THE MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH SKIRMISH ASSOCIATION, INC.
Fall 2021 Volume 66 ~ Issue 3 In this issue: Memories and results from the 144th Nationals, History and How to recruit for the N-SSA.
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.
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Stories & Features The Firing Line.......................................................................3
On The Cover
New Recruit Welcome...........................................................4 Taps..........................................................................................5 N-SSA Contact Information.................................................7
The 110th OVI 144th National Musket-Carbine Champions
National Commander Message……………….............….9 Chuck Wagon……………………………………....……10 Creedmoor Shooting……………………...............……..11 N-SSA Classifieds……………………....................……..11 Message to the Troops from Tidewater…………........…12 Crossword Puzzle……………………………………….13 Featured Article: Rifles vs. Smoothbores……….............14 Tommy Johnson Obituary………………...................…..16 Crossword Puzzle Answers…………….......................…16 144th National Skirmish Coverage………….............…..18 Charitable Giving Report……………………..................53 Larry Brockmiller Trophy………..................................…62
Change of Address Requests
New Approved Arms……………...............................…..72
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Featured Article: Save the Flags………....................……73
Judy Stoneburner N-SSA Executive Secretary PO Box 218 | Crozet, VA 22932-0218
Featured Article: Understanding the Smith Carbine…..74
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Featured Article: N-SSA Firearm Seminar………......…78 Featured Article: The Potsdam Musket……………...…79 Featured Article: How to Recruit in the N-SSA……….92 Featured Article: Brief History of Muzzleloaders……...93 Featured Article: The Half Charge Myth…………….…96
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The Firing Line We did it, we made it through another Nationals and oh boy was I thankful to finally be in Winchester again. These past two years have been hard not seeing friends and being able to shoot these great guns. Words can’t describe how happy I was to finally be on the firing line shooting beside my team again. What made this national even better was being able to shoot beside my dad again. Life has moved me far away from my team so getting to shoot beside him is a rare treat. By the time this reaches you we should be right around the corner from Thanksgiving. This year I am thankful to my entire N-SSA family for entrusting me as the editor of this magazine. It has been a pleasure to serve the organization that I love so much. I hope this coming year we can continue to grow the organization and welcome even more people to this great sport. This issue we have a lot of great articles in store for you. I have been in contact with numerous writers that have started to become regular contributors to our magazine. Hopefully their submissions will be received well by the members. I am excited for the future of the Skirmish Line as we start to expand it and make it a magazine that we can’t wait to receive every quarter. This issue we started our new classified section, if you want to get in on its next issue, please reach out to me at nssaeditor@gmail.com. These ads reach THOUSANDS of potential customers as well as support the organization we all love. Finally, I wanted to close on a more personal note than what has already been shared. By the time you read this hopefully my podcast episode will already be out. But I was recently a guest on Ethan Yazel pod-cast ILoveMuzzleloading talking about the N-SSA, black powder shooting and mental health. Be sure to check it out, Ethan even is a featured writer this month on page 93, be sure to check out his article on the History of Muzzleloaders. I wanted to share to you all my family some amazing news I received this past month. I have been appointed as an advisory board member to Walk the Talk America. This position allows me to share a positive Pro 2A view about mental health to some of the top mental healthcare workers in the nation. Thank you to everyone who worked this past National for doing an amazing job and welcoming us back to Winchester. Until Next time, Keep your powder dry and your shot’s X’s Eddie Davenport Dismal Swamp Rangers 11366V Skirmish Line Editor.
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Welcome to all New Recruits March - July 2021 Allegheny Region 3
Carolina Region 3
North-South Skirmish Association National Commanders
*John Gilmer
1956-1958
*James Waters
1959-1962
*Albert Hardin
1963-1964
Central Virginia Region
2
Chesapeake Region
0
*Carl Jensen
1965-1970
Deep South Region
3
Richard Corrigan
1971-1974
Mid-Atlantic Region
6
*Frank Schoch
1975-1976
John Sharrett
1977-1982
*James McAleer
1983-1984
John Robey
1985-1988
Potomac Region 4
*Royal Inge
1989-1992
Tidewater Region 7
Earl Coates
1993-1996
Western Region 3
Gary Crawford
1997-2000
Earl Coates
2001-2004
Charles Smithgall
2005-2008
Linwood McMahon
2009-2012
Phillip Spaugy
2013-2016
Midwest Region 0 New England Region
1
Northeast Region 2 Northwest Region 0
David Booz
2017-2020
Charles Kindle, Jr. 2021 -
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TAPS Auguest - October 2021 David E. Armbrister 8 th Regt Virginia Vol Inf Peter Barbieri 73 rd NY Volunteer Infantry Howard Culver, Jr. McGregor’s 2 nd Battery Steven D. Dolmage 14 th Tennessee Infantry Regt. E. Richard Hanser 1 st Virginia Cavalry Regt. Jim Haberek 11 th Indiana Zouaves Brian C. Hatfield 34 th Bttn. Virginia Cavalry Thomas E. Johnson, Jr. 2 nd Virginia Cavalry Anita F. Kapper 5 th Virginia Vol. Cavalry Stuart R. Marshall 1 st Richmond Rifles Robert J. Ormsby 118 th PA Vol Infantry James Oswalt Union Guards Brannen Sanders Palmetto Guard CO I, 2 nd SC Vol Michael Simpson Union Guards Paul S. Stephenson 44 th Georgia Infantry Shad A. Tally 27 th North Carolina Troops
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North-South Skirmish Association National/Regional/Staff/Committee Contact information
National Officers National Commander
Charles Kindle Jr. chuckkindle1@gmail.com
National Deputy Commander
Robert Hannula
bobbyhannula@juno.com
Past National Commander
David Booz
dtbooz@yahoo.com
National Adjutant Richard Clements
nssa_national_adjutant@aol.com
Inspector General Michael Santarelli
1stpacavalry@gmail.com
Executive Secretary
Judy Stoneburner
execsecretary@n-ssa.net
National Paymaster
Bette Shepherd
paymaster@n-ssa.net
Allegheny Commander
David Cole
cole84_89@verizon.net
AL-IG:
Craig Shedd
ccsmew@yahoo.com
Carolina Commander
Rex Cockerham
racockerham@hotmail.com
CR-IG
Dave Jackson
gaffergrip65@yahoo.com
Regional Commanders & IG’s
Central Virginia Commander Ralph Shaw
ltnup@embarqmail.com
Michael Boley
mikebol11@comcast.net
Chesapeake Commander
Edwin Thompson
mdrebel@live.com
Michael Linton
mlinton1966@yahoo.com
Deep South Commander
Charles Bondurant
smokinpole@aol.com
Eddye Lawley
eddyelawley@gmail.com
Mid-Atlantic Commander
Roger Gray
ragray1961@gmail.com
Michael Santarelli
1stpacavalry@gmail.com
Midwest Commander
Eric Schuessler
eschues@aol.com
Ian Egbert
ian45662@yahoo.com
Louis Ruggiero
tammany42@aol.com
Richard Intravia
quahog@sbcglobal.net
Robert Kelley
rkel870@hotmail.com
Benjamin Nevlezer
bnevlezer@yahoo.com
Edward Walters
ewalt1855@gmail.com
James Weber
shooter575@gmail.com
CV-IG: CH-IG DS-IG MA-IG MW -IG:
New England Commander Northeast Commander Northwest Commander
EN- IG
NW-IG NW-IG
Potomac Commander
Davy Crockett, Jr.
davyc@stny.rr.com
Mark Elton
mark.alaska@verizon.net
E.R. Mike Davenport
Eddie_Davenport@advantushp.com
TW –IG
Michael Stoneburner
bulletmaker.stoney@gmail.com
Western Commander
John Mark
jmark48@hotmail.com
John Thatcher
jt450@aol.com
Robert West
sixpounder1841@yahoo.com
Tidewater Commander
PT-IG
WR-IG
Staff Officers & Committee Chairs Artillery Staff Officer
Awards Committee Chair Nancy Crockett
nancyc@stny.rr.com
Bivouac Staff Officer
Robert Gorsky
gorsbob@aol.com
Charitable Giving Committee Chair
Wayne Jordan
wvjordan@aol.com
Community Relations Committee Chair
Gary Crawford
usimlt@hughes.net
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Corporate Relations Staff Officer
Allen Minneman
allenm@mtmcase-gard.com
Costume Committee Chair
Sharleen West
sharleenleighwest@gmail.com
Ft. Shenandoah Emergency Manager
Chester Lauck
lauckc@yahoo.com
Historical Center Staff Officer
Gary Crawford
usimlt@hughes.net
History Committee Chair
John Zebelean, III
rebshooter@aol.com
Insurance Staff Officer
Jason Rexrode
nssaprogramchair@gmail.com
International Muzzleloading Committee
Errol McLean
captain1@slic.com
IT Manager Linwood McMahon
linwood.mcmahon@verizon.net
Judge Advocate/Solicitor
Lars Anderson
lars.anderson@ofplaw.com
Logistics Staff Officer
Todd Hess
thess6685@yahoo.com
Long Range Planning Committee Chair
Robert Hannula
bobbyhannula@juno.com
Long Range Planning Committee Co-Chair Edwin Thompson
mdrebel@live.com
Marketing Committee Chair
Chris De Francisci
webmaster@washingtonbluerifles.com
Medical Liason Staff Officer
John Venskoske, Sr.
bcgsi@hughes.net
National Photography Staff Officer
Ericka Hoffmann
ehkayak@gmail.com
National Safety Staff Officer
Douglas Walter
dwalter47@comcast.net
NRA Liason Staff Officer
Craig Stanley
cws11@ptd.net
Ordnance Staff Officer
John Venskoske, Sr
bcgsi@hughes.net
Personnel Review Committee Chair
Carlton Layne
cpllayne@aol.com
Program Staff Officer
Lynn Warner
lwarnerl15@gmail.com
Program Staff Officer
Jason Rexrode
nssaprogramchair@gmail.com
Property Management Staff Officer
Jeffrey Hall
jchall23.jh@gmail.com
Property Manager
Timothy Scanlan
nssapropertymgr@aol.com
Protocol Staff Officer
Brandon Bowser
no email
Provost Marshall Robert Klutas
stonycrick61@gmail.com
Public Information Staff Officer
Bruce Miller
spartan70@sbcglobal.net
Range Staff Officer
Scott Harris
cwshooter575@gmail.com
Recruiting Staff Officer
Robert Harrison
48thva@gmail.com
Registration Staff Officer
John Gaskill
jlg14tenn@aol.com
Revolver Range Staff Officer
Chris De Francisci
webmaster@washingtonbluerifles.com
Rules Staff Officer
Sharon Myers
nssarulesoffice@gmail.com
Sanitation Staff Officer
Charles Wager
cwager@ec.rr.com
Signal Staff Officer
Robert Hannula
bobbyhannula@juno.com
Skirmish Line Editor
Eddie Davenport
nssaeditor@gmail.com
Small Arms Committee Staff Officer
John Holland, Jr.
jh44ny@verizon.net
Statistics Staff Officer
Jeffrey Knauss
j.knauss@verizon.net
Sutler Staff Officer
Paul Stoneburner
madforestry6@gmail.com
Uniform Committee Chair
Mark Latham
balchiss@hotmail.com
Unit Membership Committee Chair
Kenneth Stiles
nssa.org.membership@gmail.com
Veteran’s Committee Chair
George Schell
gschell516@cs.com
Youth Program Coordinator
Frederick Schell
no email
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From the
National Commander As I look back at the 144th Fall Nationals with the perfect weather we were able to enjoy, I felt it was a great Nationals. The host teams did a fantastic job even though they were shorthanded. At this time, I would also like to remind everyone regarding their upcoming hosting duties, that it’s each teams responsibility to make sure that as many of their members as possible attend to do their part in making these upcoming Nationals a success; as every previous host team has done for them. As we look forward to the new year, I’m confident we will return to a normal schedule, and the skirmish calendar will once again continue as it has in the past. We also tried something new at the 144th Nationals by having the membership meeting at Memorial Park, and I think it went well. As long as the weather permits, I feel we should continue having the meeting there. I would also like to applaud Gary Crawford and his staff on the magnificent job they have done with all aspects of the renovation of the Historical Center. They have done a remarkable job in just a few short months. They spent many countless hours preparing an outstanding place for viewing all of the different aspects, and the different teams that make up our fine organization. I would like to wish everybody a Happy Holiday season and look forward to once again seeing you in the spring, along with those of you that will attend the Board meeting at the end of January.
