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    The Occupation of New Madrid

    March 9-11, 2012 - The last of the New Madrid Trilogy will mark the 150th anniversary of the Federal occupation of New Madrid.

    New Madrid has fallen and is occupied by John Pope's forces. Island No. 10 just upstream will not fall for another few weeks.

    We will portray troops assigned as Pope's bodyguard and will be in garrison at the house Pope used for his headquarters. Events will revolve around the typical day of troops with some patrols being sent out looking for stray Rebs and guerillas. Civilians can portray New Madrid citizens, some of which were held captive and sent to Gratiot Prison in St. Louis, while others just tried to survive under the eyes of an enemy conqueror.
    Last edited by Michael Comer; 01-23-2012, 02:33 PM.
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    Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

    Michael,
    Will many Rebs and guerillas will the Yankee patrols need to be looking for?
    Rick Biddle
    Co. A 4th VA Stonewall Brigade
    Co. A 15th TX Texas Ground Hornets

    Minion of the Warlord

    "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over" - MG William T. Sherman

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      Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

      Lord willin I am there .

      Rod
      Rod Miller
      [COLOR=SlateGray]Old Pards[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=DarkRed]Cornfed Comrades[/COLOR]
      [COLOR=Navy]Old Northwest Volunteers[/COLOR]


      [FONT=Palatino Linotype]"We trust, Sir, that God is on our side." "It is more important to know that we are on God's side."
      A. Lincoln[/FONT]

      150th Anniversary
      1861 Camp Jackson-Sgt. German Milita US
      1st Manassas- Chaplain T. Witherspoon, 2nd Miss. Inf. CS
      1862 Shiloh -Lt. ,6th Miss. Inf. CS
      1863 VicksburgLH-Captain Cephas Williams, 113th Co.B US
      Gettysburg BGA- Chaplain WilliamWay, 24th MI US
      1864 Charleston Riot-Judge Charles Constable "Copperhead".
      Bermuda Hundred Campaign-USCC Field Agent J.R. Miller

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        Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

        Rick,

        Not too many but you can be one if you want. Most of them had evacuated from New Madrid and moved up to Island #10. There were still a few around that missed the big move-out though. Scattered Confeds plus some of Jeff Thompson's State Guard cav. was still in the area.
        Michael Comer
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        • #5
          Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

          Michael,
          If all goes as planned, I will make it to Missura'
          Rick Biddle
          Co. A 4th VA Stonewall Brigade
          Co. A 15th TX Texas Ground Hornets

          Minion of the Warlord

          "War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over" - MG William T. Sherman

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            Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

            A few others and myself are going to try to make this one. The first two installments fall on some pretty bad dates for me, but this one is looking good.
            Seth Graves

            Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.

            -William Tecumseh Sherman

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              Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

              The dates for the Occupation of New Madrid will be the weekend of March 9,10 and 11 which will be 150 years to the day when Federal forces occupied the town. There will be an encampment and living history at the house used by John Pope as his headquarters plus some other activites that I hope will be of interest to participants.
              Michael Comer
              one of the moderator guys

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                Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                Is this still on the books? If so, I may be able to get some folks to go.
                John Spain
                4th Tennessee / 25th Indiana

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                "If you surrender, you will be treated as prisoners of war, but if I have to storm your works, you may expect no quarter." Forrest

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                  Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                  I've had some folks express interest in returning to New Madrid. The event will go on and I will open registration soon.
                  Michael Comer
                  one of the moderator guys

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                    Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                    I plan on opening registration on Oct. 1. Since I like to try and help people out as much as I can, there will be no registration fee to take part but you must be registered so we know who is planning on attending. Unit portrayed will be Co. C, 47th Illinois who served as Popes's escort at the time.

                    For those of you that would like to read up a little on what happened here prior to the event, there are some sources out there that you should be able to tap into.

                    Island No. 10 and the New Madrid siege were sandwiched in between Ft. Donelson and Shiloh so they tend to get overshadowed if not downright ignored by many writers.

                    Of course the OR's will have plenty of good stuff on this area but you can also try the following:

                    Vol. 1 of Battles and Leaders
                    Much of this deals with the naval aspect of Island No. 10 but the Orders of Battle are there also.

                    The Civil War Reminiscences of General M. Jeff Thompson, by himself of course.
                    Thompson was a very colorful fellow and commanded MO State Guard troops throughout the war. Sometimes called 'the Swampfox of the Confederacy', his writings can be somewhat embellished but it is still good info to read.

                    Army Life of an Illinois Soldier by Charles Wills
                    Wills was in the 7th Illinois Cavalry at New Madrid. His diary entries are an excellent record of the everyday activity that was happening here. I highly recommend it.

                    Island No. 10, Struggle for the Mississippi Valley by Larry Daniel and Lynn Bock
                    This is the only book I know of that is devoted to what happened here. If you only read one thing, this should be it. It is easy to read and is only about 160 pages. Amazon and other vendors should carry it and you should be able to find it through interlibrary loan.
                    Last edited by Michael Comer; 09-14-2011, 11:22 AM.
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                      Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                      This sounds excellent. Confederate at Fort Donelson in February, Union at New Madrid then Civilian at Shiloh. Count me in for this one.
                      Robert Orrand
                      N. B. Forrest Camp 215, SCV
                      Civilian Adjunct - Mayor of Dover, Purdy, Raymond, Layette, and more to come... and oh yeah Gettysburg
                      4thTN CSA - Co A - Shelby Greys

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                      • #12
                        Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                        My very first event ever was at New Madrid. I'd love to participate again.
                        Ron Mueller
                        Illinois
                        New Madrid Guards

                        "How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?
                        Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg."
                        Abraham Lincoln

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                          Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                          Well I hope I still know the way. I will be there.
                          Warren Hook
                          First Sibley Mess
                          New Madrid Guards
                          WIG



                          "...And to Missouri we
                          Extend both heart and hand
                          And welcome her a sister
                          Of our Confederate band
                          Tho surrounded by oppression
                          No one dare deter
                          Her adding to our Bonnie Blue Flag
                          Her bright and twelfth star! "

                          Lyrics, Bonnie Blue Flag, by Harry McCarthy, 1861.

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                            Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                            Thought I'd go ahead and open up registration. Here is a form attached. I am also working on a website which should be up in a few days. The form will be there also.

                            Remember, there is not registration fee but you must register. There will be no walk-ons.
                            Last edited by Michael Comer; 09-30-2011, 10:57 PM.
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                            • #15
                              Re: The Occupation of New Madrid

                              Just a bump for the event. It doesn't cost you anything to register so go ahead and send them in if you plan on attending.

                              Instead of a website we have a Facebook page for the event that you can check out for information here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/280372681982251/
                              Michael Comer
                              one of the moderator guys

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