The Skirmish Line - Winter 2019

THE MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH ASSOCIATION, INC.

Winter 2019 In this issue:

Volume 65 ~ Issue 1

Veterans Shoot Registration Info.

Regional News Early Bird Skirmish Results Member Articles Member Meeting and Board Meeting Minutes

HISTORY. COMPETITION. CAMARADERIE.

The N-SSA promotes the competitive shooting of Civil War firearms and artillery while encouraging the preservation of battlefields, artifacts, clothing and education of the period.

**ANNOUNCEMENT**

Work Skirmish Saturday, June 15, 2019 Fort Shenandoah, Virginia Last year’s Work Skirmish was very successful with over 64 volunteers from 25 different units participating. The 2019 National Work Skirmish will be held on June 15. We have plenty of work, so come on out! Projects are as follows: General Work and Painting on Historical Center/Vets Building.

Pistol Range Work/Maintenance.

Fence Building.

General Building Maintenance and Repair • Prune new growth vegetation as needed.

• • Clean up downed trees.

• • General maintenance and cleanup.

All teams with members who would like to volunteer please respond to Jeff Hall at jchall23.jh@gmail.com, and/or Tim Scanlan at nssapropertymgr@aol.com so we can properly plan the work, obtain the required material, and provide lunch.

Thanks for your help!

Jeff Hall, Property Management Staff Officer •

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In this Issue

Volume 65 ~ Issue 1 Winter 2019 Covering the News & Happenings of the N-SSA through March, 2019.

Visit us at www.N-SSA.org

On the Cover HISTORY. COMPETITION. CAMARADERIE. A compilation of photos from the 2018 Fall National. (multiple photographers)

Change of Address Requests Please send all address changes to: Judy Stoneburner N-SSA Executive Secretary PO Box 218 | Crozet, VA 22932-0218 If your household receives multiple copies that you’d prefer not to receive, please email execsecretary@n-ssa.net.

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Work Skirmish Announcement ........................................................ 1 National Commander’s Column ...................................................... 4 Taps ................................................................................................ 5 National Commander List................................................................ 5 Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting ...................................................... 5 New Recruits................................................................................... 6 48th Aloha Veteran’s Shoot Invitation & Registration ............... 7 Unsung Skirmisher: Tomlin Cobb ................................................... 8 2019 Contact List .......................................................................... 10 Meet the Staff Officer: Jeff Hall ..................................................... 12 SCV and UDC Invitation ............................................................... 13 Membership Meeting Minutes ....................................................... 14 Board Meeting Minutes ................................................................. 16 Crossing the River ........................................................................ 29 2019 Skirmish Dates ..................................................................... 30 2018 N-SSA Society of Color Bearers .......................................... 32 Call to Duty: Host Teams for 2020 Nationals ................................ 34 Shooting the Spencer in Team Competition.................................. 35 Costume Committee ..................................................................... 40 50 Years, 1 Team ......................................................................... 41 Regional News: Deep South ......................................................... 42 30th Annual Early Bird Skirmish Results ....................................... 46 Skirmish Line Publication Deadlines & Schedule .......................... 54 Under Attack! ............................................................................... 55 Skirmish Line Advertising Rates ................................................... 58 Emergency Medical Information Slip ............................................. 60 50-Year Membership Award Form ................................................ 61 Application for Arms Approval ....................................................... 62 Memorial Park Brick Request Form .............................................. 63

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The 139th National is now history! I want to thank Butch Spence, who was Skirmish Director, and all of the members of the host staff for their efforts and their dedication.

The host staff handled every issue that came up quickly and with empathy for the skirmishers. We could not ask for more. We also have national officers who assist the host staff and these folks did a great job in making sure that the host crews were working efficiently and effectively.

The August Board of Directors meeting is just around the corner. We will meet on August 3, 2019 at 8 a.m. in the basement of the Veteran’s Building at Fort Dave Booz Shenandoah. The Board has held its August meeting here at least one time before National Commander and we do this in part to help save money for the N-SSA. It also allows Board members to see specific areas of the Fort if repairs or improvements are suggested. As I mentioned in a previous edition of the Skirmish Line, skirmishers should try to attend a Board meeting at least once to see their regional commander and their national officers in action. You may be surprised at what you see.

Members are allowed to address the Board - just contact me in advance so you can be put on the agenda at the proper time. One of the topics that I hope to discuss concerns the future of the N-SSA. Where are we going in the next three years or five years? Some people seem to think that we do not have to plan for the future, but I think that if we fail to plan, we do not survive. We are not isolated from the world and, as the political and social environment changes, so must we. The Board should look at the needs of our national range but also must look at how it can help the different regions.

For half of the regions in the N-SSA, this will be an election year. I encourage any and all who might want to serve to seriously consider running for office. I have been on the Board in some fashion since 1984, with the exception of two years. I have done this because I feel that all of us need to “pay back� to the N-SSA and serve in whatever capacity we can. I am not trying to depose anyone, but we are stronger when we have competition for positions. If you are not sure about this, talk to your regional commander, a national officer, or even to me to find out what the jobs require. We survive by the efforts of three paid employees and a lot of volunteers.

Finally, I want to thank the many skirmishers who had nice things to say to me at the National. I believe that all of our officers work as hard as they can to help the N-SSA. Sometimes that means listening to people who are angry about something. The positive comments go a very long way in helping me, and I am sure other officers, to continue to work hard to help our organization. I am very proud to be a member of the N-SSA. The quality of the individuals that I see at every skirmish, that I talk to on the phone, and interact with on the Internet, proves to me that we have a great organization. Let us all work together to make sure that the N-SSA is around for our grandchildren and their grandchildren! Thank you and I will see you in the firing line!

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TAPS December 13, 2018 - March 5, 2019 William P. Chew ....................... Delaware Blues Reynolds B. Gall ...................... 7th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Richard L. Kreitzer, Sr. ............. Hart’s Battery Wallace Liley ............................ 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry William G. Martin...................... 14th Tennessee Infantry Raymond A Peabody, IV .......... 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Charles Perry, III ...................... Palmetto Guard CO I, 2nd SC Volunteers George Queen ......................... Chartiers Valley Guards Robert Lewis Seay ................... 1st Regt. Engineer Troops Lyle H. Snyder ......................... Co G. 1st US Sharpshooters Linda Waagones ...................... 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regt. *Please report the passing of skirmishers to the Executive Secretary, at execsecretary@n-ssa.net.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

North-South Skirmish Association National Commanders *John Gilmer *James Waters *Albert Hardin *Carl Jensen Richard Corrigan *Frank Schoch John Sharrett *James McAleer John Robey *Royal Inge Earl Coates Gary Crawford Earl Coates Charles Smithgall Linwood McMahon Phillip Spaugy David Booz

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Friday evenings during Nationals, 6-7pm, Historic Center lower level This is an open discussion meeting which will meet at each National Competition at Fort Shenandoah. If you have, or think you may have a problem with drinking, you’re welcome to attend. My name is Larry M. and I am a recovering alcoholic. If you have any questions or would just like to talk, please feel free to call me at 765-425-5716.

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Welcome New Recruits Allegheny Region Jarek K. Allen .................................................. Chartiers Valley Guards Timothy P. Hess ............................................. 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Van I. Stefaniszyn ............................................ 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers Central Virginia Region Robert M. Ahlfeld ............................................. 5th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Susanne E. Cappetta....................................... 1st Valley Rangers Peter Ronald Chandler .................................... Central Virginia Region Recruit Company Charles T. Jobson ........................................... 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regt.

Paul T. Jobson................................................. 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry Regt.

Karen Louise Mallow ....................................... Central Virginia Region Recruit Company Eric D. Shaw .................................................... 1st Richmond Rifles Chesapeake Region Patrick B. Abbey .............................................. Hardaway's Alabama Btty Nicholas A. Ashe ............................................. Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Jared M. Bittle.................................................. Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Brandon M. Carpenter ..................................... Hardaway's Alabama Btty Javier Garcia ................................................... Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Tyler M. Keener ............................................... Wheat's Special Bttn, Louisiana Tigers Susan K. Saum-Wicklein ................................. Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Mid-Atlantic Region Alison E. Dolbier .............................................. 15th Regt. New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Marc W. Dolbier ............................................... 15th Regt. New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Mark D. Titzel .................................................. 3rd U.S. Regular Infantry Midwest Region Misty D. Neese ................................................ First Rockbridge Artillery New England Region Gino Biscardi ................................................... Tammany Regiment Northeast Region Malina S. Sanders ........................................... 9th Regiment New York Cavalry Potomac Region Ned Allen Krafchick ......................................... Potomac Region Recruit Company Tom G. Kuhn ................................................... 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA Tidewater Region Josh T. Branch ................................................ York Rangers, 32nd Virginia Infantry Keath A. Hammon ........................................... Old Dominion Dragoons David L. Maine, Jr. ........................................... Southampton Greys Robert D. Porter .............................................. Washington Grays Austin T. Twine ................................................ 7th North Carolina Volunteers Michael J. Wasileski ........................................ Richmond Volunteer Militia 6

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48th Aloha Veteran’s Shoot - July 19-21, 2019 The theme is set. WE’RE HAVING A LUAU YOU’LL NEVER FORGET! Wear your Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts and join us for THIS FUN SHOOT and WEEKEND FULL OF FUN ACTIVITIES. Individual matches will be held on Friday and Saturday with special events. Friday night’s Luau is at the 14th Virginia Calvary campsite. Please bring a side dish and/or dessert to share; the pig and drinks will be provided. Don’t miss the Veteran’s meeting, name drawing for the teams, and Jerimiah Walsh’s table of prizes. Saturday brings a Luau in the creek, the Ruritan dinner, and the Famous 3rd Maryland Artillery Punch Party. We’ll wrap the weekend up with Sunday’s Musket match, Brigade shoot, and the presentation of Medals.

Schedule of Events Friday, July 19, 2019 1100: Range opens 1600: Range Closes 1800: Welcome Picnic

Saturday, July 20, 2019 0900: Range Opens 1200: Range Closes 1300: Veterans Meeting 1400: Creek Party 1800: Ruritan Dinner 2000: Punch Party at 3rd Maryland Artillery Campsite

Sunday, July 21, 2019 0830: Team Captain Meeting 0900: Opening Ceremonies & Musket team match Brigade shoot immediately following Musket Awards Ceremony

Registration Form Competitor’s Name: Competitor’s Number:

N-SSA team #

Shooting Buddy’s Name: Competitor Number:

N-SSA team #

Registration Fee $30.00ea.

Total_________ Fee includes 1 Ruritan Dinner

Extra Picnic Guests $4.00ea.

Total_________ Picnic is free for you and one guest

Extra Ruritan Dinner $7.50ea.

Total_________

48th Veterans T-Shirts $15.00ea.

Total_________ Size(s) (S-3XL) ________________________

Donations to the Veterans Association

Total_________

Grand Total________ Make checks payable to: Mail the completed form and check to: Skirmish Line

N-SSA Veterans’ Association Deana Schneeman, 353 Pyletown Road, Boyce, VA. 22620 Winter 2019

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The Unsung Skirmisher

By Wayne Jordan I was standing in Memorial Park last fall admiring the new engraved memorial bricks and the many new plants that had been installed. Judy Stoneburner started telling me about the people who had been working on the park, and then directed my attention to the beautiful new lamp posts. They were manufactured by hand by Tomlin Cobb of Tucker’s Naval Brigade, she said.

So, who is Tomlin Cobb and why is he making lamp posts? Tomlin has been a skirmisher since 1989, always with Tucker’s, and has held positions of Gunnery Sergeant, National Registration Officer, and Cancer Skirmish Director (Tidewater), among others. He shoots an original ’61 Springfield (which he says was only dropped once). He also has a reputation for being one of the best pork and chicken BBQ cooks in the N-SSA with a special sauce of his own making.

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Tomlin’s team is part of the Tidewater Region which is particularly active in service projects like this. According to John Sharrett, the old lamp posts “had rotted to the ground, and one was being held up by a stick and wire, while another was leaning against a fence.” These four lamp posts had been installed many years ago as part of a Boy Scout project and had passed their useful life.

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The Tidewater Region made a proposal to replace the posts, approvals were given, and then Tomlin stepped up and offered to manufacture the posts. He committed to making four new lamp posts, using 8” x 8” x 10’ treated wood. Other teams in the region purchased the wood and had it delivered to Tomlin’s shop. He is the owner and operator of Olde Virginia Moulding & Millwork located in Franklin, VA. His business can be easily found on Facebook where you can see photos of many pieces of beautiful furniture, cabinetry, signage, etc., that he produces. Sharrett describes Tomlin’s work on the posts as follows, “Tomlin spent over 80 hours creating four beautiful poles which started out square at the bottom and transitioned into tapered octagon shape to the top with round turned toppers to accept the light fixtures. A wiring channel was added to place the wire.” At a recent National, Tomlin arrived with the poles and was met by Sharrett and about 20 others who worked together to install the posts.

Tomlin is quite the craftsman when it comes to woodworking. According to his teammate, Gary Clapper, Tomlin can craft a piece of wood for just about any purpose. His specialty is historical restoration. He will even make his own blades and bits to shape pieces of wood to match anything that already exists. He is a one man shop, and his wife helps with the books and administrative work.

There is even another product that some skirmishers may find valuable and which Tomlin was indirectly responsible for inventing. It is a Ramrod Retrieval System for use on the firing line when an overly exuberant shooter accidentally casts his ramrod onto the range during loading. The original one was created by his teammates and presented to him at a Christmas party – a child’s fishing rod with a magnet tied to the end of the line. Yes, Tomlin once got a little too exuberant while loading, and his team has a sense of humor.

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work on so many similar service projects, I expect that many of your names will be appearing in this column as time goes by. Many N-SSA members have special skills that can be used for the betterment of the organization. If you see a need that you’d like to fill, don’t be shy about making a proposal to your regional or national officers.

This is a regular feature for the Skirmish Line. I will need the help of the membership to make it work. In each edition of the Skirmish Line I would like to highlight at least one of our members who has done something special for the rest of us. This could encompass a wide variety of actions, but the common thread will be that this person (or persons) has made a special effort to do something above and beyond the call of duty for the benefit of the N-SSA and its members. It can be large or small. I need our members to be on the lookout for such an individual and his/her good deeds and send me the information about the person and what he/she did. If possible send me a photograph as well. It could even be a pair of people or a group of people. And it will be published here. Now, who can nominate someone else for our next issue? Do you know someone who has given selflessly of their time for the benefit of others? Contact me at wvjordan@aol.com, or call me at 703-407-2445.

