Forum: To Prevent the Effusion of Blood - January 7-9, 2011

The Federal Garrison Standards for "To Prevent the Effusion of Blood" are completed and available here in Adobe PDF format. The Federal Garrison will be portraying the Staff and Companies E and H of the 1st U.S. Artillery and these standards are based off the 1857 Regulations for the U.S. Army...

Greetings, The flash point of the American Civil War is accepted to be Charleston Harbor with the events of December 1860 and January 1861 providing an impetus on the part of the new Confederacy to organize their forces for combat and providing the Federal Government a breathing space until the...

I will be posting links to the accounts we are using to develope the historical background and specific actions of "To Prevent the Effusion of Blood" (TPEB) here for those planning to attend or interested in this important event in the War Between the States. I am very interested in any...

On Page 103 of Surgeon Crawford's Account he mentions what occurred to the Women and Children, as well as the Supplies of the Garrison. You can read the full book through Google Books and download an electronic copy here... http://books.google.com/books?id=ZOsSAAAAYAAJ Once a final...

(Transcribed from the Official Records of the War, Series I, Chapter I) Fort Sumter, S.C. December 26, 1860 - 8 p. m. (Received A. G. O., December 29.) Colonel: I have the honor to report that I have just completed, by the blessing of God, the removal of this fort of all of my garrison,...

From Surgeon Crawford's account - http://books.google.com/books?id=ZOsSAAAAYAAJ At the time of the transfer of the Federal Garrison to Fort Sumter, there were 150 Civilian workmen performing construction on the fortifications. These workers were from Baltimore, Md and individuals held...

Ladies and Gentlemen, As of 25 February we have recieved 15 paid registrations for "To Prevent the Effusion of Blood". The registered list is published on the TPEB Website here. The civilian roles for Women and Children are filling quickly. If you are contemplating attending this event in...

A few of us got together this weekend to practice case mate drill on the static 8 inch, unfortunately there are no "shooting pieces" at Fort Sumter but, we did get to handle the implements and work with the NPS Staff who are encouraged by the event. We will have excellent facilities for January,...

Printed in the NY Times December 17, 1860, originally printed in the Charleston Mecury Fortifications in Charleston harbor.; Description of Fort Moultrie--Strength of the Garrison--Preparations for Defence--Fort Sumter and Castle Pinckney. The silent energy with which work is now being...

We are currently developing standards for the South Carolina Militia that will occupy Fort Moultrie during the event. There is limited information available about uniforms and equipment for this period. Some of the readily available information is contradictory and much of it is confusing...

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Registration for “To Prevent the Effusion of Blood” will be opening on 8 February 2010 and will close on 8 November 2010. We are currently negotiating costs for ferry tickets for our participants and once that detail is resolved we will publish the registration fee. Our estimate is the...

Greetings, The flash point of the American Civil War is accepted to be Charleston Harbor with the events of December 1860 and January 1861 providing an impetus on the part of the new Confederacy to organize their forces for combat and providing the Federal Government a breathing space until the...