What would you like to experiance at future events?

[Charles Heath]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

Of course, one could really ambitious with the scenario, include wounded prisoners and troops being cared for at the same field hospital....

Matt,

I'm looking forward to this in about 72 hours.

[Anna Allen]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

I'll make this my "Make a Wishes."
...
#4
Marmaduke's Raid

#5
One of Miss Silvana's period dinners.

#6
Getting an Ambrotype of my three most favorite women in the hobby.
Mrs. Tammy, Miss Silvana, and Miss Anna, ok four, Miss Vivian can sit in it too.

Aw, shucks. :)

#7
Have an event that is not based on any historical event per se just call it "Parking Lot 20_ _" where we all sit around in period clothes and drink ourselves silly. Event ends Sunday afternoon. Activities featuring good food, cherry bounce, and good beer.

Shoal Creek style? I'm in! That is, if girls are allowed. ;)

#8
Build a log cabin in a place where we can perpetually go to hang out for winter musters and such. Including a squirrell hunt.

#9
Attend just one event where I have absolutely no command or responsibility in the planning and such.

AND
#10
Into the Piney Woods

Frank Aufmuth

Looks like a pretty good wish list to me. :) Looking forward to Marmy's, Frank!

[Matthew.Rector]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

To expand upon some thoughts I’ve picked up on here and there in the thread. Good timing though, as I’ve been thinking about this lately. Hopefully I can explain it well.

I’d like to see an event that really focused on the taking of prisoners and removal of them to the rear lines. Not so much a prisoner event, as in they are already gathered and are guarded for the weekend. What I envision might involve recreating the very end of a skirmish/battle or an aggressive advance upon the enemy, with prisoners being picked up along the way….individuals or in groups. A good number would be occupied with the advance, with an eventual stopping point or goal…while others would be busy moving or guarding prisoners in the rear. Prisoners might see a variety of sights on the way to the rear…more advancing companies, looting (as previously mentioned), HQ, wounded/dead, etc, etc There would be no releasing of the prisoners after the battle to do it again the next day. They may stay a night in a stationary location, but they’re off the next morning further to the rear..

I suppose all of this would take a good amount of participants.

Of course, one could really ambitious with the scenario, include wounded prisoners and troops being cared for at the same field hospital, throw in a historic/period homestead and for real dreamers, a rail line to send the prisoners off on! I suppose the latter is unrealistic.

I know some of this has been done before, but I'm not certain if it has on the scale I am thinking of. At the last "Outpost" prisoners were taken, but it seems that they were eventually released before the event was done. I know for that event, it had to be done...but I think it would be interesting if there was a location a few miles away they could have been sent for the remainder of the event.

[OldKingCrow]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

I was headed to Pea Ridge / WIG to spectate earlier this year but the weather kept us back.

I had prepped heavy on the Van Dorn and other research in anticipation.

An event with these type activities:

A construction event where we portray and unit coming up and building works.

1. Arrive Friday evening and begin digging and cutting. Pickets out

2. As the sunrises we all have to live in what we dug the previous night. Pickets out and all day work done below the trenchline

3. Saturday night we again dig and cut and build

Put on by Nic Clark and those pards he had images struck with would be great to spectate. Mr. Clark and the group he runs with truly look like they stepped out of time. In my eyes these ole boys set the bar at a level every "authentic" should strive for.

My highest of complements.

[Charles Heath]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

For what it is worth, if folks are interested in an event that sounds like this, and are willing to travel a little ways....

A construction event where we portray and unit coming up and building works.

1. Arrive Friday evening and begin digging and cutting. Pickets out

2. As the sunrises we all have to live in what we dug the previous night. Pickets out and all day work done below the trenchline

3. Saturday night we again dig and cut and build

4. Sunday we live in what we made until noon then head straight for a shower and a chiropractor.

Take a look in the events section for an NPS event Nic Clark is proposing for Pea Ridge. Additionally, a pair of events much further to the east, one in 2009, and one in 2010 on the same piece of private property, with the 2010 effort taking shape as an extended play event, much like the duration of Winter 1864. The latter two events are in the conceptual phase, and are not yet listed on the AC Forum; however, if you are interested, you know where to send an email expressing such.

[Dale Beasley]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

We have re-done Picketts Mill, we have re-done TAG in one shape or another. I would like for us to re-think Port Gibson. Go back and re-think the march, and battle. I know a UNIT that may be up for the job in putting it on.

[Campjacksonboy]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

I'll make this my "Make a Wishes."
#1
Did someone say 1st Missouri Brigade? What I would do to have a battalion 200 strong at a place like Shiloh, Champions Hill, Pea Ridge, Franklin... any 1861-1865 event will work. I have two of the three flags!!! Everyone has matching muskets.

