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Once again the Star of the West Society is hosting an event at Boonesfield, a village situated around Daniel Boone's last home near Defiance, Missouri. I'm posting this here because at the moment we have a full complement of civilian women and children, but may be able to accommodate a few more men. If any women and children would like to join in, by all means pm me and we'll be glad to put you on the waiting list.
Participants will portray ordinary pro-Union citizens who are caught up in the stirring events of April1861, just after the fall of Ft. Sumter. The men will demonstrate an early-war militia muster, which will include enrolling, marching, drilling, an officer election, foot races, wrestling matches, and a target shooting contest with prizes.
In mid-April 1861 the U.S. War Department had not yet made weapons and uniforms available to Missouri, and pro-southern Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson had refused Secretary of War Simon Cameron’s request for 4,000 Missouri volunteers. So those who volunteered for service after the outbreak of the secession crisis had to join the Missouri Home Guard. The men will be dressed in civilian clothing and will carry civilian weapons. Some will be going about their everyday occupations until recruiters issue the call for volunteers; others will have traveled from surrounding farms and communities to participate in the militia muster. Women and children will be doing their chores at home and outdoors, but they will also help prepare a potluck picnic for the men, which was a common occurrence in early-war militia musters.
Some of the men will be living in Boonesfield & will join up when the recruiters come to town. Those traveling from outlying farms and villages and will sleep in barns, lean-tos, or tents.
Men who are interested in joining up should contact Mike Kupsch or Terry Sorchy. Women and children should contact me.
Here's the site for the village: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7109/
Participants will portray ordinary pro-Union citizens who are caught up in the stirring events of April1861, just after the fall of Ft. Sumter. The men will demonstrate an early-war militia muster, which will include enrolling, marching, drilling, an officer election, foot races, wrestling matches, and a target shooting contest with prizes.
In mid-April 1861 the U.S. War Department had not yet made weapons and uniforms available to Missouri, and pro-southern Gov. Claiborne F. Jackson had refused Secretary of War Simon Cameron’s request for 4,000 Missouri volunteers. So those who volunteered for service after the outbreak of the secession crisis had to join the Missouri Home Guard. The men will be dressed in civilian clothing and will carry civilian weapons. Some will be going about their everyday occupations until recruiters issue the call for volunteers; others will have traveled from surrounding farms and communities to participate in the militia muster. Women and children will be doing their chores at home and outdoors, but they will also help prepare a potluck picnic for the men, which was a common occurrence in early-war militia musters.
Some of the men will be living in Boonesfield & will join up when the recruiters come to town. Those traveling from outlying farms and villages and will sleep in barns, lean-tos, or tents.
Men who are interested in joining up should contact Mike Kupsch or Terry Sorchy. Women and children should contact me.
Here's the site for the village: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/7109/
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