Guidelines for 2016

[coastaltrash]

Each participant is asked to please bring 5 finished cotton duct sack that measure 18x12 for sandbags. We will be supplying SOME but need your help to complete this task.


Confederate Guidelines
1) Headgear
A) Citizen “slouch hats in black,brown,tan,or gray
B) Kepis
C) CS issue or English Import Hat

2) Jackets
A) Dept of Ala ( Strongly preferred)
B) Columbus Depots
C) Atlanta Depot Jackets
D) Mobile Depots
E) Tait Jackets, English Import assembled kits etc.
F) Nondescript coats or Civilian Sack Coats

3) Trousers
A) CS Issue Trousers
B) CS English cloth trousers

4)Shirts/Drawers/Socks
A) CS issue
B) English contracts
C) Civilian

5) Shoes
A) CS issue
B) English contracts
C) Civilian
D) Federal Shoes ( LIMITED)

6) Accoutrements
A) Western Cs issue in leather
B) Western CS issue in canvas
C) English

7) Knapsacks
A) CS issue “ kibbler, Pritchard, Mexican war bag…”
B) Isaac and Campbell
C) Bedroll

8) Blankets
A) Cs issue
B) Coverlets
C) English

9) Ground cloths
A) CS issue
B) Federal

10) Weapons
A) 1853 Enfields
B) Mississippi Rifles
C) Austrian Lorenz
D) 1842, 1861 or 1863 Springfields

PLEASE HAVE A BAYONET FOR YOUR WEAPON

11) Shelter of infantry will be ins CS flies or Us halfs

12) Canteens
A) CS issue in wood or tin
B) English
C) Federal

[Craig L Barry]

Re: Guidelines for 2016

Cleaned your rifle with your new cleaning kit yet, Mr Landrum? By the way, thanks for the cigars at STRI. Good seeing you again.

[Stephen Lunsford]

Re: Guidelines for 2016

Last hurrah to register for the Blakely Living History April 8-10, 2016! Registration deadline is April 1, so don't be a fool!!