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Attention, Company. I will open this season's campaigning by thanking all of you for the opportunity to lead the company once again. We have a great deal of work ahead of us this year. We expect to bring in a number of new recruits as the season begins. Some of them joined us over the winter quarters period, some are veterans and some will be fresh fish.
We also welcome the spiritual barometer of the company, Blake Bufford, back to the ranks in the honorable role of Private soldier and best field chef in the company (Frenchy's day-long roast pork at Murphy's not excepting...). Blake has forsaken the perks and privileges of Brigade Staff life to come back and pick ticks, fleas and greybacks in the moist, aromatic warmth of the Possum Pile.
Also resisting the temptations of the Big Tent will be our own Tony "Suspended" Fuzie, who forsook an easy ride to staff in order to nurture the bonds that get sticky with his pards. This is all, of course, due to the gracious counsel of the one man who keeps the entire company tethered firmly to the ground -- yes, that is none other than Corporal James "Jimbo the Wise" Thompson. We thank Jimbo for his wise counsel and hospitality over Winter Quarters.
I also want to welcome a True Son of Tennessee, Mr. Andrew Quist, lately of Franklin (the town that brought you that famous Pizza Hut) Tennessee. He fought with us at Chokamauga (it's Cherokee for "River of Dust") as a member of Rambo's Brigade. Another veteran joining us will be Mathew Crumley. Matt and I rode together some time ago in the 1st Virginia Cavalry. He has lately returned from matters that took him from active service, and has transferred to the infantry.
Now, to business. The first special order for Company B, 14th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry is as follows:
Private Robert Lloyd Frazier, Company B, 14th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, is hereby promoted to the rank of 2nd Sergeant, Company B, 14th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry.
The first General Order of the year is as follows:
"All members of Company B, 14th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry currently on furlough or present in winter quarters shall at once put all equipment and personal effects in order for active field service. Weapons shall be serviced and inspected, uniforms shall be mended and repaired, cooking gear and tents shall be organized by messes and put into serviceable order. Ammunition shall be prepared and made ready. These things having been achieved no later than March 21, 1863, the Company shall assemble at Camp Parks, in Dublin, on the afternoon and evening of March 23, 1863. Each member of the Company shall report for duty in marching order, with knapasck or bedroll.
On the morning of March 24, 1863, the 1st Sergeant of the Company shall collect from each enlisted member of the Company, 60 rounds of rifle/musket ammunition, for which each man shall sign a receipt in the Company ledger. The non-commissioned staff shall be responsible for the custody, issuance, and accounting of this ammunition supply, which shall be issued to the members of the Company as needed in future engagements. Enlisted Members of the should also report for duty with 40 rounds of ammunition in their cartridge boxes, which shall be inspected by the non-commissioned staff.
On the morning of March 24, the Company shall be inspected for readiness. Weapons, uniforms, knapsacks, bedrolls, haversacks, and their contents shall be inspected, and for any deficiencies found a quick plan of action shall then be determined.
The Company shall be drilled in the school of the soldier and school of the company by the non-commissioned staff, and shall assemble with such other Confederate military forces as are present at Camp Parks on the afternoon of March 24th, under the Command of Colonel Michael Lenhardt.
By Order of
Brevet. Captain K.S. Claytor, Commanding, Company B, 14th Tennessee Volunteer Infantry
Possums! Once more, into the breach ...
We rescheduled the live fire for Saturday March 10 at 9:00 am. Again we will meet at Bobby Lloyd's house. After the live fire Jimbo & Teresa have asked us back to their house again for food and war games.
This past weekend and Jimbo's we had a great time. We played war games into the late evening Saturday and in the morning Sunday. The Yankee's won all four battle's and Bobby Lloyd's 14th Tennesseans did not fare well, but it was their first engagement and Bobby promises to be better prepared next time. In attendance were, Bobby Lloyd Frazier, Tony Fuzie, Brian Garmire, Dennis Henderson, Andrew Hall, Ryan Downs, Loren Darcy, Dave Lund and of course our gracious host Jim Thompson.
I want to thank our hostest Miss Teresa and Tony's wife Linda Fuzie for taking great care of us and preparing exellent food all weekend.
Be sure sure to mark your calendars for Saturday March the 10th for another great day of games and shooting (as long as Mother Nature behaves this time).
Coming from San Jose Take highway 25 to Hollister, 25 dead ends into San Felipe Avenue. Merge right Go down to until you hit 4th Street(Or follow the Salinas Signs) turn right on 4th. Go down until your 3rd left. This is Powell street, turn left and go down past 2 stop signs. After the 2nd stop sign past 3 street on our right until you hit A Street. A as in apple. Turn right go down 9th house on the right hand side. 770 A Street. If you are coming from the valley Take 152 over Pacheco Pass take the left hand turn on 156 to Hollister. Turn left on San Felipe until 4th Street and follow the same directions. If you can go to the hardware store and buy yourself a 6' dog ear fence siding. It will make an excellent target to shoot at and it will cost a couple of bucks. My number is 831-637-3235 is you get lost. If you are not at my house at 9:00 AM you can call me on my cell at 831-595-9262 and will guide you to the location.
Veteran Actors of the 14th:
Gods and Generals is going into production Summer-Fall 2001. More than a few of you appeared in the film Gettysburg. Many did not. Now is the time to see the elephant! Palmyra expects her sons to do their duty.
Cast announcements: Tom Chamberlain - C.Thomas Howell; Kilrain - Kevin Conway; Hood - Patrick Gorman; Hancock - Brian Mallon
Gods and Generals is the prequel to The Killer Angels, the novel upon which the film Gettysburg was based. Written by Jeff Shaara (son of Michael Shaara, author of The Killer Angels), Gods and Generals will soon be a major motion picture written and directed by Ron Maxwell. The movie will be filmed in and around Sharpsburg, Maryland, the site of the Antietam Battlefield, and on actual historic locations in Virginia and West Virginia. Many of the actors from the movie Gettysburg will reprise their roles in the new film, which also features the new characters Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Myra Hancock, Mary Custis Lee, and Fanny Chamberlain.
