SCAR Shiloh NPS LH 4-6 April, 2008

[Charles Heath]

Date: 4-6 April 2008
Name: SCAR Shiloh NPS LH
Location: Shiloh Battlefield
Sponsor/Host: SCAR
Capacity: Small Company
POC: Jim Butler
Email: unionguy1@comcast.net
Website: TBA
Forum: AC Forum thread TBA
Listserver: None
Preservation Component: Donation to Shiloh NPS site
Notes: 2008 will be a small, Federal program. Larger programs are planned for 2009 and of course 2011.

[Jim of The SRR]

Event dates for the 2008 Shiloh LH are April 5th and 6th. 2008 will be a small, Federal program. Larger programs are planned for 2009 and of course 2011.

Regards,
Jim Butler

[Jim of The SRR]

The website has been updated for the Shiloh NPS, Federal LH for 2008.
We are forming one historical company this year.

http://www.geocities.com/scar_civilwar/Shiloh2007LH

for information and registration.

Regards,
Jim Butler
SCAR www.geocities.com/scar_civilwar
SRR www.geocities.com/saltriverrifles

[huntdaw]

Count me in. I've become quite fond of my jaunts down to Shiloh for these living histories.

[burt60]

I'll be there too, but wont sleep in the same sibly with Mike he snorezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

[Abrams]

I plan to attend this also. :)

[SCTiger]

Ditto for me as well.

[huntdaw]

I'll be there too, but wont sleep in the same sibly with Mike he snorezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I'm sure you speak of someone else with a similar name. I only sing soft, lilting lullabies when I am in peaceful slumber.

[hardtack1863]

Count Chuck-a-luck in! Now who wants to play a game? Any game will do, but do you have money?! No refunds! Unless you steal of course....

[Jim of The SRR]

The 2008 Encampment website for Shiloh has be updated at:

http://www.geocities.com/scar_civilwar/Shiloh2007LH

Thanks,
Jim Butler

[Jim of The SRR]

The Early Registration deadline for the 2008 Encampment at Pittsburg Landing LH has been extended from Feb 8th to Feb 20th. Late registration cut-off is March 21st. Please see the webpage for info and registration form at:

www.geocities.com/scar_civilwar/Shiloh2007LH

We have filled the following positions:
Orderly Sgt: Sean Cooper
Commissary Sgt: Jerry Gouge
Clerk: John Wedeward

Thanks,
Jim Butler
SRR www.geocities.com/saltriverrifles

[Jim of The SRR]

Keep in mind that our encampment for this year is by the Visitors Center. If you woudl still like to attend, please contact me asap at unionguy1@comcast.net so can arrange food and trade goods.

Regards,
Jim Butler

[John of the Skulkers Mess]

G.D. Molineaux, Co. E, 8th Regt. Ill. Vols.

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Diaries at Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.



Sat 5th
All quiet to day drill cool ... dress parade this eve Colonel Oglesby left us to day ...

Sunday 6th
this morning we was quietly getting ready for inspt. and the long roll beat and we fell in ... our Regt. was in line of battle and they (the Rebels) was right in front us and we had an awful fight but were finally driven back. We left 4 dead out of our Company. Jo Harbin, John Wallace and James West. T. B. Davis .. many wounded. I escaped unhurt. We contested bravely against the odds ... were driven back ... from our camp ..... I fought after our co. & regt. was entirely broken up with 52nd Ohio & 16th Ohio supporting 5th Ohio battery. we have a tremendous fight. They routed us & we rallied again & again and they drove us back at last and at six oclock all quiet. through the night gunboat Lexington fired once in 30 minutes.
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I tried to follow it as he wrote it. I'll share some of the blame for typos.


John Pillers
a Skulker

[Abrams]

Well I was dissappointed to see that the LH demonstration was cancelled due to incredibly soggy ground this weekend, but I still managed to have a great time at Shiloh.