Stay safe, and be well, Chuck Kindle National Commander
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Sausage, Kale & Potato Soup By Eddie Davenport Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound Italian sausage links, casings removed 1 small yellow onion, finely diced 2 medium carrots, finely diced 2 celery stalks, finely diced 1 red bell pepper, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 6 cups chicken broth 1 bay leaf ½ teaspoon smoked paprika 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning 4 medium red potatoes, diced into ½-inch cubes 6 cups of chopped kale (or other greens like spinach or Swiss chard) 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese Juice of 1 lemon Salt and pepper, to taste Instructions 1- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large dutch oven or soup pot. Brown sausage, using a spatula to break apart into smaller pieces. 2- Use a slotted spoon to transfer sausage to a plate, leaving behind any oil in the pot. Add onions, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and garlic to the remaining oil in the pot (add a little more olive oil if needed), and cook for 7-8 minutes, or until vegetables are beginning to soften. 3- Return browned sausage to the pot. Add chicken broth, bay leaf, smoked paprika, Italian seasoning, potatoes and greens (the greens will stick up above the broth but will soon reduce down into broth). Stir to combine. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender, and greens are reduced down and tender. (It is OK if potatoes break apart a little bit - they will help to add texture to the soup). Before serving, stir in Parmesan cheese and lemon juice. Season generously with salt and pepper to taste. Cooks Tips -Don’t limit yourself to kale for the greens in this recipe. I’ve also used Swiss chard, spinach, or a combination of greens with delicious results. Be sure to use smoked paprika and not regular sweet paprika in the recipe – it’s just not the same without it. Use sweet Italian sausage or hot Italian sausage, depending on how spicy you like your soup. I like to use Yukon Gold potatoes in my soup, but you can use any kind of potato. Red potatoes will hold their shape and not fall apart, while russet potatoes will dissolve into the soup a bit more.
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Creedmoor Shooting On October 22-23 at Oakridge Sportsman Association in Oakridge, Tennessee Ian Egbert participated in a long-range black powder target rifle match. This shoot is an attempt to recreate the world’s first international competition in 1874. That event is known as Creedmoor. Ian won 1st place in breechloader and 2nd overall, by one point, to Lee Shaver who shot muzzleloader. This is the second shoot of its kind to take place. It will happen each year until 2024 which will be the 150th year since the original match took place. Targets were shot at 300, 600, and1000 yards. Targets are a close replication of the square and rectangular targets that were used almost 150 years ago. Ian is a member of Sherman’s bodyguard in the Midwest region.
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The bloodiest single day of combat in American History was the battle of _____. (Name used by the Confederates) The battle that was considered to be the turning point of the Civil War. The Confederates had a major advantage because they had lots of previous ___ officers fighting for them. The Confederates were soldiers from the ___. The President during the Civil War. The Total War is also known as ___ March to the Sea. During the Civil War, the United States was also known as the ___. The Minieball was a new advanced _____ during the Civil War, which caused many deaths The Emancipation Proclamation was released by the US government claiming the war’s purpose was no longer to reunite the Union, but to end _____ 18. Southern states were hoping to receive help from ___ until the Emancipation proclamation was released.
Down 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 8. 10. 12. 13. 14.
The General and Chief of the Armies of the Confederates States. When President Lincoln ran for president, he promised his first priorty was to ____ the Union. President Lincoln gave command of all Union forces to this man, General ___. The Amendment that freed all American Slaves. The first major battle of the Civil War. (name used by the Union) The author’s last name who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which influenced public opinion during the war. The Northern States ___ The Civil War. The North had twice as much ___ tracks as the South, which gave them an advantage. Feeling persecuted by the North, the Southern states ___ by voting to separate from the Union. Last name of the assassin of President Lincoln after the Civil War had ended.
Message To the Troops By Mike Davenport Tidewater Regional Commander Members of the N-SSA, Greetings- Hello- Howdy! I truly hope this message finds you all wrapping up the fall Skirmish Season along with good health and well-being. There have been some events held at the fort in Winchester, I attended the Mason Dixon, Vets, missed the Gator , but man oh man was it so cool to be back at the fort for the Fall National! It is so nice to be able to compete, visit and just experience fellowship with kindred spirits who love our sport! Tidewater Region held several events, Old Dominion Dragoons held their annual event- a bit hot but overall fun times. The 7th NC held a very spectacular Fall Regional- With the NANSEMOND Guard showing their skills by placing first in all events! We held our 9th Annual Cancer shoot- very light in participation this year. If you had the opportunity to participate you can tell all your team mates about the great fun and fellowship we experienced. We raised a bit over 7K but are still short of our 10K goal. If you would like to make a donation please contact me. Unfortunately the Last Chance was cancelled due to lack of participation- such a shame. All members of this region should be supporting these events- please consider that next season! On a recent visit to the fort I stopped by the N-SSA Museum and met with Gary Crawford to see what progress has been made on preparing the facility to be opened to the public. There has been lots of work done but there is still quite a bit of continued refurbishment needed. The museum is in need of glass display cases- if you have a source or would like to support the purchase please reach out to me and I will relay the information. Donations for new cases are also needed, dig deep and send your extra change Gary’s way! I hope each of you will have the opportunity to cast rounds, repair and build new projects and get your gear and uniforms in order for next season. The Skirmish Season is now mostly over for most of us- so if you have the opportunity, let’s get out there and burn some powder and create some smoke! Also please Keep in touch with your team mates- call or send them a note. Most of all just communicate and keep in touch. See you soon on the skirmish line!
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Rifles Versus Smoothbores, did it make a difference? By Thomas Arliskas On Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, I was a part of a Civil War
of Ordnance for the Confederate Army Josiah Gorgas, and how
Weapons Demonstration done at Fort Shenandoah, the same
in a special report to the Confederate Congress in May of 1861,
week as our Fall Nationals. The idea for a Demonstration came
he stated he had but 150,000 guns in storage for the anticipated
from our Past Commander and friend Mr. Phil Spaugy. Phil had
call for 189,000 new CS recruits and another 10,000 CS Army
received permission to hold such an event from our Board of
Regulars. Of that 150,000, 120,000 were smoothbores of all ages
Directors. The whole idea was to invite high level Academics,
and types. Only 15,000 or so were rifles old and new and the
Park Historians, Editors and Writers to visit us and partake
rest an assortment of Cavalry Carbines of all types and pistols.
in something most of them have never done, fire a Civil War
That in early 1861 and 1862, the smoothbore was the Queen of
Revolver, Smoothbore, Rifle, Carbine, and Cannon using live
Battle. The type of firearm most commonly used by both Union
ammunition. For many it was a first and they really enjoyed
and Confederate Armies East and West in those early Battles.
themselves. Now, I am positive a lot of my fellow Skirmishers
Now my audience, they seemed perplexed yet interested. Even
reading these first few sentences are rolling their eyes and
Phil Spaugy! I went on that in recent Civil War studies-- several
muttering, “hey we done that 100 times already at our local
books on Civil War Small Arms and their use in combat state
Skirmishes, so big deal.” True! I have done it too, letting the
that the smoothbore could hold its own against an 1855 Rifled
general public take a shot with a Springfield Rifle or a Sharp’s
Musket or a Mississippi Rifle with a .54 bullet or even a Rifled
Carbine. The whole idea to get people to join the team. I know!
.69 Caliber Model 1842. That Rifles made no difference for these
But the folks that attended the Demonstration on the 28th
authors in the outcome of a Battle. That the Rifled musket was
were, Mr. James Hessler, Author, Licensed Battlefield Guide at
not the game changer, the new weapon of modern warfare for
Gettysburg and Founder of the Battle of Gettysburg Podcasts,
1861. They stated the short distances where the two sides would
Dana Shoaf, Editor of Civil War Times, Melissa Winn, Director of
open fire was one reason. Many Civil War Battles were fought at
Photography, History NET, Chris Howland, Editor of America’s
close range, true. That the Infantry had very little sight practice
Civil War, and Keith McGill representing the Adams County
or range time with their new rifles was two. True for many. That
Historical Society.
the tactics taught were Napoleonic in nature was the third reason.
My job was to run the Smoothbore Demonstration for our
Massed columns of men, moving shoulder to shoulder, firing
guests. Phil and I talked, and I believed letting someone shoot a
volley after volley then the assault with the bayonet! So, who cares
smoothbore is interesting, but educational for a high-level Civil
if you have a rifle or smoothbore if your being trained to fight
War Editor or Writer? Without historic input it was nothing but
this way? The smoothbore they said firing buck and ball, one
a mid-morning, “Oh Wow, I shot a smoothbore gun event!” So,
large ball and three smaller buckshot, or a shotgun loaded with
when the guests arrived, they were introduced, then we were
buckshot,10 was the number the CS ordnance Department put in
introduced, of course safety was discussed, a short History of Fort
many of these cartridges was a lot deadlier to a line of men 40 or
Shenandoah and the N-SSA presented, we talked about what we
70 yards away then one shot from a rifle. You could knock down
were scheduled to do that day and then Phil called on me to start
two or three of the enemy with one shot. All of our guests have
the program rolling. I proceeded to tell them about the Chief
read the smoothbore was good out to 100 yards or more! Quoted
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in many of these new Civil War Combat books, and like George
not mention is all this firing done at close range the reason, the
Washington and the Cherry Tree, it became a fact amongst the
majority of Civil War Battlefields were covered in dense forest and
many. A smoothbore for a lot of Civil War History folks shooting
scrub oak cut with ravines and steep hills. Fort Donelson, Shiloh
at 100 yards with buck and ball was deadlier than a Rifle in the
in the West that combat done in old growth trees and brush where
hands of a Confederate Farm Boy or a Western youngster living
you could only see your opponent at 50 yards. The Confederates
out in the Woods bringing home supper. The N-SSA Skirmishers
at Shiloh learned quickly not to advance over open fields. To use
in the crowd listening to my words, just shook their heads, “no,
the woods and ravines to reach the enemy. The Officers changed
that isn’t true.” To prove my point, I had Mr. Thomas Mark of the
tactics to fit the arms the men were issued. Both the Confederate
29th Wisconsin load up a Flintlock Smoothbore Musket with buck
Army and the Union Army understood and learned to close in at
and ball to show the audience you could rely on the big round
a run with the enemy if they had smoothbores, “when the rifled
ball, but not the three small shot to bring a man or men down.
musket loses its advantage.” A quote from the Colonel of the 14th
Well after a long drum roll Tom fired. To our amazement, Tom
Mississippi. Civil War combat did change as the War progressed
broke four pigeons at 25 yards. One in the middle with the big
and rifled muskets did have a big part in that and artillery. The
round ball, one on each side of that one and one underneath the
story and history of Civil War weaponry lies with the N-SSA and
middle pigeon. A Homeric Shot with buck and ball. No one had
its members. We shoot these guns in competition.
seen a shot like that in 40 years of skirmishing! My audience was
When I hold up a new Mississippi Rifle or Enfield and an old
now skeptical about everything I was talking about-- smoothbores
Belgian Converted or Flintlock Smoothbore Musket and ask my
vs. rifles in Civil War combat, “hmmmm.” 10 other folks tried
brothers in the N-SSA which one would you want to fight a battle?
with the same load and out those only one other pigeon was
They all want the Rifle. Me too. Why? Because at 40 yards or 200
broken with a buck shot. I again had some credibility with my
yards I can use my rifle, you with the smoothbore cannot. It is
guests. Not to say no soldiers were never hit by buckshot, but at
that simple, but to a lot of Civil War Academics and Historians
a long distance the reference to being hit with a spent round was
they just believe what they read in a book. “At 100 yards or more a
very common in CW letters and diaries. Tom Mark is no longer
smoothbore is a deadly weapon, at short range even deadlier.”
allowed to shoot at events like this.
