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STONE MOUNTAIN
HISTORICAL REENACTORS, INC.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER- 2002
NEWS AND INFORMATION
From the Chief Executive
Officer
IN CAMP NEAR LILBURN
TO ALL MEN AND WOMEN OF
THE STONE MOUNTAIN HISTORICAL REENACTORS INC.
GREETINGS!
This
has been my most busy year ever.
I finally finished my reenactment of a first century dairy
merchant and man of the council.
I thought things would calm down
but I was wrong. So if you think you are busy listen to
this.
I work
for Northwest Airlines as an Equipment Service Employee. I also work
for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
I am on the Shop Committee, which handles the legal end of contracts.
I am the Safety Committee Chair, which is the other end of the legal
relating to O.S.H.A.,etc..
I was also elected as the Recording Sec. for Local Lodge 2665,
which handles all the rest of the possible union
problems.
Just
when I thought my time was freeing up I was called to the Home Office
for Arbitration Cases.
This is similar to the Supreme Court only on the Union side of
Federal Law. Added to
this there were weddings, The Atlanta Passion Play, house refinancing
and a number of other things that I cannot recall now. If this makes you tired just
remember it makes me feel like screaming.
I
have missed all of you.
Now you know why a Reenactment is such a great stress relief
for me.
YOUR SERVANT,
CECIL HAYGOOD
2002 Campaign
Schedule
September 6-8 BATTLE OF TUNNEL HILL Tunnel Hill,
GA
September 22
DRILL - Stone Mountain Park
October
5-6 ELISHA
WINN FESTIVAL - Dacula, GA (optional)
October
11-13 BATTLE OF JONESBORO -
Jonesboro, GA
October
18-20 BATTLE
OF BLUE SPRINGS - Mosheim, TN (for those pre-registered)
October
26-27 WORK DAY AT HORSEPARK (in preparation for the Atlanta
Campaign)
November 1-3
ATLANTA CAMPAIGN - Horsepark, Conyers, GA
November 24 DRILL - Stone Mountain
Park
From the Captain
Gentlemen & Ladies,
First of all, I would like to apologize for being remiss in
getting out a newsletter. As most of you know I’ve been busy with
pressing personal business. This spring, I had to also miss the Battle
of Resaca and the June drill at Stone Mountain, but as usual the
42nd GA came through and made a great showing and continued
the tradition of the unit.
We are about to kick off the fall campaign season of
reenacting, but before we do, I would like each one of you to stop and
remember one of our fallen comrades in arms. For those of you who may
not have heard, we lost one of our oldest reenacting brothers on May
20 of this year. Robert Louis Ziegenhain, better known to us as
“PaPa Z”, was 54 years old and died as a result of a massive
stroke. He will be sorely missed in our reenacting community.
The campaign season begins with the Battle of Tunnel Hill,
September 6-8, and it appears that we have a good many registered to
attend. I am looking forward to seeing each and every one of you in
the field. After a stressful summer, I know I need it.
The September Drill will be held on the 22nd. We should have a renewed interest in the
drill because Stone Mountain Park has increased our compensation from
$75 to $100 per appearance.
This is long overdue but no one should think that we are
looking a gift horse in the mouth.
Let’s be glad we got it and
say thanks to Robert Winebarger for his kind consideration and
support.
The 5th and 6th of
October is our own Elisha Winn Festival. This is an event sponsored by
the Gwinnett Historical Society and since we portray a unit from
Gwinnett County we should support this effort whole-heartedly. This is
not considered a maximum effort event, but I hope that as many of you
who can be there, will be there.
Jonesboro is our next even on the calendar and I hope to see
everyone there, as it is an event that supports the Georgia Volunteer
Battalion.
In place of drill this month, we will be having a work weekend
at the Horsepark in Conyers for the final preparation of the
battlefield for the Atlanta Campaign, which will be the following
weekend. If you can’t make both days, please try to make at least one
of them. Arrive as early as you can, somewhere around 9:00 am and stay
as late as you can (dark thirty if possible).
Remember the Atlanta Campaign is a “MAXIMUM EFFORT” event for our unit, we are
co-supporters of this event along with the 125th
Ohio.
