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The Lounge => Historical Discussion => Historical Reenactment => Topic started by: George385 on January 11, 2014, 07:23:09 am
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Just a place to exclusively talk about the 150th Cedar Creek.
I will start off, so im looking at coming over from straya and have been offered a place as a rifleman in the 4th Texas. Even though i am under 16 and will be under 16 at the time of the event, I hold my minors permit, which will entitle me to being able to carry a musket into the field.
Flight costs for me will be a bit over 2 grand, which I hope wont be too much of a probelm. A guy over there also knows a place in Cedar Creek, VA that i can stay at for $35 per night.
What are everyone elses plans if you are going to this event?
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you can register at http://http://ccbf.us/?p=716
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Wait, are you sure an Australian minors permit works for the US?
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Wait, are you sure an Australian minors permit works for the US?
one step ahead of you.
checked with the president of the battlefield foundation, Tim Stowe, and he said its up to the unit commander. He double checked with the entire CSA commander for the event. the 4th texas leader is fine with it so i am able to.
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Sounds good.
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Flight costs for me will be a bit over 2 grand, which I hope wont be too much of a probelm. A guy over there also knows a place in Cedar Creek, VA that i can stay at for $35 per night.
$35 is hard in that area.
there is a Fairfield Inn for 4 min from battlefield
wayside which is Middletown so very close
but there all about 60-80$
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I will be hitting up Munk's house instead.
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I will be hitting up Munk's house instead.
party at munk's
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Ah! And I'll be......Home. In Dutchland. Crying. Much lonely :'(
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Flight costs for me will be a bit over 2 grand, which I hope wont be too much of a probelm. A guy over there also knows a place in Cedar Creek, VA that i can stay at for $35 per night.
$35 is hard in that area.
there is a Fairfield Inn for 4 min from battlefield
wayside which is Middletown so very close
but there all about 60-80$
i dont expect to spend much time at the place where we sleep, so it can be cheap. i will be going everywhere in the span of 2 weeks 8)
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150th Spotsylvania for me. ;D
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Flight costs for me will be a bit over 2 grand, which I hope wont be too much of a probelm. A guy over there also knows a place in Cedar Creek, VA that i can stay at for $35 per night.
$35 is hard in that area.
there is a Fairfield Inn for 4 min from battlefield
wayside which is Middletown so very close
but there all about 60-80$
i dont expect to spend much time at the place where we sleep, so it can be cheap. i will be going everywhere in the span of 2 weeks 8)
well you will not need a hotel at cedar creek. I hope you know that
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Of course you do. Sleeping a tent or a makeshift shelter while there are perfectly good (and dry) beds out there for the taking? Oh no no no!
The Dutch 'Corps de Guides' actually slept in a hotel the night before Waterloo. They re-discovered the bill a while ago in the achieves. Not sure whether it was paid.
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Flight costs for me will be a bit over 2 grand, which I hope wont be too much of a probelm. A guy over there also knows a place in Cedar Creek, VA that i can stay at for $35 per night.
$35 is hard in that area.
there is a Fairfield Inn for 4 min from battlefield
wayside which is Middletown so very close
but there all about 60-80$
i dont expect to spend much time at the place where we sleep, so it can be cheap. i will be going everywhere in the span of 2 weeks 8)
well you will not need a hotel at cedar creek. I hope you know that
Yes I know that...
I mean after the event. We aren't going to go to the states and spend all that money just for one event...
I plan I do a lot more stuff when I'm there ;D
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right! I got you man.
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so the 4th Texas, the unit i was going to fall in with for the event, has decided to not let me join their ranks at Cedar Creek... For reasons that i have no idea about.
so now im unit-less for the event :'( :'( :'(
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don't worry there are plenty of units that will be there, and that you will be able to find one.
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so the 4th Texas, the unit i was going to fall in with for the event, has decided to not let me join their ranks at Cedar Creek... For reasons that i have no idea about.
so now im unit-less for the event :'( :'( :'(
As Munk said, there are plently of unit that dont give a flying whoop about "permits". Cuz you know, america dont do permit. We just abide state law, and as of in reenacting, we abide the Company rules. As my company dont require paperwork of such. But we limit to 16 years old and older to be able to fire.
Surely you will find other unit like that. Especially in the Confederates, i know some units like it when young fellahs get into the hobby. Accurate portrayal of the desperate measure of the Confederate force in late war.
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Deo summed it up nicely. "permit" what "permt" I never had to sign anything.
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And yet you people still wonder why you have so many shoot-outs...
so the 4th Texas [...] has decided to not let me join their ranks at Cedar Creek... For reasons that i have no idea about.