The point to be made the N-SSA teaching our guests what a
On smoothbores, every single recruit North or South wanted a
smoothbore or rifle or carbine, pistol or cannon is capable of
rifle when they signed up in 1861. That is a fact and I have dozens
for them was an eye opener. They want to come back often and
of quotes from Civil War soldiers to that point. Many would
bring their peers to learn about Civil War weaponry. That is Phil
refuse to take the Smoothbore when issued to the chagrin of their
Spaugy’s hope for the future. That the N-SSA working with its
Officers. To quiet them down they would promise that when
membership and our Board can now be the teacher and not the
Rifles were available, they would be the first to get them.
student. I hope all of my brother N-SSA members realize what
The Rifled musket was in short supply for the Summer and Fall
was accomplished here. We had very happy and appreciative
of 1861, well into 1862 and beyond. The new Enfield Rifle from
guests. Please support Phil Spaugy and the Board on this event
England came into the Confederacy in dribbles throughout the
in the future. It is well worth the effort to change Civil War
Fall of 1861 and a flood later. The Battlefields were scoured by
History in regard to shoulder arms and cannons. We are the most
both sides looking to ditch their smoothbores for a dropped
knowledgeable on that subject and that is a fact.
rifle. That is a fact, and I can support it. What the authors do
I am writing a book currently on smoothbores vs. rifles. Not a
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book for collectors or reenactors but a work to explain the complexities of Civil War Combat. How being issued a smoothbore or a rifle made a difference at certain times and under certain conditions at places like Mills Springs, Kentucky, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh. It did make a difference believe me. I have also compiled a list of each Union or Confederate Regiment what they were issued, carried in those Battles and in their own words how they liked their new Austrian Rifles or hated their old Flintlock smoothbores. Many N-SSA members have already helped me in finding out which Regiment got what. I have received letters and diaries describing Combat with these weapons and their beliefs. And they all said, except for the Irish Brigade, they want Rifles! Amen.
Thomas E. Johnson, Jr. passed away on October 13, 2021 Tommy was a long time member of the North South Skirmish Association. He was a member of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry and served as the Commander for many Years. He also served as the Central Virginia Regional Commander, National Adjutant, Executive Secretary and Sutler officer. The sutler area was named the “Thomas E. Johnson Jr. Sutler Area” in 2014 for his many years serving as the National Sutler Officer. He also owned the “Cavalry Shop” and made fine quality leather equipment and specialized in custom leather equipment. He loved to fish and relic hunt. He was also a sutler and had a stand at Fort Shenandoah and also set up at regional skirmishes. Tommy was one of those people that could multi-task and was able to do it very well. He was 89 years old. John A. Sharrett III Dismal Swamp Rangers Crossword Answer Key Across 2 – SHARPSBURG 4 – GETTYSBURG 7 – MILITARY 8 – SOUTH 9- LINCOLN 11- SHERMANS 15- UNION 16- WEAPON 17- SLAVERY 18- BRITAIN DOWN 1- LEE 3- UNIFY 4- GRANT 5- THIRTEENTH 6- BULLRUN 8- STOWE 10- WON 12- RAILROAD 13- SECEDED 14- BOOTH
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144th Fall Nationals September 29th - October 3rd 2021
National Commander Chuck Kindle
144th National Skirmish Director Charles Hahn
Past National Commander Stripe David T. Booz
Skirmish DIrector Star 140th Nationals Jim Baird (Accepted by his Son)
Skirmish DIrector Star 141st Nationals Chester Lauck
Skirmish DIrector Star 142nd Nationals Eric Shuessier
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Team Match Results 10 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 3 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 4 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 5 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 7 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 8 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. A 9 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 10 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. A 11 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 12 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 13 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 14 UNION GUARDS CO. A 15 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 16 MOSBY’S RANGERS CO. A 17 FORREST’S ESCORT COMPANY CO. A 18 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. A 19 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 20 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 21 HANOVER GRAYS CO. A 22 12TH REGIMENT PA RESERVE VOLS. CO. A 23 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 24 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 25 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 26 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 27 4TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY CO. A 28 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 29 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A 30 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 31 NORFOLK LIGHT INFANTRY CO. A 32 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. A 33 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 34 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 35 DIV. OF MARINES, CSS VIRGINIA CO. A 36 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 37 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE CO. A 38 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 39 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 40 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS CO. A 41 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A
8 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 46TH ILLINOIS VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 2 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 3 69TH NY STATE VOLUNTEERS CO. A 4 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. A 5 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A 6 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 7 14TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGT. CO. A 8 WHITE’S CO, 35TH VIRGINIA CAV. CO. A 9 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 10 11TH INDIANA ZOUAVES CO. A 11 RICHMOND VOL. MILITIA CO. A 12 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 13 DELAWARE BLUES CO. A 14 PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 15 73RD NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 16 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. A 17 MC NEILL’S RANGERS CO. A 18 7TH NORTH CAROLINA VOLUNTEERS CO. A 19 BATTERY C, 1ST MICH. LT. ARTY. CO. A
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Class A-1 Musket Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 156.3 44.1 68.9 70.6 77.4 417.3 154.2 80.5 70.2 98.0 69.8 472.7 189.7 61.2 63.6 124.8 94.5 533.8 189.1 74.2 73.3 87.8 130.8 555.2 180.0 100.6 115.3 107.2 80.8 583.9 209.0 84.4 76.1 150.8 108.2 628.5 228.1 70.1 98.0 166.3 70.2 632.7 231.0 76.4 91.0 161.4 82.0 641.8 203.9 103.8 104.8 139.0 104.5 656.0 225.3 92.3 126.6 136.1 93.3 673.6 245.6 55.2 138.3 136.2 116.7 692.0 275.2 103.1 124.5 170.1 58.3 731.2 260.6 91.0 125.6 131.1 141.9 750.2 262.6 101.2 88.5 215.7 103.1 771.1 287.9 115.6 94.8 171.6 119.8 789.7 225.4 104.9 120.8 187.5 175.5 814.1 222.3 127.6 136.9 194.3 161.7 842.8 296.7 145.1 132.0 188.0 110.3 872.1 305.0 148.4 89.0 188.8 146.6 877.8 262.6 110.2 107.3 173.8 230.4 884.3 300.0 117.8 88.0 215.3 166.7 887.8 316.0 86.4 92.2 223.0 189.2 906.8 254.1 131.8 162.1 216.1 185.6 949.7 339.0 118.8 139.1 231.9 123.3 952.1 311.0 125.8 169.5 177.1 171.7 955.1 208.0 119.3 114.7 367.0 149.0 958.0 333.0 126.0 123.2 201.0 254.0 1037.2 316.0 148.8 116.8 322.0 171.4 1075.0 328.0 169.5 158.3 206.1 220.0 1081.9 356.0 139.5 262.0 196.9 153.3 1107.7 333.0 147.4 181.7 254.7 193.1 1109.9 316.0 112.5 115.9 333.0 247.3 1124.7 305.0 134.1 120.5 378.0 191.3 1128.9 333.0 157.7 214.7 322.0 157.4 1184.8 277.2 179.8 243.6 282.0 205.4 1188.0 316.0 130.6 127.4 296.0 354.0 1224.0 345.0 228.0 187.2 297.0 207.7 1264.9 378.0 170.5 172.9 230.7 318.0 1270.1 367.0 184.7 157.6 322.0 263.5 1294.8 361.0 156.3 257.1 239.1 318.0 1331.5 384.0 245.3 164.8 322.0 243.6 1359.7
Class A-2 Musket Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 333.0 83.8 101.7 166.2 259.7 944.4 290.1 136.0 127.1 229.5 162.4 945.1 333.0 136.6 114.6 153.9 252.4 990.5 275.7 127.9 143.6 292.5 159.6 999.3 316.0 164.7 180.7 128.0 215.4 1004.8 339.0 100.8 177.1 167.9 228.4 1013.2 316.0 167.7 138.1 188.7 226.4 1036.9 322.0 134.0 115.3 322.0 181.6 1074.9 361.0 208.9 200.8 168.4 136.0 1075.1 305.0 82.2 169.1 184.9 354.0 1095.2 373.0 141.0 156.3 228.5 212.2 1111.0 345.0 166.8 137.4 173.7 296.7 1119.6 363.0 146.2 172.1 296.2 147.8 1125.3 350.0 135.1 122.8 333.0 228.5 1169.4 361.0 159.9 122.2 311.0 215.3 1169.4 295.2 168.8 149.5 401.0 159.1 1173.6 333.0 139.1 103.2 280.4 336.0 1191.7 322.0 135.5 176.7 311.0 249.4 1194.6 345.0 126.6 152.8 278.3 318.0 1220.7
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BERDAN’S 1st U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A R. PRESTON CHEW’S BATTERY CO. A 13TH REGIMENT NC INFANTRY CO. A 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A DURELL’S INDEPENDENT BATTERY CO. A 7TH REGT. VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS CO. A CO B 1ST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY CO. A 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 17TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A
12 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 OLD DOMINION DRAGOONS CO. A 2 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 3 1ST NJ LIGHT ARTILLERY CO. A 4 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 5 LAUREL BRIGADE, ANV. CO. A 6 7TH WV VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 LANCASTER FENCIBLES CO. A 8 FIRST ROCKBRIDGE ARTILLERY CO. A 9 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY REGT. CO. A 10 1ST SC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 11 10TH MASS. BATTERY CO. A 12 2ND REGT. PA RES. CORPS CO. A 13 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 14 ST. MARY’S LT. INFANTRY CO. A 15 ALLEGHENY CITY GUARDS CO. A 16 MC GREGOR’S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 17 118TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 18 37TH GEORGIA CO. A 19 20TH GEORGIA VOL INF CO. A 20 WHEAT’S SPECIAL BTTN,LA TIGERS CO. A 21 HARDAWAY’S ALABAMA BTTY CO. A 22 4TH MICH. VOL. INF. CO. A 23 5TH CONN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 24 19TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY CO. A 25 CO G 23RD NC STATE TROOPS CO. A 26 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 27 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 28 FORNEY’S BATTALION, USMC CO. A 29 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. A 30 24TH MICHIGAN VOL. INF. CO. A 31 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. A 32 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 33 1ST RICHMOND RIFLES CO. A 34 6TH PA CAV, RUSH’S LANCERS CO. A 35 1ST PA ARTILLERY CO. A 36 3RD NO.CAROLINA, LENOIR BRAVES CO. A 37 6TH ALABAMA (RACCOON ROUGHS) CO. A 38 WASHINGTON GRAYS CO. A 39 44TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 40 3RD U.S. REGULAR INFANTRY CO. A 41 15TH REGT., VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 42 CAPT. SIMMS’ BTTN., CSMC CO. A 43 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 44 1ST REGT. VA. VOLS. CO. A 45 67TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 46 1ST MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A
