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[boreguard]

10 plus rifles from the 16th Louisiana (the 16th is made up from men residing in La., MS.)will be consolidating with others from the gulf states area. Andrew Pecquet of the 16th will be the orderly. The rest of the NCO staff will be fleshed out as we move forward. The captain is Dennis Neal. Stay tuned for a list of the men committed to attend so far.

[LejeuneMarine]

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Count me in! I will register asap.
Mike Pretus

[elcid01]

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Great to have you and your men on board! Cheers and I'll add you to the commanders contact list.

Skip

[LaSlogger]

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Captain Neal;
Count me in. Currently monitoring airfares. i may pony up to bring the boy as well.
Looking forward to it.

Ross Burkenstock

[GWagner]

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I am reading a book written by a member of Co E. Good stuff.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0817351574/ref=oss_product

[elcid01]

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When you go to register, please look on the event website and you will see the online version of this book. Matt Woodburn and Tripp put this under the research tab.

Cheers!

[boreguard]

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Just saw your post Galen and Skip. Thanks for the information, I'm on it ! Great reading.

[Pious Jeems]

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Brother Neal, great be defending the Southland with you again. Is Brother Beasley going to attend this event with you?

http://www.itawambahistory.org/history.html


http://www.itawambahistory.org/civil.html

Fulton Southern Herald Sept. 1860.

http://www.itawambahistory.org/herald2.html

[Dale Beasley]

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Brother Beasley is talking with Brother Pequet this weekend to discuss some logistics regarding this Shang-High Fire Drill, drink some beer and watch LSU play Baseball.

[Dale Beasley]

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We coming.

[Phil McBride]

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Captain, Neal, and whoever,

This is Phil McBride, who chatted with you a few times at Port Hudson two weeks ago. I was the Red River Battalion adjutant. Son Ben and I would like to join up with your company for the Manassas event. Ben lives in Washington DC and would join us at the reenactment. Have you yet posted any uniform info online?

Regards,

Phil McBride
The Alamo Rifles

[Dale Beasley]

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If the Calhoun Rifles (what-ever a Calhoun is, sounds like a breed of dog) had a Commander who was a "Dandy"... The WIG has picked the right man for the job!!!...;)

[boreguard]

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Well I am working very hard at being "pompous" . Only my best effort is acceptable to enhance everyone's experience.

[Dale Beasley]

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Has anyone ever figured out what a "Calhoun" is? I talked to Troy and it may be a hound dog that hunts gator down in CalcAshaew Parish.
"Chuew-Dam"

[BobRoeder]

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Has anyone ever figured out what a "Calhoun" is? I talked to Troy and it may be a hound dog that hunts gator down in CalcAshaew Parish.
"Chuew-Dam"

Maybe reference to John C. Calhoun..."March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was a leading politician and political theorist from South Carolina during the first half of the 19th century. A powerful intellect, Calhoun eloquently spoke out on every issue of his day, but often changed positions. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist and proponent of protective tariffs; later, he switched to states' rights, limited government, nullification and free trade. He is best known for his intense and original defense of slavery as a positive good, for his promotion of minority rights, and for pointing the South toward secession from the Union.........Although Calhoun died nearly 10 years before the start of the American Civil War, he was an inspiration to the secessionists of 1860–61. Nicknamed the "cast-iron man" for his determination to defend the causes in which he believed, Calhoun supported states' rights and nullification, under which states could declare null and void federal laws which they deemed to be unconstitutional. He was an outspoken proponent of the institution of slavery, which he famously defended as a "positive good" rather than as a "necessary evil".[2] His rhetorical defense of slavery was partially responsible for escalating Southern threats of secession in the face of mounting abolitionist sentiment in the North."

Just a thought.