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2019 Contact List National Officers National Commander Deputy Commander Adjutant Inspector General Paymaster Executive Secretary Region Commanders & Region Inspectors Allegheny Commander Allegheny IG Carolina Commander Carolina IG Central Virginia Commander Central Virginia IG Chesapeake Commander Chesapeake IG Deep South Commander Deep South IG Mid-Atlantic Commander Mid-Atlantic IG Midwest Commander Midwest IG New England Commander New England IG Northeast Commander Northeast IG Northwest Commander Northwest IG Potomac Commander Potomac IG Tidewater Commander Tidewater IG Western Commander Western IG Staff Officers & Committee Chairs Artillery Officer Awards Committee Bivouac Officer Charitable Giving Com Community Relations Corporate Relations Officer Costume Committee Emergency Coordinator Ft. Shenandoah Historical Center Staff Officer History Committee Intnl Muzzleloading Committee IT Manager Judge Advocate/Solicitor Logistics 10

David T. Booz Charles L. Kindle, Jr. Melinda C. Shaw Wayne Shaw James G. Baird Judy O. Stoneburner

dtbooz@yahoo.com clk111@roadrunner.com annieoak13@gmail.com wdsmas@aol.com Paymaster@n-ssa.net execsecretary@n-ssa.net

John V. Doyle Craig C. Shedd James H. Rogers, III Dave Jackson Robert Hannula Michael Boley Edwin Thompson Michael L. Linton Lawrence E. Gibson Eddye H. Lawley Roger A. Gray Harry H. Gaul, Jr. Eric S. Schuessler Ian Egbert Paul R. Morgigno Richard M. Intravia Robert D. Kelley Stanley Wawrzyniak Hugh S. Mc Leod Edward Walters Davy Crockett, Jr. Brian Evans Mike Davenport Michael S. Stoneburner John Mark John T. Thatcher

mdrebel@live.com mlinton1966@yahoo.com lawrence5650@gmail.com eddyelawley@charter.net ragray1961@njng.com har3rdus@gmail.com eschues@aol.com ian45662@yahoo.com paul14va@gmail.com quahog@sbcglobal.net rkel870@hotmail.com sw12304@gmail.com mcleodhu@gmail.com ewalt1855@gmail.com davyc@stny.rr.com icemo@comcast.net eddiedavenport@netzero.com bulletmaker.stoney@gmail.com jmark48@hotmail.com jt450@aol.com

Robert T. West Nancy C. Crockett Robert E. Gorsky Wayne V. Jordan Gary J. Crawford Allen Minneman Sharleen Mullins Chester T. Lauck Bruce A. Allen John P. Zebelean, III Errol W. Mc Lean Linwood L. Mc Mahon Lars E. Anderson Todd H. Hess

cannoneer@cox.net nancyc@stny.rr.com gorsbob@aol.com wvjordan@aol.com usimlt@hughes.net allenm@mtmcase-gard.com slwcarr@yahoo.com lauckc@yahoo.com southernshooter1@verizon.net rebshooter@aol.com captain1@slic.com linwood.mcmahon@verizon.net lars.anderson@ofplaw.com Thess6685@yahoo.com

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Marketing Committee Chris M. De Francisci chris@esotericresearch.com NRA Liaison Officer Craig Stanley cws11@ptd.net NRA Liaison Deputy CWO-2 Frederic A. Behrens redbaron13@verizon.net Ordnance Officer & Medical Liaison John Venskoske, Sr. bcgsi@hughes.net Personnel Review Carlton Layne cpllayne@aol.com Photography Officer Ericka L. Hoffmann ehkayak@gmail.com Program Staff Officer TBA Property Management Staff Officer Jeffrey C. Hall jchall23.jh@gmail.com Property Manager Timothy D. Scanlan nssapropertymgr@aol.com Protocol Officer Brandon S. Bowser Provost Marshall Robert S. Klutas stonycrick61@gmail.com Publications Committee Sharon A. Myers sharon.a.myers@comcast.net Public Information Officer Bruce W. Miller S spartan70@sbcglobal.net Range Officer Scott B. Harris cwshooter575@gmail.com Recreation Committee Joseph M. Fisher wildpuppy@earthlink.net Recruiting Officer Melinda C. Shaw anieoak13@gmail.com Registration Officer & Visitor Committee TBA Revolver Range Officer Chris M. De Francisci chris@esotericresearch.com Rules Officer John S. Robey robey1861@aol.com Safety Officer Brian J. Evans icemo@comcast.net Sanitation Officer Charles J. Wager wagerl@soc.mil Signal Officer David Cole cole84_89@verizon.net Small Arms Staff Officer John D. Holland, Jr. jh44ny@verizon.net Statistics Officer Matthew R. Bennett mbenne1@msn.com Sutler Officer Linwood L. Mc Mahon linwood.mcmahon@verizon.net Uniform Committee Mark E. Latham balchiss@hotmail.com Unit Membership Committee Kenneth L. Stiles nssa.org.membership@gmail.com Veteran's Committee George J. Schell gschell516@cs.com Youth Program Coordinator Frederick J. Schell The information contained in the 2019 Contact List is maintained by the Executive Secretary of the N-SSA. If you see an error, or if your information has changed, contact Judy Stoneburner at execsecretary@n-ssa.net.

Note From the Editor Send in any photos or articles that you feel may be of interest to other N-SSA members. When sending photos, please include captions and the names of those pictured. Don’t forget to credit yourself as the writer.

Submit all articles in text format (ex. Word, not a pdf).

All photos must be at least 300 dpi (credit the photographer).

Submit via e-mail to skirmishline@n-ssa.net.

You will receive a return email confirming receipt.

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MEET THE STAFF OFFICER

By Wayne Jordan Meet Jeff Hall, the Property Management Officer of the N-SSA. A skirmisher since 1966, he is a resident of Northern Virginia and has been a member of the Washington Blue Rifles the entire time.

So, what exactly does the Property Management job entail? There is a long list of responsibilities. Jeff tries to sum it up by saying, “We are trying to keep Fort Shenandoah in good shape so it can be used and enjoyed by all for a long time to come.” That’s a pretty broad job description, and I’ll try to hit on most of the tasks that entails.

But first, who is Jeff Hall and how did he become a skirmisher? In his 52 years of skirmishing, he has held various team offices including commander. He grew up in Northern Virginia and now lives in nearby Dumfires, (but will soon move into a new house near Winchester), and went to high school with Lars Anderson of the Blue Rifles. One day Lars took Jeff to a shooting range that used to exist under the Wilson Bridge (part of the Capital Beltway) and showed him how to shoot a muzzle loader. “I thought to myself, ‘I think I like this,’” says Jeff, recalling his younger days. The next thing he knew, he was skirmisher. His competitor number is 0023.

Skirmishing has greatly impacted his life in many ways. It was also Lars who set Jeff up on a blind date long ago with a woman named Ronda, who later became Jeff’s wife.

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As for qualifications for this job, Jeff seems to have all the boxes checked. After serving in Vietnam and getting a math degree, he started his professional career in land development and road building. If you’ve ever driven through the Springfield, VA “mixing bowl” of Rt 95 and the Beltway, Jeff had a big hand in the overhaul of that and the introduction of the HOT lanes a few years back while working for the Fluor company. He retired in 2015 and turned his attention even more toward the N-SSA. “I thought it was time to give back while still able and I had something of value to offer the association’, he says. He has now been the Property Management Officer for 2 years, but had been serving on the Property Management Committee prior to that time. The committee has a fluctuating number of volunteer members, but right now numbers about 7. There is usually room for more people, especially if they have specific skills or experience that relate to the committee’s work.

So, tell us a few things about the job, Jeff. “I review a lot of plans. Any construction on N-SSA property needs an application submitted to my committee. Fort Shenandoah has a building code, and we are also covered by county code. I need to determine if a county permit is needed. If there is any change to a campsite, be safe and apply. And new things come up over time, too. Now we need to take a close look at any changes to the grading. We’ve had some issues where an improvement to one campsite creates a drainage problem in another campsite.”

Jeff has plenty of tasks to attend to, as well as coordinating the efforts of his committee members. Our national rules call for his committee to have the grounds fully inspected twice a year. An issue that has been arising in recent years involved old junked trailers that don’t seem to ever depart the camp. We are talking about the ones that have passed the point of being usable and are unoccupied. Every trailer must have its owner’s identification marked on it where the inspectors can easily see it, and every team is responsible for what is on their campsite. I’ve seen Jeff try to work with people on this issue, but there comes a time when the issue just has to be dealt with.

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and effort. He works closely with Tim Scanlan on anything that takes place on the property. Other projects include road upkeep, sutler building maintenance, working with Bruce Allen on the remodeling of the Historic Center, maintenance of the barn and equipment, and even the on-site property manager’s house. Bridges, bathrooms, and towers also need to be monitored and repaired. The shooting range itself can be an enormous ongoing project. “Anything we do to the range requires voluminous paperwork with both state and federal agencies due to wetland regulations,” he says. Jeff oversees a budget that often runs in the $80,000 - $100,000 per year range.

Jeff says the best part about the job is interacting with so many skirmishers on projects that benefit the N-SSA, even including going to Board meetings. What is the worst part of the job? So far he has been pleasantly surprised at the lack of frustration and the low level of stress presented by this job. “It is so much less pressure than my old job,” he says. Yes, he sounds like a guy who retired recently.

Jeff has a few other hobbies and interests. He likes to fish and has a boat and house in Colonial Beach, VA, to make that easy. He likes to catch rockfish, among others, and says he has caught them as large as 5 lbs. and 20” long in nearby waters. As for skirmishing, Jeff likes to shoot his musket and carbine, but also often competes with revolver and Ballard.

His son has skirmished with him off and on, and his wife used to participate in the dress competition.

Any final comments, Jeff? “I enjoy skirmishing because I enjoy and respect the history, I love to shoot, and I like the competitive camaraderie. You can make a lot of good friends here by competing against them, whether you win or lose.”

Meet the Staff Officer or Committee Chairperson is a series that will be published in each edition of the Skirmish Line. The most recent N-SSA directory lists 29 Staff Officers and 17 Committee Chairs. This reflects the wide range of duties that must be performed to keep our organization running. Most of these volunteers are low profile people who work quietly behind the scenes, contributing an enormous number of hours of work to support the N-SSA each year. This series of articles is meant to bring them out of the background and share with our membership who they are and why they are in these jobs.

SCV and UDC Southern Social at the Nationals Thursday evenings, 5pm - Room below the museum All N-SSA members are invited to the SCV & UDC Southern Social at each National. Just bring a chair or camp stool and your favorite beverage.

This is an opportunity to meet fellow N-SSA members who are also members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Sons of Union Veterans, and Daughters of Union Veterans.

There is no agenda, just a time to meet fellow Compatriots and Daughters.

The N-SSA, UDC, SCV, SUV, and DUV work hand-in-hand participating in parades, memorial services, reenactments, monument dedications, etc.

If you have suggestions or comments, email John Sharrett at sharrett1728@gmail.com and indicate NSSA-SCV in the subject line.

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North-South Skirmish Association Board of Director’s Meeting Saturday, January 26, 2019 Chantilly, Virginia The Board of Directors approved minutes electronically, March 11, 2019 Commander Booz called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

Commander Booz thanked everyone for attending the January 2019 meeting of the Board of Directors of the North-South Skirmish Association and stated that this is our business meeting for our corporation. Commander Booz led the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance and offered the invocation.

Charles Kindle, Deputy Commander called roll and the following Board members were reported as present.

National Commander, David Booz National Deputy Commander, Charles Kindle National Paymaster, James Baird National Inspector General, Wayne Shaw Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner Allegheny Region Commander, John Doyle Carolina Region Commander, James Rogers, III Central Virginia Commander, Bobby Hannula Chesapeake Region Commander, Ed Thompson Deep South Region Commander, Lawrence Gibson

Mid-Atlantic Region Commander, Roger Gray Midwest Region Commander, Eric Schuessler New England Deputy Commander, Louis Ruggerio Northeast Region Commander, Robert D. Kelley *Northwest Region Commander, Hugh McLeod *Replaced by Dep. Commander, John Gaskill at 3:50pm Potomac Region Commander, Davy Crockett Tidewater Region Commander, Mike Davenport Western Region Deputy Commander, Kevin Herrick National Adjutant, Melinda Shaw reported as absent.

Commander Booz introduced and welcomed the new members of the Board of Directors. They are Bob Kelley of the Northeast Region and John Mark of the Western Region. John Mark was unable to attend, in his place the deputy commander of the region, Kevin Herrick. Paul Morgigno of the New England Region was unable to attend in his place Lou Ruggerio, Deputy Commander.

Judy Stoneburner moved to approve the minutes of the Board of Director’s meeting of Thursday, October 4, 2018 as presented. Minutes approved.

Judy Stoneburner moved to approve the minutes of the Membership meeting of Friday, October 5, 2018 as presented.

Minutes approved.

Commander Booz presented his opening statement. As we gather today to do the business of the N-SSA, it is our duty to do what is best for this organization. It is crucial that we, as a Board see the big picture and work to do what is best for the organization. Our task is to do what is best to keep this organization alive for the next twenty-five or fifty years. It is not someone else’s job to keep us alive it is our responsibility. Our recruiting efforts have been paying off. We will hear this morning that our membership numbers are better than they have been in a long time. Nevertheless, we cannot rest on our laurels; we must re-double our efforts to bring more people into our ranks. As board members, it is our obligation to lead the efforts to recruit. What have you done to help with the recruitment efforts? Commander Booz asked if regions had recruitment officers and Public Information Officers. It is tough to get people to volunteer. We have positions that are vacant because members will not step up. Regional Commanders you have to make sure that there is someone in your region helping with this program. Please help each other and we must be united in this effort.

We will be discussing our rule regarding the non-shooting members today. I would like to be able to expand on this by bringing in people as non-shooting members, such as family members. We could increase our numbers and our revenue by bringing them into the association as a non-shooting member.

We have talked in the past about recruiting reenactors, but we have not had a lot of success in this area. There are many reasons for this but I think that we need to continue to try to reach this audience. I suggest that we designate a campsite in Area 7 to be an authentic campsite. I hope that one of our current N-SSA teams will take the lead on this. This could be an attraction for reenactors as well as an education tool for recruitment and for our current members. Regional

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Commanders need to speak with the teams that are interested in this. One of our By-Laws is to educate and the authentic campsite would be beneficial in supporting this By-Law. This area could be an attraction for re-enactors as well as an educational tool for recruitment and for our current members. We could advertise this camp at re-enactments. We could also use it as a draw for Sons of Confederate Veterans camps and Sons of Union Veterans Camps. I hope that you may be willing to speak to these groups, as they usually want speakers for each of their meetings.

The editor of the Skirmish Line is not here. Our magazine is good and it looks great. This magazine can be an excellent form of communication for our members and it can be an excellent way to represent the N-SSA to the rest of the world.

We need to increase the staff of the magazine so that the editor does not have to do all of the work. Each member of the Board can send in articles and can try to find people in your regions to send in articles. Each region is supposed to have a Public Information Officer and this person should be sending in information to our magazine. Each regional commander should see to it that this position is filled.

At one point, we had well over 20 ranges, where skirmishes could be held. We have lost ranges over the years and I know that this is a national trend. Do we need to find more ranges? As regional commanders, you are the people who have the knowledge that we need. Can you help us find sportsman clubs that we could collaborate with? We have few places like this already but I think that this type of partnership may be the best way to increase our opportunities to skirmish.

Money is always an issue and we need to try to help those who are in need. I suggest that we can do two programs that would help our members. First, can we establish a scholarship fund for skirmishers? This fund could be used for any type of higher education, college, trade school, some special program and could be limited to skirmishers under the age of 22. Perhaps it could have a limit of $500.00 or $1000.00 or the amount could float depending on our funding. A second program could be established to create a fund for skirmishers who are in need. We know that some of our members are in dire straits. We would need to establish a committee to set up guidelines for each of these programs and to advertise and administer them. Both could be a great help to our members. Funding could come from donations, from special appeals or could be part of our regular budget.

In the past, I conducted a recruiting skirmish at Fort Shenandoah. We had 31 potential members attend and had 12 of those people join within two months. We advertised at the Baltimore Gun Show and on the internet. Can we do this again? Perhaps it could be held after a skirmish so that potential members could actually see a skirmish, then go on the firing line, and try some of the firearms that we use. With the proper preparation, this could be done at any range that we use. If teams, or regions tried to do this after a skirmish it might be less costly since the range was already being rented and hopefully there would be enough N-SSA members willing to stay and help with the program.

I am going to ask you as regional commanders to provide information so that as we recruit, we have a better chance of putting people in slots. Some teams may be highly competitive, some just family oriented. We need to hear from you to make our impression right and recruits easier to place.