361.0 243.5 168.7 299.9 153.3 1226.4 333.0 121.7 159.6 345.0 318.0 1277.3 469.0 219.5 127.2 225.3 241.8 1282.8 367.0 159.6 195.0 278.4 318.0 1318.0 390.0 184.9 208.5 257.5 294.6 1335.5 367.0 157.4 267.8 322.0 225.9 1340.1 378.0 199.6 235.8 236.9 336.0 1386.3 390.0 108.2 356.0 290.6 262.8 1407.6 390.0 173.3 356.0 195.1 336.0 1450.4 390.0 205.8 333.0 322.0 202.7 1453.5 378.0 198.8 299.2 254.4 354.0 1484.4 423.0 257.1 191.2 367.0 284.4 1522.7 384.0 248.1 292.7 287.7 336.0 1548.5 418.0 299.2 322.0 390.0 281.1 1710.3
Class A-3 Musket Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 339.0 192.3 182.5 237.8 161.7 1113.3 390.0 184.0 212.0 214.0 192.3 1192.3 395.0 168.1 230.5 356.0 152.6 1302.2 469.0 179.2 218.3 223.7 214.9 1305.1 384.0 120.5 184.9 300.0 318.0 1307.4 373.0 130.0 176.4 322.0 318.0 1319.4 356.0 207.4 206.8 322.0 248.4 1340.6 384.0 135.7 198.4 345.0 293.2 1356.3 350.0 279.3 191.7 345.0 223.0 1389.0 361.0 166.7 254.9 322.0 287.9 1392.5 469.0 214.4 231.9 311.0 182.6 1408.9 345.0 173.0 246.9 322.0 354.0 1440.9 406.0 192.5 291.9 401.0 205.1 1496.5 378.0 250.8 170.8 345.0 354.0 1498.6 412.0 214.8 345.0 192.2 336.0 1500.0 423.0 211.7 196.8 333.0 354.0 1518.5 384.0 244.2 311.0 390.0 221.6 1550.8 384.0 289.6 226.8 333.0 318.0 1551.4 378.0 195.9 322.0 367.0 300.0 1562.9 390.0 252.3 238.5 390.0 297.6 1568.4 469.0 260.2 272.9 311.0 262.8 1575.9 378.0 205.6 262.2 333.0 408.0 1586.8 406.0 298.3 356.0 173.3 354.0 1587.6 469.0 333.0 239.0 333.0 216.3 1590.3 418.0 268.0 219.6 356.0 336.0 1597.6 412.0 225.8 311.0 367.0 300.0 1615.8 423.0 232.0 322.0 311.0 336.0 1624.0 412.0 262.8 293.4 378.0 278.9 1625.1 339.0 288.5 280.9 367.0 372.0 1647.4 395.0 311.0 322.0 378.0 270.0 1676.0 469.0 276.5 289.8 322.0 336.0 1693.3 384.0 273.3 272.2 435.0 336.0 1700.5 373.0 333.0 333.0 333.0 336.0 1708.0 406.0 280.1 322.0 367.0 336.0 1711.1 390.0 345.0 284.5 300.0 408.0 1727.5 440.0 284.0 345.0 333.0 336.0 1738.0 469.0 227.6 356.0 390.0 336.0 1778.6 384.0 356.0 345.0 322.0 372.0 1779.0 12.0 322.0 356.0 390.0 318.0 1798.0 435.0 241.0 367.0 401.0 354.0 1798.0 406.0 262.6 367.0 390.0 390.0 1815.6 384.0 390.0 367.0 390.0 336.0 1867.0 406.0 322.0 345.0 401.0 408.0 1882.0 406.0 311.0 423.0 367.0 408.0 1915.0 440.0 423.0 367.0 412.0 372.0 2014.0 469.0 378.0 367.0 367.0 444.0 2025.0
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Team Match Results 6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 3 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 4 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. B 5 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 6 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 7 UNION GUARDS CO. B 8 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 9 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. B 10 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 11 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. B 12 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B 13 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. B 14 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 15 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. B 16 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B 17 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B 18 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. B
3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. B 2 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 3 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 4 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 5 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. B 6 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. B 7 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. B 8 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. B
2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. C
7 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 2 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 3 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 4 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. A 5 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. A 8 HANOVER GRAYS CO. A 9 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 10 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 11 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 12 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 13 UNION GUARDS CO. A 14 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 15 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 16 FORREST’S ESCORT COMPANY CO. A 17 12TH REGIMENT PA RESERVE VOLS. CO. A 18 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 19 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 20 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 21 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 22 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 23 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 24 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A
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Class B-1 Musket Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 220.6 113.8 110.0 218.5 98.6 761.5 316.0 131.8 114.6 224.2 166.3 952.9 298.1 139.0 174.5 194.2 177.5 983.3 322.0 154.9 159.5 289.6 131.2 1057.2 345.0 186.0 164.8 245.1 132.7 1073.6 345.0 174.1 141.7 233.5 201.1 1095.4 367.0 161.4 244.5 177.4 236.5 1186.8 356.0 129.2 244.7 274.1 269.0 1273.0 345.0 249.4 234.8 239.5 218.6 1287.3 328.0 127.3 293.4 311.0 238.9 1298.6 350.0 176.0 170.9 356.0 336.0 1388.9 384.0 224.0 311.0 311.0 234.2 1464.2 384.0 237.4 214.0 386.0 262.2 1483.6 390.0 311.0 289.1 390.0 372.0 1752.1 469.0 311.0 322.0 412.0 336.0 1850.0 469.0 356.0 345.0 345.0 372.0 1887.0 423.0 333.0 333.0 401.0 408.0 1898.0 440.0 272.4 390.0 390.0 408.0 1900.4
Class B-2 Musket Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 412.0 183.6 322.0 333.0 336.0 1586.6 395.0 234.5 345.0 322.0 336.0 1632.5 378.0 203.8 333.0 378.0 354.0 1646.8 406.0 322.0 390.0 401.0 390.0 1909.0 423.0 333.0 333.0 412.0 444.0 1945.0 451.0 367.0 367.0 401.0 390.0 1976.0 435.0 412.0 412.0 401.0 390.0 2050.0 440.0 322.0 356.0 446.0 630.0 2194.0
Class C Musket Event 1 350.0
Event 2 127.3
Event 3 190.2
Event 4 345.0
Event 5 300.0
Total Time 1312.5
Class A-1 Carbine Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 126.0 56.8 53.6 78.1 75.9 390.4 176.9 55.4 66.1 104.1 65.7 468.2 175.5 60.6 58.0 108.4 70.0 472.5 140.6 49.6 72.4 81.6 128.4 472.6 136.2 76.5 60.0 107.1 108.1 487.9 201.0 68.3 58.0 109.1 59.0 495.4 201.0 61.8 65.1 87.3 81.4 496.6 146.2 78.0 60.4 149.3 77.9 511.8 163.9 75.6 72.3 129.3 96.2 537.3 204.2 67.1 85.1 130.0 65.8 552.2 205.7 92.3 115.1 126.2 63.6 602.9 238.4 67.6 82.6 148.3 72.8 609.7 227.7 79.3 112.5 168.6 124.4 712.5 153.2 73.6 154.3 248.2 86.8 716.1 346.0 75.0 86.6 90.2 137.2 735.0 235.0 101.1 104.5 166.0 150.2 756.8 228.8 82.1 159.1 139.4 150.7 760.1 289.2 71.8 99.8 193.8 109.6 764.2 337.0 101.5 108.6 117.4 151.9 816.4 300.0 121.8 82.6 180.6 140.2 825.2 328.0 100.5 124.0 200.3 101.2 854.0 393.0 73.3 93.3 182.3 131.3 873.2 257.3 134.4 141.7 181.1 161.0 875.5 300.0 70.7 87.4 176.6 244.2 878.9
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Team Match Results 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
DIV. OF MARINES, CSS VIRGINIA CO. A 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. A MOSBY’S RANGERS CO. A CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A NORFOLK LIGHT INFANTRY CO. A 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A BATTERY C, 1ST MICH. LT. ARTY. CO. A
6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. A 2 46TH ILLINOIS VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 3 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 4 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. A 5 11TH INDIANA ZOUAVES CO. A 6 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 7 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 8 1ST SC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 9 MC NEILL’S RANGERS CO. A 10 DELAWARE BLUES CO. A 11 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 12 PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 13 R. PRESTON CHEW’S BATTERY CO. A 14 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A 15 BERDAN’S 1st U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 16 4TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY CO. A 17 17TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 18 14TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGT. CO. A 19 10TH MASS. BATTERY CO. A 20 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 21 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 22 KNAP’S BATTERY E, PA LT. ARTY. CO. A 23 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 24 CO G 23RD NC STATE TROOPS CO. A 25 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A
7 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. A 2 19TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY CO. A 3 73RD NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 6TH PA CAV, RUSH’S LANCERS CO. A 5 OLD DOMINION DRAGOONS CO. A 6 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 7 19TH INDIANA INFANTRY CO. A 8 CO B 1ST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY CO. A 9 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 10 69TH NY STATE VOLUNTEERS CO. A 11 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. A 12 1ST RICHMOND RIFLES CO. A 13 MC GREGOR’S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 14 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 15 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE CO. A 16 LAUREL BRIGADE, ANV. CO. A 17 20TH GEORGIA VOL INF CO. A 18 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 19 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. A 20 DURELL’S INDEPENDENT BATTERY CO. A 21 118TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 22 3RD U.S. REGULAR INFANTRY CO. A 23 13TH REGIMENT NC INFANTRY CO. A
278.5 114.7 135.5 176.6 192.4 897.7 309.0 140.4 140.1 178.8 146.3 914.6 393.0 142.1 127.5 169.5 115.1 947.2 393.0 157.6 146.0 159.7 119.2 975.5 375.0 136.2 90.5 178.2 212.9 992.8 346.0 115.2 172.7 247.1 150.2 1031.2 375.0 116.6 127.8 241.3 258.4 1119.1 412.0 111.9 198.4 287.1 136.3 1145.7 403.0 130.5 155.3 238.5 270.8 1198.1 478.0 151.9 194.7 270.0 158.9 1253.5 393.0 153.6 177.6 255.0 360.0 1339.2
Class A-2 Carbine Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 266.2 84.6 113.6 136.0 107.5 707.9 356.0 62.0 77.2 181.8 143.9 820.9 328.0 102.8 115.3 223.7 157.0 926.8 375.0 126.9 113.6 168.5 159.4 943.4 328.0 131.5 111.4 104.5 276.0 951.4 469.0 120.1 146.2 158.7 94.4 988.4 356.0 130.0 95.0 220.6 212.8 1014.4 356.0 124.0 146.1 229.5 170.0 1025.6 292.3 154.2 134.5 248.8 231.7 1061.5 450.0 147.6 184.1 169.5 146.8 1098.0 412.0 176.4 114.3 243.4 189.1 1135.2 440.0 144.1 193.4 197.8 163.3 1138.6 281.1 126.6 173.6 255.1 330.0 1166.4 403.0 173.3 153.9 203.5 241.6 1175.3 431.0 118.3 174.5 225.2 297.6 1246.6 384.0 194.2 203.5 260.0 226.4 1268.1 365.0 172.2 178.5 337.0 231.1 1283.8 412.0 180.0 182.5 276.3 282.9 1333.7 412.0 113.5 228.2 412.0 168.2 1333.9 440.0 182.8 194.7 294.9 240.7 1353.1 403.0 136.5 156.2 356.0 330.0 1381.7 431.0 161.3 213.4 356.0 300.0 1461.7 412.0 243.7 194.8 219.5 420.0 1490.0 506.0 228.8 249.5 356.0 178.2 1518.5 393.0 173.8 189.3 375.0 450.0 1581.1
