Forum: In the Van: Trailing Kirby Smith - August 1-7, 2010

If you haven't registered you've got about a week. There's room for more soldiers as I understand and the more the merrier. There was a lot of talk after BGR and ITPW about how it was great to do an extended event and get the feel for campaigning. And, it certainly was. Well, here's your...

It should not be as rainy or cold as this in August... http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=26984 But the "Dixie Boys" of Company A, 57th Georgia are still in need of stalwart men to get Kirby Smith's Wagon Train through the Cumberlands. The time is running...

Fellow Travelers Registration is now open for In The Van, August 1-7, 2010 Registration forms and other required paperwork is available on the event listserver http://groups.yahoo.com/group/In-The-Van/ It seems each time I turn, new opportunities for acquiring common 19th century...

An informational website has been put up so you can see the guidelines and basic info without signing up for the Yahoo Group. In the Van website We are actively recruiting infantry at this time. All civilian and teamster roles have been filled. thanks,

Just to whet your appetite a bit, a glimpse at how the Kentucky Campaign began for Leadbetter's Brigade of Heth's Division: Jim Kuglar was a member of the 56th Georgia, another new regiment in the same brigade as the 57th Georgia. Kuglar later wrote of the beginning of the Kentucky Campaign: ...

Will flintlocks be allowed at this event? If so, will there be limitations put on their use? My Knox volley gun hasn't seen the light of day for a long time.

I typically ship my powder, caps and weapon via UPS when I travel east. Due to increased shipping costs, I'm considering purchasing powder and caps there. I'll likely fly into Nashville. Where in the vicinity can powder and caps generally be purchased to fill my already prepared tubes?

I've heard some background noise about this event and the summer heat. It goes without saying that August is hot. However, I don't think it will be as hot as everyone anticipates it to be. In the middle of a particularly cold, snowy winter, August must seem like Hades and the surface of the Sun...

I had fun, how about you? When you get really lucky in life, one good thing teaches another and another. What we are finding on the ramp-up for In The Van, is the repeated opportunity to learn and practice common skills of the mid-19th century: this weekend the task was to begin training for...

ANNOUNCEMENT In The Van: Trailing Kirby Smith In August of 1862 General E. Kirby Smith’s Army marched from East Tennessee to link up with Braxton Bragg invasion of Kentucky which would end at the Battle of Perryville. Crossing the Cumberland Mountains, Smith assigned Ledbetter’s Brigade of...

In The Van: Trailing Kirby Smith August 1-7, 2010 Recruiting Wagoner’s Assistants Integral to the event experience for In The Van is the movement of wagons—and the work required to do so. We are specifically recruiting and providing training for Wagoner’s Assistants to aid the Wagon Drivers...

Well now, we never expected to have a folder for this thing. And a right fair portion of the recruiting for this event was already in place before Gerry Barker put up the initial announcement. But, since its here, a little commentary is in order on what this Authentic Campaigner 2010 Event...