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By James E. Newell — 1stContinental Regiment Background of the Chaplaincy The practice of taking clergy into battle with armies dates back to the Old Testament.(cf: Deuteronomy 20:1-4) Up through and including the Crusades, the Clergy were an integral part of the Military leadership structure. Gradually they took more of a supportive and less of…
By Ron Vido — 2ndNorth Carolina Regiment Reprinted from the March 1995 issue of “The Regimental Dispatch,” the official newsletter of the Second North Carolina Regiment Many of us have either heard of or read accounts of American prisoners of war held by the British in the North or in England, yet few have read…
By Joseph Ruckman — 1stVirginia Regt. There seems to be a lot of controversy going on in the re-enacting world regarding the use of powder horns. Not from an historical standpoint, because that is hardly debatable (particularly for riflemen), but from one of safety. I find this odd, because a properly made and used powder…
By Bob Sullivan Bad news travels fast. During December, it spread very quickly through the Pennsylvania troops encamped at a snowy and cold Morristown, New Jersey. The Pennsylvania troops had found out that the enlistments they signed or made their mark upon three years ago were not up. Unlike many other Continental troops, their terms…
By Karen L. Hayden Greetings to the column! This article is focusing on the smallest clothes in the hobby: children’s garments. I recently have received several compliments on the authenticity of my children’s re-enactment clothing. It seems that in the “hobby.” kids are the last ones to be dressed correctly. (OK, so there are a…
By Paul Trainor — 1st Continental Regt. 1770-1773 American colonists buy Dutch tea in preference to British tea. 1774 Britain declares all shipments of warlike goods to the colonies to be contraband. Local Dutch officials continue to smuggle the sinews of war to the rebellious colonists. 1776 Dutch evade British blockage of colonies by shipping…
By Lauren Radecsky — President, 6th Pennsylvania Regiment As far back into myself as I can remember, history was always a fascination for me. I would spend hours absorbing any book I could get on any historical subject. My favorite was American History, from the settlement at Jamestown to the Victorian Era. If I had…
By Mark Magiera Shortly after the wonderful event at the Daniel Boone Homestead in May, I received a call from our wonderful Adjutant to the Continental Line. “Mark!” says she, “Would you like to write an article about artillery?” So in this issue, I would like to talk about two topics. “The importance of using…
By Gary Corrado, D.P.M. The inhabitants of Cherry Valley had been fearful of an Indian attack for some time. They had been petitioning the Continental Congress and George Washington for Continental troops to be stationed in their town to replace those males who were already serving in the army. The destruction of tiny Andrustown, a…
By Sue Huesken In the summer of 1989, I awoke one morning to very stiff legs and a large rash on my thigh. My doctor agreed that it was Lyme Disease and treated me with 20 days of antibiotics. Since all the information stated that Lyme is curable with immediate treatment, I did not give…