Class A-3 Carbine Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 393.0 116.9 111.9 168.1 224.2 1014.1 431.0 119.2 145.9 210.2 144.6 1050.9 384.0 127.3 185.4 255.7 157.1 1109.5 412.0 158.5 134.3 195.5 245.2 1145.5 440.0 130.7 177.2 210.3 187.4 1145.6 328.0 144.9 114.7 276.8 300.0 1164.4 328.0 156.2 201.4 337.0 165.2 1187.8 431.0 175.2 224.2 148.8 232.6 1211.8 365.0 132.5 145.7 293.0 297.7 1233.9 421.0 200.4 148.1 260.2 211.1 1240.8 375.0 160.2 239.2 282.0 229.0 1285.4 412.0 218.0 201.1 276.9 279.6 1387.6 403.0 217.5 197.5 260.5 330.0 1408.5 365.0 236.3 218.6 356.0 249.6 1425.5 384.0 170.9 242.0 337.0 300.0 1433.9 478.0 173.7 243.0 273.5 330.0 1498.2 440.0 221.8 240.3 337.0 275.5 1514.6 365.0 229.1 318.0 393.0 230.0 1535.1 515.0 239.0 130.5 275.0 390.0 1549.5 412.0 289.3 268.3 375.0 242.7 1587.3 440.0 209.1 179.4 412.0 360.0 1600.5 478.0 262.2 236.8 393.0 263.6 1633.6 487.0 285.5 293.2 300.0 288.2 1653.9
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Team Match Results 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
ST. MARY’S LT. INFANTRY CO. A 15TH REGT., VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 6TH ALABAMA (RACCOON ROUGHS) CO. A 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 5TH CONN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 10TH VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 37TH GEORGIA CO. A 44TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 24TH MICHIGAN VOL. INF. CO. A 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. B 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. B 3 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 4 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 5 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 6 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. B 7 UNION GUARDS CO. B 8 COCKADE RIFLES CO. B 9 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 10 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 11 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. B 12 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B
2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 2 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. B 3 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. B 4 MC GREGOR’S 2ND BATTERY CO. B 5 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. B 6 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 7 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. B 8 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B
6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 2 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 3 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 4 MC GREGOR’S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 5 BERDAN’S 1st U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 6 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 7 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 8 FORREST’S ESCORT COMPANY CO. A 9 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 10 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 11 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 12 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 13 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 14 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 15 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. A 16 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 17 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A
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487.0 142.6 289.0 412.0 330.0 1660.6 506.0 249.5 231.4 431.0 330.0 1747.9 440.0 272.6 233.4 412.0 390.0 1748.0 543.0 231.5 258.6 543.0 256.8 1832.9 506.0 318.0 287.0 393.0 330.0 1834.0 431.0 337.0 375.0 375.0 330.0 1848.0 515.0 318.0 210.9 356.0 480.0 1879.9 487.0 295.6 318.0 393.0 480.0 1973.6 562.0 375.0 356.0 393.0 300.0 1986.0 534.0 356.0 393.0 412.0 390.0 2085.0 496.0 287.8 393.0 431.0 480.0 2087.8 534.0 356.0 431.0 450.0 330.0 2101.0 515.0 258.0 431.0 506.0 450.0 2160.0 525.0 468.0 431.0 506.0 420.0 2350.0
Class B-1 Carbine Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 247.4 97.2 115.7 162.2 100.0 722.5 318.0 104.5 84.6 240.5 125.4 873.0 328.0 125.3 58.5 287.3 90.4 889.5 384.0 118.9 149.3 154.2 119.0 925.4 356.0 84.5 145.2 191.0 204.5 981.2 318.0 177.9 145.0 170.7 217.6 1029.2 337.0 117.6 180.3 300.0 152.4 1087.3 384.0 172.0 136.9 200.6 229.2 1122.7 412.0 142.3 165.2 201.8 295.3 1216.6 393.0 121.1 225.1 337.0 360.0 1436.2 440.0 214.9 209.7 278.5 300.0 1443.1 506.0 468.0 412.0 412.0 450.0 2248.0
Class B-2 Carbine Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Event 5 Total Time 440.0 194.7 229.1 375.0 278.5 1517.3 478.0 286.1 144.4 356.0 300.0 1564.5 440.0 179.5 216.2 487.0 360.0 1682.7 496.0 318.0 264.0 412.0 390.0 1880.0 534.0 337.0 356.0 431.0 288.3 1946.3 525.0 356.0 356.0 431.0 420.0 2088.0 346.0 431.0 450.0 375.0 510.0 2112.0 534.0 431.0 506.0 431.0 360.0 2262.0
Class A-1 Revolver Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Total Time 79.2 11.0 66.3 25.3 181.8 95.2 14.5 47.5 25.9 183.1 55.6 22.7 58.0 62.5 198.8 36.6 20.6 83.5 120.2 260.9 109.8 29.2 45.0 95.5 279.5 193.4 15.6 73.8 37.1 319.9 110.0 36.6 85.4 90.8 322.8 69.4 30.5 78.2 147.7 325.8 115.4 19.2 65.2 136.2 336.0 167.7 25.1 125.3 28.5 346.6 118.7 61.4 128.7 57.0 365.8 205.9 26.6 109.3 27.4 369.2 150.6 13.6 166.0 68.5 398.7 150.0 105.9 143.4 38.5 437.8 128.6 16.8 187.2 121.0 453.6 165.0 28.7 158.0 112.0 463.7 270.0 81.1 218.9 127.1 697.1
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Team Match Results 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A 2 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. A 5 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 6 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. B 7 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 8 20TH GEORGIA VOL INF CO. A 9 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 10 1ST PA ARTILLERY CO. A
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 2 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 3 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 4 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 5 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 6 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 7 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A 8 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 9 DURELL’S INDEPENDENT BATTERY CO. A 10 ST. MARY’S LT. INFANTRY CO. A 11 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. A 12 5TH CONN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 13 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE CO. A 14 19TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY CO. B 15 OLD DOMINION DRAGOONS CO. A 16 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 17 6TH PA CAV, RUSH’S LANCERS CO. A 18 1ST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY CO. A 19 10TH MASS. BATTERY CO. A 20 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 21 4TH LOUISIANA INF,DELTA RIFLES CO. A 22 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 23 1ST REGT. VA. VOLS. CO. A 24 12TH REGIMENT PA RESERVE VOLS. CO. A
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. B 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. C 3 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 211.8 4 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 181.7 5 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. B 6 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B 7 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A
1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. C
Class A-2 Revolver Event 1 177.4 167.4 116.6 129.4 153.1 195.9 129.8 216.2 194.1 177.2
Event 2 34.2 21.4 43.0 33.1 44.1 29.1 137.4 166.2 69.0 231.6
Event 3 106.3 81.1 129.5 92.0 168.3 153.3 194.0 139.5 181.2 144.2
Event 4 32.1 93.7 145.6 191.0 106.4 177.5 120.0 98.2 183.6 176.5
Total Time 350.0 363.6 434.7 445.5 471.9 555.8 581.2 620.1 627.9 729.5
Event 4 19.6 79.9 96.8 131.4 144.3 79.0 122.7 106.3 85.3 61.6 164.5 178.6 150.2 120.8 149.1 127.7 187.2 208.6 104.7 143.0 135.6 165.3 202.0 158.0
Total Time 259.7 339.6 396.0 417.4 424.2 451.9 460.6 476.6 481.1 490.3 563.4 579.0 592.6 600.3 631.6 637.9 652.2 665.7 672.3 679.0 701.8 723.2 757.0 800.8
Event 4 116.9 33.2 421.8 450.2 158.5 120.8 177.8
Total Time 361.7 395.1 421.8 450.2 522.6 563.1 608.8
Event 4 96.3 135.4
Total Time 441.0 456.7
Class A-3 Revolver Event 1 125.8 166.7 158.5 147.2 158.9 204.7 135.0 160.4 192.6 210.0 210.0 204.1 197.0 180.4 185.5 179.9 198.8 225.0 213.8 195.0 205.4 204.8 255.0 222.8
Event 2 26.9 20.9 28.7 32.1 20.9 22.2 47.4 40.2 44.4 27.5 38.6 100.1 30.7 110.9 137.9 140.9 74.0 37.6 180.0 206.0 166.2 173.1 120.0 240.0
Event 3 87.4 72.1 112.0 106.7 100.1 146.0 155.5 169.7 158.8 191.2 150.3 96.2 214.7 188.2 159.1 189.4 192.2 194.5 173.8 135.0 194.6 180.0 180.0 180.0
Class B Revolver Event 1 154.6 175.1 27.2 36.0 188.7 215.7 169.5
Event 2 9.7 27.5 40.4 175.5 85.8 105.7 110.7
Event 3 80.5 159.3 142.4 57.0 89.6 120.9 150.8
Class C Revolver Event 1 174.0 172.6
Event 2 36.4 15.3
Event 3 134.3 133.4
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Team Match Results 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 64.7 2 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 4 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 5 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 6 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 7 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 8 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 9 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 10 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 11 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 12 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 13 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 14 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE CO. A
2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 2 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 4 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. A 5 NORFOLK LIGHT INFANTRY CO. A 6 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 7 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS CO. A 8 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 9 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. A 10 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A
3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 12TH REGIMENT PA RESERVE VOLS. CO. A 2 1ST PA ARTILLERY CO. A 3 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 4 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A 5 13TH REGIMENT NC INFANTRY CO. A 6 10TH VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 7 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 8 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. A
2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 3 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 4 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 5 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B
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Class A-1 Breech-Loader Event 1 18.8 88.7 91.7 104.7 139.6 135.9 109.5 178.5 178.3 185.0 178.0 196.0 178.1 219.0
Event 2 66.4 37.6 40.4 32.0 30.3 37.9 32.3 35.0 36.3 42.2 48.3 61.1 52.8 79.0
