Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

[csaprivate]

Folks,

Members of the Petersburg City Guard in cooperation with the 23rd VA Infantry, Cos. A-K want to ask, "Do you want to be engineer for a weekend? Would you like to play in the dirt, use orginal tools and build chevaux-de-fraise, gabions, entanglements, abatis and fascines?" We are sponsoring an event on the weekend of May 1-2, 2010 at Petersburg National Battlefield where you will get to do all of this on the actual ground. The materials we build over the weekend will be utilized in the park's earthworks exhibit. Those who've been around awhile may remember the pre-cursor to this event held at Pamphlin Park about 8 years ago.

This will be a unique opportunity to accurately portray troops of the 2nd Confederate Engineer Regiment as they labored to defend the city of Petersburg. Who will join us?

Event Date: April 30 - May 2, 2010

Location: Petersburg National Battlefield (Stop #3)
Sponsor/Host: Petersburg City Guard and the 23rd VA Infantry, Cos. A-K
Capacity: 20-40
Impression: Confederate, 2nd Regiment of Engineers, Co. G.
POC: Brian McPeters
Email: brianmcpeters@verizon.net
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/confedengineerlh/

Brian McPeters
Petersburg City Guard

"With Pick & Spade - 2010" - May 1-2, 2010
Camp Lee - 2011

[Shantyman]

Re: Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

Unique event, close to home, April weather....Sounds interesting. Count me in, work permitting.

[Irish Reb]

Re: Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

I would really 'dig' having the oppertunity to portray this one!!!!!!!!!!!!

[csaprivate]

Re: Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

Thanks to those who have shown interest! Look for some pretty cool updates on the A/C and the website in the next few weeks! Including links to the how-to build chevaux-de-fraise, gabions, etc. I'll also put up some photos of the event we are using as the model from back in 2002 at Pamphlin to wet your appetite!

Thanks,

Brian McPeters
Petersburg City Guard

"With Pick & Spade - 2010" - May 1-2, 2010
"Camp Lee" - Spring 2011

[Marc29thGA]

Re: Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

I'd be interested unless the Guard has other plans that weekend for me.

[Stonewall_Greyfox]

Re: Wanna be an Engineer? - With Pick & Spade - 2010

An oppurtunity to sleep on original battlefield, build field fortifications, learn, educate the public...this has all the workings of a good event.

Some recommended reading for would-be participants:

Manual of Instruction for Volunteers and Militia. Gilham, Col. Wm.: Yep, Gilham glossary contains definitions for most elements of field fortification.

A Treatise on Field Fortifications. Mahan

Paul B.