#2
Getting the same number of guys with the right look to do Missouri State Guard at any summer 1861 gathering.
#3
Getting a decent sized company of 25-40 men that are actually physically fit and can actually run with their gear and serve as light infantry. AND have enough energy to push once contact is made. Swift movements would be mandatory with WHISTLE CALLS!!!

#4
Marmaduke's Raid

#5
One of Miss Silvana's period dinners.

#6
Getting an Ambrotype of my three most favorite women in the hobby.
Mrs. Tammy, Miss Silvana, and Miss Anna, ok four, Miss Vivian can sit in it too.

#7
Have an event that is not based on any historical event per se just call it "Parking Lot 20_ _" where we all sit around in period clothes and drink ourselves silly. Event ends Sunday afternoon. Activities featuring good food, cherry bounce, and good beer.

#8
Build a log cabin in a place where we can perpetually go to hang out for winter musters and such. Including a squirrell hunt.

#9
Attend just one event where I have absolutely no command or responsibility in the planning and such.

AND
#10
Into the Piney Woods

Frank Aufmuth

[Curt Schmidt]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

Hallo!

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[Charles Heath]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

The biggest hurdle that we've found is that reenactors don't want to lie around wounded for 8+ hours. If we could get something like this going it would be a great event. There are some on this board who made it happen once, can we do it again?

Linda,

We'll know by sunrise this coming Sunday, and then see what happens in mid-November. I'll readily point out that both of these events involve wooden barns. Part of the charm of Hospital D in 2001 was the church actually served as a hospital in 1862.

One proposed event for 2009, and one conceptual event for 2010 feature three civilian dwellings, and will be looking for occupants. Two of the three were vacant at an event in 2006, simply because there were no civilians available to occupy them. Opportunities come and go....

Curt,

Thanks for repeating the lesson for the slower students!

[LindaTrent]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

What I'd like to see is an event where civilian participation is documented for the following:

A period house that the civilians can occupy. A battle in the near vicinity. Men being wounded in the yard and remaining wounded for the duration of the event. The civilians giving round the clock care of the wounded (maybe a civilian and/or military doctor). Everyone in the hospital (soldiers and caregivers in first person action and interaction). In otherwords an event very similar to what we did at Burkittsville in '01.

The biggest hurdle that we've found is that reenactors don't want to lie around wounded for 8+ hours. If we could get something like this going it would be a great event. There are some on this board who made it happen once, can we do it again?

Linda.

[Charles Heath]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

Would something like this be feasible elsewhere?

Silvana,

Yep, and it worked very well when Payne's Farm (part of the sputtering Mine Run campaign) in late 2005 led into Winter 1864 2006, as back to back events in this region. The solid background information for the 151st NYVI was simply outstanding in this regard. Some of the 2005 after effects added to the 2008 event, too.

Wick,

Jesus wept.

Once in a while the string breaks, and the pearls fly about. Say, isn't that a nice Hampshire over yonder? ;)

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

Reading is Fundamental.

Your post was not helpful and not informative and ignored the guidance I gave just a few posts above.

John Wickett - Moderator

[OldKingCrow]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

Spectators want a bang bang show. That's fine and there are plenty of good reenactments for them.

For what its worth and coming from a true soup sandwich like myself ....not very much:

I am nowhar near worthy of such invitation.....but am a spectator that seeks to view what is purported to represent the pinnacle of CW historical recreation illuminated by a first-person, period written record.

I find historic value and personal satisfaction in having been to spectate more than one event in connection with this forum.

[Matt Woodburn]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

No spectators is one of the key features that will allow Bummers to be discussed as THE event of the first decade of the 21st Century. It means we can conduct life as it was in Georgia during Sherman's march without the pitiful cries from PETA as livestock is cut down and butchered, angry retorts from women's rights organizations because women are treated like property, shouts of displeasure from the NAACP when common 19th Century words are spoken or minstrels take the stage, complaints of the thick smoke from burning homes choking throats and burning eyes of some litigous schmuck, or even one word from some anti-violence PCer. Spectators want a bang bang show. That's fine and there are plenty of good reenactments for them. Bummers however is for the particpants, and nothing else promises to deliver so much for those lucky enough to get an invitation.

Recruiting for Bummers at local parole boards,

I remain,

[OldKingCrow]

Re: What would you like to experiance at future events?

To add to Kiev's Joe Brown's Pets. A good small event would follow the events in the summer and fall of 1863.

PLEASE !!! Do this event where spectators can view it. Bummers isnt going to allow for this. I would setoff towards Georgia in a flash to see this.

Timely. I just posted in the Bummers folder about my affinity for Joe Brown's Pets and the other works in the Bummers suggested reading materials.