Saturday, I suited up anyway, toured the park, talked to a lot of boy scouts, handed out some hardtack, people took pictures with me, and I walked myself foot-sore. I learned quite a bit from several of the visiting experts that led many guided tours of the battlefield, and picked up O. Edward Cunningham's book, "Shiloh and the Western Campaign of 1862". Seems an excellent book on the newer theories about Shiloh.

Count on me to be there next year, and lets hope for better weather next time. :)

[10TnVI]

Ron-glad you had a good time anyway. Jim Butler tried to catch everyone before they left to let them know of the cancellation, but apparently missed you:-).

For those who may wonder- the park cancelled the LH, not the SCAR, due to fear of too much damage to the turf from foot traffic(the area got about 4 inches of rain between Wed. and Fri.)

[huntdaw]

Ron,

Wish I had known you went anyway. I would have come on down and joined you. As it was, I got to move my mother-in-law. Hmmm --do an event or load a rental truck - boy the NPS owes me big time for this one!:)

[Abrams]

I left Thursday morning early, to get there with plenty of time to do more exploring on my own before the event, so there was no getting in touch with me by the time the Park Service cancelled the event on Friday. The Park Service was very apologetic and accomodating, and extended me every courtesy for making the trip, so I had a great time anyway. :)

[WestTN_reb]

Were you the guy walking around the Visitor Center in federal uniform? It must have been you. My girlfriend and I went down Saturday in modern clothes and only saw one Federal the whole day.

[Abrams]

I was the only fully outfitted federal I saw too, so that was likely me. :)

EDIT--I finally made an avatar. Might help, heh

[Charles Heath]

Boys,

This is one of the very few times you'll ever hear me say this:

"Sorry I missed it this time around, but I'll look forward to enjoying this event next year!"

Jim Butler and SCAR put on a heck of a fine NPS LH at Pittsburg Landing whether it is the small version up by the visitor center or the larger affair by the Hornet's Nest, and, as for me, it is worth the 1,581.46 mile round trip to visit with the "Sibley Convention" from time to time. I understand the 2009 rendition may have a bit of a change up from previous impressions, but that's just what a little birdy told me. That particular little birdy has a pretty impressive record of being right, too.

Meanwhile, I'm still hoping to work the kettles around renowned field chef Jerry Gouge long enough to steal his old family recipe for "Cartridge Box Strap Soup." Heheheh....

[Ross L. Lamoreaux]

The only thing better than Chef Jerry's Cartridge Box Soup is the reknowned Chef Chawls's Assorted Fish Parts and Other Things Stew!

[10TnVI]

AKA-the slops bucket special:-)

[Charles Heath]

AKA-the slops bucket special

Leland,

Yes, my friend, it really was the good old rusty brown slops bucket, but after much afterthought, pondering, and useful outhouse cogitation, I'm thinking several men reaching for fish guts and garbage-meant-for-the-sinks as an alternative to the food on the serving line is sending more than just a subliminal message to the cook house. Several individuals pronounced said waste to be "First rate!" Top drawer! Can I have seconds!"

Meanwhile, back at the firepit, that wonderful ham & desiccated potato hash Andrew Batten labored over with quarter inch cubed love, tenderness, reasonably clean digits, and a sharp knife was merely just another nosh to be quickly forgotten, and you'd have thought the flapjacks, butter, and molasses provided by a nice young man cooking in the drizzle was as enticing as a fatal dose of Avian Flu. Tsk, tsk, you fellers sure are finicky eaters.

On the other hand, if you serve ragged, emaciated, freezing cold, disillusioned, local men struggling through the blowing snow drifts of Ice Station Donelson something steaming hot, rib sticking, and delicious (just like Mom made -- well, if Mom was chinking the cabin logs) simply called "mule feed" just one time..... :cry_smile And folks wonder why a couple or three companies are slow to pay their rations fee for the 1st Minnesota add on to Andersburg. Somehow, I think I'm understanding this "Fear Of Food" in a way that makes a certain TV reality show seem tame.

[Rmhisteach]

Me thinks it aint fear of food but fear of the cook. I still occaisonally have an urge to bray. :) Thanks Charles.

RM