Ok, Lets start with trousers. Until the mid 1840s, all mens trousers were fall front. The falls were assorted sizes, but all fall front. The Fly Front as we...
The average hat most often worn by the Sailor of the ACW was plain. It had no ribbons, bows or Do-Dads on the top. This is well documented in photos and first...
Greetings folks.... I know someone who is interested in purchasing a Dahlgren Boat Howitzer. Anyone know anybody looking to unload one? Thanks. Steve...
Okay some of us couldn't make the event and are waiting with bated breath for you fortunate attendees to give us the "straight skinny." Surely we have some...
The shirt that a Sailor wore was called a frock. (It is later in 1893 called a jumper). The frock had many common traits. The body was cut square. It had...
OK, I'll rush in . . . Geo, bear in mind that, ultimately, our entire crew considered this a very worthwhile event--but not for any reason relating to the...
Ok, folks.... here is the skinny. I spoke with the supplier at the MACA arms show in Baltimore this weekend. The scabbards will be about $60. I will take...
As Chuck mentioned, it was quieter than expected. We had our naval/marine travelling museum exhibit set up in the gallery, and received a lot of good interest...
Steve, I am still in. Will need your mailing address and whether check should be made out to you or to the manufacturer. Thanks for handling all of this! Chuck...
Perhaps a different perspective... I agree with all that Chuck said. It was great meeting up with Chuck and and the others, putting faces to the names. It was...
I'm still in for a scabbard. Gil Tercenio jeffcowvplanning <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: Ok, folks.... here is the skinny. I spoke with the supplier at the...
Still sounds a hundred times better than the Hunley Funeral. Bob Brown ... From: Lew (U.S.S. Fort Henry C.O.) To: cwnavyandmarineforum@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
GENTLEMEN, I JUST WANTED TO PUT IN MY "2 CENTS WORTH". THIS WAS MY FIRST EFFORT AT ATTENDING AN EVENT WHERE I WAS NOT THE ONLY "SAILOR" PRESENT! I WAS...
I too was looking forward to meeting all of the guys I've seen through posts and emails the past couple years. The War Dept's (wife) surgery kept us from...
I would post photos, but they always put me inside at the Mariner's and therefore I cant make any plates. I might finally have resolved that matter for next...
We brought eight men up from Port Columbus in south Georgia to the Monitor Center and we had a great time. We had the same concerns as others who have...
Wasn't Shiloh last week? Bob Brown ... From: george To: cwnavyandmarineforum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:55 AM Subject: [CW Navy and...
There are several "Shilohs." Last week was a reenactment. On 31 March /1 April is the main living history event in the actual park with all Confederate units...
... Bob, From what I've seen there have been three Shilohs scheduled this spring. One was last week, The one Chuck and I are attending next weekend and I...
Yes, I've been doing Shiloh for the past five years, reminding people that it is an Army battle and a US Navy victory. Also that there were actually TWO Navy...
I wish I could, I have been so busy I havent even been abe to shoot a 3 hour Cowboy Action shooting match thats only 20 minutes away from the house. Bob ... ...
Geo and crew- Here you go - another take on the weekend, with our particular Midwestern spin added. AAR for the Hampton Roads/Monitor weekend from the USNLP...
White uniforms did in fact exsist. We know this as there are photos and surviving atrifacts. However, they were not worn for everyday work. This pratice did...
Some first person accounts concerning the relative value of white uniforms come from the books "Man of War Life", "White Jacket" and "The Monitor Cronicles"....
... <shess299@...> wrote: Just talked yourself outa a whites order LOL.........but there are some other things in the offing Steve & Karen. I didn't like white...
