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Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020
Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021
Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022
- Joined
- May 7, 2016
- Location
- Alabama
I took my 87 years old Dad to my brothers in Statesboro Ga. for Fathers Day. When we left yesterday I told we were NOT going back thru the Atlanta traffic. He said we were so I had to hold my breath and pitch a hissy fit but in the end I won. We came home thru Columbus as I was on a mission. I have been trying to acquire wood from the CSS Jackson for almost 4 years to no avail. When I talked to them on the phone and sent emails I was told no, so I tried a different approach. When we got there I got my dad setup in a power scooter and we toured the museum. After getting him tooling around I went and saw the director and I ask her how would I go about donating 3 to 4K a year to the place. I had her attention. I explained to her the way Dr. Gary donates the Civil War Witness pens free of charge to the various museum to sell in their gift shops as long as the money goes to preservation. She listened ask a few questions and then called the conservator to come in the office. I went thru it with him and he said come on let me show you our latest project. He took me out back to a big building and there lay the fantail. The are getting ready to preserve it and he said the needed funds, BAM I set the hook. Long story short when they start on it he said he believed there would be some wood to use for the pens. Its not like they don't have the wood.