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  • #16
    Re: A Walk in the River

    Being lost worked out well for some of us until Herb found us and forced us into the rifle pits. Did anyone bother to untie Landrum from the tree?
    Tom Yearby
    Texas Ground Hornets

    "I'd rather shoot a man than a snake." Robert Stumbling Bear

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    • #17
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      We had a lot of headaches and logistic nightmares putting this one together, but I would do it all over again. Foraging was the main theme for the Yanks, but once we opened the door up Friday night, anything was possible. When you let 500 reenactors lose on a 1000+ acres, not open to the public, you better come in with the right mindset. We preached and preached that it wasn't going to be easy. Not much we could've done with mother nature. It was my idea as the lead Yankee guide to scale that rock wall. I asked Landrum's IR boys to guinea pig it first. They made it and that made the decision pretty simple. We all made it, scary as it was. Darn proud of all of you that survived!
      Ken Cornett
      MESS NO.1
      Founding Member
      OHIO
      Mason Lodge #678, PM
      Need Rules?

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      • #18
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        All I can say Uncle Tom is that this Blackberry Battery sure has held up for two years without a single charge.

        Yeah Ken, send the bravest or the dumbest up first. Not sure which category we fell into, but I can honestly say that if no one else made it up that we sure weren't coming back down!
        Patrick Landrum
        Independent Rifles

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        • #19
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          Can't eat pickled cucumbers without thinking, "remember that one time when you were in the midst of Georgia, grabbing pickles out of a huge jar, and then being bushwhacked by Confederate cavalry" ...
          Bene von Bremen

          German Mess

          "I had not previously known one could get on, even in this unsatisfactory fashion, with so little brain."
          Ambrose Bierce "What I Saw of Shiloh"

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          • #20
            Re: A Walk in the River

            I make a post on my FB, and look what happens.

            It is nice to see that folks still have love for the event. Was it perfect? Nope, but its infamy will live alongside Piney Woods, Winter 1864, and the Skunk Ape 200 fest for better or worse!

            Cheers!
            Herb Coats
            Armory Guards &
            WIG

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            • #21
              Re: A Walk in the River

              As many have said, the challenges that came about actually made it a special event. I was enjoying the posts and just gonna lay back until Bene mentioned the "pickles". Riding up on that cabin, after capturing lots of those "Billys" and finding the abandoned "Pickle Jar" was one of those moments that just made you say, "well I'll be dad-blamed."

              Other memories for me, personally were:

              *Sitting in ambush on the side of that hill for nearly 3 hours for Billy yanks that never came up from the river
              *Riding horses down the side of a wooded hill in the pitch black to find a camp site.
              *Chasing a bunch of US infantry down the side of a mountain (or closest thing to it in central Georgia)- with our horses, on Sunday morning just before things ended.

              Good stuff and my hats off to fellas like Herb, Kiev, Pete and others who worked so hard to put it together. Great memories!!

              regards,
              Mark
              J. Mark Choate
              7th TN. Cavalry, Co. D.
              "Let history dictate our impressions.......not the other way around!"

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              • #22
                Re: A Walk in the River

                how about part 2 in 2014?
                Jake Koch
                The Debonair Society of Coffee Coolers, Brewers, and Debaters
                https://coffeecoolersmess.weebly.com/

                -Pvt. Max Doermann, 3x Great Uncle, Co. E, 66th New York Infantry. Died at Andersonville, Dec. 22, 1864.
                -Pvt. David Rousch, 4x Great Uncle, Co. A, 107th Ohio Infantry. Wounded and Captured at Gettysburg. Died at Andersonville, June 5, 1864.
                -Pvt. Carl Sievert, 3x Great Uncle, Co. H, 7th New York Infantry (Steuben Guard). Mortally Wounded at Malvern Hill.

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                • #23
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                  It's funny,

                  I didn't realize my life was in danger that weekend. I was pissed because I thought I was missing some fun that others were having. Opinions are like....you know the rest.

                  Ernie W Steff

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                  • #24
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                    Originally posted by john duffer View Post
                    Obviously a blast from the past but my curiosity is aroused now - how many actually died at this event?
                    Mr Duffer, to my knowledge the only Dead Soldier at this thing was that gallon and a half jug of white whiskey that I carried the length, if not the height, of the property until I was finally relieved of my burden late Saturday night.

                    Federal military discipline being what it was, I'm not perzactly sure it died on site. It may have only been wounded.
                    Terre Hood Biederman
                    Yassir, I used to be Mrs. Lawson. I still run period dyepots, knit stuff, and cause trouble.
                    sigpic
                    Wearing Grossly Out of Fashion Clothing Since 1958.

                    ADVENTURE CALLS. Can you hear it? Come ON.

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                    • #25
                      Re: A Walk in the River

                      I really enjoyed Bummers.
                      I wish it could have been a couple of days longer like Piney Woods was.
                      Yeah, it wasn't the easiest of events,but then again the guys whose footsteps we attempt to walk in didn't have it easy either .
                      Would do it all again tomorrow.
                      Cheers Pards.
                      J.T.
                      Jason Tailford.

                      Lazy Jacks Mess/AES
                      Liberty Rifles.

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                      • #26
                        Re: A Walk in the River

                        Originally posted by Old Reb View Post
                        Being lost worked out well for some of us until Herb found us and forced us into the rifle pits. Did anyone bother to untie Landrum from the tree?
                        I have seen Landrum since then, so i think he made it out!
                        Galen Wagner
                        Mobile, AL

                        Duty is, then, the sublimest word in our language.Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never wish to do less. -Col. Robert E.Lee, Superintendent of USMA West Point, 1852

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                        • #27
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                          "how about part 2 in 2014? "

                          Jake, that is MADNESS!!!!
                          Herb Coats
                          Armory Guards &
                          WIG

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                          • #28
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                            Hah, I wondered what type of response that would get. I could handle some madness though, then again I didn't have to do the planning!
                            Jake Koch
                            The Debonair Society of Coffee Coolers, Brewers, and Debaters
                            https://coffeecoolersmess.weebly.com/

                            -Pvt. Max Doermann, 3x Great Uncle, Co. E, 66th New York Infantry. Died at Andersonville, Dec. 22, 1864.
                            -Pvt. David Rousch, 4x Great Uncle, Co. A, 107th Ohio Infantry. Wounded and Captured at Gettysburg. Died at Andersonville, June 5, 1864.
                            -Pvt. Carl Sievert, 3x Great Uncle, Co. H, 7th New York Infantry (Steuben Guard). Mortally Wounded at Malvern Hill.

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                            • #29
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                              Part #2 in 2014??? Hmmmmm......madness yes. But oh the possibilities. Oh the fun and adventure. Gives me ideas. Hmmmmm......
                              Matt Woodburn
                              Retired Big Bug
                              WIG/GHTI
                              Hiram Lodge #7, F&AM, Franklin, TN
                              "There is a fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

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                              • #30
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