In the past, we had a long range planning committee. Today I will reinstitute this program. Bobby Hannula and Ed Thompson have been appointed to chair and co-chair this committee and they have accepted the position. This committee will be tasked with job of looking at our future and coming up with ideas that will make our association stronger and better.

As leaders of the N-SSA, it is up to each of us to do our best to help this organization. Everyone has the duty to help lead, we are not hear to just fill a seat. When I ask the Board members to send me information, I expect a response. I beseech you to do the job that all of us have been tasked with and together this organization will be much better. As stated earlier I am sharing with you the big picture and see that our task is to continue to have this organization survive.

Deputy Commander, Charles Kindle discussed why he and Commander Booz were not receiving reports from the Board members, staff officers and committee chairs in addition to why some jobs are not being done correctly. It was determined that they had not given out good enough information in respects to what is expected. The Deputy Commander will be taking on the task of making sure everyone that takes a new job, knows his or her job.

Deputy Commander Kindle moved to change the time for the awards ceremony at the fall nationals and move it up by one half hour. 15 Ayes, 1 Nay Motion passed.

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Inspector General, Wayne Shaw stated that the IG staff and he conducted inspections at the nationals, both spring and fall and we had very few failures. I am asking the Regional Commanders to enforce the rule that the regional IG’s make every effort to attend the Nationals and work with the IG staff. It is unfair that five or six people have to do all the work of fifteen.

Regional IG’s are the work force for the Nationals. They all become assistant National IG’s twice a year and can learn what they need to know to do their job on a regional level. Meetings are held for the IG’s Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings of each nationals.

He reported that a probationary team was inspected at the fall nationals and passed with flying colors. Another probationary team will stand inspection during the spring nationals on Friday at 10:00 a.m. Wayne Shaw moved to approve the 48th Virginia Infantry of the Central Virginia Region as a full member organization in the North-South Skirmish Association. Motion approved. The permanent unit number will be 271-CV.

Inspector Shaw stated that at the August 2018 Board meeting an issue came up in question about powder coating projectiles. The decision to allow powder coating was defeated. The Board has never ruled which type or brand of lube could be used or the method of applying any lube to the projectile in use. Wayne Shaw moved to rescind the previous action taken at the August 2018 Board meeting regarding powder coating. Motion passed Inspector Shaw reminded everyone to watch the powder loads with the smoothbore. We do have a rule on powder loads.

There was a discussion regarding the fouled firearms during the fall nationals and it was concluded that many were due to the lack of powder load. Regional Commanders discuss this issue with your teams.

Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner reported on the end of the 2018 membership. With the close of the 2018 skirmish year, the association’s membership was 2,853 members. The difference between the ending membership of 2017 and 2018 was a deficit of 15 members. The difference between the ending membership of 2016 and 2017 was a deficit of 124 members. This shows the positive results of the recruiting efforts made by the individual members, teams and national staff. She reviewed the Gain/Loss report for 2018 and the January 2019 Gain/Loss report to date. She reported that four teams had not yet paid their 2019 renewals which accounts for approximately 47 members. Statistical reports for 2018 membership included members by state, by region, new members by region, temporary independent members by region, gender, age and non-shooting members were presented.

Pre-sale practice targets continue to run smoothly with 335 targets being sold in 2018 with a profit of $470.00. She reported that the Memorial Brick program continues to be a success and after one year is self-sustaining. She encouraged everyone in attendance to take the time to see the work done in Memorial Park.

Judy Stoneburner has requested up to $500.00 for laptop replacement. She explained that the laptop is over ten years old and is a workhorse, but it is showing signs of issues.

The Board recommended $1000.00 for a laptop and an external drive.

James Baird moved to allocate up to $1,000.00 for a laptop and any necessary accessories. Motion approved.

Judy Stoneburner moved to approve funds for the 75 DSCA 7-Gun medals for $1,560.00. Motion approved It was reported that the following teams did not meet the participation requirement for 2018.

183-AL 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry, 256-AL Thomas Legion, 257-CR 24th Georgia.

John Doyle, Allegheny Region Commander and Jim Rogers, Carolina Region Commander spoke on behalf of their teams.

No action was taken against the teams.

Jim Rogers moved that we consider the circumstances and that we maintain the membership of the 24 th Georgia for 2019.

Motion approved.

The following teams were reported as folding: 256-AL Thomas Legion.

Judy Stoneburner made a request to the Board to allow Hart’s Battery 152-PT to be allowed to maintain their team status with three members for 2019 in order for them to rebuild. Commander Hale of Hart’s Battery, CSA provided documentation that would support this request. Davy Crockett, Potomac Region Commander offered his support with the request. Charles Kindle moved to allow Hart’s Battery leniency of one year to rebuild their team. Motion passed.

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The Washington Grays (086) Tidewater Region made the request to transfer to the Central Virginia Region. Mike Davenport moved to approve the regional transfer. Transfer approved.

The 2019 skirmish dates were presented and updated. The secretary reminded Regional Commanders to submit their application thirty days in advance of the skirmish and to pay closer attention to the targeting numbers in the breechloader events.

Davy Crockett moved to approve the spring national’s 139th patch as presented. Motion approved.

The fall national’s 140th patch was presented for approval. After discussion, it was suggested that some changes be made and re submitted. The 140th patch was resubmitted with changes and upon motion by Roger Gray, the patch was approved.

The draft of the 139th Spring Nationals Program was presented with additions.

The program was approved as a working document.

Paymaster, James Baird distributed the Statement of Income for the period January 1 thru December 31, 2018, Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018, Statement of Restricted Funds as of December 31, 2018, Statement of Cash Balances as of December 31, 2018, Budget vs. Actual for the period January 1 thru December 31, 2018 and the Proposed Budget for 2019.

James Baird reviewed the Budget vs. Actual and stated that as you can see we did not do too well as we did not take in the amount of income as expected but we also did not spend the amounts as proposed. Our dues, advertising and Web revenue were down more than expected, among other items. Range rent was also down but that is directly attributed to lower participation. Due to continued bad weather during the year, we were hammered on pump outs, electricity and trash hauling. I have made some proposed adjustments to the 2018 budget to zero out the differences in expenditures.

The proposed budget for 2019 is presented taking into effect the reduced income in 2018 and again taking a conservative approach. As you can see this has us in a proposed deficit of $35,850.

The recommendations are to approve the adjustments to the 2018 budget, approve the purchase of a new laptop for the Executive Secretary and discuss and approve a balanced budget for 2019.

There were no questions regarding the budget vs. actual of 2018.

2019 Budget There are some changes from the Property Management funds requested. The replacement of the zero turn mower ($12,900.00) will be funded through the replacement funds. A contingency request of $2,500.00 for roofing was found to not be necessary and this was cut. The income would now be $363,500.00, expenditures now $383,950.00 with a deficit of $20,450.00. The paymaster stated that there are certain parts of the budget that cannot be touched, such as wages, Skirmish Line, Insurance, Property Taxes, utilities to name some. This equates to 85 to 87% of the budget.

Jeff Hall, Property Management stated that they would cut $10,000.00 out of paved road repair. The roads are in good condition now and we will maintain status quo this year.

Bobby Hannula moved for this year only to drop funding of the land fund by necessary amount to balance the budget today, with the opportunity to revisit in August. ($10,450.00) Motion approved.

Mike Davenport amended the motion to replace the land fund appropriation if we finish under the budget. Amended motion was approved.

The approved 2019 budget report was provided with a proposal Income of $363,500.00 and a proposal Expenditure of $363,500.00 for 2019.

James Baird moved to approve the adjustment to the 2018 budget. Motion approved.

IT Manager, Linwood McMahon reported that final reports for the 138 th nationals plus a summary/script of all shooting awards presented on Saturday and Sunday were sent to appropriate personnel and skirmish results, classifications and DSSA/DSCA were posted on the website. He thanked Linda Ogdan and Sherry Myers who have continued to volunteer 22

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their time doing the endless task of back office support and data entry for individual scores and team events. Without the help of these dedicated volunteers, we would be hard pressed to continue the high quality of service expected from the stat house. Region stat programs have been provided to regions to date with updated classifications and competitor information. He reported that he was very pleased with the service that MacMedia has provided in hosting our website.

The current contract is due for renewal in February at a cost of $2,400.00 for hosting both the .org and .net sites. Included in the renewal is twelve hours of maintenance. I am requesting an additional eight hours of maintenance be added to the contract at an additional cost of $800.00. Maintenance hours are used to either update or troubleshoot and repair problems on either the N-SSA.org or the N-SSA.net websites. Davy Crockett moved to approve the request with MacMedia with additional hours for maintenance for $3,200.00. Motion approved.

Linwood reported that two CP200 Motorola radios are missing. 16 channel serial # 018MTQ5638 and Motorola 4 channel, serial # 018TMQ9342. The association owns 35 portable radios, which are available to host staff, and 6 additional portables that are assigned to Provost. He reported that some of the individual charge units for the radios are starting to have problems due to corrosion on terminals rendering them unusable.

Davy Crockett moved to replace the single unit radio chargers with six Motorola 6 unit chargers at $425.00 each. Motion approved.

Linwood McMahon recommended we adopt the Standard Operating Procedures Communications Manual proposed by Paul Stoneburner in the Skirmish Director’s report for use during national skirmishes. Charles Kindle moved to approve the manual. Motion approved. The manual will become part of the Skirmish Director’s Manual.

Linwood requested a creation of a secure, environmental controlled area for storage of electronics (radios, laptops, printers). After discussion, the Board will look into this and have a solution by May 2019 for proper storage.

Linwood presented the Sutler reported that included the sutler rent received to date. He thanked Jeff Hall and the PMC for handling maintenance items in Sutler Row. Three new sutlers were present at the fall nationals. The Maryland Sutler, Dash Imaging and the Blanket Brigade. Dell’s Leather will be on board for the spring of 2019. He addressed the problem of the Sutler parking. The request was made to the Board to designate a sutler parking area below the barn during national skirmishes. Commander Booz stated that there is no immediate answer at this time. He has requested that the Property Management Committee look into all parking areas for the nationals.

Property Management Committee led by Jeff Hall reported that there had been improvement with the campers being marked and they are down to 28 campers that have not been marked/identified. He stated that the committee would continue to work on this. It was reported that the contractor did a nice job on the exit road, AP Hill Loop and along Zollicoffer Road where ditch remediation and a culvert will help prevent erosion on the roadway surface. With the year being the wettest in memory, we were faced with many challenges on the range and in the roadways. The range was unmowable for a large part of the summer. The 9th Virginia added a step to the Pistol Range target shed to make ingress and egress safer. The 2019 work skirmish will be held on Saturday, June 15. The Property Management amended budget was approved during the budget approval process earlier in the day. Commander Booz stated that the Property Management Committee has done a tremendous job.

Commander Booz presented the recruitment report in Melinda Shaw’s absence. The 2019 recruitment budget was approved during the budget approval process earlier in the day. He reported on the upcoming recruitment shows.

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Great American Outdoor Show February 2-10, 2019 Harrisburg, PA Baltimore Antique Arms Show March 16 & 17, 2019 Timonium, MD Virginia Outdoor Sportsman Show August 9-11, 2019 Richmond, VA

Charitable Giving Committee Chair, Wayne Jordan presented his report. He reported that during 2018 a fundraising campaign included several methods of appeals to our members to donate to the N-SSA. At this time, he reported that $21,904.00 was collected in 2018. This amount is close to what was donating in 2017. He discussed the different promotional avenues used to bring awareness to the Charitable Giving program. Davy Crockett moved to increase the Charitable Giving budget to $4,500.00. Motion approved.

Provost Marshall, Bob Klutas presented his report and stated he would focus more on the addendum submitted. The addendum included the duties, as he perceived them of the Provost squad. He had asked for feedback from the entire Skirmish Line

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staff of the Provost. He believes this demonstrates the seriousness of which these volunteers take their responsibility of providing services to the entire organization and its Board of Directors. He has received complaints about how the provost acts. The membership has to understand that the Provost is not law enforcements. Bob stated that from this point on if, there is a complaint; he will be going to the unit commander. He cited occurrences and that when situations occur; some members refuse to give the provost their competitor number. If things get out of hand, the sheriff will be called. The provosts are volunteers. He has requested from the Board to create some policy as to the exact role and expectations of the Provost.

Commander Booz stated that we (the Board of Directors) will support you and the provost staff and we will do all that we can do to assist the Provost Staff. Commander Booz reminded the Regional Commanders and National Officers that if a request comes from Bob or his staff for assistance, it is part of their responsibility to assist them. In addition, Commander Booz stated that we are fortunate to have Bob Klutas as our Provost Marshall. Commander David Booz, Deputy Commander, Charles Kindle and Provost Marshall, Bob Klutas will write a draft of policy and procedure for the provost staff.

Chesapeake Region Commander, Ed Thompson presented the request from McNeill’s Rangers to create the Clarence Holloway, Jr. trophy. Carol White of McNeill’s Rangers represented the team and spoke to the Board. McNeill’s Rangers wishes to create an award to recognize our Tenderfoot Shooters. The award is in recognition of Clarence Holloway of the 1st Regt. Engineer Troops, ANV. Clarence passed away in 2012. The award will recognize the top Junior and Senior Individual winners of the Tenderfoot Air Rifle Individual Match at each National Skirmish beginning with the 139th National to be held in May 2019.

Ed Thompson moved to approve the Clarence Holloway, Jr. Memorial Trophy to be presented to the top Junior and Senior Individual Tenderfoot Air Rifle Match. McNeill’s will supply the trophy and the plates. Motion approved.

Chris DeFransici, Marketing Committee Chairman presented the Marketing Summary for 2018 that included expanding the public awareness of the N-SSA. In addition, the Marketing Plan accomplishments to date were provided.

He reported that the print media continues to be our shining success. In 2018, ads were placed in the following publications. Banner (Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War), Civil War News, The Artilleryman, Civil War special issue of WWII History Magazine (50,000 circulation) and Civil War Times. Extra advertising at no cost to the N-SSA was seen in or on NMLRA Magazine, Civil War News, The Winchester Star, and Broadcast on MWVM-TV Oct. 5 of the 138th National Competition and the Civil War Courier. We are reaching over 100,800 people who are interested enough to pay for these publications. We see a strong increase in information requests after publications are released. The Website traffic from August 11 to November 11 was over 16,687 unique visits. This is not as good as we had wanted.

We would like to start the website referral program. Many shooting related website are out there that we could put our logo and website on. We need to do more statistical reporting on the website. Chris stated that our efforts through marketing are bearing fruit, as seen by the membership numbers. We are closing the gap and are getting more members in. I have spoken with ASSRA and NMLRA and they are feeling the same as we. The target market is the 35-45 year old members. We need to be a little more forward thinking without departing from our roots.

Chris discussed the social media issues. There is an unprecedented amount of bills for anti-guns, some of them will affect us, and some will not. It appears we will be fighting an uphill battle in 2019 in terms of attitude of people joining the organization for shooting. We do not have the same backlash as the modern shooting organizations, so far. The proposed marketing plan includes but is not limited to • • • • • •

Continue to drive trafficker to our website Continue to Print Media Effort Reciprocal Web Link Outreach Air Gun Team Proposal Continued NMLRA Outreach Add additional members to Marketing committee

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committees. Chris stated that Bruce Miller, the PIO Officer could speak with anyone about writing up things for the newspapers.

Bobby Hannula moved to approve the requested budget of $11,000.00 for the 2019 marketing efforts. Motion approved.