Your obedient
servant,
Capt. Ric Palmer
42nd Georgia Volunteer Inf.
CSA
42nd In
Cyberspace!
Email
aliases have been set up for eleven members of the 42nd Georgia using
42ndgeorgia.com as the domain. It is the first letter of your first
name and your last name, (Example: Eric Beckmann, ebeckmann@42ndgeorgia.com).
The reason for having these is that when you want to send an email to
someone in the unit and cannot remember their regular email address.
If you can remember their name and 42ndgeorgia.com, you should be able
to send them an email.
I sent an email to
all of the members for whom I have email addresses and so far eleven
have responded. If I have missed you and you want to have your email
set up, please send me an email at rfallaw@42ndgeorgia.com.
I'll set it up for you. It will take about 24 hours to become active.
If any of you change your regular email address, please notify me so I
can make the change for the email alias. If not, any emails sent to
your email alias will be rejected back to the person that sent
it.
I have added a "current roster" to the web site. It is
comprised of your rank, name, and email address (alias).
You can
click on the email address of the person in the email column and send
them an email. If you don't want to have your email address (alias) put on the web page, please
let me know and I'll leave that spot blank.
Your obedient
servant,
2nd Cpl. Rick
Fallaw
Visit Our Website Often!!
www.42ndgeorgia.com
An Author In Our
Midst
Swallowed Up in Victory
- by Lee Passarella
The 42nd Georgia is pleased to announce
that one of its members, Lee Passarella, has written a book
that was just published entitled "Swallowed Up in Victory."
Swallowed Up in Victory
is a narrative of the last year of the American Civil War. It follows
the action surrounding the first attacks on Petersburg through the
surrender at Appomattox. The book traces the history of the siege
through letters and journal entries of a group of fictitious
participants. Their accounts highlight both the despair and triumph
that the struggle for Petersburg provided in abundance, as well as the
self-deprecating humor that managed to sustain both sides through the
worst of the conflict.
"Enhanced by well-chosen, powerful photographs and by
quotations from key figures North and South, Passarella's epic poem is
unique in conception and brilliant in its evocation of the emotions of
Union and Confederate soldiers and their loved ones during the
agonizing Siege of Petersburg."
--David Madden, founding director of the United States
Civil War Center, author of the Civil War novel Sharpshooter.
Be sure and pick up a copy!
J.D. and Chaudron have
another child!
J.D. and Chaudron Gille
have added another member to their family. Chaudron gave birth to
David William Gille on April 23, 2002, at 8:08 p.m. The baby weighed 9
pounds, 10 ounces. He was 21 inches long. He just had his 4-month
checkup and weighed in at 15 pounds, 5 ounces, and is now 25 inches
long. Congratulations J.D. and Chaudron!!
Information for the
Field
Recently there has been some
discussion on the command where we count two's, open ranks, and
whether to form in two columns or four columns when turning to the
left or right flanks from a battle line.
1.
The proper command for counting two's is "in each rank, count
two's." One of the more common misrepresentations of this command is
"by two's, in each rank, count."
2.
The proper command for opening the ranks is "to the rear open
order, march." One of the more common misrepresentations of this
command is "to the rear in open order, march."
3.
According to Hardee's, when we are in a battle line and
are told to march to either the right flank or the left flank, if we
are in one column, we move to two columns; or if we are in two
columns, we move to four columns. HOWEVER, the commanding
officer can add a cautionary command, such as "by the right flank,
without doubling, march." So in the future, unless we are specifically
told not to double, we double up when in a battle line and told
to march to either the left or right flank.
Your obedient servant,
2nd
Cpl. Rick Fallaw
Things to Think
About
As you all are aware,
elections are coming up once again in December. All company and field
positions will need to be filled. We need to start looking ahead to
who is going fill these positions. Captain Ric Palmer, Lieutenant
James Harper, and 1st Sergeant Allan Bright have all indicated that
they will not be seeking field reelection. We're going to need some
people to "step up to the plate" to lead the unit. Our participation
numbers are down this year for events as well as drills. On a bigger
scale, the reenacting community as a whole is reporting a decline.
