Should anyone need transportation to an event please do not hesitate to contact one of your NCO's. We will be happy to try and arrange transportation for you to and from an event. We have NCO' down as for as Fresno, central in Stockton and all over the bay area.

You can contact us by checking out the last page of the Post.

No excuses, we really do want to see you at events. Thank you.

The NCWA will be helping out our sister organization the RACW by helping the garrison of Nevada City. Many of your fellow Possums will be there attending this event.

It will be held the weekend of Sept. 12&13 To get there take I-80 east to Auburn and take RT. 49 to Grass Valley & Nevada City.

Russ Rider of the NCWA will be running a company solely of NCWA members at this event. As Always this will be a great time.

1998 is almost over. Do not miss out on the last 3 events of the year.

Kautz Farm, Murphy's Sept. 19&20 Kearney Park, Fresno Oct. 10&11 Tactical, Mariposa Nov. 7&8

September, 1862

Union General John Pope, in an attempt to cut of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson from retreating, attacks the rebel forces at Manasas Junction.

What Pope doesn't know is that Jackson has no intention of retreating

Instead Stonewall holds off the Union attack of 62,000 men with his mere 20,000 troops until reinforcements arrive.

The following except is from The Bloodiest Day: The Uniforms of many hang in tatters, held together by bits of rope for belts. Bodies and the shreds that clothed them were filthy and vermin infested. Only the gleaming rifles were clean. In the center of the line the 12th Ohio stormed over the stone wall, and the foes went at it hand to hand; bayonets flashed and muskets became clubs. All across the bow shaped front, the federals were facing stiff resistance. To direct the advance, Hooker rode forward near Miller's farmhouse, just east of the Hagerstown Pike. From there he caught a glimpse of the sun glinting off the bayonets of Confederate troops hiding in the cornfield up ahead.

I have read various other books and can give you other examples if anyone would care to have them.

The bottom line boys is, KEEP YOUR WEAPON CLEAN!!

Company elections will be held on Saturday night at Kearney Park in Fresno.

At our Saturday night meeting at Murphy's we will give time for people to announce what position that they would like to run for.

If you are going to run for a rank for next year the Palmyra Post will make room available for all who would like to make their pitch in print.

The 14th needs you. You must be present to vote. Make your vote count!!!

As most of you may know by now, the 10th Virginia will be falling in with us at Murphy's.

This is being done for several reasons. A couple are to make for one large company and to re-create Gettysburg.

Attendance for the 14th this year has been very low. We have a rank ratio of 20, we need 26 to keep an officer for the next year. That means we must average over 30 for the last two events.

It is important for all possums to call other members of the 14th and get them out to these events. It just happens that the ;last two events are 2 of the best.

Saturday night at Murphy's should be exciting as 4 possums will give their 1st person impressions over the campfire. BE THERE!!

Sept. 1862 - Clarksville has gone through the worst. A large force of Yankees went through town and committed all sorts of devilish deeds. They stayed only one day, being to cowardly to stay longer.

They took everything before them as they went. they committed a series of robberies and outrages upon the citizens. Cattle were shot, hogs killed and stolen. The citizens were indiscriminately visited by drunken soldiers.

The citizens made a futile protest to General U.S. Grant to no avail. Reports indicate that the city was in the hands of brutal, indecent and unprincipled hands of thieves.

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An article dated Sat. July 22, 1862 appeared in an edition of the Clarksville Chronicle lists the casualties of the 14th Tennessee in the Seven Days battles and Seven Pines June 26 - July 2.

Company A: R. D. Duke and J. M. Hatton were killed and nine were wounded.

Company B: W. J. Martin killed and 18 wounded.

Company C: Jos. Gambol, J M. Jones, B.F.Anderson, James and Titus Powell killed and 13 wounded. of the wounded Richard Pike and William Erwin died.

Company F: R.T.Brooks was killed and 14 wounded.

Company H: C.C.Tilley and W.H. Reagan were killed and 13 were wounded. T.M. Broaddus of the wounded died. Of the wounded was esteemed and faithful of the day, Capt. J.J. Crusman

Company I: W.T. Babar and Richard Chandler were Killed (the former on picket) and 7 wounded.