The Board met in Executive Session at 1:00 p.m. Upon returning to open session, Roger Gray moved to approve the 50-year awards as presented. Motion approved Roger Gray moved to approve the shooting awards as presented. Motion approved Roger Gray moved to approve the personnel review committee report. Motion approved.

Commander Booz announced that the Board discussed how we staff nationals. At this point, we will emphasize that teams must live up to their responsibilities and he would speak with the new program officer. Commander Booz announced that he would like to appoint Charles Hahn of the 13th Confederate Infantry, as the Program Staff Officer.

Upon motion by Lawrence Gibson to approve appointment, the appointment was approved.

The Board acknowledged the Revolver Range report.

Commander Booz presented rules report in the absence of John Robey, Rules Officer.

Tabled From August 2018 Bobby Hannula moved to amend rule 31.4.1 � 31.4.5 company match medals to match the numbers proposed in APPENDIX 1. The motion failed.

Tabled From August 2018 Bobby Hannula moved to amend rule 31.2 individual match medals to match the numbers proposed in APPENDIX 2. The motion failed.

Davy Crockett moved to rescind the motion of last August that eliminated B-2 and C from awards. The motion passed.

Mike Davenport moved to include Smoothbore Pistol Company Matches to the official program of National Skirmishes, and to base the text on that in APPENDIX 3.

Roger Gray moved to table this motion until August of 2019 allowing Chris DeFransici and Ed Thompson time to look into the safety concerns that were discussed. Motion to table was approved. It was further announced that there would no demonstration matches for Smoothbore Pistol.

Mike Davenport moved to add Rule 37.4e to clarify that residence at Fort Shenandoah is not permitted for persons other than the Property Manager and his family. Motion approved. e. Only the Property Manager and his family may reside on Fort Shenandoah. Members and their guests may use Fort Shenandoah for recreational camping, but not as a place of residence. (See Rule 37.4d for time limits.)

Commander Booz moved to add Rule 37.5.2 to regulate use of utilities at Fort Shenandoah at all times. Motion approved.

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USE OF UTILITIES Use of utilities at Fort Shenandoah comes with restrictions, which apply at all times, and not merely at National Skirmishes. Persons or member organizations in violation of these restrictions will be referred to the Board of Directors for appropriate penalties.

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Members and their guests must use batteries, generators, or renewable energy sources for their personal needs. c.

The ROLL‐BACK DUMPSTERS are to be used for the disposal of garbage and disposable camping and range trash ONLY. The N‐SSA already bears the expense of trash disposal, but the N‐SSA incurs additional cash penalties when non‐trash articles are thrown into the dumpsters.

PROHIBITED ITEMS:

Limbs, brush, grass clippings, and leaves • Camping and camper appliances and fixtures • Home appliances • Propane tanks • Auto and camper batteries • Tires • Used or broken furniture • Other items as may be banned by the Board of Directors As a side note. The question was presented regarding CPAC recharging at Fort Shenandoah. The Visitor’s booth by the bridge may be able to charge the units when manned. It was also announced that there are outlets that can be used in the Ruritan’s Pavilion for recharging.

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Commander Booz moved to add Rule 19.4d to allow the use of muzzle‐loading shoulder arms, which are capable of firing multiple rounds without reloading between shots. Motion failed.

Roger Gray moved to amend Rule 7.9.9 to allow shooting boxes to remain on the bench during revolver company matches, as they are during individual matches. 1 Aye 15 Nays Motion failed.

Roger Gray moved to amend Rule 18.18c to permit shoulder pads during individual matches.

1 Aye 15 Nays Motion failed Roger Gray moved to amend Rule 28.3.5b (1&2) by increasing musket and carbine company event times from 300 to 360 seconds. Motion failed.

Roger Gray moved to amend Rule 37.16k as follows 37.16k Any fuel or battery powered model airplanes, gliders, helicopters, drones and rockets of any type are prohibited from use on Fort Shenandoah.

Roger Gray then moved to amend the motion by adding unless approved by the Board of Directors. The amended motion was approved.

37.16k Any fuel or battery powered model airplanes, gliders, helicopters, drones and rockets of any type are prohibited from use on Fort Shenandoah unless approved by the Board of Directors.

Dave Booz moved to Redesignate Article X, SECTION 1F as ARTICLE II, SECTION 10.

David Booz moved to amend the above article as follows: SECTION 10 Individuals who want to support the N‐SSA in a non‐shooting capacity may obtain a non‐shooting membership by paying reduced dues (in an amount to be set by the Board of Directors) for a non‐shooting membership.

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2. Participation in individual matches or as members of small‐ arms companies or as members of artillery crews (including mortar).

Non‐shooting members shall have membership cards distinctly different from shooting members. (Effective February 2017) Dues for non‐shooting members shall be one‐half of the dues for regular membership. (Set by the Board of Directors in February 2017.)

Motion passed. This by-laws change will be presented to the membership for vote during the spring 2019 nationals membership meeting.

The following reports were acknowledged by virtue of being in the board package, Bivouac, Public Information Officer, Small Arms Committee, Costume Committee and History and Education reports.

Old Business: From August 2018 -Charles Kindle moved that those recognized as having completed 30 years and then 40 years of membership receive recognition of that through the awarding of a star-shaped lapel pin that can be affixed to the uniform; bronze in color with the number 30 and silver with the number 40. James Rogers amended the motion to one pin for 30 years. The amended motion failed due to a lack of a second. Mike Davenport amended the motion to add 60 and 70 years pins and all pins be made available for purchase by the skirmisher at no cost to the national organization. Robert Hannula moved to table this until January 2019 board meeting and everyone bring back to the meeting their ideas (colors, years, design, merit, etc.) for discussion. Motion to table was approved.

Charles Kindle presented the design and price listing. He stated that the Northwest Region would pick up the cost of the setup and the first $500.00 for these pins. The skirmisher would not have to pay for the pins. He also asked the regions donate towards the cost. Currently the pins would cost $1.24 each. He could order 250 silver and 250 bronze pins. Upon motion by Charles Kindle to provide, a 30 and 40-year lapel service pins to be available to skirmishers for their service, initially funded by the Northwest Region.

Motion passed. Commander Booz instructed Charles Kindle to standardize procedures to which members can apply for the pins.

Commander Booz recognized Wayne Jordan. Wayne spoke about the Skirmish Line in the absence of the editor. He stated that the magazine was at the publishers and it was a nice issue. He discussed the times that the magazine comes out and asked the Board to clarify when the magazine should come out. He asked that members submit articles and/or pass on ideas to him for articles.

Carolina Region: Jim Rogers brought up the issue of the current rule for use of practice targets as being very non-specific. His report listed eight proposed items regarding the practice targets that he would like to see added to the rules. Mike Davenport moved to table the practice target proposal, procedures and rules submitted until August for further research.

Amended motion passed.

Jim Rogers presented the proposal regarding rules outlawing the use of paper-patched bullets in Skirmishing. He was asked to pursue this and bring back more information in August.

Jim Rogers presented ideas regarding a potential endowment fund. He did not make a proposal or motion, but asked the Board to look over the report and add any comments and ideas if interested.

Mid-Atlantic Region Items for consideration: 1. Request for ATM and Free Wi-Fi at the Fort. It was found that the cost would be considerable high. This item would not be considered due to cost.

2. Consider a membership fee discount for families. Commander Booz asked the region commanders to discuss this with their teams. If after discussion there is interest and practical application, bring this back in August.

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proposal from Matt Patton to create a Junior Grand Aggregate class and trophy. Roger then rescinded his motion and asked to table the motion until August in order to obtain more information.

Tidewater Region The proposal to incorporate simultaneous competition for both eight member and five member companies was rescinded

by Mike Davenport.

Chesapeake Region Ed Thompson inquired about golf cart usage at the Fort. He understood that this has been brought up before and it is being brought up again, because of the parking issues. Commander Booz reiterated that Property Management is looking into the parking situation and that Jeff Hall would report at the August board meeting.

James Baird reported that he would pursue the contract for the January 2020 board meeting with the Hyatt, located in Chantilly, Virginia with the same provisions.

After action: The contract was signed on January 28, 2019 for the 2020 meeting.

The August 2019 Board of Director’s Meeting will be held Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Fort Shenandoah, in the lower level of the Veteran’s Building.

Charles Kindle moved to accept the 2018 Skirmish Director’s report. The report was approved. It was discussed the necessity of having generators to run the power to the Main Range Tower and Revolver Range tower if there is a loss of main power. Tim Scanlan confirmed that there are two generators that will be available should this occur.

Final comments from the Board members Jim Rogers said he enjoyed the facility and was glad to being here.

Ed Thompson said it was a good meeting.

Lawrence Gibson spoke about what to do with your national patches. He suggests sewing them on your shooting bags, that you take to your local ranges/clubs and other organized matches (i.e. SASS, IDPA, USPSA, High Power, etc.) where competitive shooters congregate. I always get questions about the patches and the N-SSA. Davy Crockett said it was a good meeting Bob Kelley said that it was a real learning experience Eric Schuessler said it was a good meeting.

Mike Davenport spoke about the Tidewater the cancer shoot. He reported that the region has raised $68,000.00 and every penny had been donated to Cancer Research. Our slogan is fighting cancer one Minnie ball at a time. We challenge every region to do something like this, to either cancer or other benevolent of other people. Our region members collected $1,357.09 for flood victims in our Region. We have developed our own benevolent fund. Commander Booz thanked the Tidewater Region and he strongly urged the members to consider this.

Charles Kindle thanked the Board members and said it was a good meeting.

Commander Booz thanked everyone for all that they do to help the N-SSA. I strongly encourage you to consider the idea as leaders to how much you have to do. We need people to step up. We discussed a lot today and the people around this table need to deal with it. Have a safe trip home, a good early skirmishing season.

Davy Crockett moved to adjourn. Motion passed Adjourned at 4:48 Respectfully submitted this 7th day of February 2019 Judy O. Stoneburner Executive Secretary N-SSA

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Crossing the River Jerry Sciortino The time has come to hang up my skirmish guns after 55 years of service. It has been a wonderful time, enjoyed with wonderful people. But I do have one lingering regret. What I’d hoped would be my greatest contribution to the N-SSA and to skirmishers past, present, and future seems to be of little interest.

Years ago, at one Ft. Shenandoah Opening Ceremony, the Chaplain delivered a long list of those who have crossed the river. It brought to mind the widening gaps around our own campfires. Yes, life can be short … but memories are short-lived too.

I wished to preserve something of the essence of skirmishing … the people, the friendships, the sights, the sounds, and the events too. There was something I could do to keep some of these memories alive, for as long as people could read and would read. I would contain them in a novel!

The first novel, For The Want Of A Musket, begins at a skirmish campfire. An old man in Confederate uniform appears and opens a door for the skirmishers to travel into past history. Two additional novels followed: Where Have All The Muskets Gone? wherein a time traveler joins the Armed Forces invasion of Normandy and, Make Me A Musket! an “other-worldly” skirmisher fantasy.

My wife Geri and I self-published, purchased, and retain all copies of the novels. The first two received very good reviews from Civil War News. The third was not submitted for review. These books have been sold (and many have been donated) at skirmishes for years.

If you are interested in buying a set of two or a complete set of three, please drop me an email at mymusket@comcast.net or send me a private message on Facebook.

Biography from Amazon.com: Jerry is a retired Ocean Marine Underwriter who left the gray caverns of Lower Manhattan and settled, with his wife Geri, in Lower Slower Delaware. After three years in U.S. Army Aviation, he worked and attended various schools and earned an honors degree in English Literature at Pace University in NYC. His interests in Civil War history and early muzzle loading firearms led him to join the North-South Skirmish Association. Made up of men and women interested in American History, N-SSA members compete in friendly target competitions and for friendly camaraderie at events called skirmishes.

Especially spectacular are the skirmishes held twice a year at their range property nestled in the Shenandoah Valley of Northern Virginia.

Decades of enjoyable campfire chatter, historic rehashing and “what-if” fantasies, proved to be inspirational for Jerry. He felt that the essence of this skirmish fellowship should be preserved…and its existence, more widely known. How better than to capture it all than in a novel?

WHERE HAVE ALL THE MUSKETS GONE? is the second novel in the series. Some of the characters we met in For The Want of A Musket find themselves and their children engaging in time-traveling situations they would hardly have dreamed possible. Love, adventure, modern warfare, exorcism and a glimpse at the wonders of crossing the thresholds of The Multiverse await you!

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Support the N-SSA through Charitable Giving THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO DONATED IN 2018!

Below is our annual listing of those people or organizations who have made cash donations to the North-South Skirmish Association, by category. This year 120 donations were made to our organization totaling $20,301. Most of these donors were N-SSA members, but some were employers or other non-members. Some of the donations were dedicated to the memory of another skirmisher or earmarked for a specific purpose like the land fund or work skirmish expenses.

These donors make up 4.2% of our membership, yet their contributions are equivalent to $7.00 per N-SSA member. Given that our annual dues are $80/member, without these donors it could be necessary to raise the dues by nearly 10% to make our budget balance. On behalf of the N-SSA I would like to thank all of these generous donors. I am hoping that in 2020 many more of our members will join the N-SSA Society of Color Bearers by making a donation. Remember, no donation is too small. And anytime is a good time to donate (see donation form at bottom of this listing).

Wayne Jordan, Charitable Giving Committee

2018 N-SSA Society of Color Bearers PRIVATE (up to $99.99) Thomas H. Penny George F. Fuderer Charles H. Pierson, Jr Thomas Barker III Robert W. Howard Helene W. Scribner 44th NY Vol Inf Ed Thompson John V. Doyle Chesapeake Region Jim Rogers David H. Wright John P. Ward James L. Bell 14th Mississippi Inf Reg Howard Taylor Norman Horne George Fuderer Ed Elko Anne Elko Paul Weber Lawrence & Nancy Babits Peter & Sylvia Chandler Fred Smith Jerry & Elaine Rhyne Michael & Mary Boley John Shepherd Kenneth Moore Louis Knapp William & Catherine Zachman Robert Ormsby Jake Vail Greg Vail 32

Jerry Krebs Carlton Bakley Edwin Fetzer Harry Liniger Thomas Barker Michael Acton Dennis Angermaier Raymond Barber Larry Muckenhirn Steven Laurion James Cromer J Doug Fiebig Dismal Swamp Rangers David Crow Jim Burgess Tina Newberry L R Rowe Ann Hobbs John Procuniar Claude Wuytack Paul Nolte Nathaniel Chaplinski Larry Kershner BUGLER ($100.00 - $249.99) Daniel & Yvonne Hayes Carolina Region Allegheny Region Gerald W. Nelson Various members for Fire/Rescue donations Donald L. Rollette, Sr. James D. Wood Douglas C. Heiser Winter 2019

John Venskoskie, Sr. David Booz Charles Kindle John Gaskill Ralph & Dorothy Wainwright Jeff Conner Frank Hale Steven Pond Roger & Maureen Laperle Ronald & Zinayida Goodrich Lars Curley Edward Ham John Thomas Bob & Sherry Myers William Folk Michael Rouch Walter Garman Andrew Gerstmyer Raymond Smith David Klinepeter James Wood William Goyne Richard Carroll John Conway Larry Kershner Michael Koprowski Wayne Schmidt Edison Occhi Ricky Hessong Chris Litvinas Val Husley Bruce Miller John Venskoskie David Holmes Skirmish Line

Phil Spaugy Rex Cockerham George Malone CORPORAL ($250 - $499.99) Nicholas Taylor Lars Anderson William Heizer Wayne Walsh William Shuey Alan Lindstrom Steve Dorner John Brown Amazon Smile SERGEANT ($500.00 - $999.99) Wayne & Joy Jordan John A. Sharrett III James M. Foran Chris DeFrancisci Richard & Nancy Hill Larry Funk First Sergeant John Zebelean III Mark Dennis

($1000.00 - $2499.99)

ORDNANCE SERGEANT ($2500 - $4999.99) none

In Memory of Jack Richardson Douglas Heiser

SERGEANT MAJOR ($5,000 and up) Frank & Anita Kapper Dominion Energy (to match Frank Kapper)

In Memory of Dennis Kendra James Foran In Memory of Denis Reen Lawrence and Nancy Babits

DESIGNATED DONATIONS Young Skirmisher Awards Daniel Hayes Wayne Jordan

In Honor of Dave Disbennett Dismal Swamp Rangers N-SSA Youth Foundation Frank & Anita Kapper Dominion Energy

National Commanders Memorial Bricks Carolina Region Allegheny Region

For the History Center George Fuderer Carolina Region Allegheny Region

Land Fund Gerald Nelson John Conway In Memory of John Gilmer Donald Rollette, Sr In Memory of Harold Wolf Helene Scribner

For the Small Arms Committee Bob & Sherry Myers

For Memorial Stones and Upkeep Phil Spaugy

DONATE NOW You can donate to support the N-SSA anytime, so how about now? Just fill out this form and mail it in with your donation. Or stop by the Doc’s Place store in Sutler Row at Nationals to donate by credit card or check. We’ll mail back a receipt letter and a couple decals for you to adorn your trailer or vehicle.