Did they not state a single reason? That is pretty odd.
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We do? Never heard a single shot fired in anger my entire life.
You can easily find another Confederate unit to fall in with. You could even walk on and just ask someone in person if your luck runs out. My unit's had people just walk up and say, "Can I fall out with you during the battle?" or "Mind if I set up camp here?" and we've always said yes.
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I have heard shots being fired in anger all the time Landrik. O wait thats the Rebel Yell. Nvm.
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it was because of insurance reasons apparently. their insurance company wont cover someone under 16.
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Is it just you or do you have your dad out there? I could understand insurance stuff.
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just me.
although i will have a guardian on site, of course.
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just me.
although i will have a guardian on site, of course.
on site? Like what? is he a reenactor or is it just your family members walking around?
Because i went through the process of that in earlier day of civil war reenacting. My dad had to stick around the premise, it get boring for him since your out there all day. But bless my dad, always supportive. But because my dad isnt a reenactor, he doesnt stay around at night which why i cant camp until i was 18.
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my dad wont be there but i will have a guardian who is on site and who is a re-enactor, but he will be in the Union encampment, I will be in the Confederate encampment.
as for the insurance, I have contacted the ALHF (Australian Living History Federation), as I am insured by them, seeing if they will insure me over in the States. if they will, then i should be allowed to join in with the 4th Texas.
But i sort of want to do a Virginia impression :'(
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Actually by mid-late war. There is no uniform difference between Virginian and Texans. Georgia Frame Buckle or Roller buckle it was, richmond type 2 jacket or communition jacket. If it was early war, the difference probably that Virginians would had a Virginian state buckle.
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righto so dis is for realzies this time...
i am offically falling in with the 7th Louisiana. their captain has offically said yes to be being allowed to fall in.
now its just the matter of getting the 2 grand to cover plane tickets. :D
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yyayayayayayyay
very cool!
if you do go, pls go to tactical we need more rebs to shoot at! Last year it was 5 rebs vs. are whole battalion! (we called it battalion drill) because only are skirmishers fought
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5 Rebs? LOLOLOL
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5 Rebs? LOLOLOL
there lazy ass rebs
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Dont worry there will be many more rebs to kill you during the tactical
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Hey Geoge, is Stephen Gapps heading over? I heard somewhere that him and William Lincoln were looking at heading to the States for ACW stuff late this year or next year.
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Of course you do. Sleeping a tent or a makeshift shelter while there are perfectly good (and dry) beds out there for the taking? Oh no no no!
The Dutch 'Corps de Guides' actually slept in a hotel the night before Waterloo. They re-discovered the bill a while ago in the achieves. Not sure whether it was paid.
you're the reason our economy is shit.
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Of course you do. Sleeping a tent or a makeshift shelter while there are perfectly good (and dry) beds out there for the taking? Oh no no no!
The Dutch 'Corps de Guides' actually slept in a hotel the night before Waterloo. They re-discovered the bill a while ago in the achieves. Not sure whether it was paid.
you're the reason our economy is shit.
It's all part off a bigger plan... Soon the Dutch will be stealing bikes around the world! Nobody would expect the Netherlands of doing such a thing.
# best conspiracy theory 2k14!
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The first part of the plan is to demand a financial retribution from German bikes for all the stolen bikes. With that money we will expand the army and invade Belgium. Then we shall confiscate all Belgium factories and turn them into bike-factories, as well as taking out all foreign bike factories with black-ops missions, so that the Netherlands will be the sole producer of bikes. We will get everyone on the world a bike, which has a little hidden needle in the saddle. Then, when everybody has a bike, we will start pushing a big button that will inserts a virus in the victims ass, leaving him completely stunned for at least 24 hours, which we will use to take over the world.
Now that, my friend, is a conspiracy theory. Or the real plan, depending whether you ride a bike or not,
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The first part of the plan is to demand a financial retribution from German bikes for all the stolen bikes. With that money we will expand the army and invade Belgium. Then we shall confiscate all Belgium factories and turn them into bike-factories, as well as taking out all foreign bike factories with black-ops missions, so that the Netherlands will be the sole producer of bikes. We will get everyone on the world a bike, which has a little hidden needle in the saddle. Then, when everybody has a bike, we will start pushing a big button that will inserts a virus in the victims ass, leaving him completely stunned for at least 24 hours, which we will use to take over the world.
Now that, my friend, is a conspiracy theory. Or the real plan, depending whether you ride a bike or not,
Dear lord...... I do!