Various reasons include finances, work, and lack of interest. We have
managed to add only one new member in two years. Hopefully, when the
movie “Gods and Generals” comes out this winter, interest in the hobby
will grow once again and we can add to our ranks. Below is a list of
items that various members have said needs to be addressed:
1.
Need to reduce the number of maximum effort events. On the
current schedule there are 9: Olustee, Bridgeport, Greensboro, Spring
Campaign, Resaca, Tunnel Hill, Jonesboro, Battles for Atlanta, and the
December business meeting.
2.
Need to reduce the number of drills. There are currently 8 on
the schedule. It has also been suggested to alternate squads for
drills, and any member of either squad that wants to participate in
all drills is welcome.
3.
Need to structure drills making proper time allotments for the
artillery piece, school of the soldier, school of the company, and
learning something new at each drill.
4.
Need to go to some events every other year or possibly just drop them altogether.
Bridgeport, Greensboro, Resaca, Tunnel Hill, and Jonesboro have all
been mentioned. Members are getting tired of doing the same events
year after year.
5.
Need to introduce some new events into the schedule.
6.
Need to go to an event to support the 11th South Carolina, who
has supported us many times in the past. Some suggestions include the
Battle of Aiken (weekend after Olustee) and Secessionville (weekend
after the Battles for Atlanta).
One thing in particular
that I would like to mention to all members is Ric Palmer. Ric has
been the backbone of this unit for a long time now. He loves the hobby
and has put a lot of time and effort into this unit. Ric is usually
the first one at an event, getting there on Thursday or early Friday,
and is the last to leave. With him being retired, he has the time that
we unfortunate souls that are working don't. So a new captain, unless
he can retire before next year, will not be able to put forth the time
that Ric does. This means that the captain, or any other officer, may
not arrive at an event until Friday night or Saturday morning. This is
something that we're going to have to realize with another captain.
However, with the proper chain of command, the highest-ranking officer
should be able to handle things until the captain arrives.
Probably the most
important part of all of this is to remember that this is a hobby. It
is supposed to be fun and we're supposed to enjoy it. We all had
something that drew us to this hobby or we wouldn't be doing it. If
people aren't enjoying themselves, they will quit coming out or maybe
just quit altogether. And we don't want that to happen. We are a unit
where everyone's voice counts and everyone has an equal say. Let's put
the fun back in it.
Your obedient servant,
2nd
Cpl. Rick Fallaw
?? 140th Gettysburg
??
Anyone Interested?
Some of you may have
gotten this email from Nancy and Jim Mabe, but I thought it might be
something to consider as Nancy describes.
While I know that it
seems early to be planning this, motels are filling up quickly. I
think waiting until December or January will be too late. Maybe we can
talk about this at the next reenactment or drill.
We have been doing some
homework on places to stay in or around Gettysburg next year. Every
place that we've checked in Gettysburg proper is already booked or
their rates are over $100.00 per night.
But in looking at the
map, it looks as though Chambersburg is really the most direct for us
so we've been looking at places there.
At the same exit where
we were before, exit 14, there are available:
Holiday Inn
Express-$72.00 per night (indoor pool)
Marriott Fairfield
Inn-$75.00
Quality Inn & Suites$
59.00(outdoor pool)
Hampton Inn-$70.00
starting rate for a suite - we didn't check them since we know they
have no pool.
2 exits north is Rt. 30 -
Lincoln Way east - this is the road to Gettysburg; at this exit
are:
4 Point Sheraton - NO
VACANCIES
Travelodge- $51.30 per
night (no pool listed)
Again, these are places I
found. Let’s discuss
whether we want to make this trek next year.
News and
Information for the Ladies
The Society for Women and the Civil War
Ladies,
The
Society is now engaged in their Charter Membership drive. Cathy
Beckmann has forwarded this information to us. If you are interested
in more information about the new organization, please contact the
society at the following email address: athomeandinthefield@yahoo.com
or Contact Cathy Beckmann.
As always,
Debi
Palmer
Stone
Mountain Historical Reenactors, Inc.
c/o Debi Palmer
2144 Starlite Way
Snellville, Georgia 30078
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