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Brothers,
As I concede that my son's offering might have been a tad extreme for some of our tastes...
I have tried my hand at a recruiting tool more suited to my generation...

(No, there are no dinosaurs roaming about; nor are there any Bing Crosby Cameos)

Web address: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nRxGHGcjPE

Regards,
Duke

Evil Goat Chairs

We negotiated an order for goat chairs- $65.00 Yankee Dollars pre-paid. We need to order at least 6
If you want 'em, we will be collecting funds @ Green River.

Regards,
Duke

Green River

Brothers & Sisters,

As of right now, we are the Confederate force @ Green River. Uniform will be battery dress or CSMC (White Pants short Grey Jackets or Frocks, Leggings if ya got 'em, havelocks if ya got'em)

We will field a gun crew, with ALL Remaining personnel deployed as sharpshooters to protect the gun (we are on our own lads...).

Come prepared to fight hard & win (that means musket rounds... etc!)

Regards,
Duke

Round Rolling Green River

Round Rolling for the Green River Plantation Event will be Wednesday, 04 November in Easley (Location TBA). Chicken gorge at Bojangles to precede the event (gorge begins at 6PM).
Regards,
Duke

Business Meeting

Brothers & Sisters,

There will be a business meeting at Greenriver Saturday following the battle. Anyone with business to bring before the brotherhood is invited to addr4ess their issues at this time.

Regards,
Duke

Order # 0339

Provisional Army of the Confederacy
1st Artillery Battalion
Columbia Fying Artillery
October 11, 2009
Battalion Headquarters
Occupied Cross Hill,
South Carolina, CSA

Special Order # 0339:

Under the authority of Article IV Section C of the Columbia Artillery by-Laws, the following personnel action is ordered:

I n recognition of the demonstrated leadership, conspicuous valor, and steadfast fidelity to our Brotherhood, Sergeant-Major Benajah Eure is discharged from the Confederate Army.

He is promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (CSMC); & appointed Commander of CSMC personnel currently detached from Charlotte Naval Yard Barracks & serving attached to the 1st Artillery Battalion, Provisional Army of The Confederacy.

Following leave, Lieutenant Eure (CSMC) shall assume command duties on 15 November, & shall serve in said office until relieved by command.

By order of the Commander,
R. Duke Bohland
Major (CS) Commanding

Lieutenant Gardo,

Please contact Smitty & insure Sylvia & her folks are registered.

Hi Duke,It was so good to see you all at Jeb!!Do you have to add Shenandoah (Brown), Stinky (Vannoy) and me to the registration list for Green River? I looked at the website, but couldn't find a place for individual registration. I think it closes soon, and they don't allow walk-ons from what I could tell. Shenandoah's trying to get that weekend off; please let me know when we're registered! You can use either my work address or my home e-mail: skoontz9@triad.rr.comThanks!Regards to all,Sylvia

Thank You!

Newsletter

I have started work on the new edition of "I'll Take My Stand". Contributions welcome.

Chris have you got a picture from the Virginia Sitskrieg?

Regards,
Duke

JEB Stuart AAR

Brothers,

A brief after-action on the affair at Aarat Va (AKA JEB Stuart):

Pro’s

1. We ate well. Creely outdid himself, breakfast @ Prime was very good for the cost
2.Camping- I know, I know, it wasn’t level. But it sure as Heck beat being sat 1/2 mile away from everything with the Confederate Artillery… our car access was great!
3. 3rd US Artillery- These guys are a good battery- an old school battery. They are safe, & they shoot well. Partnered with them, we are not assailable.
4. Your fire on Sunday probably decimated several generations of chipmunks & small forest rodents

Con’s

1. The scenario was (at least to me) incomprehensible… Let’s get together, have a big infantry fest in the woods, run off the Cavalry (from a cavalry event!?) have the artillery shooting at Lord only knows what, & stage the whole thing so the crowd can see next to nothing…
2. We were poorly deployed & used. Saturday, we were shooting at vague sounds in the woods. Sunday, we were deployed where there was no troops (at least until the “Final assault” when, by the way, we were not allowed to fire…) Apparently the powers that be consider us to be no more than noisemakers.
3. O.K., O.K, the campsite was on a slope. There, I said it.
4. Attendance!? In the not too distant past, we would put 10-12 guys on the ground at JEB. This year we had to draft Sylvia to field a full gun crew.
5. Sutler’s row was sparse. This may well be a result of the economy. I think a lot of the smaller players have just said, “The Hell with it”.
6. Giving Federal Artillery Command to some dufus with a mortar detachment- this guy has never crewed, yet alone commanded, an actual field piece. I don’t seek artillery command, but to place our officer’s & men under a guy who is clueless is a slap in the face.
7. Officer’s call- nothing like unannounced meetings on Friday night…
8. The “Mortar Battery” These people are a threat to safety-ours in particular.
9. If the event is going to finish Sunday's battle with a "grand suprise assault" sweeping up a steep wooded hill, perhaps they should consider:
A. Sending out some scouts to be sure its passible
B. Getting some younger assault troops so the force does not need to stop midway up to catch its breath.
Watching this debaucle (which we were not allowed to fire on or assualt) Creely summed it up nicely, "Sir, can we just turn our guns on ourselves?"

Regards,
Duke