Event 3 28.1 29.9 54.9 57.3 51.3 50.5 106.3 50.1 131.1 142.0 111.0 202.0 202.0 161.0
Event 4 178.0 23.1 40.2 73.2 51.7 51.3 38.5 82.2 34.2 41.0 117.0 46.6 74.7 85.0
Total Time
Event 4 35.4 44.1 45.7 74.3 48.4 68.8 102.6 152.1 198.0 198.0
Total Time 304.5 369.9 379.7 481.1 506.1 515.0 554.5 592.6 751.5 775.5
Event 4 72.7 68.3 125.9 109.0 85.5 288.0 234.0 270.0
Total Time 510.3 622.2 647.0 728.4 736.2 875.6 964.0 1051.0
Event 4 39.8 51.0 129.2 252.0 157.4
Total Time 277.6 356.0 584.3 690.9 955.4
179.3 227.2 267.2 272.9 275.6 286.6 345.8 379.9 410.2 454.3 505.7 507.6 544.0
Class A-2 Breech-Loader Event 1 155.2 124.3 180.0 180.0 191.0 205.8 191.0 230.0 253.0 281.0
Event 2 36.5 41.6 34.8 59.0 75.7 66.2 58.9 61.0 87.5 105.5
Event 3 77.4 159.9 119.2 167.8 191.0 174.2 202.0 149.5 213.0 191.0
Class A-3 Breech-Loader Event 1 219.0 241.0 213.0 241.0 281.0 270.0 303.0 320.0
Event 2 52.3 121.9 61.1 131.4 167.7 151.3 191.0 191.0
Event 3 166.3 191.0 247.0 247.0 202.0 166.3 236.0 270.0
Class B Breech-Loader Event 1 148.8 196.0 196.0 213.0 281.0
Event 2 29.9 46.9 57.1 34.9 191.0
Event 3 59.1 62.1 202.0 191.0 326.0
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Team Match Results 5 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 2 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 4 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 5 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. A 6 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 7 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 8 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 9 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 10 HANOVER GRAYS CO. A 11 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. C 12 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 13 FORREST’S ESCORT COMPANY CO. A 14 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 15 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 16 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 17 COCKADE RIFLES CO. A 18 UNION GUARDS CO. A 19 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 20 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 21 DIV. OF MARINES, CSS VIRGINIA CO. A 22 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 23 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 24 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 25 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 26 1ST RICHMOND RIFLES CO. A
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 MOSBY’S RANGERS CO. A 2 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 3 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 4 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. A 5 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. A 6 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) CO. A 8 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE CO. A 9 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 10 BATTERY C, 1ST MICH. LT. ARTY. CO. A 11 15TH CONN. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 12 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 13 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 14 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 15 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 16 11TH INDIANA ZOUAVES CO. A 17 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 18 19TH INDIANA INFANTRY CO. A 19 4TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY CO. A 20 KNAP’S BATTERY E, PA LT. ARTY. CO. A 21 CO G 23RD NC STATE TROOPS CO. A 22 10TH MASS. BATTERY CO. A
5 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A 2 14TH TENNESSEE INFANTRY REGT. CO. A 3 BERDAN’S 1st U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 4 MC NEILL’S RANGERS CO. A 5 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 6 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. A
Class A-1 Smoothbore Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Total Time 89.3 41.3 33.0 24.1 187.7 72.3 44.9 38.1 53.4 208.7 94.4 38.4 56.7 52.1 241.6 87.3 34.0 42.3 96.0 259.6 87.5 45.5 97.2 35.4 265.6 78.0 58.6 47.4 83.2 267.2 76.7 73.5 95.1 68.8 314.1 72.9 56.2 66.2 121.6 316.9 104.1 37.9 104.1 92.0 338.1 111.6 60.1 61.5 108.1 341.3 108.9 63.5 84.9 92.0 349.3 120.6 69.7 94.4 70.5 355.2 129.3 78.3 105.3 49.4 362.3 118.1 52.7 101.8 91.6 364.2 116.7 76.8 69.2 102.6 365.3 90.8 73.8 158.8 49.3 372.7 110.2 52.1 110.4 102.9 375.6 93.4 59.1 156.6 102.1 411.2 103.1 64.1 100.8 146.9 414.9 112.9 65.1 115.2 137.8 431.0 130.4 52.7 202.0 80.3 465.4 180.0 67.1 131.4 92.2 470.7 175.6 115.0 131.0 86.8 508.4 108.9 96.7 180.0 141.3 526.9 145.6 122.3 79.7 180.0 527.6 285.0 2025.1 247.0 330.0 2887.1
Class A-2 Smoothbore Event 1 141.1 95.1 140.2 155.9 117.4 195.0 240.0 110.2 195.0 177.1 162.0 255.0 167.0 240.0 240.0 140.2 225.0 164.4 210.0 255.0 300.0 210.0
Event 2 33.2 54.4 57.1 67.9 196.0 42.1 67.2 75.8 113.3 62.2 91.5 65.1 50.8 178.8 130.7 96.8 127.6 134.6 99.3 78.5 82.5 225.0
Event 3 63.6 155.2 87.9 129.3 81.4 103.5 108.3 202.0 129.4 170.0 179.5 140.0 117.6 128.1 175.6 202.0 143.3 292.0 202.0 180.0 202.0 225.0
Event 4 37.5 57.3 112.5 90.5 67.4 132.7 60.9 104.9 66.6 118.2 132.4 113.0 240.0 83.7 92.3 210.0 166.4 133.9 240.0 300.0 270.0 240.0
Total Time 275.4 362.0 397.7 443.6 462.2 473.3 476.4 492.9 504.3 527.5 565.4 573.1 575.4 630.6 638.6 649.0 662.3 724.9 751.3 813.5 854.5 900.0
Event 4 108.6 120.2 149.2 179.8 173.2 210.0
Total Time 420.9 450.4 520.2 528.7 590.0 610.7
Class A-3 Smoothbore Event 1 167.9 101.4 126.5 119.4 210.0 158.5
Event 2 63.1 63.9 109.4 75.3 94.8 95.3
Event 3 81.3 164.9 135.1 154.2 112.0 146.9
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Team Match Results 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
1ST SC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A WHITE’S CO, 35TH VIRGINIA CAV. CO. A MC GREGOR’S 2ND BATTERY CO. A PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. B 1ST REGT. VA. VOLS. CO. A 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 19TH MICHIGAN INFANTRY CO. A 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 46TH ILLINOIS VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 69TH NY STATE VOLUNTEERS CO. A 6TH PA CAV, RUSH’S LANCERS CO. A 1ST PA ARTILLERY CO. A 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A HARDAWAY’S ALABAMA BTTY CO. A 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 3RD NC CAVALRY CO. A 5TH CONN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 3RD U.S. REGULAR INFANTRY CO. A 6TH ALABAMA (RACCOON ROUGHS) CO. A 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. A 37TH GEORGIA CO. A 7TH REGT. VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS CO. A R. PRESTON CHEW’S BATTERY CO. A
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. B 3 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 4 FORREST’S ESCORT COMPANY CO. B 5 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 6 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. B 7 HARLAN’S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 8 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 9 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. A 10 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 11 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B 12 UNION GUARDS CO. B 13 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 14 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. B 15 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. B 16 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 17 TAMMANY REGIMENT CO. B 18 DIV. OF MARINES, CSS VIRGINIA CO. B 19 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. B 20 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN’S BODYGUARD CO. B 21 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 22 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 23 COCKADE RIFLES CO. B 24 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. B 25 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 26 HARDAWAY’S ALABAMA BTTY CO. B 27 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. B 28 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. B
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195.0 114.7 202.0 118.6 630.3 195.0 111.6 180.0 146.9 633.5 165.8 74.7 270.0 134.1 644.6 225.0 102.6 138.9 210.0 676.5 270.0 86.8 122.9 210.0 689.7 225.0 132.9 124.2 210.0 692.1 176.9 122.4 202.0 210.0 711.3 240.0 138.4 152.2 210.0 740.6 195.0 102.5 225.0 240.0 762.5 255.0 106.8 202.0 210.0 773.8 270.0 116.5 127.4 300.0 813.9 285.0 81.5 247.0 210.0 823.5 270.0 115.2 225.0 240.0 850.2 255.0 72.1 202.0 330.0 859.1 240.0 125.7 202.0 300.0 867.7 210.0 172.0 247.0 240.0 869.0 255.0 168.4 315.0 141.5 879.9 285.0 100.6 202.0 300.0 887.6 285.0 150.2 225.0 240.0 900.2 225.0 177.8 202.0 300.0 904.8 285.0 159.6 169.0 330.0 943.6 300.0 247.0 270.0 140.7 957.7 225.0 126.4 247.0 360.0 958.4 345.0 225.0 225.0 164.2 959.2 270.0 202.0 225.0 270.0 967.0 210.0 202.0 292.0 300.0 1004.0 300.0 225.0 292.0 210.0 1027.0
Class B Smoothbore Event 1 Event 2 Event 3 Event 4 Total Time 83.0 48.1 60.0 77.2 268.3 81.2 47.1 77.5 74.2 280.0 70.7 57.1 96.6 94.2 318.6 116.2 61.4 146.9 76.8 401.3 138.9 79.4 107.2 79.5 405.0 164.3 107.6 77.2 60.9 410.0 121.5 89.6 96.5 109.1 416.7 124.6 103.3 138.5 78.6 445.0 93.0 51.6 180.0 125.0 449.6 156.9 93.1 106.7 155.5 512.2 195.0 70.3 166.5 87.4 519.2 152.1 71.6 180.0 155.0 558.7 143.2 85.0 134.3 210.0 572.5 195.0 103.5 180.0 114.1 592.6 195.0 82.9 108.3 240.0 626.2 195.0 127.8 120.7 270.0 713.5 164.5 93.2 225.0 240.0 722.7 195.0 135.0 122.9 300.0 752.9 195.0 90.1 202.0 270.0 757.1 225.0 65.0 202.0 270.0 762.0 167.0 161.0 202.0 240.0 770.0 210.0 150.3 247.0 300.0 907.3 255.0 131.3 292.0 240.0 918.3 210.0 202.0 247.0 270.0 929.0 300.0 164.1 178.8 300.0 942.9 315.0 202.0 202.0 300.0 1019.0 285.0 180.0 337.0 240.0 1042.0 285.0 247.0 270.0 240.0 1042.0
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Team Match Results Class C Smoothbore
1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. D 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. C 3 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. C 4 6TH KENTUCKY VOL. INF. CO. B 5 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. C
Event 1 88.2 94.2 136.9 195.0 315.0
4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 2 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 4 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 5 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 6 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 7 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 8 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 9 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 10 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 11 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 12 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 13 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. B 14 10TH MASS. BATTERY CO. A 15 CO. C, 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 16 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 17 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A
Event 2 51.9 88.2 168.2 162.9 156.0
Event 3 71.7 112.2 140.9 202.0 225.0
Event 4 108.3 75.7 270.0 330.0 240.0
Total Time 320.1 370.3 716.0 889.9 936.0
Event 3 47.1 66.3 39.7 51.5 77.0 71.5 99.8 170.7 119.2 149.1 149.6 109.0 225.0 130.5 225.0 120.5 225.0
Event 4 38.8 27.9 66.4 97.3 64.7 85.2 83.0 32.3 105.1 98.7 177.4 252.0 170.4 144.9 129.1 324.0 468.0
Total Time 194.0 212.2 266.6 274.1 279.7 292.7 303.3 388.2 421.8 477.5 579.7 613.5 615.4 632.3 688.3 932.4 1315.5
