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carlsonj@unk.edu For 2008: We are moving ahead after 5 years of reenacting. We can now portray either a US or CSA infantry or artillery unit. Most of our members have both uniforms. We are able to use the cannons at Fort Kearny and assist C Battery 3rd US Field Artillery. We just added our new soldier book to the main page of our web site that will allow you to see our accomplishments for the past 5 years and our main accomplishments. This year some of our unit are looking at attending the 145th Gettysburg reenactment in Pennsylvania. If not, we will attend the battles at Brownsville NE, and possibly Pipestone MN. There may be a major battle in Kansas City MO, however, that is the weekend that three of our soldiers graduate from High School, Michael Sothan, Cody Royle, and Brian Schwarz. Some of our soldiers may be attending the tactical event at Verdigre. FOR 2007 WE ARE WORKING ON OUR CONFEDERATE IMPRESSION. WE ARE PURCHASING 10 CSA SACK COATS AND SHELL JACKETS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AT BUILDING OUR DRUM AND FIFE CORPS THIS YEAR AND CODY IS WORKING ON LEARNING BUGLE CALLS WITH OUR NEW BUGLE. WE HOPE TO INCREASE IN MEMBERS AND WITH WEAPONS AND BAYONETS. WE ARE ALSO CONSIDERING GOING TO MONTANA FOR A FRONTIER REENACTMENT OF GENERAL CUSTER AT THE LITTLE BIG HORN IN JUNE. WE WILL BE INVOLVED IN A NUMBER OF BATTLES IN NEBRASKA THIS YEAR. IT WAS THE AGREEMENT OF OUR SOLDIERS THEY WANTED TO BE IN MORE BATTLES. WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING ON IMPROVING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY. OUR BIG EVENT WAS COORDINATING THE BATTLE OF SHILOH FOR 8,000 SCOUTS AT MAHONEY STATE PARK IN OCTOBER. IT WAS A GREAT EXPERIENCE! FOR 2006, SOME OF US WERE AT A JOINT CAMP OF INSTRUCTION AT STUHR MUSEUM IN THE SPRING, PERFORMED AS THE COLOR GUARD FOR THE GOVERNOR OF NEBRASKA AT THE UNVEILING OF THE NEBRASKA CENTENIAL QUARTER AT THE UNIV. OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY. WE PORTRAYED SOLDIERS FROM FORT KEARNY IN 1846 ASSITING IN GUARDING HANDCART PIONEERS GOING WEST AT THE 150TH CELEBRATION OF HANDCART PIONEERS WHICH WAS A NATIONAL EVENT. WE WERE ON TV 4 TIMES AND IN THE PAPER 3 TIMES. LIVE FIRED MUSKETS AND ATE DUTCH OVEN COOKING. WE OBTAINED 3 REPRODUCTION DRUMS AND 10 FIFES AND STARTED OUR OWN DRUM AND FIFE CORPS. WE ADDED 2 WALL TENTS TO OUR UNIT ALONG WITH 2 ADDITIONAL RIFLES. WE OBTAINED NEW VENTURE CREW BUSINESS CARDS AND BROCHURES. WE PARTICIPATED IN CUB SCOUT CIVIL WAR HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS, FIRED CANNONS FOR THE "HUDSON" ANTIQUE CAR SHOW AT FT KEARNEY, AND MARCHED IN THE VETERANS'S DAY PARADE IN KEARNEY. WE ALSO PEROFRMED SERVICE AT FORT KEARNY BY REPLACING TWO SECTIONS OF THE STOCKADE WALL. WE ATTENDED THE BATTLE AT PAWNEE CITY REPRESENTING THE CSA 16TH VIRGINIA AT THE 2ND BATTLE OF BULL RUN AND WE WON. WE HAD A 8" x 10" COLOR PHOTO OF US CHARGING IN THE LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR NEWSPAPER. sOME OF OUR MEMBERS PARTICIAPTED IN A CIVIL WAR VETERAN'S GRAVE STONE DEDICATION AND WAS FILMED FOR A 1 HOUR TV DOCUMENTARY ON THE CIVIL WAR WHILE ON A RIVER BOAT ON THE MISSOURI RIVER. ALL IN ALL WE HAD A GREAT YEAR. ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT HISTORY IS INVITED TO OUR EVENTS. |