Dear List, I've been away from most forms of communication these past ten days as part of a trip to Maine and while most of the time was spent with family, I...
... year. ... can do to ... Vanarsdall, -- snip-- he well recollects that Capt. Lott got so ... doodle with his elbows." ... and ... New Jersey. ... so to...
Atlantic Ocean, Near South Carolina 1-6 August 1780 Even though Charlestown fell, the South Carolina Navy continued to operate off the coast of the Carolinas....
Dear Fellow Historians and List Members: If you haven't already heard, I thought some may find this of interest. Best Regards, Glenn The Western Frontier:...
Sorry for the interruption but I have some item on ebay that I thought some of you might be interested in seller name calug55. Item Number 8322825284 Mid 18th...
Dooly’s Fort, Georgia August 1780 Shortly after the surrender of Charlestown Colonel Dooly surrendered his regiment in Georgia to Major Manson. Dooly’s...
Mike Thanks for the travelogue. I have Clark's book too and searching to the horizon for some chance to take a sabbatical from the 21st C and do some or most...
Mike, I'm glad that you had a great adventure here in Maine and that all turned out well for you. It's too bad that you didn't contact any of us here in Maine...
226 years ago today, George Washington issued the following general orders appointing officerr and establishing of the Corps of Sappers and Miners: "Of the...
List, What type of "protocol"; for tents fis there for enactosr? With the recent accidents in BSA I was just wondering. Noel Bell [Non-text portions of this...
... From: noel j bell jr To: Revlist Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 8:20 PM Subject: [Revlist] Saftey issues with tents List, What type of "protocol"; for...
Howdy, I had someone make some statements about surgeons. Give me some opinions. Surgeons didn't wear uniforms. Surgeons were pressed into service. There were...
Patrick, Funny that you ask, I was just compiling that information tonight for a separate project. Senior Hospital Staff, viz, director general, deputy...
Patrick, To this point specifically, the statement is false. Doctor William Brown, born and educated in Scotland before moving to Alexandria VA, was the...
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Add to the "open flame" rule, a proper distance from the cooking fires. Usually the tents are so close as to actually share tent stakes. If the tents are not...
Speaking of fire safety ... at a recent reenactment, I noted that Smoke and Fire now offers a large decal in the form of the suggested universal reenactor fire...
Dear List, Just a quick note to say that 225 years ago the American army, under General Gates, was on the march towards Camden. The route they took was sparse...
hi, I have been making canvas bags that slip over the fire extinguishers with the same design painted on the front since the first of the year... slips over...
"It looks more like the vine-covered object of a scavenger hunt than a monument to one of the most important events in Annapolis history, but some local people...
Thank you, John, for your comment regarding our 'seats'...For those who may have misunderstood their appearance and function, these are made of half bales of...
If I remember correctly, ole Granny Gates ordered molasses to be given to the men in lieu of rum. Add in the green peaches to that mixture, and it wasn't only...
Yeah, and when that molasses started to ferment into rum in the men's systems - - - definitely a contributing factor to the rather bad day they had in Gum...
Dear List, As we approach Camden I thought I'd share some correspondence between General Gates and Governor Jefferson that I found in Jefferson's Papers. Best...
Thanks to WMF, I believe I have a copper addiction. I was searching ebay and came across this piece from a new forge and I thought I would share it with the...
... number: 6550192530 ... I'm not positive (since I am not an expert) but this coffee pot looks more 19th century than 18th century to me. Am I correct metal...
Howdy, A lot of the bad food that y'all have been talking about the last few days, such as the green peaches, were not eaten the night of the battle, but weeks...
I'm no metal smith, but it sure looks like the same shape as many American Civil War (and up to early 20th century) forms I've seen. Cheers, John In a...