Event 3 338.0 450.0 338.0
Event 4 288.0 252.0 504.0
Total Time 1188.0 1466.0 1517.0
Breech-Loader SS Event 1 69.0 84.9 117.7 94.9 111.5 103.6 84.1 119.6 141.4 152.4 180.0 180.0 164.8 292.0 225.0 360.0 495.0
Event 2 39.1 33.1 42.8 30.4 26.5 32.4 36.4 65.6 56.1 77.3 72.7 72.5 55.2 64.9 109.2 127.9 127.5
Spencer
1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 2 46TH ILLINOIS VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 3 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A
Event 1 292.0 472.0 405.0
Event 2 270.0 292.0 270.0
144th National Smoothbore Pistol Demo 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 2 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. A 3 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 49TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 5 NANSEMOND GUARDS CO. B 6 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 7 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 8 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 9 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. B 10 DISMAL SWAMP RANGERS CO. A 11 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 12 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 13 29TH WISC VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 14 15TH CONN. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 15 6TH PA CAV, RUSH’S LANCERS CO. A
Event 1 105.7 155.2 175.3 220.0 163.1 200.0 220.0 260.0 240.0 200.0 240.0 280.0 280.0 320.0 320.0
Event 2 37.5 30.9 67.4 73.0 84.3 60.0 94.5 65.3 65.4 95.0 78.0 79.8 240.0 210.0 240.0
Event 3 57.4 94.9 113.3 105.8 210.0 160.0 173.0 164.0 210.0 270.0 240.0 240.0 210.0 300.0 240.0
Event 4 71.8 63.6 88.0 100.1 81.1 174.0 120.0 128.4 180.0 179.7 210.0 240.0 210.0 210.0 300.0
Total Time 272.4 344.6 444.0 498.9 538.5 594.0 607.5 617.7 695.4 744.7 768.0 839.8 940.0 1040.0 1100.0
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144th Fall Nationals
Team Match Winners
William Francis Keys Trophy 1st Place A-1 Musket Jack Rawls Memorial Trophy 1st Place Team Musket-Carbine Aggregate
110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. A
Robert Hughes Trophy 2nd Place A-1 Musket Team
Nansemond Guards, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
Ed “Hog” Wilhelm Memorial Trophy 3rd Place A-1 Musket Team
2nd Maryland Artillery, CSA, Co. A
Hibler-Ninness Memorial Trophy 4th Place A-1 Musket Team
9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
James F. Cauley Memorial Trophy 5th Place A-1 Musket Team
149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. A
Army of the Tennessee Memorial Trophy 1st Place A-3 Musket Team
Old Dominion Dragoons, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
Franklin O. Hayes Memorial Trophy 1st Place B-1 Musket Team
8th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Co. B
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Trophy 1st Place C Musket Team
8th Regiment Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Co. C
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Team Match Winners
Jack Rawls Memorial Trophy 1st Place Team Musket-Carbine Aggregate
110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Walt Taylor Memorial Trophy 2nd Place Team Musket-Carbine Aggregate
Harlan’s Light Cavalry, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
Single Shot Smoothbore Pistol Team Demonstration Event
York Rangers, Co. A - Larry, Gary, and Steve Brockmiller
1st Place A-2 Revolver Team
Cockade Rifles, Co. A
1st Place A-1 Revolver Team
Iredell Blues, Co. A
1st Place A-3 Revolver Team
5th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry
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Team Match Winners
1st Place B Revolver Team
Nansemond Guards, Co. B
Alan Bilby Memorial Trophy 1st Place A-1 Carbine Company
Harlan’s Light Cavalry, Co. A
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1st Place C Revolver Team
9th Virginia Cavalry CSA, Co. B
1st Place A-3 Carbine Team
1st Pennsylvania Rifles (Bucktails), Co. A
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Team Match Winners
1st Place B-1 Carbine Team
111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. B
Private’s Trophy 1st Place A-1 Breech-loader Team
2nd Maryland Artillery, CSA, Co. A
1st Place B-2 Carbine Team
Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. B
1st Place A-2 Breech-loader Team
2nd New Jersey Cavalry, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
1st Place A-3 Breech-loader Team
12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers, CO. A
1st Place Single-shot Breech-loader Team
110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. A
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1st Place B Breech-loader Team
9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. B
1st Place Spencer Team
1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light Artillery, Co. A
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Team Match Winners
Men of the West Trophy 1st Place A-1 Smoothbore Team
Nansemond Guards, Co. A
1st Place A-2 Smoothbore Team
Mosby’s Rangers, Co. A
1st Place B Smoothbore Team
110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. B
1st Place A-3 Smoothbore Team
Hampton Legion, CSA Co. A
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Team Match Winners
1st Place C Smoothbore Team
Nansemond Guards, Co. D
1st Place A-1 and C Smoothbore Teams
Nansemond Guards, Companies A and D
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Team Match Results Mortar Match Results:
Place Mortar Shot 1 Shot 2 Shot 3 Shot 4 Shot 5 Total Total 1 NORFOLK LIGHT INF #1 0ft-10in 2ft-9.5in 4ft-5.5in 8ft-3in 9ft-10in 26ft-2in 2 5TH VIRGINIA VOL CAVALRY #1 4ft-8in 6ft-11in 6ft-2in 7ft-3in 8ft-9in 33ft-9in 3 3RD MARYLAND ARTY #1 3ft-0.5in 4ft-3in 7ft-6.5in 10ft-10in 12ft-1in 37ft-9in 4 YORK RANGERS 32ND VA INF #1 2ft-2in 3ft-2.5in 3ft-9.5in 14ft-7in 14ft-11in 38ft-8in 5 3RD US (SMITHGALL) #1 2ft-9.5in 4ft-3.5in 4ft-10in 15ft-1.5in 16ft-1.5in 43ft-2in 6 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS #1 4ft-0in 5ft-7.5in 15ft-5.5in 19ft-0in 1ft-10.5in 45ft-11.5in 7 PALMETTO GUARD CO I,2ND SCVOL#1 21ft-1in 10ft-9in 7ft-9.5in 6ft-2in 2ft-6in 48ft-3.5in 8 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) #1 6ft-0.5in 9ft-4.5in 10ft-11.5in 11ft-8.5in 12ft-11.5in 51ft-0.5in 9 11TH NJ VOLUNTEER INFANTRY #2 0ft-9in 10ft-2in 10ft-11in 14ft-0in 15ft-4in 51ft-2in 10 1ST REGT ILL VOL LT ARTY #1 0ft-9in 4ft-4in 10ft-6in 15ft-6in 25ft-0in 56ft-1in 11 HARDAWAY’S ALA BTTY #1 1ft-3.5in 4ft-10in 9ft-7in 15ft-3in 25ft-4in 56ft-3.5in 12 11TH NJ VOLUNTEER INFANTRY #1 2ft-6in 2ft-10in 16ft-10in 17ft-1in 18ft-0in 57ft-3in 13 1ST REGT ILL VOL LT ARTY #2 5ft-7in 7ft-5in 8ft-2in 17ft-2in 21ft-5in 59ft-9in 14 MCNEILL’S RANGERS #1 5ft-1.5in 7ft-5in 11ft-11in 14ft-3.5in 24ft-9in 63ft-6in 15 1ST VALLEY RANGERS #1 7ft-2in 10ft-11in 13ft-0in 14ft-2in 21ft-0in 66ft-3in 16 1ST VIRGINIA VOLS (LARS) #1 2ft-7in 2ft-7.5in 4ft-1in 23ft-11in 34ft-6in 67ft-8.5in 17 MANLY’S BATTERY #1 11ft-3.5in 11ft-5.5in 14ft-6.5in 13ft-1.25in 19ft-5.5in 69ft-10.25in 18 12 REGT U.S. REGULAR INF #1 3ft-4in 6ft-1in 12ft-7.5in 21ft-3.25in 28ft-2in 71ft-5.75in 19 BERNANS 1ST US SHARPSHOOTERS #1 5ft-1in 8ft-7in 11ft-5.5in 23ft-1in 24ft-8in 72ft-10.5in 20 PORTSMOUTH LT ARTY #1 3ft-6in 7ft-2in 10ft-1in 24ft-8in 29ft-0in 74ft-5in 21 GRAHAM’S BATTERY #1 29ft-6.5in 14ft-10in 13ft-3.5in 13ft-6in 6ft-3in 77ft-5in 22 12TH REGT PA RES VOLS #2 6ft-9in 15ft-10in 2ft-4in 16ft-2in 37ft-10in 78ft-11in 23 8TH REGT VA VOLS #1 5ft-1in 9ft-6in 9ft-9.5in 15ft-4.5in 40ft-2in 79ft-11in 24 2ND MARYLAND ARTY CSA #1 11ft-10in 13ft-6in 15ft-4in 18ft-0in 21ft-10in 80ft-6in 25 1ST VA CAVALRY REGT #1 3ft-6.5in 9ft-2.5in 10ft-3in 24ft-2.5in 35ft-2.5in 82ft-5in 26 15TH REGT NJ VOL INF #2 3ft-1in 7ft-10in 13ft-0in 33ft-3in 27ft-11in 85ft-1in 27 WASHINGTON GRAYS #1 5ft-6in 6ft-1in 11ft-9in 30ft-4in 33ft-3in 86ft-11in 28 R. PRESTON CHEW’S BTTY #1 6ft-3in 12ft-3in 13ft-7.5in 18ft-5.5in 48ft-8in 99ft-3in 29 1ST NEW JERSEY LIGHT ARTY #1 10ft-10in 11ft-7in 9ft-10in 32ft-6in 37ft-9in 102ft-6in 30 TUCKERS NAVAL BRIGADE #1 1ft-0in 11ft-7in 24ft-9in 29ft-10in 36ft-2in 103ft-4in 31 5TH VIRGINIA VOL INFANTRY #1 13ft-8in 20ft-8in 20ft-5in 24ft-7in 24ft-5in 103ft-9in 32 DULANY TROOP #1 13ft-7in 17ft-6in 19ft-9in 22ft-1.5in 30ft-11in 103ft-10.5in 33 69TH NEW YORK ST VOLS #1 9ft-10in 11ft-7in 21ft-2in 28ft-1in 34ft-10in 105ft-6in 34 110TH OHIO VOL INF #1 4ft-9.5in 9ft-9.5in 17ft-4in 34ft-8in 45ft-6in 112ft-1in 35 15TH REGT NJ VOL INF #1 4ft-4in 6ft-7in 16ft-4in 33ft-1in 59ft-4.5in 119ft-8.5in 36 3RD US (WELLS) #1 13ft-11in 16ft-11in 25ft-7in 34ft-1in 47ft-4in 137ft-10in 37 12TH REGT PA RES VOLS #1 20ft-10in 23ft-9.5in 25ft-0in 30ft-7in 41ft-11in 142ft-1.5in 38 3RD US (HIPPLE) #1 5ft-10in 9ft-7.25in 31ft-1in 38ft-3in 61ft-11in 146ft-8.25in 39 15TH IND BTTY OHIO LT ARTY #1 20ft-2in 26ft-1in 30ft-2in 37ft-6in 51ft-6in 165ft-5in 40 1ST PA ARTILLERY #1 22ft-1in 23ft-11in 25ft-2in 37ft-11in 61ft-1in 170ft-2in 41 ALLEGHENY CITY GUARDS #1 31ft-10in 34ft-2in 37ft-8in 44ft-0in 46ft-3in 193ft-11in 42 34TH BTTN VA CAVALRY #1 8ft-5in 28ft-1in 27ft-7in 68ft-6in 75ft-5in 208ft-0in 43 7TH MICHIGAN VOL INF #1 8ft-3in 44ft-0in 51ft-2in 57ft-1in 59ft-10in 220ft-4in 44 WHEAT’S SPEC BTTY LA TIGERS #1 23ft-11in 32ft-5in 64ft-6in 66ft-7in 85ft-7in 273ft-0in 45 3RD US (SOSKO) #1 24ft-0in 40ft-0in 48ft-1in 72ft-3in 94ft-6in 278ft-10in 46 37TH GEORGIA INF #1 33ft-3in 44ft-8.5in 46ft-0in 72ft-9in 83ft-5in 280ft-1.5in
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Team Match Results Artillery Match Results Artillery, Smoothbore Results:
Place Gun/Crew Score 1 3RD MARYLAND ARTY, NO. 1 43-2V 2 DIXIE ARTILLERY 41-2V 3 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY, NO. 1 36-2V 4 3RD MARYLAND ARTY, NO. 2 35-3V 5 MANLY’S BTTY, NO. 2 32-2V 6 1ST PA ARTILLERY 11-0V
Artillery, Rifled Results:
Place Gun/Crew Score 1 CO G 23RD N.C. ST TRP 50-5V 2 1ST PA RIFLES (BUCKTAILS) 50-4V 3 3RD US (GALLOWAY) 50-4V 4 3RD US (SMITHGALL) 50-4V 5 MCNEILL’S RANGERS 50-0V 6 3RD US (REYNOLDS) 49-3V 7 12TH REGT US REGULAR INF., 49-2V 8 7TH REGT VA VOL INF 49-2V 9 1ST VALLEY RANGERS 48-3V 10 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS, NO. 2 48-2V 11 MANLY’S BTTY, NO. 1 47-2V 12 1ST VIRGINIA VOLS (ROB) 46-4V 13 DULANY TRP 6TH VA CAV, NO. 146-4V 14 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY, NO. 2 46-1V 15 DULANY TRP 6TH VA CAV., NO. 2 43-2V 16 3rd US (WELLS) 41-1V 17 8TH REGT VA VOL INF 40-2V 18 1ST VIRGINIA VOLS. (LARS) 36-1V 19 1ST MAINE HVY ARTY 34-0V 20 46TH ILLINOIS VOL INF REGT. 33-2V 21 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY 33-1V 22 1ST NEW JERSEY LIGHT ARTILLERY 32-0V 23 1ST VIRGINIA VOLS (FRED) 32-0V 24 10TH MASS BTTY GUN, NO. 1 31-0V 25 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS, NO. 1 30-1V 26 6TH ALABAMA RACOON ROUGHS 22-1V 27 1STTENNESSEE VOLS INF 19-1V
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Howitzer Results:
Place Gun/Crew Score 1 3RD US (SMITHGALL) 50-7V 2 ROWAN ARTILLERY 49-6V 3 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY 46-2V 4 HARDAWAY’S ALA BTTY 46-2V 5 DIXIE ARTILLERY 23-1V
Rifled Howitzer Results:
Place Gun/Crew Score 1 15TH IND BTTY OHIO LT ARTY NO.1 41-2V 2 PALEMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS 37-2V 3 ROWAN ARTILLERY 31-2V
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Team Match Winners
1st Place Mortar Trophy 1st Place Mortar
Norfolk Light Infantry, No.1
Russell L. Yeagy Memorial Trophy 1st Place Rifled Artillery Co. G 23rd North Carolina St. Trp.
