What is Piney Woods all about?

[Rob Murray]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Andrew,

To re-iterate what Fred and Tom have said, this event is NOT about who wore what buckle. This event is about getting off ones computer and attending an event that IMHO, will be as close to the real deal as you will find.

A 5 day event is so unlike a weekend event. You end up BECOMING a company, instead of just 35 guys with a couple of strap hangers, depending an each other to make it to mustering out.

You don't need to be a marathon runner to take part in this event, just have a modicum of physical fitness, as well (and probably more important) as the mental fortitude to continue to put one foot after the other when the going gets tough.

BTW, Tom or Fred, the guys around me were wearing US buckles:D

[Hairy Nation Boys]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Timothy Arnold, Scott Busenbark, and Preston Todd these were just names before BGR. After BGR they became my brothers.

That is what this event is about.

[boozie]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Hear, Hear Holler!

I don't really care myself. As I recall at BGR, Federals were to wear frocks and mounted trowsers. In our company; probably 1/4 of the guys were wearing frocks. I may have seen two pairs of mounted trowsers myself. There were many Federal blouses and jackets.

I guess my point is that it did not matter to anyone at the event. You became soo busy with marching, fighting, cooking, eating, sleeping and surviving that no one even cared who was wearing what. The kick is just being out there and living the life of a mid 19th Century soldier. It's about as close as we can come in the 21st Century. As Holler stated, you will definitely make new friends and alliances. You have to count on one another to live.

Plus the Federal guidelines are pretty easy to pull off this time around.

[Campjacksonboy]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

I think we should reenact the battle of Agincourt 1415. Most of the Army had diahorrea. Try dropping trou with chainmail and armour!!! This would make it a little more appropriate to the Henry V, Shakespeareian speech that was delivered at the end by one of Mr. Sorchey's boys and I wish I had been able to memorize that speech (although I have been working on it).
Aside from trying to be faceious here, it was all that and more.
Guidelines are a good thing but even more important is finding good men that will do their duty. With out them we have no army and one is left alone in the woods holding the bag. Anyone who would say differently has never planned an event.
If you ain't there....
Now back to filling the ranks

Frank Aufmuth

[Mcouioui]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

It is Azincourt, but for the rest of your message, I agree with you ;)

[Old Reb]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Yeah, Frank. It was Azincourt not Agencourt. Azincourt was when Big Foot Wallace and the Texas Rangers whupped the entire French army along the Rio Grande.

[Mcouioui]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Another urban legend :) :) :), It is the episode with Luke Skywalker? I did not look at it that ... :) :) :)

[Old Reb]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

William,
Do a web search of Big Foot Wallace. There will be a test of your knowledge regarding him at Into the Piney Woods.

[Mcouioui]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

I joke obviously Tom, put that at the count of the French chauvinism ;)

[DougCooper]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

I have one question, you are sure, this model is good for IPW :D:):D

If anybody shows up with a new issue pink belt, I am sure Tom and Fred will rub some dirt on it to make it look a little more "worn." Course, after the first day at BGR we all looked alike, as Terry's quote states. ;)

Seriously, it's funny how real soldiering quickly removes us from the rediculous crap this hobby sometimes worries about on-line. Out in the field, in first person, is where the hobby gets closest to the real deal. Fortunately thanks to Tom and Fred and Eric and Ken, Tripp, etc...there is plenty of real soldiering on tap for 2009.

[ohpkirk]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

If I am sure Tom and Fred will rub some dirt on it to make it look a little more "worn."

If you are referring to your sparkling Pen jacket when you came to the Mansfield muster, you must remember that the muddy handprint and tobacco juice were done out of love.......

No other reason.

[Campjacksonboy]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Well I don't know how you spell it but that's how it's spelled in the books here. Just looked it up...again.
A-G-I-N-C-O-U-R-T
The Face of Battle,p 67-100. Don't like it? Take it up with John Keegan.

Frank Aufmuth

[MarionRifles]

Re: What is Azincourt all about?

Azincourt happens to be the French spelling of the area in question.Pardon the spelling differences William,English (and American) folks tend to spell things a little different to get the sounds right.

[Campjacksonboy]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

Yeah, I didn't want people on the other side of the ocean thinking I was incompetent. I get enough of that from the wife;)
Frank Aufmuth

[Mcouioui]

Re: What is Piney Woods all about?

No problem, i indeed understand Ron, we also play with English spoken, so that rings better, I think moreover that in all the spoken languages ;)