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All,
I'm working as an interpreter here at Fort Davidson in Pilot Knob, Missouri this summer--the home of FarbFest 2007 (those of you that were here know what I mean:wink_smil). I'm trying to put together an actual quality event at the site possibly in the Fall of this year (think October). What I would like to do is have members of Pap Price's Army of Missouri in the fields surrounding the fort as well as the 47th Missouri or 14th Iowa huddled inside the fort. This would be an evening event similar to Wilson's Creek's annual "Moonlight Tour" where visitors would stop by the outskirts of the camps and see some of the events happening as Price prepared his day 2 attack on the fort.
Somethings they would see:
Price's boys felling trees to build scaling ladders
The building of said scaling ladders
The Federal retreat from the fort
C.O. debate and decision to blow the powder magazine
Other scenes of two armies in a "waiting for battle" situation
There is also an opportunity for the portrayal of citizen militia and black troops here as well.
What I would like to know, as this is all tentative, is the interest level in doing something like this. We have several outstanding messes in the state that I believe would do a spot-on job and we could possibly make up in a small way for the debacle that was Ft. Davidson reenactment 2007!
Let me know if anyone would be interested. Questions, suggestions, and concerns are always welcome.
Thanks All,
Matt Shomaker
P.S. This would be an AUTHENTICS ONLY event...
I'm working as an interpreter here at Fort Davidson in Pilot Knob, Missouri this summer--the home of FarbFest 2007 (those of you that were here know what I mean:wink_smil). I'm trying to put together an actual quality event at the site possibly in the Fall of this year (think October). What I would like to do is have members of Pap Price's Army of Missouri in the fields surrounding the fort as well as the 47th Missouri or 14th Iowa huddled inside the fort. This would be an evening event similar to Wilson's Creek's annual "Moonlight Tour" where visitors would stop by the outskirts of the camps and see some of the events happening as Price prepared his day 2 attack on the fort.
Somethings they would see:
Price's boys felling trees to build scaling ladders
The building of said scaling ladders
The Federal retreat from the fort
C.O. debate and decision to blow the powder magazine
Other scenes of two armies in a "waiting for battle" situation
There is also an opportunity for the portrayal of citizen militia and black troops here as well.
What I would like to know, as this is all tentative, is the interest level in doing something like this. We have several outstanding messes in the state that I believe would do a spot-on job and we could possibly make up in a small way for the debacle that was Ft. Davidson reenactment 2007!
Let me know if anyone would be interested. Questions, suggestions, and concerns are always welcome.
Thanks All,
Matt Shomaker
P.S. This would be an AUTHENTICS ONLY event...
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