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    Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

    Where: On private property near Morganton, KY. 300+ acres of pristine wilderness, rolling terrain, and fields.


    When: May 13-15 2016

    Who: Sponsored by the WIG and Hairy Nation Boys.
    CS forces will be commanded by Herb Coats.
    Federal forces will be commanded by Ivan Ingraham.(one company of Hairy Nation Boys, one company of ONV and others
    )
    Each side will have a 100 participant force cap with a goal of three Companies of 25 rifles each. We will also have cavalry for each side.

    This will be an immersion campaigner event.

    Cost: $20 ($10 for landowner stipend; dirt cheap, really, and $10 for food for the weekend).

    Each participant will need 40 rounds and caps for the weekend and needs to bring two one-gallon jugs of water to establish water points within their area as the water on-site is not potable despite the numerous streams and ponds.



    This is infantry force-on-force outpost duty.

    Full registration details to follow.

    We are working on impressions at this time. TBA

    If you have any specific questions please e-mail me headlog@gmail.com -Holler Hairy Nation Boys
    Last edited by Hairy Nation Boys; 03-31-2015, 07:24 PM. Reason: Added # of acres
    Nathan Hellwig
    AKA Harrison "Holler" Holloway
    "It was the Union armies west of the Appalachians that struck the death knell of the Confederacy." Leslie Anders ,Preface, The Twenty-First Missouri
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  • #2
    Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

    Looking forward to this! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with planning or logistics.
    Patrick M. Ferringer

    Governor Guards
    SCAR

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    • #3
      Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

      Nice and close within 2 hours!

      Im in for sure,

      Jordan Ricketts
      Jordan Ricketts

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      • #4
        Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

        Who is raising the third US company? If you don't have a name, I'm interested.
        Andrew Roscoe,
        The Western Rifles - An Authentic Civil War mess in PA, MD, VA, NC, and SC
        24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry
        Old Northwest Volunteers

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        • #5
          Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

          This is in Mess No. 1's backyard. Expect us!
          Ken Cornett
          MESS NO.1
          Founding Member
          OHIO
          Mason Lodge #678, PM
          Need Rules?

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          • #6
            Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

            Hopefully I can make this. Definitely penciling it on my calendar.
            Matthew Rector

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            • #7
              Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

              Hopefully you uns will let me participate.. Count me in.
              Barry Dusel

              In memory: Wm. Stanley, 6th PA Cav. Ernst C. Braun, 9th PA. Cav. John E. Brown & Edwin C. Brown, 23rd PVI

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              • #8
                Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                Really appreciate the enthusiasm and support thus far!

                This will require quite a bit of logistics. For those who live close, we will conduct a site survey this summer. Any and all help is appreciated.

                For now, however, get your FB pages set up and start thinking about what side (CS or Federal) you will take. This should be a pretty good opportunity for conducting soldier life along the line.

                More to follow, as always!
                Ivan Ingraham
                AC Moderator

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                • #9
                  Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                  Folks, this is off to a good start. I ask that people interested in the Confederate portion of this event contact me directly. hcoats007 at gmail.com SO far I have two companies spoken for. Russ Dykes and Michael Comer are stepping up to fill out the command. Our guiding impression is the 9th Tennessee Infantry of Maney's Brigade. Myself and others will be posting historical information going forward regarding this command, where they came from, and the always fun, kit guidelines.


                  Thanks all, 2016 is looking good.
                  Herb Coats
                  Armory Guards &
                  WIG

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                  • #10
                    Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                    Ah, The Ninth Tennessee.. the Pride of West Tennessee.. They were organized from Fayette and Haywood (A,B,&L), Tipton (C), Hardeman (D&F), Shelby (E&I), Weakly (G), Obion (H), and Lauderdale (K) counties.

                    Here's some good reading:

                    Maney's Confederate Brigade at Perryville

                    Band of Brothers: The Confederate Ninth Tennessee Infantry (w/ regimental roster)
                    Last edited by Jon The Beloved; 04-02-2015, 05:36 PM.
                    Jon Harris


                    Mang Rifles & Friends
                    Ora pro nobis!

                    ~ McIlvaine’s 64th Ohio Infantry at Missionary Ridge 11/2019
                    ~ Head’s 49th Tennessee Infantry at Fort Donelson - Defending The Heartland 2/2020
                    ~ Wever’s 10th Iowa Infantry at Bentonville 3/2020
                    ~ Opdycke's 125th Ohio Infantry at Franklin, 1863 - For God and the Right 5/2020
                    ~ Pardee’s 42nd Ohio Infantry during the Vicksburg Campaign 5/2020
                    ~ Day's Silent Machines, 12th U.S. Regulars during the Gettysburg Campaign 6/2020


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                    • #11
                      Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                      Jon, thanks for the links. I can't believe I had forgotten "Maney's Confederate Brigade at Perryville". I'm getting forgetful!

                      Those are great sources for the Picket Post, and for Perryville in October of next year.. Pro Tip: the WIG is putting a CS command together for Perryville as well, same unit on the actual battlefield. Not too often that we as "campaigners" portray the same unit in the same year.
                      Last edited by Coatsy; 04-02-2015, 10:54 PM.
                      Herb Coats
                      Armory Guards &
                      WIG

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                      • #12
                        Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                        I think we are going to push this as a unit event, excitement is rising....

                        - - - Updated - - -
                        Frank Siltman
                        24th Mo Vol Inf
                        Cannoneer, US Army FA Museum Gun Crew
                        Member, Oklahoma Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission
                        Company of Military Historians
                        Lawton/Fort Sill, OK

                        Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay -- and claims a halo for his dishonesty.— Robert A. Heinlein

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                        • #13
                          Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                          Federal impression will be 21st Wisconsin
                          Confederate impression will be 9th Tennessee

                          Guidelines are being worked out at this time.
                          Nathan Hellwig
                          AKA Harrison "Holler" Holloway
                          "It was the Union armies west of the Appalachians that struck the death knell of the Confederacy." Leslie Anders ,Preface, The Twenty-First Missouri

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                          • #14
                            Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                            Yes, to piggy-back on Holler's post, my "crack" team of researchers and underlings are getting the CS guidelines straightened out.

                            Both sources that Jon posted arrived to my ranch over the weekend, they are really good places to start. Get um !
                            Herb Coats
                            Armory Guards &
                            WIG

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                            • #15
                              Re: Picket Post May 13-15,2016 Kentucky

                              One year out; let the countdown begin.

                              Website is being designed and it will have full event information, guidelines for both sides, and registration procedures.

                              Be patient, please, as we get this ready for use. More to follow.
                              Ivan Ingraham
                              AC Moderator

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