Chickamauga, Kershaw's Birgade

[elcid01]

Gents,

The organizers of the 15th Iowa at Shiloh, 4th Texas at Antietam (Maryland my Maryland) and 2nd Mississippi at Manassas are currently working on a Chickamauga regimental effort. This will portray a brigade in Longstreets Corps from the ANV. We are working with Wambaugh on the necessary materials for the Blue-Grey English army cloth purchase.

Most of the companies of the regiment have been formed but this is a heads up to all.

The brigade impression will be determined when we find out from the event organizers the senerios being depicted at the event. Right now we are between Kershaws and Laws brigades. like at Manassas we are working with others to form other regiments in the brigade we depict. Yes we stand the chance to be in a full 1-2 regiment brigade.

Uniform requirements are being hashed out with the main intent being the accounts of the Corps sent from the east and second factor being minimal impact to the participants in the form of monetary.

Main focus being the BG English Army Cloth RD II or III Jacket which is being worked through vendors in a cost effective manner, the other details of uniformity are up to the individual companies to determine the extent they wish. No Blue issue CS trousers or BG Kersey caps are mandated, .....again this is on the commanders as we have asked them to make the decision on the uniform. We have set some conditions on the impression that will achieve the uniform look spoken in the accounts of the Eastern Brigades but also meeting our intent of minimal impact to our finances.

I also know that some already have the desired impression and this is why we have made the decision as to the extent of impression on the commanders.

As for equipment we are going along with above and making it on the commanders as to knapsacks, canteens, bedrolls ect. The only mandate is boxes on belts (per accounts) and blackened accouterments (per accounts). These are all obtainable at minimal impact to the men.

My intent is NOT to get into the weeds of impression or intent.. This is just a heads up that we a talking this effort.

Also please reach out to your POCs for the companies on the details as I sent this to them last week.


Cheers
Skip

[chadwick]

Thanks for the update, Skip. This is one event that we are very much looking forward to.

[poilu1917]

Skip,
Thanks for the heads up. I was already looking into purchasing the English cloth for something like this. Hopefully this announcement will motivate Charlie to make another run of his #K2CS sooner rather than later as he is currently sold out. Can't wait!

[elcid01]

Jon,
Wambaugh is looking to get that material made, they are in talks with the mill now with more info to be posted by them shortly

[tenfed1861]

Is this for the park?

[Silas]

No. This thread is in the Adjunct folder and concerns the mainscream event with the Blue/Gray Alliance.

[poilu1917]

Skip,
Thanks for the heads up on Wambaugh possibly making a run of the trouser material.

[Virginia Rifle]

Very interesting project,

BUT: I think the "clothing guidelines" shall be correct. The RD IIIs are definitily an 64 product.

[coastaltrash]

Not to but in on this thread, but Alexander, a non descript Blue Gray kersey jacket are not just 1864 items. I'm sure, as with all things related to Skip and South Carolina, it will be heavily researched. Fear not.

[Alexander Vasquez]

I can't in good conscience go to Chickamauga as ANV; my 3x great grandfather's regiment (35th IL) was routed by Longstreet's boys there. Apparently they were the last regiment to try to march to correct the placement error that made the gap in the Union lines and got hit rear and flank at the same time, then broke and ran. He lived to get shot in the face at Mission. Ridge.

That being said, any ideas or rumblings about a Federal adjunct?

Alexander Vasquez
Formerly of Co. C, 15 IA