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Gents,
For those of you with interest in attending the Franklin event as CS forces, let me direct your attention to an effort currently underway on the other side of the line.
At present there is a battalion of seven companies in existance portraying the 6th/15th Texas Infantry. The battalion will contain 6 companies exclusively of Texans (the Red River Battalion and Texas Rifles, respectively) as well as a 7th company made of men from the Lazy Jacks Mess, the CHAP's, the Texas Groundhornets and a half-score of other units. A sizeable portion of the battalion will be the men who composed the Mansfield/Pleasant Hill Preservation March force.
Specific impression guidelines are in the editing stages and will follow in the next few weeks.
Here is what I've seen from our brigade higher-ups:
"We [the Mississippi Valley brigade] will have three full size wagons, two hourse drawn 12 pounders, a hardcore cav escort, 400 to 500 infantry and our own authentic sutler traveling (with his own wagon) with the other wagons. Not to mention a static battery of 5 six pounders in support. I am looking for the battalion to have around 200 troops itself."
It's a guess only but with 7 companies already on the ground the 200 man mark has been or will be shortly hit.
Additionally, as is referenced in the post from Dom, the deadline to get registered at the cheapest price ($10) ends at the end of the month so please move promptly if you want to get before that expires.
If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact me at baker@hendrix.edu
Many thanks,
Fred
For those of you with interest in attending the Franklin event as CS forces, let me direct your attention to an effort currently underway on the other side of the line.
At present there is a battalion of seven companies in existance portraying the 6th/15th Texas Infantry. The battalion will contain 6 companies exclusively of Texans (the Red River Battalion and Texas Rifles, respectively) as well as a 7th company made of men from the Lazy Jacks Mess, the CHAP's, the Texas Groundhornets and a half-score of other units. A sizeable portion of the battalion will be the men who composed the Mansfield/Pleasant Hill Preservation March force.
Specific impression guidelines are in the editing stages and will follow in the next few weeks.
Here is what I've seen from our brigade higher-ups:
"We [the Mississippi Valley brigade] will have three full size wagons, two hourse drawn 12 pounders, a hardcore cav escort, 400 to 500 infantry and our own authentic sutler traveling (with his own wagon) with the other wagons. Not to mention a static battery of 5 six pounders in support. I am looking for the battalion to have around 200 troops itself."
It's a guess only but with 7 companies already on the ground the 200 man mark has been or will be shortly hit.
Additionally, as is referenced in the post from Dom, the deadline to get registered at the cheapest price ($10) ends at the end of the month so please move promptly if you want to get before that expires.
If you are interested in joining this effort, please contact me at baker@hendrix.edu
Many thanks,
Fred
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