Jon, They also hauled them by carrying them in turns like their kettles. Todd...
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sherpadoug
Jul 30, 2004 8:25 pm
... from ... tent ... Rebels, but the ... I stand corrected. Maybe that is why I am not on my way to Quebec......
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Folo Watkins
folo01
Jul 30, 2004 8:30 pm
Since folk of the time commonly used paints to hide the wood (perhaps to disguise how low quality it was), I always painted mine an opaque color, choosing a...
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Jon Vogel
jonpvogel
Jul 30, 2004 8:34 pm
From: "Todd Post" <todd.post2@...> ... I wasn't going to go so far as to make this claim, without some solid documentation to back it up. I know, from...
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David McKissack
wdavidmckissack
Jul 30, 2004 8:46 pm
Why do West Virginians wear firemen's hats to nativity scenes? They've read in the Bible that the Wise Men came from a "far."...
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Dona Halad
dona_halad
Jul 30, 2004 8:54 pm
that's good ...Ilke that thar' joke y'all.......Dicey, born a Yankee, and will die a Yankee....even if'n I am in furrin territory.......
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Larry Gorecki
lt_gorecki
Jul 30, 2004 8:57 pm
Years ago I had a discussion with two historians at Bushy Run Battlefield about tent poles. I ask the same exact question. Both of them replied that the common...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Jul 30, 2004 9:04 pm
Jon: From John Rees' transcription of the 40th Regiment of Foot orderly book: "A[fter]:G[eneral]:O[rders] [11 June 1777]... The men are to Carry the Camp...
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Woolsey, David
David.Woolsey@...
Jul 30, 2004 9:41 pm
Dear List, I have been told that the basic paint color was white for most applications, with additional colors such as yellow ochre or blue or red costing...
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Tim
twoshot60
Jul 30, 2004 9:42 pm
Another source for carrying tentpoles: General order from George Washington Head Quarters, New York, September 2, 1776. ... "When regiments march away in...
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Folo Watkins
folo01
Jul 30, 2004 10:41 pm
The following was posed on a list for 14th century reenacting, but it seems appropriate for almost any time period and the answers have all been very ...
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the35thregiment@...
the35thregiment
Jul 30, 2004 11:04 pm
List, This is not the first time I've heard of these porta-potties detonating. I believe recently there was a reenactment (that other war) in which nearly...
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robert a selig
robertaselig
Jul 30, 2004 11:20 pm
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 19:13:52 -0400 robert a selig <bobselig@...>...
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Alexander Good
clan_mccracken
Jul 30, 2004 11:26 pm
... Hi Martin, ... Does anyone know which type of woven wool hose is correct for our period. < We at the new 76th Macdonald Highlanders have been researching ...
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xxiipc@...
xxiipc
Jul 30, 2004 11:30 pm
I seem to remember reading somewhere (Like that documentation?) that single tent poles and ridge poles were tied to slung muskets for ease of carrying. That is...
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ju_rees18938
Jul 31, 2004 12:34 am
Poles were an issue item, not made by the troops; they were carried in wagons with the tents; rarely were they carried by the soldiers, and then usually only a...
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Jim W. Filipski
liv18thc
Jul 31, 2004 12:59 am
Greetings Liste, Ok, How come things like this show up on the list every time there is a major event going on ( Quebec)! It's just not fair. Please repost...
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Jay Callaham
jay_coldstre...
Jul 31, 2004 3:16 am
... <snip> Depends on your impression.There are AMPLE records of tent poles being a manufactured item of issue with the tents (I can provide quotes). If you...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Jul 31, 2004 4:15 am
Jay, Manufactured yes, but painted? Do you have quotes for that? We're using tent poles just a couple of times a year for two days at a time...it's not like...
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goidel@...
johnogden2001
Jul 31, 2004 12:55 pm
All- Personally, I've always been partial to referring to the Porta-Sans as either "the French sentry box" (aped from my F&I era sergeant) or "the plastic...
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Jay Callaham
jay_coldstre...
Jul 31, 2004 3:32 pm
... For US that is correct, Todd. But for THEM??? "They" were in camp more than they were on the march. Look how long Cornwallis was camped at Winnsboro,...
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Todd Post
secondvaregt
Jul 31, 2004 5:08 pm
Jay, I'm still not convinced that they were painter or treated until I see documentation for it. Unlike a "deck off the house", tents were not up 24/7, even...
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Jay Callaham
jay_coldstre...
Jul 31, 2004 9:35 pm
... And, of course, the poles were carefully laid up in some kind of storage facility completely protected from the weather?? They were still exposed to all...
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twmoran
twis_us
Jul 31, 2004 10:28 pm
... Jay, If 30 + years in re-enacting have tought us any thing; it has to be assume nothing. Paint was expensive, brushes more so. This was contract work,...
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Mark Hilliard
markhilliard...
Jul 31, 2004 10:41 pm
Greetings: QUESTION: I understand from reputable hearsay (if there can be such a thing) that many (all?) US Rev War light infantry units eventually had their...
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Alexis Dekeyser
jager1776
Jul 31, 2004 10:51 pm
Okay here is a question that might need to be examined as far as the subject is concerned. How well did paints in that period actually protect wood. Was just...
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Brett & Ian Osborn
gawizard2002
Jul 31, 2004 11:35 pm
Mark, This is not our period, but you may find this interesting the following photos of real boarding axes on a US Navy warship sunk in the war of 1812 in Lake...
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Mark Hilliard
markhilliard...
Aug 1, 2004 1:20 am
Thanks Brett! I do have the excellent NG article you mention, the one about the H & S wrecks. The web site you cite is a great resource--although they really...
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Gary Corrado
qrranger
Aug 1, 2004 1:58 am
Interesting thread going on here. I do not have a qualifying answer about the poles, but I have seen quite a number of period boxes, storage and otherwise, as...
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Tim
twoshot60
Aug 1, 2004 4:50 am
Paint and painting wares were neither rare nor expensive. Then as now, the best paints were linseed oil mixed with various natural pigments. The pigments ...