Please include this information when submitting your charitable donation.

Name ______________________________________ Team ___________________________ Competitor #__________ Address ____________________________________ City __________________________ State _____ Zip_________ Email _____________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________ Make checks payable to N-SSA. All donors will receive a letter of receipt by mail.

The N-SSA is a 501(c)3 organization and donations are eligible for tax deductions.

Mail your donation with the above information to: N-SSA, c/o Wayne Jordan Charitable Donations Committee 8606 Eagle Glen Terrace Fairfax Station, VA 22039

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Call to Duty Host Teams for 2020 Nationals

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141st Spring National 2020

142nd Fall National 2020

Skirmish Director Chester Lauck, Hazelwood Volunteers 082-MW 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry 084-MW 19th Indiana Volunteer Infantry 088-MW 4th Kentucky Cavalry 108-AL Laurel Brigade ANV. 111-MA 13th Regt North Carolina Infantry 116-NW 19th Michigan Infantry 119-EN 10th Mass Battery 121-NW 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry 129-AL Knap’s Battery E PA Light Artillery 133-PT CSS Alabama 148-NW 1st SC Volunteer Infantry 152-PT Hart’s Battery CSA 167-PT Hazelwood Volunteers 168-MW 11th Indiana Zouaves 188-MW First Rockbridge Artillery 195-CV 1st Tennessee Vol. Inf. Regt 240-PT 8th Regt. Virginia Volunteer Infantry 251-CR Palmetto Guard Co. I 2nd SC

Skirmish Director Eric Schuessler, General W.T. Sherman’s Bodyguard 005-TW Richmond Volunteer Militia 019-TW Wythe Rifles 026-AL Portsmouth Light Artillery 040-MA 1st New Jersey Light Artillery 074-EN 67th New York Volunteer Infantry 094-NW 5th Btty. Michigan Lt. Arty.

096-TW Dismal Swamp Rangers 097-EN 120th New York Volunteer Infantry 104-WR 1st Regt. Illinois Volunteer Lt. Arty.

120-NW Battery C 1st Michigan Lt. Arty.

138-MW General W.T. Sherman's Bodyguard 143-TW 3rd North Carolina Lenoir Braves 153-MA Lancaster Fencibles 164-NW 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry 169-TW 66th North Carolina Regt Co C. 178-WR 46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regt.

179-NW 1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics 201-MW 6th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry 210-MW Union Guards 215-NW 7th Tennessee Inf. Regt. CSA 227-CH 15th Ind. Bty Ohio Lt Arty 258-TW Rowan Artillery

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Shooting the Spencer in Team Competition

By Kevin Herrick, 46th Illinois Infantry and Barry Isaacs, 11th Pennsylvania Infantry With increasing interest in Spencer Team competition, the authors thought fellow skirmishers who are considering competing might find an article on the details of shooting a Spencer useful. While team competition is always different from individual competition, differences are even more pronounced with a repeater – and maybe even more so with Spencers, particularly originals.

While some of the information in this article applies to reproductions, our focus will be on original Model 1865 Spencer carbines. Model 1865 carbines were manufactured by both the Spencer Repeating Rifle Company and the Burnside Rifle Company. Chambered for the new .56-.50 cartridge, though approved for N-SSA competition, these were not the Spencers which saw service during the Civil War. The Model 1860 in No. 56 Spencer (later re-named .56-.56), with most of the .52 caliber bullet exposed (externally lubricated), was the Civil War Spencer.

In an effort to make the complexities of shooting the Spencer more understandable, we have divided this article into four subjects: rifling, the action, sights, and loading cartridges.

Rifling Barrel length is a factor in what is referred to as interior ballistics (prior to the bullet leaving the barrel) and also potential accuracy via sight radius. The authors are not ballistics experts and there are only two Model 1865 choices in barrel length, 20 inches for carbines and 30 inches for rifles. Yet in team competition with a full magazine there is a third factor which may potentially favor the rifle over the carbine.

Due to all the metal in the action and the magazine being in the buttstock, with seven or eight rounds loaded the balance point of a carbine is significantly toward the rear. In the parlance of traditional off-hand shooting, the Spencer rifle with its longer barrel ‘hangs’ better than the carbine. In 1864, after the United States Ordnance Department stopped purchasing Spencer rifles, the difference became even more pronounced when officials requested the Spencer company make weight saving changes to the Model 1860, including shortening the carbine barrel two inches. Apparently, it improved the carbine’s ease of use on horseback, but didn’t improve its steadiness when aiming.

Rifling twist rates of currently available Spencers vary significantly. In addition to the one turn in 48 inches of Spencer company originals (and standard Hoyt barrels and liners for Spencers), Burnside company originals and Romano reproductions have one turn in 36 inches, and Armi Sport/Chiappa reproductions have one turn in 24 inches. Twist rate and velocity combined affect the stabilization of the rather short bullets used in Spencers. Shooters may find lighter loads work better with faster twist rates.

Christopher Spencer used a Model 1859 Sharps rifle barrel for the prototype he submitted to the government in June 1861, and apparently once in operation the Spencer company never changed from Sharps’ one turn in 48 inches twist rate. The authors are not aware of the Ordnance Department having conducted experiments on twist rates for the Model 1865 .56-.50 cartridge, but they did for the .50-70 cartridge when developing the Model 1866 Springfield rifle, and determined one turn in 42 inches was best for the longer 450-grain bullet.

Based on that information, the slower Sharps/Spencer Co. one turn in 48 inches twist rate may be better for stabilizing shorter bullets in the 350-grain range used for the .56-.50 Spencer. The 45 grain charge in original Spencer ammunition using a lighter bullet than the .50-70 was only about 50 ft./sec. slower than the .50-70’s approximate 1250 ft./sec. velocity.

One of the authors chronographed .56-.50 Spencer loads in a carbine and found that with a very compressed load of 44.8 grains of Swiss 3F powder under a 350-grain bullet, the average velocity was slightly over 1170 ft./sec.

The twist rates in Spencers used by our teams probably vary more than in most muskets used in competition. The 11 th Pennsylvania Infantry team includes an original carbine and three reproductions, two rifles and a carbine. Twist rates vary from Armi Sport/Chiappa’s one turn in 24 inches to a Hoyt custom barrel with one turn in 53 inches. The 46 th Illinois Infantry team members all shoot carbines, three originals and one reproduction. All four have Hoyt liners with twist rates varying from one turn in 38 inches to one turn in 57 inches.

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Originals manufactured by the Spencer company, Armi Sport/Chiappa reproductions, and standard Hoyt barrels and liners for Spencers all have six-groove rifling. Originals manufactured by the Burnside company have only three grooves, and Romano uses eight. However, the number of grooves does not seem to affect potential accuracy; Springfield Armory proved this long ago.

Note: The .56-.50 two-band Springfield Model 1871 rifle conversion of Burnside company Spencer carbines, which are not N-SSA approved, have the same three-groove one in 42 inches twist rate as .50-70 trapdoors. Everything forward of the receiver was manufactured by Springfield.

The Action Both Henrys and Spencers are ‘primitive’ repeaters since they rely completely on overall cartridge length for ammunition to cycle properly. Unlike modern tubular magazine repeaters, there is no mechanism to hold the second round in the magazine. In Henrys with the elevator-like cartridge lifter, and in Spencers, the first round leaving the magazine must be long enough to prevent the nose of the second round from jamming the action and also be short enough to cycle into the chamber.

The only Henrys currently used in N-SSA competition are center-fire reproductions, and manufacturers have sized the cartridge lifter for the appropriate .44-40 or .45 Colt flat-nosed cartridge. And hopefully Spencer reproductions have actions ‘tuned’ for .56-.50 flat-nosed center-fire cartridges.

Then there is the matter of converting original Spencer actions from pointed-bullet rimfire cartridges to flat-nosed centerfire cartridges. The rimfire to center-fire conversion is usually pretty straightforward with one of the available center-fire upper breechblocks and a replacement cartridge follower on the end of the magazine spring. This may require a little hand fitting of the new upper breechblock; interchangeability of parts wasn’t quite perfect in the case of original Spencers – and maybe less so with the Burnside company’s version.

Now we come to the potential ‘rub’, converting from pointed bullets to flat-nosed bullets.

This is not an issue for individual competition when the Spencer is loaded as a single shot.

But if you are going to participate in team competition, the Spencer needs to function as a repeater.

Both the shape of the bullet nose and seating depth affect the critical overall cartridge length. Unlike simply matching the length of the cartridge lifter in a Henry, there is another factor in a Spencer action – the curvature of the side of the bullet nose, the ‘ogive.’ This is because of the method used in the Spencer to prevent the first round exiting the magazine from advancing too far into the action and allowing the nose of the second round to jam the action. See accompanying illustration.

In this patent drawing of a .56-.50 rimfire Spencer, the first cartridge exiting the magazine into the action (p, left) is stopped by a combination of the ‘tooth’ at the front of the lower breechblock (shown behind the extractor, h) and the cartridge keeper lever at the top of the action (f). These two devices trap the cartridge in a fully-open action. In the illustration the more pointed bullet is engaged by the tooth on the tip of the bullet. With a flat-nosed bullet the tooth will snag the side of the bullet near the flat tip. The way the tooth acts on pointed versus flat-nosed bullets results in a ‘functional length’ for flat -nosed cartridges which is slightly less than the actual overall length.

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seating depths.

Assuming you solve this cartridge length problem you may find, again depending on bullet configuration, the cartridge is too long to chamber. One of the authors found this to be the case with the 350 grain Lyman bullet for the Smith carbine (515139) in a Burnside company Spencer. In order for the cartridge to be long enough to prevent the second round from jamming the action, the top two driving bands of the Smith bullet were exposed – and the front driving band engaging the rifling stopped the cartridge from fully chambering. In such cases, the only choices are to either experiment with other bullets or have the chamber lengthened slightly.

Another factor in seeking the correct overall cartridge length is case length. Since some originals use cut-down .50-70 cases, the case length can be varied (primarily to cover the bullet’s grease grooves). However, maximum case length is limited by the ability of the action to successfully extract and eject the empty case. Again, not a serious concern for individual competition since a partially extracted case can be removed by hand.

Originals and Romano reproductions have a blade extractor on the left side of the action, while current Armi Sport/Chiappa reproductions have an 1867 Lane-style extractor on the lower breech block at the six o’clock position of the chamber.

Either type delivers the extracted case onto the cartridge keeper lever which ejects it during closing of the action. (Refer to illustration.)

Particularly with originals, and sometimes with reproductions, some Spencers function better with aggressive cycling; essentially jerking the trigger guard/lever forward and slapping it closed. Some Spencers will function flawlessly when treated this way, but will jam if cycled slowly – more gently.

Sights Original Spencer sights and authentic reproductions can be challenging. The front and rear sight combination on many original and reproduction Civil War shoulder arms often shoots high at 50 yards or even 100 yards, even with the lowest setting. And with Spencer rear sights the difference in elevation between the lowest setting (‘ladder’ down) and second lowest setting (‘ladder’ up) is usually more than is needed when going from 50-yard targets to 100-yard targets with the same load. In other words, an adequate 50-yard load with the ladder down will often shoot quite high at 100 yards with the ladder up and using the bottom notch of the ladder.

It may be possible to have the sight ladder down for both 50 yards and 100 yards with a heavier powder charge (and/or lighter bullet) for 100 yards, or a lighter powder charge (and/or heavier bullet) for 100 yards with the ladder up. However, it may be more practical to use the same load for both distances and file down the rear sight (ladder up) and/or make the front sight taller. This is not a concern with reproductions, but shooters may not want to permanently alter originals. One solution for original front sights, though somewhat fragile, is to simply build them up with J-B Weld. A sight protector can be used except when shooting and the J-B Weld can easily be removed.

The majority of the members of both of our teams have replaced the rear sights with modern reproductions which can be filed for elevation or converted to peep sites, usually with a taller front sight. Even when not converting to a peep sight, this allows for changing the ‘presentation’ of the rear sight. With the ladder down most original Spencer rear sights present a very shallow ‘U’ with a rather small notch. With a replacement sight it is possible to make the rear site flat across and file a wider and/or deeper notch.

Loading Cartridges

Starline brand center-fire .56-.50 cases have smaller diameter rims (0.630 in.) than original rimfire .56-.50 cases (0.645 in.). Some original Spencers may not extract Starline .56-.50 cases, requiring instead cut-down .50-70 cases which have the same larger diameter rim as original .56-.50 cases. Conversely, some reproduction Spencers may require the smallerrimmed cases; they may not chamber cut-down .50-70 cases.

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mouth on the bullet will need to be tighter – even with good case tension.

When a regular reloading sizing die wasn’t adequate, one of the authors found a bullet hand-sizer of 0.537 in. diameter did the trick. Lubed empty cases, placed inside a taped-together stack of brass one-half inch washers to control depth, were driven into the hand-sizer with a plastic mallet.

To prevent bullet lube from contacting the powder it is a good idea to use some type of wad between powder and bullet.

Very thick wads and even multiple wads are needed with reduced loads so there is no space between powder and bullet.

A single wax paper wad may be used for maximum charges.

Maximum compressed loads of Goex 3F (43 gr) and Swiss 3F (44.8 gr) were chronographed with both magnum rifle and magnum pistol primers (Federal brand). With the relatively short powder column of the .56-.50, rifle primers only increased average velocity of Goex powder by a little over 10 ft./sec. and there was no velocity difference between primers with Swiss powder. The pistol primers are a little softer and easier to ignite; they are also slightly shorter, so the striking surface is recessed a little deeper in the primer pocket.

Loads used by our Spencer Teams vary, with bullet weights ranging from 345 to 378 grains and powder charges varying from lighter 30 gr 3F loads to full charges, 38-39 gr 2F or 42-43 gr 3F. Spencers are no different than any other shoulder arm used in the N-SSA; a competitor has to experiment with loads to find out what a particular firearm favors.

The authors wish to thank Joseph G. Bilby, former member 69th New York Infantry, for use of the public domain patent drawing on page 73 of his book “A Revolution In Arms” and Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas (Shenandoah Univ.), 11 th Pennsylvania Infantry, for editing the manuscript.

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Costume Committee of the N-SSA The Costume Committee welcomes all that wish to compete in the costuming competition or attend the workshop held at each Nationals.

