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  • #31
    Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

    Outpost 2000: What poor Yankee traded away his brogans for some crappy tobacco?
    Pickett's Mill 2001: John Cleaveland's Revenge on the Hobby
    Pickett's Mill 2004: Testing the Flash Point of Wool
    Marmaduke's Raid: You don't need pants to attack the Yankees
    Wauhatchie: The Suck Has Been Embraced
    Prelude to Invasion: Fly Tents for Miles
    Blakeley 2019: Earth, Logs, and Seafood.
    Joe Knight

    Armory Guards
    Yocona Rip Raps
    "Semper Tyrannis."

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    • #32
      Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

      Averasboro, February 1999
      Red River 2, April 1999
      Bentonville Preservation March, March 2000
      Sailor's Creek, April 2000
      Averasboro, March 2001
      Pickett's Mill, June 2001
      Perryville, October 2001
      Harrison's Landing, July 2002
      Antietam adjunct preservation march, September 2002
      Antietam Living History Columbia Rifles, September 2003
      War on the James, October 2003
      Lookout Mountain, November 2003
      Into the Wilderness, April 2004
      Bummers, November 2009
      Bermuda Hundred, April 2014
      Franklin/Carnton Plantation, November 2014
      On to Richmond, June 2017
      Warlike on the Rapidan, May 2019

      George Jurand
      Last edited by Eric Tipton; 05-22-2019, 10:12 PM.
      George Jurand

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      • #33
        Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

        How is it the 2001 Pickett's Mill event is not mentioned anywhere?
        Mike Phineas
        Arlington, TX
        24th Missouri Infantry
        Independent Volunteer Battalion
        www.24thmissouri.org

        "Oh, go in anywhere Colonel, go in anywhere. You'll find lovely fighting all along the line."

        -Philip Kearny

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        • #34
          Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

          Ok, I'll try my hand at this one. Mind you I can only comment on the ones I have been to.
          A Fighting Withdrawal.
          Ft. Granger LH.
          Rich Mt.
          BGR
          Into The Piney Woods
          Bummers
          Marmadukes Raid
          Shiloh LH
          LOST TRIBES!!! Great event, not mentioned yet?
          Outpost III (The one where we slept on arms Friday night in a cornfield.)
          Backwaters
          Crampton's Gap (Chmelar Fest, infact any Chmelar fest ranks!)
          Shiloh 150th
          Vicksburg LH (it's hot, but not Vicksburg hot.)
          I know I'm forgetting some, but that's where I'm at right now.
          Robert Gobtop
          Ol Sipley Mess
          ONV
          Proud Member of the S*** A** Platoon BGR

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          • #35
            Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

            Bumping this to the top. We will accept nominations until October 1st, then we will post the top twenty events and see which one garners the most votes.
            ERIC TIPTON
            Former AC Owner

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            • #36
              Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

              Lots of great events and many I missed. Lots of great times with many AC members over the years. In no particular order

              The Advance Guard - 2003
              A Fighting Withdrawal - 2006
              Shiloh NMP LH - Jim Butler Host
              Pickett's Mill 2004 & 2008
              Port Gibson - 2003
              Lost Tribes - 2009
              Rich Mountain - 2006
              Shiloh 150th Adjunct - 2012
              Outpost III - 2007
              Athens Battlefield LH - Holler Organizer - 2009/2010?
              Stones River NMP LH - Hogg Mess - Steve Acker Organizer - 2005
              Franklin (Carter House) LH - Hogg Mess - Steve Acker Organizer - 2004 24th Wisconsin
              Antietam NMP LH - ONV - Steve Acker Organizer - 2008 - 6th Wisconsin
              Manassas 150th NMP LH - Hard Head Mess - I hosted in full disclosure - 2011 - 2nd Wisconsin in State Gray Uniforms & March. Sherman's Brigade.
              Brawner Farm & 2nd Manassas LH - Hard Head Mess - I hosted in full disclosure - 2012. I think people still dislike the 9 mile March.
              Southern Guard Brawner Farm LH - 2006 - great time with SG comrades.
              Perryville LH - ONV - 2010 - 21st Wisconsin
              Gettysburg NMP LH - HHM - 2009 - Andy Roscoe and I organizers. This was the mad rain march and Lance Herdegen battlefield tour on Saturday.
              McDowell - 2001
              Grant Home LH - ONV - 2008

              I am sure I am missing some.
              Tom Klas
              Hard Head Mess
              Citizens Guard

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              • #37
                Re: Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999

                Bumping this post to the top. Let's hear from you in this thread! What are your favorites from the last twenty years?
                ERIC TIPTON
                Former AC Owner

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                • #38
                  Top Twenty Authentic Events Since 1999



                  After Compiling Your Nominations All Year on the Forums and Social Media, Here Are the Top Twenty Events Since 1999! Thank You to Everyone Who Nominated an Event:

                  Top Twenty Events Since 1999:


                  1. Shiloh 150th, 2012 - 13 Mentions
                  2. Bummers, 2009 - 12 Mentions
                  T3. Pickett's Mill, 2004 - 9 Mentions
                  T3. Bentonville Adjunct, 2015 - 9 Mentions
                  T3. Wauhatchie, 2017 - 9 Mentions
                  6. Lost Tribes, 2009 - 8 Mentions
                  T7. Picket Post, 2016 - 7 Mentions
                  T7. Athens, 2005 - 7 Mentions
                  T7. Backwaters 1865, 2010 - 7 Mentions
                  T7. Prelude to Invasion, 2018 - 7 Mentions
                  T7. Rich Mountain, 2006 - 7 Mentions
                  T12. Marmaduke's Raid, 2008 - 6 Mentions
                  T12. The Advanced Guard, 2003 - 6 Mentions
                  T12. Banks Grand Retreat, 2007 - 6 Mentions
                  T12. Outpost III, 2007 - 6 Mentions
                  T12. Pickett's Mill, 2008 - 6 Mentions
                  T17. Immortal 600, 2007 - 5 Mentions
                  T17. Southern Guard Picket Post, 2004 - 5 Mentions
                  T17. Assault on Fort Blakeley, 2019 - 5 Mentions
                  T17. A Fighting Withdrawal, 2006 - 5 Mentions
                  T17. Bermuda Hundred, 2015 - 5 Mentions

                  Honorable Mention Events Since 1999:

                  22. Re-Occupation of Fort Sumter, 2005 - 4 Mentions
                  T23. Chickamauga Living History (WIG), 2007 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Life on the Line - Vicksburg, 2007 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Fort Granger Living History, 2006 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Lookout Mountain, 2003 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Pickett's Mill, June 2001 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Shiloh Living History, 2007 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Bentonville March, 2000 - 3 Mentions
                  T23. Stones River NMP LH - 2005 - 3 Mentions

                  Two Nominations (Alphabetical Order):

                  105th OVI Effort at Perryville, 2002
                  Antietam Living History, 2003
                  Brawner Farm & 2nd Manassas LH - 2012
                  Corinth, 2004
                  Crampton's Gap, 2010
                  Duck River Line, 2008
                  Franklin, 2004 - 2 Mentions
                  Harrison's Landing, July 2002
                  Into the Piney Woods
                  Lookout Mountain NPS Living History, 2017
                  Manassas Adjunct, 2011
                  Outpost in North Georgia, 2000
                  Perilous Times in South Union, Shaker Village, 2011
                  Pickett’s Mill, 2014
                  Port Gibson, 2003
                  Into the Wilderness (Recon III), April 2004
                  Red River 2, April 1999
                  War on the James, October 2003
                  Westville, 2010
                  Westville, 2013
                  Winter of '64, 2008

                  Single Nominations (In Alphabetical Order):

                  2nd Manassas NPS Living History
                  105th OVI Efforts at Perryville, 2001
                  140th Manassas, 2001
                  145th Franklin, 2009
                  150-Mile Fort Platte Ride, 2015
                  150th Firing on Sumter, 2011
                  150th Fredericksburg, 2012
                  150th Unison, 2012
                  150th Vicksburg NPS Living History, 2013
                  155th A.P. Hill March
                  Advance on Fort Henry, 2017
                  Antietam Adjunct Preservation March, September 2002
                  Antietam NMP LH - ONV - 2008 - 6th Wisconsin
                  A.P. Hill March, 2012
                  At 200 Yards Distance
                  Athens Battlefield LH - 2009/2010?
                  Avella Picket Post
                  Averell's Advance, 2018
                  Averasboro, February 1999
                  Averasboro, March 2001
                  Boonesfield Events
                  Burkittsville, 2001
                  Camp Jackon, St. Louis
                  Chmelarfests
                  Fort Donelson - Pat Landrum's 100 Man Company Event
                  Ft. Donelson Living History, 2005
                  Fort Duffield, Kentucky, 2006
                  Fort Gaines
                  Fort Granger, 2000 or 2001
                  Franklin (Carter House) LH - 2004
                  Franklin Living History, 2009
                  Franklin/Carnton Plantation, November 2014
                  Gaines Mill NPS Living History, 2004
                  Gettysburg NMP LH - HHM - 2009
                  Gettysburg 150th, 2013
                  Grant Home LH - ONV - 2008
                  Hodge March, 2000
                  Hodges Preservation March, 2001
                  Home Sweet Home, Minnesota, 2015
                  In the Van, 2010
                  Independence Village Events
                  Manassas 150th NMP LH - 2011
                  Mansfield Preservation March
                  McDowell - 2001
                  McDowell, 2005
                  MOOCOW Events, 2001-2005
                  Nashville, 1995
                  On to Richmond, June 2017
                  Outpost, 1999
                  Payne's Farm - Columbia Rifles, 2005
                  Perryville, October 2001
                  Perryville LH - ONV - 2010 - 21st Wisconsin
                  Picket Post in Avella Pennsylvania, 2008
                  Point Lookout, Maryland, 2008
                  To Prevent the Effusion of Blood, 2011
                  Recon II @ Cedar Creek
                  Rippavilla Picket Post
                  Sailor's Creek, April 2000
                  School of the Trooper at Carnton Plantation, 2011
                  Sixth Corps March, 2008
                  South Union Event - Nate Petersburg's Pre-War Event
                  Southern Guard Brawner Farm LH - 2006
                  Spring Hill Tactical
                  Stone's River Living History, 2008
                  Union Pass Wyoming, 2016
                  Unison Ride, 2008
                  Vicksburg Living History, 2013
                  Warlike on the Rapidan, May 2019
                  WIG Event with over 100 Civilians, Southern Kentucky
                  Wilderness Living History
                  Wilson's Creek NPS Living History
                  Winter of '64, 2006
                  Winter Quarters, 2019
                  Withdrawal from Ft. Donelson, 2012
                  Last edited by Eric Tipton; 12-11-2019, 09:08 PM.
                  ERIC TIPTON
                  Former AC Owner

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