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| 1804 medical book | 7/28/2009 |
Q: Mr. Grabill, I have an 1804 Fourth Edition of "The Family Advisor". Do you know (since this is the ...
A: Joseph: Pretty cool! The information I have shows that this book was first published in 1793 ...
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| Treadle Sewing Machine | 7/6/2009 |
Q: I have a beautiful Singer Treadle sewing machine (1912) in a carved tiger oak cabinet I would like ...
A: Linda: While you can certainly try The Civil War News (probably the best paper for that)website ...
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| Civil War Medical Manuals | 5/11/2009 |
Q: I am currently starting to get back into reenacting and plan on doing a surgeons impression. I have ...
A: Tom: I'd first check with the National Museum of Civil War Medicine to see if they sell a ...
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| A war medal? | 4/24/2009 |
Q: On the other side it has "To Comemorate The Allied Victory" around the egde and what appears to be a ...
A: Daniel: This sounds like a locally issued WWII Victory medal, given to the troops from that area ...
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| 26th MI | 1/13/2009 |
Q: Jason, I just wanted to let you know I'm about 500 pgs + into writing a new book about the 26th MI. ...
A: Sir: Very cool. Unit histories are, without a doubt in my opinion, one of the hardest things to ...
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| medical corp/nurses c/w | 10/13/2008 |
Q: I am a 20+ year civil war reenactor veteran and have met a lady that is an RN in current times that ...
A: Nina: My first suggestion is to hit the National Museum of Civil War Medicine website, here: ...
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| CSA Uniform | 10/13/2008 |
Q: I am interested in buying a reproduction CSA uniform. I don't want to reenact so unit affiliation ...
A: Gary: I'd go with Regimental Quartermaster, they have always given a quality product at a ...
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| Frank Leslie Illustrated Newspaper | 2/25/2008 |
Q: What is the historical significance of these news paper and do they have any value to collectors.
A: Lauralyn: It depends on the issue and the time period. Issues that illustrate significant ...
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| Civil War medical reenacting | 8/8/2007 |
Q: What are the best sources for information on medical reenacting both for physician and nurse?
A: Christine: It really depends on what type of sources you are looking for, print or 'net. ...
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| musket | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I have a chance to purchase a 1821 Harpers Ferry musket. It,s marked 1828 at the breech and has been ...
A: Jim: Without actually handling the musket it will be difficult to give a good estimation, ...
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| civil war equipmet | 11/30/2006 |
Q: what do i need to have to (as in equipment) to become a reenactor of the civil war
A: Aaron: It will depend on what you want to portray...be it Infantry, Cavalry, artillery, etc. My ...
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| what unit? | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I currently have about 10 people who i have made interested in attending reenactments and it would ...
A: Phillip: First, apologies in delay of my response, having computer issues. Basically, you ...
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| CW surgeon impression | 9/18/2006 |
Q: Jason, thanks so much! Your answer makes me feel a little more at ease. I would actually prefer to ...
A: .I live in Frederick County Md, not far from Gettysburg. I'll actually be doing an impression, ...
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| CW surgeon impression | 9/15/2006 |
Q: I just read the e-mail sent to from Jimmy, on allexperts.com. I am in the exact same situation, my ...
A: Realistically, I'd suggest you locate Chisolms Manual for Military Surgery, and study the heck out ...
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| deciding who dies... | 8/3/2006 |
Q: Hey there. Just doing some research on civil war reenactments and having never been involved in ...
A: Bob: Basically, the rule most units follow is, if someone points a musket at you and fires, you ...
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| The wounded personnel | 6/25/2006 |
Q: After doing research I found that my great great grandfather was in the Michigan 26th Regiment ...
A: Sorry for the delay in responding, computer issues due to weather... :( As far as the wounded ...
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| musket's | 5/12/2006 |
Q: Im from Tasmania, Australia. I have an old musket that Im sure would be around 150 years old, what ...
A: Phillip: I'd have to ask what type of wording is on the lockplate around the hammer, and what ...
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| General Information about CW Surgeon Impression | 5/10/2006 |
Q: Sir, I'm not sure what to ask in particular. I'm new to CW Surgeon reenacting. I've previously been ...
A: Welcome to the world of Medical reenacting! First, this impression is one of the most difficult to ...
