Coatsy
08-13-2007, 10:17 PM
Where: Stately Oaks Plantation, Jonesboro Georgia:
http://historicaljonesboro.org/index.html
Who: The Armory Guards is putting on a Living History Interpretive Area at the Jonesboro Reenactment October 12-14th, 2007. The Jonesboro Historical Society has asked us to provide a company sized Confederate element for this living history. We will be portraying the 8th Arkansas if Govan’s Brigade that participated in both days of the Jonesboro fight. The plan is to be in our Interpretive Area digging rifle pits, improving field works, drilling, and going about other actions that Govan’s men went through while trying to defend the Jonesboro rail head. We will be participating in the battle reenactment itself, but our primary function is to provide and educational demonstration for the public. We have also been asked to participate in the Jonesboro Cemetery dedication on Saturday as well. A driving tour of the Jonesboro battlefield will be held on Friday evening, and on Sunday a tour of the Stately Oaks House has been arranged. Also throughout the weekend there will be a display of Civil War era firearms inside of Stately Oaks as well. The event has a small informational website:
http://www.historicaljonesboro.org/events/
There is a $6 fee for the event and to the registration page can be found here:
http://www.historicaljonesboro.org/events/reenact2007.html
When registering please fill out the form accordingly. Period rations will be issued, but the organizers will be taking care of our dinner on Saturday evening.
Here are some informational webpages that you need to peruse before coming to the event. We are trying to recreate what Govan’s men went through so we will be “immersing” ourselves into this.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/atlantacampaign.htm
http://members.aol.com/ihaiw/Battles/Jonesboro.htm (Texas Brigade info, but a good read)
http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/cleburne_confederate_cemetery.html (info on the Confederate Cemetery where the commemoration will be held)
http://www.civilwarhome.com/eventsatlanta.htm (a chronological list of actions throughout the Atlanta Campaign. Pay close attention to the August and September events)
http://www.geocities.com/capitalguards/history.html (This has information on a different Arkansas regiment within Govan’s Brigade, but the history page is nonetheless a good read)
Impression Guidelines: (in order of preference)
~ Headgear:
1) Civilian Slouch Hat, can be black, gray, olive, tan, brown, etc. Must be of proper construction
2) Kepi or Cap. Gray, cadet gray wool jean, tarred canvas or leather bill, leather sweatband
~ Shirt:
1) Civilian Shirt must be hand sewn of proper material and construction. No painted material, the material must be woven.
2) Confederate Issue Shirt, must be of proper construction and materials.
~Coats
1) Columbus Depot Type Coat, must be of proper construction and materials
2) Atlanta Depot Type Coat, must be of proper construction and materials
3) Civilian Style Coat, sack coats should predominate over civilian frock coats please, must be of proper construction and materials
4) Frock Coats that are non descript in design are reluctantly accepted if the above types cannot be procured.
~Trousers:
1) Civilian Style Trousers made of jean, wool, or other materials.
2) Military Issue Trousers made of correct materials and have proper construction
~Suspenders/Waistbelts:
1) Civilian. Any type of period civilian model with tin or brass buckles. No buckles of nickel-plated metal.
2) Canvas/Ticking, hand stitched with hand sewn button holes. “Po Boy”
3) Any identified civilian style waist belt is acceptable.
~ Drawers:
1) Any identified civilian or issue pattern with bone or wood buttons and hand sewn button holes
.
~ Socks:
1) Civilian or military issue made of cotton or wool. Proper construction and material
~ Shoes:
1) Civilian style shoes of proper construction and material
2) Confederate Issue Shoes of proper construction and material
3) Captured Federal Issue shoes of proper construction and material
~Blankets:
1) Civilian issue wool blanket
2) Confederate issue wool blanket
3) Civilian issue coverlet
4) Captured Federal Blanket
~ Gum Blankets/Ground Cloth:
1) Canvas, soaked in Linseed Oil.
2) Painted floor cloth
3) Captured Federal gum blanket. Limited use.
