Well, boys, they asked me to be overall commander of the US forces for the USAWS National event. I am only lukewarm about traveling to CA. Barry has an idea to...
Hey lads- have any spare SAW period gear or Junk laying around? Need $ for a new shirt? Well bring your unwanted's to the Spring Muster and Drill April 12-14....
If anyone is interested, there is an article on the Living History Crew of the OLYMPIA (with great photos) in Military Classics magazine this month. Look for...
Reading a first person account of a soldier that joined the 7th in May '96, went to Cuba. Rejoined in '99 in an engineer battalion and went to the Phillipines....
The signal corps reports show a fairly high use of telephones, but they don't mention where they got them. The signal corps was vastly expanded during the war...
A report from the quartermaster informed me that the new helmets have arrived. They are of the British white pattern, but do not have the characteristic ...
The Quartermaster shop has just put the photos of the M84 Canvas uniforms they are producing on their website. Coat starts at $89.00 and the Trousers at...
Gentlemen: Alan of AEF Supply is cranking out some new Span-Am items. He is interested in what Reenactors want. He recently obtained an original M1899 Khaki...
Ok Men, if you are coming to the Spring Drill and Muster let Corporal Beaver know ASAP. A grand time it will be for sure. Don't forget to bring all that spare...
Hi everybody. Cleanin' up my shoes and wondered what kind of shoe laces are proper. The ones that came with these RR shoes are round black cotton (or some...
Well gents if you made it to the Spring Drill and Muster this year you will know it was a grand time indeed. The "Barracks" for this weekend was the Praire...
The C-9 Newsletter is coming out next week. If anyone has any interesting articles they would think others would enjoy please feel free to try your hand at...
Gentlemen: Now that the May/June issue of the Dogtent Gazette is out, the Publisher is putting out the call for any hardy lads wishing to submit articles for...
Gentlemen: The deatils of the Conner Prairie Event as as follows- Arrival time is after 1200 hrs on Friday may 31. Event starts Saturday at 0930 hrs and goes...
Hello all, My name is Perico and I am spaniard, (the enemy :-) I just found this group and was wondering If somebody could help me identifing the uniform of a...
... Perico, Most of us are US, and you are most welcome to this forum. Welcome from the US (your ememy). There are a couple of fellows who could help you....
Dear Sr. Perico: Looking in the book- "Brassey's History of Uniforms, Spanish American War 1898." I can not find a sample of what you made reference to. The...
Welcome, Perico, to our e-group! We're glad to have you, and you're not "the enemy" to us! <grin> Anyway, glad to have you on board! Regards, Todd Wilkinson...
Dear friends, Thanks you all for your warm welcome. We are not enemies, that was a joke. Now all we are in the same side against the terrorism. I just put in...
Well lads the report from the field is that there was a great turnout of C-9 men on hand for the event held near Indianapolis this past weekend. The crowds...
I am looking for a picture of Ferdinand Blumentritt. The Austrian Blumentritt was the close companion and friend of Dr. Jose Rizal, national hero of the...
... phone. Pvt. Steve Steve, I finally remembered to check the inscription on the OLYMPIA's pilot house telephone. It is a magnetic phone, patent date is 1892 ...
Dr. Jose Rizal is the preminant national hero of the Republic of the Philippines. His death by firing squad led the Philippine people to, at last, rise up...
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