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Old 07-02-2001, 07:48 AM
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WELCOME to our newest trivia player Ray, good job with yesterday's question. Going to do some web site maintenance tonight, so check out our home page this evening for our latest new features and more!

What did Confederate naval captain Edward Fuller do when his warship ran low on gunpowder bags?

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Old 07-02-2001, 09:10 AM
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He ordered his crewmen to cut off some of their pants legs, and used them for powder bags, tying off both ends.

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Old 07-02-2001, 09:30 AM
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The answer is he had his men cut off their pants legs to use for bags.

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Old 07-02-2001, 01:15 PM
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He used the cut-off pants legs of his men...
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Old 07-02-2001, 05:38 PM
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He made sacks from the pant-legs of some of his men, filled those, and resumed firing at the enemy.
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Old 07-03-2001, 08:03 AM
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Check out "What's New" on our index page, we have added a few pretty cool features. Tonight I plan to add a number of articles to our site as well.

What was regulated by Article 47 of the Confederacy's Regulations for the Army?

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Old 07-03-2001, 11:12 AM
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Uniforms

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Old 07-03-2001, 11:26 AM
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The answer is uniforms.

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Old 07-03-2001, 11:40 AM
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Article 47 regulated uniforms
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Old 07-03-2001, 01:34 PM
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This is a first-order approximation (a wild, hairy guess): Uniforms & Equipage, including things like hair length, beards, etc.
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