~Haversacks:
1) Canvas bag of identified C. S. pattern. Button or buckle closure.
2) Tarred Canvas CS issue haversack.
3) Civilian pattern haversack
NO FEDERAL ISSUE HAVERSACKS!
~Canteens:
1) CS Issue Tin Drum canteen with canvas or webbed sling
2) Wooden canteen, civilian type
3) Limited Captured Federal canteens, bulls eye or smooth side types with canvas strap, no leather straps.
~Blanket Roll/Knapsacks
1) Blanket roll over knapsack. Use leather straps or strips to tie down blanket roll. Keep rope ties to a minimum.
2) Knapsack, Confederate issue IE Mexican War pattern, or British import.
NO FEDERAL DOUBLE BAG KNAPSACKS!
~Cartridge boxes: (all boxes MUST have functional tins)
1) Any A.O.T. identified box.
2) Tarred canvas box, with or without sling
3) Imported English box.
~Cap pouches:
1) Any A.O.T. identified pouch.
2) Tarred canvas A.O.T. pouch.
3) English Enfield pouch
~Bayonet Scabbard: (all scabbards must have a tip/finial)
1) Any identified A.O.T. frog and scabbard.
2) Imported English frog and scabbard.
~Waistbelt:
1) Leather, preferrably black, with any A.O.T. belt plate of buckle. Frame type, rectangular CSA, clipped corner CS, forked tongue, roller buckle and Georgia Frame are all common.
2) Tarred canvas with above plates.
~Weapons (All original muskets must be in proper working order)
1) P 1853 Enfield: Repros need proper modifications
2) M 1842 Springfield: Repros need proper modifications
3) Austrian Lorenz: 54 cal., original must be in safe working order
4) Civilian Shotgun, original must be in safe working order
Please being 40 rounds of properly rolled ammunition.
If you have any other questions regarding the event please feel free to email me at:
Menion687@aol.com
I know that this runs very close to the Outpost event, so I know that time off is short, but even if you can make it for one day it will be most appreciated.
Thanks,
~Herb Coats
http://historicaljonesboro.org/index.html
Who: The Armory Guards is putting on a Living History Interpretive Area at the Jonesboro Reenactment October 12-14th, 2007. The Jonesboro Historical Society has asked us to provide a company sized Confederate element for this living history. We will be portraying the 8th Arkansas if Govan’s Brigade that participated in both days of the Jonesboro fight. The plan is to be in our Interpretive Area digging rifle pits, improving field works, drilling, and going about other actions that Govan’s men went through while trying to defend the Jonesboro rail head. We will be participating in the battle reenactment itself, but our primary function is to provide and educational demonstration for the public. We have also been asked to participate in the Jonesboro Cemetery dedication on Saturday as well. A driving tour of the Jonesboro battlefield will be held on Friday evening, and on Sunday a tour of the Stately Oaks House has been arranged. Also throughout the weekend there will be a display of Civil War era firearms inside of Stately Oaks as well. The event has a small informational website:
http://www.historicaljonesboro.org/events/
There is a $6 fee for the event and to the registration page can be found here:
http://www.historicaljonesboro.org/events/reenact2007.html
When registering please fill out the form accordingly. Period rations will be issued, but the organizers will be taking care of our dinner on Saturday evening.
Here are some informational webpages that you need to peruse before coming to the event. We are trying to recreate what Govan’s men went through so we will be “immersing” ourselves into this.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/atlantacampaign.htm
http://members.aol.com/ihaiw/Battles/Jonesboro.htm (Texas Brigade info, but a good read)
http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/cleburne_confederate_cemetery.html (info on the Confederate Cemetery where the commemoration will be held)
http://www.civilwarhome.com/eventsatlanta.htm (a chronological list of actions throughout the Atlanta Campaign. Pay close attention to the August and September events)
http://www.geocities.com/capitalguards/history.html (This has information on a different Arkansas regiment within Govan’s Brigade, but the history page is nonetheless a good read)
Impression Guidelines: (in order of preference)
~ Headgear:
1) Civilian Slouch Hat, can be black, gray, olive, tan, brown, etc. Must be of proper construction
2) Kepi or Cap. Gray, cadet gray wool jean, tarred canvas or leather bill, leather sweatband
~ Shirt:
1) Civilian Shirt must be hand sewn of proper material and construction. No painted material, the material must be woven.