New Sewing Circle Times beginning after regular competition on Saturday Sewing Circle - At each National, the Costume Committee Members conduct a workshop or sewing circle on Saturday. The workshop begins after the end of regular competition and ends at 4:00 p.m. This event is held in Memorial Park and is free and open to anyone that would like to attend. Don’t forget to bring a chair. (In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the lower portion of the Historic Building.)

The following workshops are planned: Spring 2019 ...... ‘The Bad the Good and the Original’ Fall 2019 ........... Basic Stitch Work (hands-on learning of sewing skills) Spring 2020 ...... Sun-Slat bonnet (Leave with a completed bonnet and/or the skills to finish it later.)

Fall 2020 ........... Original accessories, jewelry, etc.

Competition Times Beginning Saturday, May 18th, 2019: 11:00-12:00 ........ Registration, Infants, Children, Girls, Boys Civilian, Boys Military 11:00-12:30 ........ Registration, Young Ladies, Adults and Revolving Trophy categories 12:00- ................. Children’s Competition begins Competition for Young Ladies, Adults, and Revolving Trophy categories will immediately follow the children’s competition.

Special Projects - This award is presented at each national skirmish. At a preceding national skirmish, a single item is selected for competition for this award; i.e. an underpinning, accessory, or specific article of clothing. The item may be for a man, woman or child. Items are judged on a point system.

Announcing the Special Projects Spring 2019 ...... Over Petticoat fancy or plain

Fall 2019 ........... Cap - Day or Night for men, women, and children Spring 2020 ...... Knitted or Crochet wearables or accessories Fall 2020 ........... Soft Sun Bonnets - Quilted, slatted etc.

For more information regarding the costuming events, contact Sharleen Carr-Mullins, Committee Chair at slwcarr@yahoo.com, slwmullins@gmail.com, 757-868-7844, or 757-570-0010.

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50 Years, One Team - The List Grows

By Wayne Jordan

In the last edition of the Skirmish Line, I wrote about a member who had managed to reach 50 years in the N-SSA on one team, and asked for names of others who have accomplished the same feat of longevity. I received several responses from readers. So, here is an additional list of these rarefied members. And I’d bet there are more, so if you know of any, send a note about them to my attention at wvjordan@aol.com.

CARL SCHERZER of the 2nd New Jersey Volunteers joined the team at the age of 15 and is now 77. His goal is to make it to age 90 and give the N-SSSA a reason to create a 75 year award. (Submitted by Carl Scherzer III) LARRY BROCKMILLER of the York Rangers has been a continuous member since 1968, serving as team Commander most of those years FRANCIS “FRAN” MOIR of the 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry joined in 1968 and has recruited members who are close to reaching their 50-year mark! (Submitted by Jim Naumec) LARS ANDERSON, JEFF HALL, and STEVE LIGHT, all of the Washington Blue Rifles, have each been on the team for over 50 years. They also request recognition for Pete Mowitt who is deceased but also exceeded 50 years with his team.

(Submitted by Jeff Hall)

FLETCHER PASTORE recently hit his 50-year mark and has spent the whole 50 years with the Cockade Rifles.

(Submitted by Craig Stanley) Brothers, ED OCCHI and TED OCCHI have both surpassed 50 years with the 15th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.

(Submitted by Jim Burgess) WILLIAM O. ADAMS, Jr. and ANDREW H. ADDOMS III have both exceeded 50 years on the 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry team. (Submitted by Buzz Smith) DAVID MANDY and JON ANSLEY of the 15th Virginia Cavalry have spent 56 and 51 years, respectively, on this team.

(Submitted by David Mandy)

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REGIONAL NEWS - Deep South Deep South Region

Skirmish Results February 2019 Steve Sheldon The 2019 skirmish season started off in the Deep South Region with an event hosted by the Fourth Louisiana Delta Rifles at the Brierfield Ironworks State Park The centerpiece of this historic park is the ruins of the Brierfield Ironworks, which provided iron for the Confederacy during the Civil War, and which the late Chief of Confederate Ordnance, Josiah Gorgas, owned for a time after the war. The furnace went out for good in 1894. In addition, this park boasts a large covered range and a field that extends to (almost) 100 yards. Combined with the attached campground, it’s a perfect skirmish location and it is thus no wonder that most of the Deep South Region’s skirmishes are held there.

Photo credits: Left: State Archive. Right: tripadvisor.com

As usual, February is a risky month for skirmishing in the Deep South Region, and this weekend was downright treacherous. It had been a very wet winter, and while the outlook for Saturday was cloudy right up until the weekend, all the weather reports insisted we would have rain on Friday during Individuals and on Sunday during the Musket Match and then really coming down during cleanup. The actual weather defied all predictions and we were extremely fortunate that we had absolutely no rain during the day all weekend long! The weather was cool enough for coats if you wanted, but they weren’t needed most of the time.

As is usual in the Deep South Region, shooting started on Friday around noon with Individuals. We ended the weekend with 20 individual entrants. Jim Wood pulled double-duty selling targets and scoring them. Bruce Stevens and our newest member, Mark Hubbs, patrolled the line as safety officers. When everyone had their fill of smoke, we closed the range for the evening.

Saturday morning, Tracy Stevens opened up the Snack Shack with All-You-Can-Eat Flapjacks, with sausages, coffee, and sodas available as well. It’s hard to roll old rebels out of the sack, and as 7:30 rolled around I was getting a touch nervous about turnout for the revolver match, but in short order we had 5 teams formed and ready to go. The “Can’t Miss ‘Em” 42

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REGIONAL NEWS - Deep South Revolver Match has become a Deep South Regional tradition over the last few years. For this event, all targets are shot at 15 yards! This has really done wonders for participation in the Revolver Matches, which had all but withered on the vine before we started the new format. It’s a lot of fun for both shooters and spectators when the horn sounds and the targets on 5 frames explode almost simultaneously from the onslaught! At the end of the spectacle, the Forrest Escort took first place, followed by the 44th Georgia in second, and the 4th Louisiana bringing home 3rd.

After the Revolver match, the host team quickly reset the field for Individual shooting, which proceeded until just after noon. As Individual matches were wrapping up, Bob Kelley was generating a tastier kind of smoke with his grill as he grilled up burgers and hotdogs for lunch.

Because the weather forecasts were so ominous for Sunday, the Skirmish Director made the decision to have Opening Ceremonies on Saturday before the team events got underway, so that we would not have to stand in the rain or skip them on Sunday. Hoot Gibson led the invocation, which was followed by announcements, and then the ceremonies were concluded.

Next up was the Carbine match. Five teams took their positions in two relays. We had a slight hiccup when it was discovered that the lids did not fit the Styrofoam cups, so we abandoned that relay. Fortunately we were able to sort out the cups and lids issue in time for the rest of the weekend’s events. When all was said and done the Forrest Escort took first place, followed by the 14th Mississippi in second place, and the 44th Georgia bringing up the rear in third place.

After a brief interlude with teams helping clean up the debris from the Carbine Match and getting all the frames set up on the 50-yard line, the Smoothbore match commenced. When the smoke cleared, the Forrest Escort held the lead, followed by the 44th Georgia in second, and the 14th Mississippi taking third.

After everything was squared away from the day’s shooting, the spread was laid out for the Fourth Louisiana’s famous potluck dinner! We had our usual giant pot of Jambalaya and Bob Kelley’s famous pulled pork, combined with lots of other dishes the 4th LA team members had brought for the occasion, including southern green beans, cherry-blueberry cobbler, and more deserts than you could shake a stick at! I had four helpings and never even made it to dessert!

During the afternoon we had been selling raffle tickets for a 50/50 contest, where the winner takes half the prize and the host team takes the other half, and for a bullet mold donated by Eras Gone Bullet Molds. We held the drawing during dinner. Bob Kelley won the 50/50 raffle, pocketing himself $31, and park visitor won the bullet mold. Having no use for a bullet mold, he sold it to Bob for $20, so both winners went home with more money than they started with and a bullet mold besides!

Sunday morning, we got straight to shooting since the opening ceremonies were held on Saturday. The weather forecast was calling for about a 60% chance of rain by 7am, and that went to about 85% by noon, so we were eager to get the (Continued on page 44)

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REGIONAL NEWS - Deep South shooting done and everyone on their way home before the deluge commenced. But, as it turned out, despite the dark skies, no rain fell on us, even during cleanup!

We had six teams on the line for the musket match. As usual, the Forrest Escort came out on top, followed by the 14 th Mississippi, followed by the 44th Georgia. There was less than a second’s time difference between second and third place!

The next skirmish will be hosted by the 20th Georgia, March 15-17, at Brierfield.

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REGIONAL NEWS - Deep South Team Event Results Smoothbore

Carbine

Musket

Revolver

1st

Forrest Escort

Forrest Escort

Forrest Escort

Forrest Escort

2nd

44th Georgia

14th Mississippi

14th Mississippi

44th Georgia

3rd

14th Mississippi

44th Georgia

44th Georgia

4th Louisiana

Individual Event Results Revolver

25 Yard

50 Yard

1st

Charlie Bondurant

40

2nd

Jim Koch

35

Aggregate

Charlie Bondurant

33

50 Yard

Charlie Bondurant

73

Jim Koch

35

Smoothbore

25 Yard

Aggregate

1st

Lannie Harrison

44X

Charlie Bondurant

45X

Charlie Bondurant

89X

2nd

Charlie Bondurant

44

Lannie Harrison

44

Lannie Harrison

88X

3rd

John Hamilton

42

Larry Kershner

32

Larry Kershner

67

Carbine

50 Yard

1st

John Hamilton

45

Eddie Lawley

40

Charlie Bondurant

76

2nd

Jim Koch

42

Charlie Bondurant

36

Jim Koch

74

3rd

Charlie Bondurant

40

Jim Koch

32

Eddie Lawley

40

Musket

50 Yard

1st

Charlie Bondurant

46

Jim Koch

46

Jim Koch

88

2nd

Jim Koch

42

Larry Kershner

42

Charlie Bondurant

87

3rd

Larry Kershner

38

Charlie Bondurant

41

Larry Kershner

80

100 Yard

Aggregate

100 Yard

Musket / Carbine Agg 1st Charlie Bondurant

163

2nd

Jim Koch

162

Breechloader

50 Yard

1st

Charlie Bondurant

43XX

Charlie Bondurant

236

Aggregate

100 Yard

Aggregate

Charlie Bondurant

45

Charlie Bondurant

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30th Annual Early Bird Skirmish The 30th Early Bird was hosted by the 12th PA Reserve Volunteer Infantry Co. H. on March 29, 30, and 31, 2019. One hundred nine Skirmishers participated in individuals over Friday and Saturday, featuring good weather and 5 shots for score. 39 carbine teams and 47 5-man musket teams broke targets over 5 events. 37 smoothbore teams along with 5 mortars, 10 revolver teams, 3 repeater teams and 2 single shot teams rounded out the competition. The change in temperature from a sunny 75 on Saturday to a windy 53 on Sunday did not dampen competition in the first bigger skirmish at Fort Shenandoah in 2019.

George McDowell, Skirmish Director

Individual Match Results 50-Yard Musket (Class 1) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 12609 WEAVER, E 48-00X 2 13258 AUSMUS, S 46-00X 3 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 45-01X 4 5093 GAMBLE, A 45-00X 5 6506 BATLLE, T 45-00X 6 7403 REA, T 45-00X 7 4466 SCHELL, G 44-01X 8 5282 SCANLAN, T 44-01X 9 6350 SNYDER, K 43-00X 10 10496 HARRIS, S 42-01X 11 8025 WALSH, J 42-00X 12 9863 WETZEL, J 42-00X 13 13899 GASKILL, E 41-00X 14 5594 PATTON, M 39-00X 15 13717 FARRELL, R 37-00X 16 12423 NIESSEN, E 35-00X 17 3390 KEPPLER, A 34-00X 18 13624 CHAMBERLAIN, M 34-00X 19 13897 GASKILL, B 34-00X 50-Yard Musket (Class 2) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 2078 BURGESS, JR., J 47-02X 2 8231 WARREN, G 46-00X 3 4354 HUGHES, M 44-00X 4 1832 BOOZ, D 44-00X 5 9059 MARK, T 43-01X 6 5318 COMER, D 43-00X 7 5493 WIEGAND, T 42-00X 8 11098 DRUEN, R 42-00X 9 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 41-00X 10 8173 BETHKE, R 39-01X 11 12661 TAYLOR, N 35-00X

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50-Yard Musket (Class 3) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8450 HANNULA, R 47-01X 2 6015 BORING, J 45-00X 3 11902 WETZEL, E 44-00X 4 6024 SCHMIGEL, K 43-00X 5 9976 SMITHSON, J 43-00X 6 10696 COUMES, J 43-00X 7 10994 WALTHALL, W 42-01X 8 11048 LYTTON, T 42-00X 9 8252 DENNIS, M 41-00X 10 0023 HALL, J 40-00X 11 13494 LINK, D 40-00X 12 13714 OSTNER, G 39-00X 13 12096 BRILL, D 38-00X 14 8626 NOYALAS, J 36-01X 15 1820 ZEBELEAN, III, J 34-00X 16 10205 CIARLANTE, R 34-00X 50-Yard Musket (Class 4) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13399 WALLACE, R 42-00X 2 12379 THROWER, K 41-01X 3 13005 FISHER, P 40-00X 4 13115 HEIZER, W 40-00X 5 12279 LAYNE, J 39-00X 6 13492 KISER, N 38-00X 7 0385 BALTRUNAS, P 32-00X 8 12736 NOLTE, JR., P 26-00X 9 3240 WINKLEPLECK, K 16-00X 100-Yard Musket (Class 1) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 48-02X 2 4466 SCHELL, G 47-01X 3 7560 MCBRIDE, M 46-00X 4 6350 SNYDER, K 45-00X 5 3390 KEPPLER, A 44-00X 6 7403 REA, T 44-00X 7 8025 WALSH, J 44-00X 8 5093 GAMBLE, A 43-00X 9 9863 WETZEL, J 42-02X 10 10187 WETZEL, R 42-00X 11 6506 BATLLE, T 41-00X 12 13717 FARRELL, R 39-00X Winter 2019

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100-Yard Musket (Class 2) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 5318 COMER, D 45-00X 2 2078 BURGESS, JR., J 44-02X 3 1832 BOOZ, D 44-00X 4 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 43-01X 5 9059 MARK, T 42-00X 6 12661 TAYLOR, N 41-00X 7 5493 WIEGAND, T 39-00X 8 8173 BETHKE, R 38-00X

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100-Yard Musket (Class 3) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 10696 COUMES, J 44-00X 2 11902 WETZEL, E 43-00X 3 6015 BORING, J 42-00X 4 8252 DENNIS, M 41-00X 5 11048 LYTTON, T 41-00X 6 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 40-00X 7 13494 LINK, D 40-00X 8 12096 BRILL, D 36-01X 9 10205 CIARLANTE, R 32-00X 10 13714 OSTNER, G 30-00X

50-Yard Carbine (Class 1) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 2318 SEMPELES, G 46-00X 2 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 45-00X 3 7403 REA, T 43-00X 4 10496 HARRIS, S 43-00X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 42-00X 6 5594 PATTON, M 42-00X 7 6350 SNYDER, K 41-00X 8 13624 CHAMBERLAIN, M 40-00X 9 6506 BATLLE, T 39-00X 10 13717 FARRELL, R 39-00X 11 3390 KEPPLER, A 37-00X 12 13783 HUGHES, R 37-00X 13 13897 GASKILL, B 23-00X 14 13899 GASKILL, E 15-01X

