Mark A Corporal Joined Jul 23, 2017 Location Jefferson County TN Jan 16, 2019 #21 The opening shot of a cannondale.
Zella 1st Lieutenant Trivia Winner Joined May 23, 2018 Jan 16, 2019 #22 First shot of a cannonade. https://civilwartalk.com/threads/baby-waker.7769/
Mike Serpa Major Joined Jan 24, 2013 Jan 16, 2019 #23 Term used in reference to the first shot of a cannonade. https://civilwartalk.com/threads/baby-waker.7769/
Term used in reference to the first shot of a cannonade. https://civilwartalk.com/threads/baby-waker.7769/
UCVRelics Brevet Brigadier General Forum Host Gold Patron Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021 Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined May 7, 2016 Location Alabama Jan 16, 2019 #24 The first shot fired in an artillery cannonade
sarladaise Sergeant Major Trivia Winner Joined Feb 20, 2005 Location Sarlat, France Jan 16, 2019 #25 First shot of a cannonade
connecticut yankee First Sergeant Joined Jun 2, 2017 Jan 16, 2019 #26 Baby waker - First shot of a cannonade.
JOHN42768 Colonel Trivia Winner Joined May 1, 2015 Location Upstate N.Y. Jan 16, 2019 #27 source: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/baby-waker.7769/ Term used in reference to the first shot of a cannonade
source: https://civilwartalk.com/threads/baby-waker.7769/ Term used in reference to the first shot of a cannonade
mofederal Major Joined Jun 27, 2017 Location Southeast Missouri Jan 16, 2019 #28 https://www.civilwarhome.com/terms.html A Baby waker is the first shot of a cannonade.
Ole Miss Major Forum Host Silver Patron Regtl. Staff Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. QM Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined Dec 9, 2017 Location North Mississippi Jan 16, 2019 #29 An irritating neighbor who shows up 2 minutes after you get the baby asleep!!! Gotta be the right answer! Regards David
An irritating neighbor who shows up 2 minutes after you get the baby asleep!!! Gotta be the right answer! Regards David
T Tailor Pete Sergeant Joined Mar 30, 2018 Location Tucson, Arizona Jan 16, 2019 #30 A "Baby Waker," sometimes known as a "Rooster Shot," is the term used for the first fired round of a cannonade.
A "Baby Waker," sometimes known as a "Rooster Shot," is the term used for the first fired round of a cannonade.
Ole Miss Major Forum Host Silver Patron Regtl. Staff Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. QM Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined Dec 9, 2017 Location North Mississippi Jan 16, 2019 #31 An irritating neighbor who shows up 3 minutes after you get the baby to sleep!!!! Gotta be the winner! Regards David
An irritating neighbor who shows up 3 minutes after you get the baby to sleep!!!! Gotta be the winner! Regards David
lelliott19 Brigadier General ★ Moderator * OFFICIAL *CWT PRESENTER Forum Host Silver Patron Trivia Winner Regtl. Staff Chickamauga 2018 Joined Mar 15, 2013 Jan 16, 2019 #32 Baby Waker - the first shot of a cannonade. https://www.civilwarhome.com/terms.html Also, noted as the name of a cannon which was the favorite of Robert H. Milroy in the Valley. The cannon was reported to "send a three hundred pound shot for five miles. It was called the "baby-waker," and I suppose it must have waked all the babies for miles around." [The Spirit Divided: Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains : the Union, edited by Benedict R. Maryniak, John Wesley Brinsfield, Mercer University Press, 2007, p. 188.] https://books.google.com/books?id=_C0B9KlXyqUC&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=%22civil+war%22+%22baby+waker%22&source=bl&ots=vbRkM52tRu&sig=ACfU3U07kZId0BVbJysfiYEe4Jaowm9Haw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOyurqy_PfAhVsneAKHQckB3cQ6AEwCXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Baby Waker - the first shot of a cannonade. https://www.civilwarhome.com/terms.html Also, noted as the name of a cannon which was the favorite of Robert H. Milroy in the Valley. The cannon was reported to "send a three hundred pound shot for five miles. It was called the "baby-waker," and I suppose it must have waked all the babies for miles around." [The Spirit Divided: Memoirs of Civil War Chaplains : the Union, edited by Benedict R. Maryniak, John Wesley Brinsfield, Mercer University Press, 2007, p. 188.] https://books.google.com/books?id=_C0B9KlXyqUC&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188&dq=%22civil+war%22+%22baby+waker%22&source=bl&ots=vbRkM52tRu&sig=ACfU3U07kZId0BVbJysfiYEe4Jaowm9Haw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjOyurqy_PfAhVsneAKHQckB3cQ6AEwCXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
timholl Private Joined Oct 27, 2018 Jan 16, 2019 #33 Would assume it's the first shot of a cannonade.
hoosier 1st Lieutenant Joined Feb 20, 2005 Location Carlisle, PA Jan 16, 2019 #34 The first shot of a cannonade. Makes sense.
Eleanor Rose Captain Trivia Winner Joined Nov 26, 2016 Location central NC Jan 16, 2019 #35 First shot of a cannonade. Source
GELongstreet Captain Trivia Winner Joined Feb 19, 2011 Location Germany Jan 17, 2019 #36 The first artillery shot of a cannonade.
ami First Lady of CivilWarTalk Super Moderator Joined Apr 1, 1999 Location West By God Virginia Jan 18, 2019 #37 Answer: First shot of a connonade. www.civilwarhome.com