2) Confederate Issue Shirt, must be of proper construction and materials.
~Coats
1) Columbus Depot Type Coat, must be of proper construction and materials
2) Atlanta Depot Type Coat, must be of proper construction and materials
3) Civilian Style Coat, sack coats should predominate over civilian frock coats please, must be of proper construction and materials
4) Frock Coats that are non descript in design are reluctantly accepted if the above types cannot be procured.
~Trousers:
1) Civilian Style Trousers made of jean, wool, or other materials.
2) Military Issue Trousers made of correct materials and have proper construction
~Suspenders/Waistbelts:
1) Civilian. Any type of period civilian model with tin or brass buckles. No buckles of nickel-plated metal.
2) Canvas/Ticking, hand stitched with hand sewn button holes. “Po Boy”
3) Any identified civilian style waist belt is acceptable.
~ Drawers:
1) Any identified civilian or issue pattern with bone or wood buttons and hand sewn button holes
.
~ Socks:
1) Civilian or military issue made of cotton or wool. Proper construction and material
~ Shoes:
1) Civilian style shoes of proper construction and material
2) Confederate Issue Shoes of proper construction and material
3) Captured Federal Issue shoes of proper construction and material
~Blankets:
1) Civilian issue wool blanket
2) Confederate issue wool blanket
3) Civilian issue coverlet
4) Captured Federal Blanket
~ Gum Blankets/Ground Cloth:
1) Canvas, soaked in Linseed Oil.
2) Painted floor cloth
3) Captured Federal gum blanket. Limited use.
~Haversacks:
1) Canvas bag of identified C. S. pattern. Button or buckle closure.
2) Tarred Canvas CS issue haversack.
3) Civilian pattern haversack
NO FEDERAL ISSUE HAVERSACKS!
~Canteens:
1) CS Issue Tin Drum canteen with canvas or webbed sling
2) Wooden canteen, civilian type
3) Limited Captured Federal canteens, bulls eye or smooth side types with canvas strap, no leather straps.
~Blanket Roll/Knapsacks
1) Blanket roll over knapsack. Use leather straps or strips to tie down blanket roll. Keep rope ties to a minimum.
2) Knapsack, Confederate issue IE Mexican War pattern, or British import.
NO FEDERAL DOUBLE BAG KNAPSACKS!
~Cartridge boxes: (all boxes MUST have functional tins)
1) Any A.O.T. identified box.
2) Tarred canvas box, with or without sling
3) Imported English box.
~Cap pouches:
1) Any A.O.T. identified pouch.
2) Tarred canvas A.O.T. pouch.
3) English Enfield pouch
~Bayonet Scabbard: (all scabbards must have a tip/finial)
1) Any identified A.O.T. frog and scabbard.
2) Imported English frog and scabbard.
~Waistbelt:
1) Leather, preferrably black, with any A.O.T. belt plate of buckle. Frame type, rectangular CSA, clipped corner CS, forked tongue, roller buckle and Georgia Frame are all common.
2) Tarred canvas with above plates.
~Weapons (All original muskets must be in proper working order)
1) P 1853 Enfield: Repros need proper modifications
2) M 1842 Springfield: Repros need proper modifications
3) Austrian Lorenz: 54 cal., original must be in safe working order
4) Civilian Shotgun, original must be in safe working order
Please being 40 rounds of properly rolled ammunition.
If you have any other questions regarding the event please feel free to email me at:
Menion687@aol.com
I know that this runs very close to the Outpost event, so I know that time off is short, but even if you can make it for one day it will be most appreciated.
Thanks,
~Herb Coats