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| popularity of the civil war today | 5/10/2006 |
Q: Mr. Grabill, I was wondering what your take on the fact that the civil war is still such a popular ...
A: Deena: I think it goes back to the fact that the Civil War really wasn't that long ago in ...
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| Civil War | 5/4/2006 |
Q: My friend has to do a report on the Civil War. One question that we cannot find an answer to is how ...
A: Alicia: I dunno....the same way they play it today? Seriously, never heard of too many ...
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| Civil War enlistment -- upper age limits | 3/20/2006 |
Q: I should have sent this question to you, as the Civil War expert instead of to Mr. Bell. He may ...
A: Yes, it is easily possible that he would have enlisted at that age. Early in the war, it was not ...
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| possibly recruited for homemaking skills | 3/12/2006 |
Q: The other day a DHL guy came into my office to deliver a package. I was taking my lunch hour and ...
A: Yes, there is ALWAYS a great need for people such as yourself. Many reenacting units actively look ...
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| Civil War (Vicksburg) Reenactment | 3/2/2006 |
Q: I am looking for a creative way for a class of about thirty students to either be a part of a ...
A: Bethany: It would be difficult to actually integrate all the students into a reenactment ...
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| starting a unit | 8/9/2005 |
Q: I was living in TN now im in VA . Im wanting to start my on unit but do not no how can you help me. ...
A: Starting your own unit can be a difficult and sometimes painful process. First, I'd try and decide ...
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| Psychological Warfare | 12/19/2004 |
Q: I am a researcher and I have to prepare a research about samples of psychological warfare that have ...
A: You might try the US Army psychological warfare center, it should be on line. There is not much ...
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| war | 10/21/2004 |
Q: I am doing research on war and would like to know ur opinion about the following question Is war ...
A: Haq: War is simply a part of the human condition. Mankind has been warring since the dawn of ...
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| Reenactors in Alabama | 7/1/2004 |
Q: I am looking into getting into Civil War reenactment. I live in Montgomery. AL. and i know there are ...
A: Henry: I did a 'google' search (www.google.com) using 'reeancators Alabama', and came up with ...
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| How to start a Reenactment | 6/30/2004 |
Q: I am working on an internship project on developing tourism at Charles Fork Lake in Roane County, ...
A: Daniel: I 'googled' reenactor West Virginia (www.google.com) and it came up with several sites ...
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| Civil War | 6/23/2004 |
Q: I have a poem that was hand written by a family member in the 1800's entitled "Blue and Grey." I am ...
A: Lisa: No, sadly, I'm not familiar with it. Its very possible a member of your family wrote it ...
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| Civil War Reinactors in Southern Calif | 3/18/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you know of any groups that do Civil War reinactments in the Los Angeles/Orange ...
A: Tammy: I found a few websites of various CW groups out around you, but I do not know how good ...
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| Cival war | 2/26/2004 |
Q: I live in Ct and I also want to know fi you could direct me to a military reenacting unit. Thanx ...
A: Drew: First, different units have different policies in regard to juveniles taking the field as ...
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| civil war training musket | 10/25/2003 |
Q: Jason, I am wondering about a training musket a guy has in his gun shop. I am looking for an old ...
A: Dave: "Real" musket prices being what they are, (around a grand to start, goes up from there) I ...
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| Getting Started in Medical Re-enacting | 6/8/2003 |
Q: I was a re-enactor for many years, starting way back in 1976. I dropped out in the mid 90's for ...
A: Rob: The medical side is very interesting. Its also very, very expensive. Probably one of the ...
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| schedule | 5/27/2003 |
Q: I have seen reenactments before but I just happen to be there at the correct time. Is there any ...
A: Gary; There is a monthly newspaper called "Civil War News" that publishes a nationwide schedule ...
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| Rosters | 5/7/2002 |
Q: I've tried search engines and even the New York State Archives (took my three dollars and gave me ...
A: Patrick: Give this a try, if you haven't already, use the Google Search engine with just the ...
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| reenacting at school | 4/25/2002 |
Q: my name is Christine Koch, and I'm a middle-school social studies teacher in Louisiana. My ...
A: Miss Christine: I think what you are trying to do is great! And, a neat idea to boot. Sorry for ...
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