100-Yard Musket (Class 4) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13399 WALLACE, R 37-00X 2 0385 BALTRUNAS, P 35-00X 3 13005 FISHER, P 29-00X 4 12279 LAYNE, J 28-00X Musket Aggregate Results; 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name 1 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 2 4466 SCHELL, G 3 7403 REA, T 4 1832 BOOZ, D 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 6 5318 COMER, D 7 6350 SNYDER, K 8 6506 BATLLE, T 9 8025 WALSH, J 10 9059 MARK, T 11 9863 WETZEL, J 12 11048 LYTTON, T 13 8252 DENNIS, M 14 5493 WIEGAND, T 15 13494 LINK, D 16 13399 WALLACE, R 17 3390 KEPPLER, A 18 8173 BETHKE, R 19 13717 FARRELL, R 20 12096 BRILL, D 21 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 22 13714 OSTNER, G 23 0385 BALTRUNAS, P Skirmish Line

Score 93-03X 91-02X 89-00X 88-00X 88-00X 88-00X 88-00X 86-00X 86-00X 85-01X 84-02X 83-00X 82-00X 81-00X 80-00X 79-00X 78-00X 77-01X 76-00X 74-01X 74-00X 69-00X 67-00X

12279 7560 5282 4354 10496 10994 12379 8626 12736 3240

LAYNE, J MCBRIDE, M SCANLAN, T HUGHES, M HARRIS, S WALTHALL, W THROWER, K NOYALAS, J NOLTE, JR., P WINKLEPLECK, K

67-00X 46-00X 44-01X 44-00X 42-01X 42-01X 41-01X 36-01X 26-00X 16-00X

50-Yard Carbine (Class 2) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 9473 OSTNER, B 46-01X 2 7560 MCBRIDE, M 45-01X 3 8708 MCDONALD, G 45-01X 4 5489 SHUCK, R 45-00X 5 8231 WARREN, G 43-01X 6 12379 THROWER, K 43-00X 7 4354 HUGHES, M 42-00X 8 11902 WETZEL, E 42-00X 9 4466 SCHELL, G 41-00X 10 2078 BURGESS, JR., J 40-00X 11 5318 COMER, D 40-00X 12 9863 WETZEL, J 37-00X 13 8450 HANNULA, R 30-00X 50-Yard Carbine (Class 3) Results; 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 6024 SCHMIGEL, K 44-00X 2 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 41-00X 3 13494 LINK, D 41-00X 4 8816 KERN, W 39-00X 5 6015 BORING, J 38-00X 6 12096 BRILL, D 38-00X 7 1832 BOOZ, D 37-00X 8 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 36-01X 9 8078 RORICK, SR., D 36-00X 10 5493 WIEGAND, T 31-00X Winter 2019

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50-Yard Carbine (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 44-00X 2 10187 WETZEL, R 40-02X 3 13714 OSTNER, G 38-00X 4 12279 LAYNE, J 36-00X 5 13115 HEIZER, W 36-00X 6 9603 BORING, J 35-00X 7 13417 BANE, F 35-00X 8 10205 CIARLANTE, R 33-00X 9 12736 NOLTE, JR., P 32-00X 10 13005 FISHER, P 30-00X 100-Yard Carbine (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 2318 SEMPELES, G 46-01X 2 6506 BATLLE, T 45-01X 3 5594 PATTON, M 45-00X 4 6350 SNYDER, K 43-01X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 42-00X 6 7403 REA, T 41-00X 7 13717 FARRELL, R 34-00X 100-Yard Carbine (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4354 HUGHES, M 44-00X 2 11902 WETZEL, E 43-00X 3 7560 MCBRIDE, M 40-00X 4 4466 SCHELL, G 40-00X 5 2078 BURGESS, JR., J 39-00X 6 9473 OSTNER, B 38-00X 7 9863 WETZEL, J 33-00X 8 5318 COMER, D 30-00X 100-Yard Carbine (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8816 KERN, W 42-01X 2 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 42-00X 3 10696 COUMES, J 41-00X 4 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 38-00X 5 12096 BRILL, D 37-00X 6 13399 WALLACE, R 36-00X 7 5493 WIEGAND, T 32-00X 8 13494 LINK, D 32-00X 100-Yard Carbine (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 37-00X 2 10205 CIARLANTE, R 35-00X 3 12736 NOLTE, JR., P 31-00X 4 12279 LAYNE, J 25-00X

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Carbine Aggregate Results, 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name 1 2318 SEMPELES, G 2 7560 MCBRIDE, M 3 6350 SNYDER, K 4 6506 BATLLE, T 5 9473 OSTNER, B 6 5093 GAMBLE, A 7 7403 REA, T 8 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 9 4466 SCHELL, G 10 12096 BRILL, D 11 13494 LINK, D 12 13717 FARRELL, R 13 9863 WETZEL, J 14 5493 WIEGAND, T 15 12736 NOLTE, JR., P 16 12279 LAYNE, J 17 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 18 10496 HARRIS, S 19 12379 THROWER, K 20 13714 OSTNER, G 21 1832 BOOZ, D 22 3390 KEPPLER, A 23 13399 WALLACE, R

Score 92-01X 85-01X 84-01X 84-01X 84-01X 84-00X 84-00X 83-00X 81-00X 75-00X 73-00X 73-00X 70-00X 63-00X 63-00X 61-00X 45-00X 43-00X 43-00X 38-00X 37-00X 37-00X 36-00X

25-Yard Revolver (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4390 SCHAENER, W 50-02X 2 10531 SVENSSON, S 47-00X 3 6509 KISER, J 45-01X 4 4466 SCHELL, G 45-00X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 45-00X 6 6350 SNYDER, K 45-00X 7 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 38-00X 25-Yard Revolver (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 10572 THOMPSON, E 43-00X 2 9863 WETZEL, J 42-00X 25-Yard Revolver (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8252 DENNIS, M 43-01X 2 10187 WETZEL, R 36-00X 3 8816 KERN, W 32-00X

25-Yard Revolver (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 11902 WETZEL, E 41-00X

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50-Yard Revolver (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 6350 SNYDER, K 39-00X 2 10531 SVENSSON, S 39-00X 3 4466 SCHELL, G 34-00X 4 6509 KISER, J 22-00X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 15-00X 50-Yard Revolver (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 9863 WETZEL, J 31-00X 2 10572 THOMPSON, E 31-00X 50-Yard Revolver (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8252 DENNIS, M 36-00X 2 8816 KERN, W 29-00X Revolver Aggregate Results, 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name 1 10531 SVENSSON, S 2 6350 SNYDER, K 3 8252 DENNIS, M 4 4466 SCHELL, G 5 10572 THOMPSON, E 6 9863 WETZEL, J 7 6509 KISER, J 8 5093 GAMBLE, A

Score 86-00X 84-00X 79-01X 79-00X 74-00X 73-00X 67-01X 60-00X

50-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4466 SCHELL, G 40-00X 50-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8025 WALSH, J 46-00X 2 9059 MARK, T 46-00X 3 2078 BURGESS, JR., J 44-00X 4 5318 COMER, D 42-01X 50-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 10572 THOMPSON, E 46-02X 2 9473 OSTNER, B 46-00X 3 8450 HANNULA, R 45-00X 50-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13714 OSTNER, G 42-00X 2 8252 DENNIS, M 41-00X 3 8816 KERN, W 39-00X 100-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4466 SCHELL, G 44-00X

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100-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8025 WALSH, J 46-01X 2 5318 COMER, D 42-00X 3 9059 MARK, T 42-00X 100-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 9473 OSTNER, B 41-01X 100-Yard Breech-Loader (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13714 OSTNER, G 40-00X 2 8252 DENNIS, M 37-00X 3 8816 KERN, W 28-00X Breech-Loader Aggregate Results, 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 8025 WALSH, J 92-01X 2 9059 MARK, T 88-00X 3 9473 OSTNER, B 87-01X 4 4466 SCHELL, G 84-00X 5 13714 OSTNER, G 82-00X 6 8252 DENNIS, M 78-00X 25-Yard Smoothbore (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 3390 KEPPLER, A 45-03X 2 7403 REA, T 45-00X 3 7560 MCBRIDE, M 43-00X 4 9863 WETZEL, J 43-00X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 42-00X 6 10696 COUMES, J 42-00X 7 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 41-00X 8 13724 SHEPPARD, S 36-00X 9 13624 CHAMBERLAIN, M 20-00X 25-Yard Smoothbore (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 10496 HARRIS, S 47-00X 2 2318 SEMPELES, G 45-00X 3 13370 SHEPPARD, G 44-00X 4 7304 ATTERBURY, H 43-00X 5 10358 SHAW, M 43-00X 6 12096 BRILL, D 43-00X 7 6350 SNYDER, K 42-01X 8 12661 TAYLOR, N 37-00X 25-Yard Smoothbore (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4354 HUGHES, M 48-01X 2 13417 BANE, F 47-00X 3 5318 COMER, D 44-01X 4 4466 SCHELL, G 44-00X 5 5594 PATTON, M 44-00X 6 10205 CIARLANTE, R 43-00X Winter 2019

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13399 5489 1832 12379 5493

WALLACE, R SHUCK, R BOOZ, D THROWER, K WIEGAND, T

43-00X 42-01X 42-00X 42-00X 41-00X

25-Yard Smoothbore (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13494 LINK, D 38-00X 2 8173 BETHKE, R 35-00X 3 3240 WINKLEPLECK, K 34-00X 4 12966 EDRIDGE, T 31-00X 5 6015 BORING, J 30-01X 6 8450 HANNULA, R 29-00X 50-Yard Smoothbore (Class 1) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 3390 KEPPLER, A 45-00X 2 7403 REA, T 45-00X 3 9863 WETZEL, J 45-00X 4 7560 MCBRIDE, M 44-00X 5 5093 GAMBLE, A 42-00X 6 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 25-01X

50-Yard Smoothbore (Class 2) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 10496 HARRIS, S 45-01X 2 12661 TAYLOR, N 42-00X 3 6350 SNYDER, K 42-00X 4 12096 BRILL, D 40-01X 5 6077 DECOURCY, C 40-00X 50-Yard Smoothbore (Class 3) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4354 HUGHES, M 47-02X 2 13399 WALLACE, R 44-01X 3 10205 CIARLANTE, R 44-00X 4 5594 PATTON, M 39-00X 5 4466 SCHELL, G 32-01X 6 5318 COMER, D 25-00X 7 5493 WIEGAND, T 21-00X 50-Yard Smoothbore (Class 4) Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 13494 LINK, D 39-00X 2 3240 WINKLEPLECK, K 30-00X

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Smoothbore Aggregate Results, 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 4354 HUGHES, M 95-03X 2 10496 HARRIS, S 92-01X 3 3390 KEPPLER, A 90-03X 4 7403 REA, T 90-00X 5 9863 WETZEL, J 88-00X 6 13399 WALLACE, R 87-01X 7 6350 SNYDER, K 84-01X 8 5093 GAMBLE, A 84-00X 9 12096 BRILL, D 83-01X 10 13494 LINK, D 77-00X 11 4466 SCHELL, G 76-01X 12 5318 COMER, D 69-01X 13 3240 WINKLEPLECK, K 64-00X 14 5493 WIEGAND, T 62-00X 15 10358 SHAW, M 43-00X 16 12966 EDRIDGE, T 31-00X Musket-Carbine Aggregate Results, 2 Places Paid Place Comp # Name Score 1 7403 REA, T 173-00X 2 4466 SCHELL, G 172-02X 3 6350 SNYDER, K 172-01X 4 5093 GAMBLE, A 172-00X 5 9863 WETZEL, J 154-02X 6 13494 LINK, D 153-00X 7 13717 FARRELL, R 149-00X 8 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 138-03X 9 7560 MCBRIDE, M 131-01X 10 13399 WALLACE, R 115-00X 11 12736 NOLTE, JR., P 89-00X 12 10496 HARRIS, S 85-01X 13 9473 OSTNER, B 84-01X 14 8252 DENNIS, M 82-00X Grand Aggregate Results, 3 Places Paid Place Comp # Name 1 6350 SNYDER, K 2 4466 SCHELL, G 3 5093 GAMBLE, A 4 9863 WETZEL, J 5 7403 REA, T 6 13494 LINK, D 7 6509 KISER, J

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Team Match Results Class A-1 Musket, 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 2 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 3 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 4 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 5 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 6 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 7 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 8 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 9 UNION GUARDS CO. A 10 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 11 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 12 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 13 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 14 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 15 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 16 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 17 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 18 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A

Event 1 245.5 265.5 253.9 251.6 375.0 265.1 265.5 242.0 330.0 390.0 390.0 330.0 315.0 420.0 330.0 375.0 405.0 495.0

Event 2 58.2 136.4 155.1 200.4 159.7 116.0 87.9 223.9 200.6 192.5 181.8 167.2 248.8 248.1 240.7 220.9 390.0 480.0

Event 3 156.6 116.3 94.5 133.4 112.9 157.0 127.3 127.0 107.7 150.0 140.5 120.0 169.1 107.8 213.1 261.9 129.7 187.7

Event 4 55.6 77.1 106.4 103.4 83.5 83.1 109.0 81.3 126.0 95.0 127.1 173.4 117.3 178.7 135.7 159.0 224.8 218.3

Event 5 101.6 128.8 126.4 95.2 77.6 235.8 269.9 188.0 113.0 137.7 163.8 215.5 173.9 295.7 342.0 279.2 342.0 385.0

Total Time 617.5 724.1 736.3 784.0 808.7 857.0 859.6 862.2 877.3 965.2 1003.2 1006.1 1024.1 1250.3 1261.5 1296.0 1491.5 1766.0

Class A-2 Musket, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 2 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 3 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 4 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 5 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 6 MC NEILL'S RANGERS CO. A

Event 1 264.0 375.0 420.0 405.0 495.0 510.0

Event 2 191.5 360.0 127.6 193.5 420.0 480.0

Event 3 135.0 247.7 260.8 182.6 360.0 420.0

Event 4 161.4 128.4 360.0 360.0 274.2 278.6

Event 5 342.0 245.5 268.5 514.0 385.0 428.0

Total Time 1093.9 1356.6 1436.9 1655.1 1934.2 2116.6

Class A-3 Musket, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 GRAHAM'S BATTERY CO. A 2 1ST REGT. VA. VOLS. CO. A 3 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 4 2ND REGT. PA RES. CORPS CO. A 5 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 6 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A

Event 1 450.0 495.0 525.0 570.0 540.0 480.0

Event 2 285.9 420.0 390.0 330.0 450.0 450.0

Event 3 257.4 250.5 330.0 181.1 300.0 330.0

Event 4 179.9 239.7 272.4 420.0 262.7 330.0

Event 5 282.6 211.5 272.3 471.0 471.0 514.0

Total Time 1455.8 1616.7 1789.7 1972.1 2023.7 2104.0

Class B-1 Musket, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 3 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. B 4 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 5 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 6 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B 7 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. B 8 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 9 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. B 10 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B 11 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. B

Event 1 375.0 450.0 390.0 390.0 405.0 390.0 510.0 435.0 375.0 435.0 435.0

Event 2 192.8 330.0 360.0 231.1 420.0 290.7 238.4 480.0 420.0 330.0 390.0

Event 3 106.7 125.0 184.9 171.6 139.8 238.1 185.3 300.0 360.0 232.8 420.0

Event 4 138.1 90.3 225.3 192.8 163.5 234.5 182.4 176.5 244.3 178.7 229.6

Event 5 153.9 180.7 152.5 342.0 276.8 342.0 385.0 172.6 193.2 428.0 428.0

Total Time 966.5 1176.0 1312.7 1327.5 1405.1 1495.3 1501.1 1564.1 1592.5 1604.5 1902.6

