"Defending the Right Flank" June 4-6 2010

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The offical name of the 2010 Picketts Mill Living History is “Defending the Right Flank”. This is for two reasons. First Cleburne was the Confederate right flank at the time when he fought Picketts Mill. Second the 8th Arkansas was moved to the far right of Cleburne’s line during the battle.

I will use this thread to communicate on the history of the 8th Arkansas as well as information about the event.

Uniform Guidelines will be posted Tuesday of this week. The guidelines are not hard to meet but will be enforced. This is a flat haversack event. Your registration pays for period rations. This event is very mobile in the Georgia summer so please prepare.
Registration will open December 28th. The companies have a cap of 25 each. There will be no walkones.

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Re: "Defending the Right Flank" June 4-6 2010

Below are the uniform Guidelines for the event. You will be inspected at registration.

CONFEDERATE, ENLISTED MAN, INFANTRY
1. Uniform
A. Headgear:
1. Civilian slouch hat. Black or gray preferred. Edge of brim as well as hat bound with silk.
2. CS "issue" hat. Wool felt, hand-stitched leather sweatband, lined crown with maker's stamp, silk ribbon-edged brim, silk ribbon hat band.
3. Kepi or cap. Grey wool jean, tarred canvas or leather bill, leather sweatband (an original on display at Kennesaw Mountain Visitor's Center).
4. Plant fiber/straw hat.

B. Shirt:
1. Civilian shirts. Hand-sewn in 100% fiber. Patterns must be woven, no prints, with hand sewn button holes.

C. Shell Jacket:
Jackets should be of jeans material, hand top stitched, and must have hand sewn button holes.
1. Orphan Brigade/Columbus Depot.
2. Atlanta Depot.
3. North Carolina Depot.
4. Milledgeville/Augusta Depot.
5. Mobile Depot.

D. Trousers:
1. Civilian Jean. Original patterns in grey, brown or black. hand top-stitching, with hand-sewn button holes.
2. Civilian Wool. Identified style, hand sewn button holes.
3. Military Issue. Identified style, stitching same as above.

E. Suspenders:
1. Civilian. Any type of period civilian model with tin or brass buckles. No buckles of nickel-plated metal.
2. Canvas/Ticking. hand-stitched with hand sewn button holes.

F. Drawers:
1. An identified civilian or issue pattern with bone or wood buttons and hand sewn button holes.

G. Socks:
1. Civilian socks, particularly hand-knitted cotton-wool.

H. Shoes:
1. Jefferson bootees/brogans. Confedrate issue.
2. English shoes or boots. Military or civilian style.
3. Identified civilian boots.
4. Federal issue brogans, limited use.
2. Blankets, Tentage, Etc.

A. Blankets:
1. Civilian blankets of 100% wool or jean, should be muted earth tones. No synthetic blends.
2. North Carolina Issue or other state in C. S. issue.
3. English Import.

B. Gum Blankets/Ground Cloth:
1. Canvas, soaked in Linseed Oil.
2. Confederate States oil cloth. Canvas with oil or enamel paint.
3. Captured Federal issue items. Limited use.
3. Accoutrements

A. Haversacks:
1. Canvas bag of identified C. S. pattern. Button or buckle closure.
2. U.S. issue tarred type, with buckle and with inner bag. Limited use.

B. Canteens:
1. Wooden type. Made of cedar/cypress/cherrywood, etc. Various styles.
2. Tin Drum. Various sizes and styles, try to find a common identified type.
3. U.S. issue bullseye or smoothside with or without jean/wool cover.
4. English canteen.

C. Knapsacks (optional)
1. Mexican War Style.
2. Imported English. Issue Campbell and Co. maker.
3. Confederate issue/manufacture of any of above styles.
4. U. S. Issue double bag. Limited use.

D. Cartridge boxes:
1. Any A.O.T. identified box.
2. Tarred canvas box, with or without sling. Limited use.
3. U.S. issue M 1855/61 box, no plate. Limited use.
4. Imported English box. Limited use.

E. Cap pouches:
1. U. S. M 1850 pouch. Limited use.
2. U. S. shield front pouch. Limited use.
3. Any A.O.T. identified pouch.
4. Tarred canvas A.O.T. pouch.
5. English Enfield pouch, white buff. Very limited use.

F. Bayonet Scabbard: (Bayonet shoud fit weapon chosen below)
1. Any identified A.O.T. frog and scabbard.
2. Imported English frog and scabbard.
3. U.S. regulation 7 or 8 rivet. Limited use.

G. Waistbelt:
1. Leather, preferrably black, with any A.O.T. belt plate of buckle. Frame type, rectangular CSA, clipped corner CS, forked tongue, roller buckle and Georgia Frame are all common.
2. Tarred canvas with above plates. Limited use.
3. Captured U.S. belt and plate. Very limited use.

4. Weapons all original muskets must be compatible to the era and be in proper working order.
A. P 1853 Enfield: Repros need proper modifications.
B. M 1855 Springfield: Repros need proper modifications.
C. M 1861 Springfield: Repros need proper modifications. (note: M 1863 Springfield is not appropriate).
D. Austrian Lorenz: 54 cal., original in safe, working order.
E. Belgian Conversion: 69 cal., original in safe, working order.
F. Slings: Canvas or russet leather. Very limited use.

5. Participants need to bring 60 Rounds and 70 caps to this event. Extra rounds need to be in period correct packages as they will be stored in Ammo boxes until needed.
***No anachronisms-this includes modern eyeglasses, modern jewelry, wristwatches, etc. Smoking and tobacco use should be in period fashion only, such as plug tobacco and pipes. Cigarettes are not allowed.

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Re: "Defending the Right Flank" June 4-6 2010

Registration is now open click on the link below to register.