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And that's exactly why I don't use a bike, I'll stick to public transportation!
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Are you saying that you do not own a bike?
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Nope, I do not own a bike even though being Dutch.
I'll explain it to you one day.
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Please stay at your current location. The proper authorities have been warned and will make their arrival within the shortest time-span possible. Be prepared for immediate
extermination re-education.
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*gasp*
no bike even if his is Dutch!!!
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That's, in fact, a paradox. One can not be Dutch and not own a bike. That leads to him being downgrading to the state of 'Belgian'.
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Trust me, you don't want to ride a bike in the centre of The Hague, unless you have a death wish.
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I know Copenhagen is in Denmark. Yes surprise. The American know geography. Anyway, so...many...bikes. My dad kept saying it remind him of Amsterdam. So I'm with Joer. Biking with that crowd is a death wish.
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uhm how is this related to Cedar Creek?
is this duuring again? ::)
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Welcome to FSE hun. Enjoy your stay on s.s. Duuring. Lifeboat is to be found on upper left corner as "log out". We wish you enjoy the journey. Thank you for choosing Dutch Sea For your vacation.
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Once you go Dutch, you never go back.
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Once you go Dutch, you never go back.
Not even if you want to....
Spoiler
DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUN
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duuring
GET ZE BACK ON ZE TOPIC
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Welcome to FSE hun. Enjoy your stay on s.s. Duuring. Lifeboat is to be found on upper left corner as "log out". We wish you enjoy the journey. Thank you for choosing Dutch Sea For your vacation.
lel.
im going to the lifeboat...
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Welcome to FSE hun. Enjoy your stay on s.s. Duuring. Lifeboat is to be found on upper left corner as "log out". We wish you enjoy the journey. Thank you for choosing Dutch Sea For your vacation.
lel.
im going to the lifeboat...
quick before the S.S Duuring crashes the FSE
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Iv'e tied myself to the S.S. Duuring as its the only thing keeping me alive here
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watch out though.
If one clings onto a raft too long, one may rot away.
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Iv'e been tied to it going on 3 years now, and me still here ;)
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The S.S. Duuring has magnificent enforcement standards.
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Might rock ceder creek with a bud of mine. Might be a stretch but will try
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so im going to Canada for either July or October this year, IF it ends up being in October, I will almost definitely be going, depending on a few other things.
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CANADA!
Hope you have some beer and mingle with the Lady of Canucks. Oh wait too young. Well Go play hockey.
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CANADA!
Hope you have some beer and mingle with the Lady of Canucks. Oh wait too young. Well Go play hockey.
i plan to do quite alot of shit while im there, but one of my main things i want to do is do halloween over there again, too old for trick or treating but ive always wanted to go to a halloween party...
and i want so spend alot of time with my best friend over there, his name was Jack Barnes, his dad, was Peter Barnes, the ex CEO and founder of Silver Wheaton, the biggest silver mining company in the world, and his mom is a plastic surgeon if i remember correctly. so my point is they are very very well off and wealthy.
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thank you for all that personal information that you took time to type so i can learn all about the wheaton. Thank you very much.
Anyway in seriousness, you really should go to in October. Well I mean July its warmer, you could go swimming n shit. But i find the fall time in Canada the best. All that nature hiking and canadian girls- i mean ummm tim horton's.
parties in Canada are good parties.
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ye, sorry, i had surgery yesterday, and im still high on the hospital drugs.
and it depends on if my grandparents are busy in October, so i have to ask them first, and ill know by late April when i can go.
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Haha! I know what you mean. I had kidney stone once and had to be brought to ER. They stuck some drug in me and man i was so high that my dad couldnt stop laughing at me.
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yeah... they are fun at times, but not for the person whos been put on drugs :P
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Well it was fun for me, i just remembered the drug, they gave me morphine. I was so happy. "The doc gave me morphine, im so cool. This is just like saving private ryan! Fuck Yes"
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when my dad has his, he was high as fuuuccckkk. Fucking fell out of the bed a few times and when he got home on perscription, fell of the chairs while trying to sit down.. Hilariousss
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not looking good for me atm, i wont have a guardian, which means i cant go D:
the guy who was going to be my guardian is moving house this weekend, so his money is scarce..
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Lol. There's really always something jumping up, isn't there?
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Go in 2016, ill be your guardian xD
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Go in 2016, ill be your guardian xD
2016 im going to Hastings 950th :D
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Well it was fun for me, i just remembered the drug, they gave me morphine. I was so happy. "The doc gave me morphine, im so cool. This is just like saving private ryan! Fuck Yes"
oh gawd deol!