etowah River after an attack at Cassville, Georgia is cancelled. Sherman decides to regroup in Kingston.
May 23
Sherman leaves the Western and Atlantic and heads south from Kingston. In 1844 the General visited the Etowah Indian Mounds near Cartersville, Georgia. The W&A cuts through Allatoona Pass east of Cartersville, which Sherman remembered and avoided.
May 25 Battle of New Hope Church-- Johnston, forced by Sherman to abandon his stronghold in the Allatoona Mountains, moves to block the Union advance on Atlanta meeting Sherman's Army at a small church some 25 miles northwest of Atlanta.
May27
Spreading their respective lines east from New Hope Church, Sherman and Johnston battle at Pickett's Mill.
May 28
After 2 defeats in three days Sherman realized that fighting here was a mistake and moves east towards the railroad. Johnston tries to take advantage of this move by testing Sherman's right flank. Confederate General William Bates runs headlong into McPherson's regulars at Dallas after misunderstanding a signal from his cavalry.
__________________ Steven Noel Cone Living Historian and Battlefield Preservationest
"Silver Spring Mess" ; "Citizens of the Bonnie Blue" ; "46th Tn Inf. Co. K"
Corporal, I definitly cannot wait until MMll. This year's was fun, but like we've discussed before, there's always room for improvement. If you need any ideas, you know I'll be knocking at the door to play with the kid and talk to you and Bobbie about this and that.
__________________ Ms. Emaline Nelson
Our Greatest Glory is not never falling, but rising when we fall...
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
pushed again to the top as it looks like 2007 will be the same event. NOTE: this has become an event that you get out what you put into it.
There will be a route march/patrol this year... I believe the distance of the Patrol is approx 3 miles as the route will be up and along the ridge. THis ridge is heavily wooded as is/was North Georgia, we will putting out flankers and moving carefully as a patrol would have in the face of unknown enemy opposition. If we were to come upon any rebs... kill, capture or chase off would be the goal.
Chase the enemy till you catch him; then make him run again.
__________________ Few take the trouble to understand or to view the American scene with perspective. And we Americans love to find ourselves guilty of something. However, it is never I who am guilty, but those other Americans, the past or present government or the other political party. Americans almost never find other countries guilty. It is always ourselves or our fancied influence in other countries. Louis L'amour
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