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Jeffrey Quigley
The Tater Mess
Black Jack Battlefield
Lone Jack Historical Society
"Col. Pate" said Stuart, "You have done all that any man could do. How long can you hold this position?" "Until I die General" answered Pate.
General J.E.B Stuart to Col. Henry Clay Pate, moments before Pate was killed in action at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 11th, 1864. Henry Clay Pate, Militia Captain of Shannon's Sharpshooters, Battle of Black Jack, Kansas Territory June 2nd 1856
[B][/B][B][/B][B]Bill Slavin[/B]
SUVCW, SVR,
Liberty Guards Mess
GG Grandson of [B]Pvt. Willis Shattuck[/B] (1842-1912), Co. F, 16th NY Vol Inf and Co. K, 73rd Ohio Vol Inf
"[I]Dig [I]Johnnies! We're coming for you!"[/I][/I]
Six foot seven inch tall Union Brigade Commander Newton Martin Curtis as he tossed a handful of shovels over the traverse at Fort Fisher. The shovels had been sent from the rear with the suggestion of entrenching for a siege.
Johnny Lloyd John "Johnny" Lloyd
Moderator Think before you post... Rules on this forum here SCAR
Known to associate with the following fine groups: WIG/AG/CR
"Without history, there can be no research standards.
Without research standards, there can be no authenticity.
Without the attempt at authenticity, all is just a fantasy.
Fantasy is not history nor heritage, because it never really existed." -Me
Lewis M Robinson Jr Armory Guards Snake Nation Disciples
"They were the dirtiest men I ever saw. A most ragged lean and hungry set of wolves. Yet there was a dash about them that the northern men lacked." Maryland Resident upon seeing the Confederate Army
Dan Sechrist 1st Texas Light Artillery
Alamo City Guards
"Do Justice, Let the Sky Fall"
May the multitude of your foes be like small dust, and the multitude of tyrants like flying chaff. And in the instant, suddenly, you will be visited by the Lord of Artillery with thunder and earthquake and great noise, with whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.
Andrew Grim
The Monte Mounted Rifles, Monte Bh'oys
Burbank #406 F&AM
x-PBC, Co-Chairman of the Most Important Committee
Peter Lebeck #1866, The Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus
Billy Holcomb #1069, Order of Vituscan Missionaries
[FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=DarkSlateGray][SIZE=3]Michael Phillips, GGG Grandson of
Pvt Edmond Phillips, 44th NCT, Co E, "The Turtle Paws"[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Mustered in March 1862
Paroled at Appomattox C.H. Virginia, April 15, 1865[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=Navy][B]"Good, now we'll have news from Hell before breakfast."[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE]
Was Gen Sherman's response upon hearing the capture and execution of 3 reporters who had followed from Atlanta, by the rebels.
The execution part turned out to be false.[COLOR=DarkRed] [B]Dagg Nabbit![/B][/COLOR][/FONT]
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