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Class B-2 Musket, 0 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 2 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A

Event 1 390.0 480.0

Event 2 450.0 235.5

Event 3 330.0 295.2

Event 4 134.4 268.0

Event 5 385.0 428.0

Total Time 1689.4 1706.7

Class A-1 Carbine, 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 3 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 4 UNION GUARDS CO. A 5 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 6 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 7 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 8 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 9 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 10 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 11 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A 12 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 13 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 14 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A 15 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. B 16 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A

Event 1 60.2 43.3 58.7 46.5 99.5 82.3 80.2 127.3 172.8 90.1 178.6 98.8 259.4 147.4 297.4 428.0

Event 2 119.3 144.4 133.6 178.3 163.2 221.2 212.0 145.8 193.5 245.0 186.9 286.2 233.6 300.0 196.5 213.1

Event 3 52.1 58.5 115.3 58.4 61.4 68.1 90.3 84.0 63.0 185.0 145.6 144.1 104.7 143.2 103.6 193.7

Event 4 28.8 47.7 46.6 54.3 60.1 73.2 57.8 100.2 56.5 105.2 88.5 99.9 95.7 100.0 155.9 137.1

Event 5 56.4 53.3 55.3 79.7 46.4 33.4 72.4 68.0 87.6 78.1 106.3 90.7 77.4 121.7 69.9 155.0

Total Time 316.8 347.2 409.5 417.2 430.6 478.2 512.7 525.3 573.4 703.4 705.9 719.7 770.8 812.3 823.3 1126.9

Class A-2 Carbine, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 2 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 3 MC NEILL'S RANGERS CO. A 4 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. A 5 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A

Event 1 141.4 130.7 89.3 151.7 273.6

Event 2 158.0 240.9 345.0 268.5 264.6

Event 3 128.4 135.7 86.4 121.8 178.2

Event 4 95.6 76.3 106.7 148.4 117.2

Event 5 111.7 107.0 134.2 163.0 133.3

Total Time 635.1 690.6 761.6 853.4 966.9

Class A-3 Carbine, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 2 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 3 2ND REGT. PA RES. CORPS CO. A 4 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 5 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 7 MC GREGOR'S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 8 48TH VIRGINIA INF. CO. A

Event 1 186.6 385.0 218.1 385.0 471.0 385.0 557.0 471.0

Event 2 223.6 285.7 420.0 405.0 390.0 375.0 450.0 510.0

Event 3 129.8 92.4 202.1 172.0 155.6 314.4 360.0 330.0

Event 4 108.3 157.6 171.7 219.4 216.9 360.0 270.0 390.0

Event 5 113.6 111.0 99.0 197.6 257.8 209.3 154.7 510.0

Total Time 761.9 1031.7 1110.9 1379.0 1491.3 1643.7 1791.7 2211.0

Class B-1 Carbine, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 3 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 4 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 5 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 6 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 7 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B

Event 1 97.1 109.8 194.8 63.3 228.2 428.0 428.0

Event 2 159.5 218.9 258.3 480.0 420.0 345.0 345.0

Event 3 51.6 79.3 157.0 360.0 360.0 217.0 169.3

Event 4 46.0 101.2 245.0 146.5 251.8 215.0 420.0

Event 5 59.3 63.7 95.5 285.1 134.9 272.0 161.0

Total Time 413.5 572.9 950.6 1334.9 1394.9 1477.0 1523.3

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Event 1 259.7

Event 2 300.0

Event 3 207.6

Event 4 183.2

Event 5 195.5

Revolver, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 2 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 3 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 5 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 6 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 7 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 8 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B 9 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 10 MC GREGOR'S 2ND BATTERY CO. A

Event 1 23.2 20.0 34.2 51.1 46.5 24.0 46.2 93.5 62.2 54.2

Event 2 35.9 100.6 133.9 97.9 76.3 151.2 156.4 125.4 147.2 168.9

Event 3 29.0 27.2 41.7 84.3 126.4 96.9 72.0 93.3 144.7 131.4

Total Time 88.1 147.8 209.8 233.3 249.2 272.1 274.6 312.2 354.1 354.5

Breech-Loader, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 3 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A

Event 1 14.2 48.7 150.0

Event 2 33.1 94.6 84.2

Event 3 32.0 42.1 53.6

Event 4 37.7 33.1 35.2

Total Time 117.0 218.5 323.0

Class A-1 Smoothbore, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 2 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 3 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 4 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 5 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 6 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 UNION GUARDS CO. A 8 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 9 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 10 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 11 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 12 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A 13 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A

Event 1 75.9 83.1 85.4 168.8 141.5 98.2 111.0 200.0 113.2 106.7 96.9 114.6 162.6

Event 2 67.1 58.3 61.2 52.8 53.0 47.3 84.3 71.9 45.1 71.9 54.0 97.8 100.0

Event 3 40.4 28.0 69.0 55.0 43.4 72.1 59.5 106.2 55.8 46.6 55.1 72.5 118.5

Event 4 83.7 111.0 98.0 37.2 106.1 135.9 113.6 35.0 216.0 216.0 252.0 252.0 216.0

Total Time 267.1 280.4 313.6 313.8 344.0 353.5 368.4 413.1 430.1 441.2 458.0 536.9 597.1

Class A-2 Smoothbore, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 2 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. A 3 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 4 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 5 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. A

Event 1 111.4 138.0 169.5 121.7 200.0

Event 2 46.5 71.7 120.0 134.3 163.3

Event 3 65.2 112.9 83.5 134.3 103.0

Event 4 106.3 104.3 79.6 252.0 216.0

Total Time 329.4 426.9 452.6 642.3 682.3

Total Time 1146.0

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Class A-3 Smoothbore, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 2 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 3 WHITE'S CO, 35TH VIRGINIA CAV. CO. A 4 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 5 MC GREGOR'S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 6 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A

Event 1 175.6 220.0 165.2 200.0 260.0 260.0

Event 2 69.4 165.8 134.1 180.0 154.9 210.0

Event 3 60.1 77.3 66.8 118.6 202.0 202.0

Event 4 103.1 147.1 252.0 170.9 288.0 252.0

Total Time 408.2 610.2 618.1 669.5 904.9 924.0

Class B Smoothbore, 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 3 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. B 4 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. B 5 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 6 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 7 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B 8 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. B 9 COCKADE RIFLES CO. B 10 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. B 11 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. B

Event 1 100.0 119.4 180.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 220.0 177.7 169.0 280.0 300.0

Event 2 54.7 55.7 131.2 142.3 122.1 157.5 210.0 210.0 270.0 300.0 300.0

Event 3 37.9 46.4 71.2 93.3 121.7 149.4 106.8 124.0 85.0 139.9 108.9

Event 4 118.2 101.5 138.1 216.0 252.0 216.0 216.0 252.0 288.0 216.0 288.0

Total Time 310.8 323.0 520.5 651.6 695.8 722.9 752.8 763.7 812.0 935.9 996.9

Event 1 252.0 288.0

Event 2 114.1 210.0

Event 3 99.6 202.0

Event 4 63.2 88.8

Total Time 528.9 788.8

Class C Smoothbore, 0 Place(s) Paid Class A-1 Breech-Loader SS, 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 2 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A

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UNDER ATTACK!

By Jim Van Eldik The N-SSA has a fair number of folks who know what it feels like to be under attack, like in Vietnam, Iraq, etc. For the rest, while busting clay pigeons might imitate the sound and fury of battle, without someone on the other side trying to cook one’s bacon, it’s really not the same thing. What follows are a couple of incidents where I came under attack while totting black powder guns. During the first situation I was armed with a 12-gauge double barrel muzzle loading shotgun (for relevancy sake, remember that many Southern boys in the War of the Rebellion were armed with 12 gauge doubles). In the second situation the gun was and a Garret Arms Sharps percussion carbine.

First some background. I spent the first half of my life (so far) in the Hawkeye State, or as it is known by its official tribal name, Iowa. Sometime during its frontier period, let’s say from around 1840 to 1860, Iowa immigrants became infused with the idea that they were somehow like the lead character “Hawkeye” from the immensely popular “Leather Stocking Tales” by James Fennimore Cooper. They chose “Hawkeye” for use as the official state nom de plume, and later for the name of the University of Iowa’s athletic teams. We know it was in use by 1861 by closely examining J.B. Elliott’s lampooning of Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan, most recently reproduced in the March 2013 issue of “America’s Civil War.” Within the Iowa portion of Elliott’s map we see a phalanx of neatly aligned stick soldiers labeled “Hawk-eye Marksmen.” I’ll add here I’m not aware of the University ever using any of Hawkeye’s other names, like Pathfinder, or Deerslayer, or La Longue Carabine, or his given name, Natty Bumppo. But when the performance of the football team last year is considered, the latter might be a name they want to consider.

The adoption of Cooper’s legacy impacted many of us Iowa kids while growing up. Rather than shooting at tin cans and beer bottles like kids in other states, instead, like Hawkeye, we practiced shooting at the unpainted heads of nails at 100 yards. Apparently shooting at nail heads was common practice in the mid-Eighteenth Century. An account from “The Pathfinder” illustrates: As we join the story Hawkeye is about to take the third shot at the nail, already hit by two lesser leatherstockinged fellows twice already. Hawkeye distains the addition of another coat of paint on the nail -head, then with great dignity declaims: “Be ready to clench it [check it], boys…never mind a new nail; I can see that [the nail hit twice already], though the paint is gone, and what I can see I can hit at a hundred yards, though it were only a mosquito’s eye. Be ready to clench!” Hawkeye fired (another man’s rifle), then reported, “…if you find the target touched at all, I’ll own to a miss. The quartermaster cut the wood, but you’ll find no wood cut by that last messenger.”

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amazing Hawkeye could somehow view the nail despite two lead balls flattened on top of it. That was the standard in 1756, and it’s the same standard we of the Hawkeye State strive for today, except as we get older we use bigger nails.

I come from the extreme northwest part of the state commonly called “Siouxland.” It’s called “Siouxland” because it took like forever to get the Sioux to leave that part of the state. Though ceded to the U.S. by the Travers de Sioux Treaty in 1851, there were a couple of obstacles to white settlement -specifically a massacre, and then a bigger massacre. As the poet said: “O bury the hatchet, irascible Red, For peace is a blessing,” the White Man said.

The Savage concurred, And that weapon interred, With imposing rites, In the White Man’s head.

(John Lukkus) In late 1857 a Santee named Inkpadutah came rampaging up the Little Sioux River eventually reducing the number by settlers by forty by what became known as “the Spirit Lake Massacre.” Taking note, the Santees further north rose up 1862 nearly depopulating the whole of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa (this uprising again establishes relevancy of this tripe in that the uprising is considered a Civil War event). It wasn’t until after the war that white settlement picked up again.

Northwest Iowa now is not all that different than it was in 1840. The greatest change is where before there was six foot tall prairie grass, now there are now six foot tall cornstalks. The area is rich in deer, pheasants, and dozens and dozens of other furred and feathered varmints, a hunters paradise. However, most of the large predators, like bears and wolves and mountain lions (the latter lately making a comeback) are (mostly) gone. But one is not as safe as one might think as the following events will illustrate.

The most recent occurred in the Spirit Lake area, the same area where Inkpadutah committed his nefarious acts. My friend Maury was guiding me to some promising pheasant sites where I might possibly exercise my twelve gauge double. While traveling one of the bleak, snow packed, country roads, we passed a cluster of trees crowded with crows. It was obviously some kind of convention; there must have been a fifty or sixty. All the crows were talking, or cawing or whatever they do, all at once, much like an assembly of Baptists discussing what color to paint the parsonage. They took little notice of us as we cruised by.

Now we all know how smart crows are. Some experts rank them second only to humans. They obviously know how to communicate with each other, and it’s been proven they know how to make and use tools. This already puts them at an advantage over a large segment of the U.S. human population.

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Communication between humans and crows seems limited however. Some crows have had their tongues altered or whatever they do so that they can speak to us. However, the researchers usually end up disgusted by the bad grammar they use.

As we crested a small hill beyond the crows Maury spoke up: “You know I can call crows.”

“Really?” I replied. “Let me see you do it!”

Maury said “OK.” So we exited the car at the back side of the little hill, well out of the crows’ view. Maury puffed up and then let out this inhuman screech, something like a cross between a crow call a metal table being drug across a sticky floor. Instantly a black spectrum appeared at top of the ridge. The crows, all of them, came screaming down at us all a once, at nap of the earth level, at kamikaze speed. It was like a gigantic load of buckshot aimed right at our heads. We both dove for cover. Fortunately, at the last second, they veered off and then circled around for a bit taunting us. Then they went back to their treetop convention center. It was an experience that would make Alfred Hitchcock cringe.

As some of you know, a large flock of crows like this is not called a flock; it is called a murder. Some think this is because the crow was often blamed for carrying the black plague during the Middle Ages.

Others think it was because they would sometimes be seen pecking heretics to death while they, the heretics, were imprisoned in small cages during the Inquisition. Neither is right. They got the name because of the hateful look they get on their faces when they’re attempting to drive their beaks into your skull.

As for Maury, he didn’t know how to call crows; he only knew how to insult them.

The other incident occurred back in my old youthful stomping grounds: the Rock River. We all like to make periodic excursions to the “wild,” and in my case this was in tandem with the regular visits to my home town. My old shooting haunt was on and around the now unused railroad bride west of town (now a city park). Everyone in town works all the time, so my hoisting a ferocious looking Sharps across my arm and marching from the center of town a full mile to the river drew no attention, and never has. As I recall, my load in those days was 50 grains of ffg poured loose behind a .559 round ball pushed into the breech with a stick.

Anyway, this particular trek took me to and beyond the old bridge where for a while I found nothing in particular to shoot at. I came out of the woods to a point where the railroad bank overlooked a large field.

In the far distance I could just make out the farm across the river where my brother drove in one time and heard the owner calling out from behind a corn crib. My brother found the guy there sitting on the ground with the corn crib resting on his thumb. The corn crib had slipped off the jack, and the jack being too far away for the owner to raise it again, he had to wait for my brother, or anyone else that came along, for his emancipation.

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So anyway, on the far side of the field were a pair of dogs patrolling along a fence line. For a while they didn’t notice me, then all at once, they wheeled around in perfect unison and came on in a rush.

Although they appeared typical mixed breed farm dogs, in one respect these particular dogs were unusual. It was like they were trained at Sandhurst. They maintained perfect formation as they rushed across the stubble field displaying that same do-or-die attitude, that same ferocious mien, found in British military tradition. The thought occurred to me that had these dogs been wearing gold braids on their chests, and tall bearskin hats on their heads, and had there been 598 more of them, this would have been like the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava. Granted, these dogs weren’t armed with Sheffield cold steel, but each did have a lethal battery of .32 caliber teeth. In this case, though, there was not “halfa-league” between us. It was more like half of a half-a-league.

I considered my options. They were too far away for an accurate shot, and I was not too inclined to kill farmers’ dogs anyway because of past traumatic experiences along those lines. I settled on a warning shot, thinking I could reload at least once or twice before they arrived at my ankles. I took aim at the dogs’ noses knowing the ball would fall short.

The Sharps volleyed and thundered! There was a large explosion of black dirt directly in front of the dog’s noses, and for an instant they were obscured. Upon the dust clearing, the pair was still in perfect formation, but were now rapidly moving the opposite direction, back toward the fence line, still moving like a couple of thoroughbreds. Then they disappeared.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and reloaded the Sharps. Or as James Fennimore Cooper put it, I “filled my charger with admirable nicety.”

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