Important Event Announcement - "Bummers"

[BenjaminLDavis]

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Hey all,

This one sounds great, and I will have to march with Poague at my side - if there was
ever a man with a bummer mentality, it is my pie-stealing comrade! And if there are
any food or valuables buried nearby, he will find them!

But how are you fellers going to top Broke-Ankle Road? No, wait, I would rather
be surprized . . .! See you then.

[Tom Craig]

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Guys,
I am just curious if there has been any decision made on wether cavalry will get to participate in this event. There was supposed to be more info available after Sept 20th, but unless I missed it I haven't seen any info posted.

Thanks,
Tom Craig

[Eric Tipton]

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Tom:

We had a really good site visit, but are still in the early stages of the scenario. As soon as we have a definitive word on impressions, etc, you will hear it here first. :D Still have a long way to go.

[Robert Saye]

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Herb, Kiev and all. If I can help you guys in anyway, dont hesitate to ask. Definately looking forward to this event.

[Pritchett Ball]

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This sounds like the event of all events, to participate in. I would love an invite for this one.

I have been looking for an event that would encourage me to get my Federal impression where it should be…correct! This is one event I would enjoy portraying a Union Soldier. Now, if I could only get some weight shaved off of my Armi-Sport 61 Springfield.

I will anxiously await the standards, have plenty of time to get the items I would need. Whatever work has been done to date, you boys sure have my thanks.

Kevin Dally

[Kiev Thomason]

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The website has a small update on the sutlers page .Just thought some folks may wanna look.We will be posting some regs very soon..

[Randy]

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Great choice for an event! Can't wait. We'll make Georgia howl!!:)

[Eric Tipton]

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BUMMERS UPDATE - NOVEMBER 7, 2007

We are officially two years and one week away from the "Bummers" Event on November 13-15, 2009 and we have some official announcements to make:

1) All Net Proceeds from this event will go toward saving the George W. Wray Jr. Civil War Collection at the Atlanta History Center. For more details about the Wray Collection, please click on this link: www.bummers09.com/Preservation.html.

2) On the Federal side, We will be portraying infantry elements of the 15th Corps of Sherman's Army. On the Confederate side, we will portray the 11th Georgia Militia and Wheeler's Cavalry. There will be citizens at the event. Specific roles not determined for citizens. Please do not contact us regarding specific roles for the event at this point. We are in the process of getting in touch with individuals who will be involved in the event. Official invitations for the military side of things will go out within the next week or so. We will be inviting folks from both east and west. www.bummers09.com/Guidelines.html.

3) We have selected the official vendors for the event. They will be set up under cover at registration. We will announce "Bully Buys" at a later date. You can view the official vendors on the Bummers web page by clicking on the link: www.bummers09.com/Vendors.html.

4) We have published the contact list for the event on the web site. This page shows who is coordinating each aspect of the event. You can view the contacts page by clicking the link: www.bummers09.com/Contacts.html.

There are more updates on the web site, including some historical information, original photos of Bummers and Georgia Milita Troops, and our rules and regulations for the event. Uniform Guidelines will be posted this month. Click on the logo to visit the main page of the bummers web site. Thanks for your interest.

[flattop32355]

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On the Federal side,We will be portraying infantry elements of the 15th Corps of Sherman's Army.

Sooooo, there's a chance we might even be portraying.....the 30th OVI! :tounge_sm

[Eric Tipton]

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Bernie:

Yes, the 30th is in the 15th Corps:

MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN

Right Wing
MAJOR GENERAL OLIVER OTIS HOWARD

XV CORPS
MAJOR GENERAL PETER JOSEPH OSTERHAUS

1st Division - Brigadier General Charles Robert Woods

1st Brigade - Colonel William B. Woods
12th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Reuben Williams
26th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Major John Lubbers
27th Missouri Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Thomas Curly
6 Companies, 31st & 32nd Missouri--- Lieutenant Colonel Abraham J. Seay
76th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Edward Briggs

2nd Brigade - Colonel Robert F. Catterson
26th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Ira J. Bloomfield
40th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Hiram W. Hall
103rd Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel George W. Wright
97th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Captain George Elliott
100th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Major Reul M. Johnson
6th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel William H. Clune
46th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Edward N. Upton

3rd Brigade - Colonel George A. Stone
4th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Samuel D. Nichols
9th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Major Alonzo Abernathy
25th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel David J. Palmer
30th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Aurelius Roberts
31st Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Jeremiah W. Jenkins

2nd Division - Major General William Babcock Hazen

1st Brigade - Colonel Theodore Jones
55th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Captain Charles A. Andress
116th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel John E. Maddux
127th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Captain Charles Schryver
6th Missouri Infantry Regiment--- * Lieutenant Colonel Delos Van Deusen
30th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Emerson P. Brooks
57th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Captain John A. Smith
* Companies "A" & "B", 8th Missouri Infantry Attached

2nd Brigade - Colonel Willis S. Jones
111th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Joseph F. Black
83rd Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Louis von Blessigh
47th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Augustus C. Parry
53rd Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Captain Robert Curren
54th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Israel T. Moore

3rd Brigade - Brigadier General John Morrison Oliver
48th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. B. Weems
90th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Owen Stuart
99th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Captain Josiah Farrar
15th Michigan Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Frederick S. Hutchinson
70th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Henry L. Philips

3rd Division - Brigadier General John Eugene Smith

1st Brigade - Brigadier General William Thomas Clark
63rd Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Joseph B. McCown
93rd Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Nicholas C. Buswell
48th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Captain Newton Bringham
59th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Jefferson K. Scott
4th Minnesota Infantry Regiment--- Colonel John E. Tourtellotte
18th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment--- Major James P. Millard

2nd Brigade - Colonel Clark R. Wever
56th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel John P. Hall
10th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Captain William H. Silsby
1 Company, 17th Iowa Infantry--- Lieutenant Theron M. Rice
80th Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Pren Metham

4th Division - Brigadier General John Murry Corse

1st Brigade - Brigadier General Elliott Warren Rice
52nd Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Jerome D. Davis
66th Indiana Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Roger Martin
2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Colonel Noel B. Howard
7th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel James C. Parrott

2nd Brigade - Colonel Robert N. Adams
12th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Henry Van Sellar
66th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Captain William S. Boyd
81st Ohio Infantry Regiment--- Major William C. Henry

3rd Brigade - Colonel Frederick J. Hurlbut
7th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel Hector Perrin
50th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Lieutenant Colonel William Hanna
57th Illinois Infantry Regiment--- Major Frederick A. Battery
39th Iowa Infantry Regiment--- Captain Isaac D. Marsh

[sepoy1857]

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Wow this sounds like an awesome event! My great great great grandfather Horace T. Hickock was in Co C. 55th Ill - Theodore Jones Brigade. It would be great to experience some of the sights that he did during the war.

[trippcor]

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Can we pick a unit that had spencers or henrys. I really want to use mine.

[Ken Cornett]

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Tripp, you really want to shoot that gun don't you! :D

[trippcor]

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You better believe it. I almost brought it to Outpost.

[Eric Tipton]

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Can we pick a unit that had spencers or henrys. I really want to use mine.

Funny you should ask, Tripp. The Infantry Uniform Guidelines for Both Sides are now posted on the "Bummers" Web Site:

www.bummers09.com/Guidelines.html