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Re: Pickett's Mill AAR's
Gents, I've been away for work in the Tarheel State since Sunday night. Yes, I left the park after clean up with my comrades to go to work.
I'll sift through everything here, and give you my AAR from an event coordinator's perspective later.
BUT! I'd like to thank ALL participants for attending. You all are awesome. The park staff reported record attendance numbers, a good amount of funds were generated for the site, the volunteer funds were maxed out, and in the end they were pleased.
Cavalry, I am deeply sorry that your part in the event was screwed. In the end, I was the head coordinator, and the main action you were to be involved with got scrapped from the original plan. Why the alternate scenario for you that I discussed with the coordinators post 3 pm (Wheatfield) scenario was not implemented is beyond my knowledge. But, that is neither here, nor there. It rests on me. I 100% appreciate your efforts, and I deeply thank the men that assisted in meeting up with the Federal force to get us back on track. The Federals were actually only 20 minutes late getting to our Wheatfield Scenario.
I do not need ANY punches pulled with YOU, the PARTICIPANT'S opinions. I cannot learn from what went poorly, and what went great without YOUR input. I appreciate the Mods here for letting you all speak your mind (mostly, watch the swearing here guys! Those are the forum rules.) You can dog cuss me out in private message, email, phone, or, like a real man, to my face.
I could not control the weather gents. It was a gut check for all of us. If you left early, that was your decision. This is but a hobby. I certainly did not want to go back out into the rain after dropping off guys with medical issues, and checking in with the park ranger Satutday night in the VC, but I did. The men we were portraying didn't have that choice, and we are only out at these events for a weekend. Keep that in mind next time the weather doesn't cooperate.
Yes, I got stuck with a LOT of "rules" that Cleveland, Coley, and Tripp did not have to deal with in the past. The fact that "150th" was attached to this meant I got a LOT of chiefs telling me what I could and could not do..... Hey, we were at a State Park me, we play by their rules no matter how inane we think the rules are.
Finally, I'll say this. I've walked the trails of that park many times over for 17 years. I still cannot believe how different things look when you go down into the ravines, draws, and creek bottoms. The men of both armies had that same issue in 1864.
Gents, I've been away for work in the Tarheel State since Sunday night. Yes, I left the park after clean up with my comrades to go to work.
I'll sift through everything here, and give you my AAR from an event coordinator's perspective later.
BUT! I'd like to thank ALL participants for attending. You all are awesome. The park staff reported record attendance numbers, a good amount of funds were generated for the site, the volunteer funds were maxed out, and in the end they were pleased.
Cavalry, I am deeply sorry that your part in the event was screwed. In the end, I was the head coordinator, and the main action you were to be involved with got scrapped from the original plan. Why the alternate scenario for you that I discussed with the coordinators post 3 pm (Wheatfield) scenario was not implemented is beyond my knowledge. But, that is neither here, nor there. It rests on me. I 100% appreciate your efforts, and I deeply thank the men that assisted in meeting up with the Federal force to get us back on track. The Federals were actually only 20 minutes late getting to our Wheatfield Scenario.
I do not need ANY punches pulled with YOU, the PARTICIPANT'S opinions. I cannot learn from what went poorly, and what went great without YOUR input. I appreciate the Mods here for letting you all speak your mind (mostly, watch the swearing here guys! Those are the forum rules.) You can dog cuss me out in private message, email, phone, or, like a real man, to my face.
I could not control the weather gents. It was a gut check for all of us. If you left early, that was your decision. This is but a hobby. I certainly did not want to go back out into the rain after dropping off guys with medical issues, and checking in with the park ranger Satutday night in the VC, but I did. The men we were portraying didn't have that choice, and we are only out at these events for a weekend. Keep that in mind next time the weather doesn't cooperate.
Yes, I got stuck with a LOT of "rules" that Cleveland, Coley, and Tripp did not have to deal with in the past. The fact that "150th" was attached to this meant I got a LOT of chiefs telling me what I could and could not do..... Hey, we were at a State Park me, we play by their rules no matter how inane we think the rules are.
Finally, I'll say this. I've walked the trails of that park many times over for 17 years. I still cannot believe how different things look when you go down into the ravines, draws, and creek bottoms. The men of both armies had that same issue in 1864.
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