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I am not normally one to put out a 'rah rah', thank you post. But given what has transpired, I do wish to thank each and every one of you for your contributions, preparations and performance, from the Captain down to each private.
I was extremely impressed by all of you at this event. You were extremely well-prepared, brought an attitude without an ounce of selfishness and performed like a company which had been together for years. I don't say these things lightly to stroke your ego or as some hollow platitudes. I could not believe how quickly you all came together.
Your impressions were excellent. You packed accordingly, you packed light, and did your homework. You looked like poor farmers from Winn Parish.
You stepped up when there was a need. You unloaded wagons and carried their contents up steap, rutted hills. You pulled wagons up hills without the oxen. You carried bales of hay a half mile for the oxen.
You forecasted the weather the old fashioned way. Aching knees and watering eyes.
It seemed there was nothing you would not do if asked. Orders and requests, were carried out rapidly, without question. You came to the aid of others, even though they were not in your company.
You sewed buttons on a pard's trows. The pard still wearing them. Both shivering and standing in the rain.
You persevered; moving rapidly up the hills, through the heat, through the rain, through the humidity, through the cold. You manned the works in the rain when others built shelters. You never lost a man. You never straggled.
You never complained. You shared everything you had, from snuff, sugar or even your chicken when it produced literally only a mere bite for each man. The effort was appreciated by all and the mere morsel was savored beyond explanation.
I thank you for all you did which made this company and this event special for me.
Very Best Regards
I was extremely impressed by all of you at this event. You were extremely well-prepared, brought an attitude without an ounce of selfishness and performed like a company which had been together for years. I don't say these things lightly to stroke your ego or as some hollow platitudes. I could not believe how quickly you all came together.
Your impressions were excellent. You packed accordingly, you packed light, and did your homework. You looked like poor farmers from Winn Parish.
You stepped up when there was a need. You unloaded wagons and carried their contents up steap, rutted hills. You pulled wagons up hills without the oxen. You carried bales of hay a half mile for the oxen.
You forecasted the weather the old fashioned way. Aching knees and watering eyes.
It seemed there was nothing you would not do if asked. Orders and requests, were carried out rapidly, without question. You came to the aid of others, even though they were not in your company.
You sewed buttons on a pard's trows. The pard still wearing them. Both shivering and standing in the rain.
You persevered; moving rapidly up the hills, through the heat, through the rain, through the humidity, through the cold. You manned the works in the rain when others built shelters. You never lost a man. You never straggled.
You never complained. You shared everything you had, from snuff, sugar or even your chicken when it produced literally only a mere bite for each man. The effort was appreciated by all and the mere morsel was savored beyond explanation.
I thank you for all you did which made this company and this event special for me.
Very Best Regards
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