“Buddy” Butler & Joe Robinson Memorial Trophy
2nd Place Mortar 5th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry, No. 1
Ben T Cooke, Sr. Memorial Trophy 1st Place Smoothbore Artillery
3rd Maryland Artillery, No. 1
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Sunday Morning Awards
Gold Pioneer Patch
Colin Scanlan 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA
Distinguished Service Award: Service as the interim Paymaster
Phillip Lee Spaugy Union Guards
Distinguished Service Award: Service as the founding director, musical arranger, and member of the Field Band of the N-SSA
Carl Wilcox Buncombe Rifles
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Award of Merit: for 20 plus years of service on the N-SSA Property Management Committee
Scott Harris 1st Florida Cavalry
Award of Merit: for service as the N-SSA’s Judge Advocate
Lars Anderson Washington Blue Rifles
Certificate of Appreciation: for service in operating the N-SSA recruiting booth at the Gettysburg Reenactment
Lars Anderson Washington Blue Rifles; Dave Klinepeter Dulany Troop 6th Virginia Cavalry; Kenneth Winkelpleck Dulany Troop, 6th Virginia Cavalry; Joe Stepongzi 1st Florida Cavalry; Robert Harrison 48th Virginia Volunteer Infantry; Calvin Reuker 48th Virginia Volunteer Infantry; Larry Hoover Lancaster Fencibles; Larry Billings Lancaster Fencibles; Lynn Warner Rush’s Lancers; Jason Rexrode Jeff Davis Legion; Trenton Lewis 5th Virginia Cavalry; Jeff Lease 2nd Maryland Cavalry
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NRA Young & Senior Skirmish Awards
NRA Young Skirmisher Award, 1st Place
Grant Ostner 9th Virginia Cavalry
NRA Senior Skirmisher Award, 1st Place
Gary Bowling Nansemond Guards
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NRA Young Skirmisher Award, 2nd Place
Emily Walsh 2nd Maryland, Baltimore Light Artillery
NRA Senior Skirmisher Award, 2nd Place
Jerry Smith 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
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50-Yard Musket Results 10 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 111929 ROUCH, M 93-01X 2403 BONDURANT, C 91-01X 2 26350 SNYDER, K 93-01X 9185 MARK, J 90-02X 3 38082 ROUCH, J 92-00X 13753 FAY, G 90-00X 4 42756 HARRISON, JR.,L 91-00X 1300 MATTHIAS, R 89-01X 5 51537 HARDISON, J 91-00X 9372 CHRISTIANSEN, D 89-01X 6 63590 SCHNEEMAN, 90-02X 5795 KELLY, II, P 89-01X 7 74634 BOWLING, G 90-01X 11048 LYTTON, T 88-00X 8 86629 ZDON, JR., W 90-01X 2357 HARPER, J 87-01X 9 92603 BEST, W 90-01X 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 87-00X 10 102495 WAITS, B 90-00X 11369 VIGORITO, M 86-01X Marksman Striker 1 3175 FLECHSIG, D 88-01X 12463 BOWSER, B 89-00X 2 11610 BEVERIDGE, T 88-00X 3489 MC DANIEL, M 84-00X 3 12633 DENNIS, J 87-00X 12793 REXRODE, J 84-00X 4 9309 SANDERS, J 87-00X 12379 THROWER, K 83-00X 5 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 86-01X 2028 HUGHES, D 81-01X 6 12321 HORNE, N 86-01X 13115 HEIZER, W 81-00X 7 1113 NOLZE, W 86-01X 13816 HALE, W 80-01X 8 8649 DICK, B 85-00X 13489 WISSINGER, R.,G 80-00X 9 10816 DAVIDSON, J 84-00X 4378 PATTON, S 79-01X 10 7736 WICANDER, M 84-00X 11394 WRIGHT, D 79-00X 100-Yard Musket Results 9 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 12502 ROGERS, J 93-03X 10962 MACATEE, W 88-01X 2 6506 BATLLE, T 92-02X 12413 EBERSOLE, W 86-00X 3 4688 SMITH, J 92-02X 11046 ROGERS, III, J 86-00X 4 5594 PATTON, M 92-01X 9185 MARK, J 86-00X 5 12592 BRANCH, D 92-01X 8905 MORTON, M 84-00X 6 11692 BUMFORD, A 92-01X 6450 KING, A 84-00X 7 13172 RINDLER, J 91-03X 7201 JOHNSON, D 84-00X 8 4634 BOWLING, G 91-01X 13753 FAY, G 83-00X 9 6629 ZDON, JR., W 90-02X 5509 LINTON, H 83-00X Marksman Striker 1 7472 MCDOWELL, G 93-02X 1146 FOLK, JR., W 85-00X 2 13365 KERSHNER, L 90-01X 12379 THROWER, K 82-00X 3 6546 DUTY, W 87-00X 13784 ROBEY, T 81-00X 4 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 86-00X 8868 HYLAND, L 81-00X 5 9158 HERRICK, K 85-01X 12463 BOWSER, B 80-00X 6 7736 WICANDER, M 85-00X 12993 MOJICA, J 79-00X 7 1113 NOLZE, W 84-01X 12096 BRILL, D 79-00X 8 1022 WALTER, D 84-00X 5782 WALTERS, E 77-01X 9 9849 WHIPPLE, T 82-00X 10994 WALTHALL, W 77-01X
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Musket Aggregate Results
6 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 12502 ROGERS, J 181-03X 9185 MARK, J 176-02X 2 6506 BATLLE, T 181-03X 13753 FAY, G 173-00X 3 4634 BOWLING, G 181-02X 12413 EBERSOLE, W 171-00X 4 6629 ZDON, JR., W 180-03X 5171 FREEMAN, R 169-01X 5 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 180-03X 1824 SPENCE, JR., K 169-00X 6 11929 ROUCH, M 180-01X 9372 CHRISTIANSEN, D 168-01X 7 13172 RINDLER, J 179-04X 2403 BONDURANT, C 166-02X 8 5594 PATTON, M 179-01X 2488 BROCKMILLER, S 166-00X 9 4688 SMITH, J 178-03X 11046 ROGERS, III, J 166-00X 10 2495 WAITS, B 177-01X 5369 ROBEY, T 165-00X 11 13714 OSTNER, G 177-01X 9703 FOX, JR., E 164-03X 12 2756 HARRISON, JR.,L 177-00X 3470 CHAPMAN, K 164-00X 13 5779 ARNETTE, M 176-02X 8905 MORTON, M 164-00X 14 6350 SNYDER, K 176-01X 11048 LYTTON, T 164-00X 15 3390 KEPPLER, A 174-00X 9473 OSTNER, B 162-02X Marksman Striker 1 13365 KERSHNER, L 172-02X 12463 BOWSER, B 169-00X 2 1113 NOLZE, W 170-02X 12379 THROWER, K 165-00X 3 6546 DUTY, W 170-01X 1146 FOLK, JR., W 163-00X 4 7736 WICANDER, M 169-00X 12096 BRILL, D 158-00X 5 9158 HERRICK, K 168-01X 3489 MC DANIEL, M 155-00X 6 12633 DENNIS, J 168-00X 10994 WALTHALL, W 153-01X 7 1022 WALTER, D 166-00X 13784 ROBEY, T 153-00X 8 1820 ZEBELEAN, III,J 164-00X 11394 WRIGHT, D 152-00X 9 12926 WARNER, L 164-00X 2028 HUGHES, D 150-01X 10 2685 SOURS, D 161-01X 8910 ASHLEY, J 147-00X 11 11106 SHAFFER, S 159-00X 13884 OPALECKY, W 144-01X 12 9575 PLAKIS, III, J 158-00X 606 WELTHER, B 140-00X 13 13428 MILLER, M 158-00X 8868 HYLAND, L 139-00X 14 7472 MCDOWELL, G 157-02X 1091 HARTMAN, J 137-00X 15 809 SIMS, IV, B 156-00X 13519 PATTON, J 136-00X 50-Yard Carbine Results 9 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 6629 ZDON, JR., W 95-01X 5594 PATTON, M 89-01X 2 11221 JONES, D 92-01X 3475 SPAUGY, P 87-01X 3 8301 BUCHANAN, S 91-01X 2488 BROCKMILLER, S 87-00X 4 2160 HEUER, D 90-02X 9158 HERRICK, K 87-00X 5 11048 LYTTON, T 90-02X 155 CHAPMAN, C 86-01X 6 6637 LINTON, M 90-01X 13353 WALTER, K 86-01X 7 13082 CAMERON, JR., R 89-01X 13753 FAY, G 85-01X 8 3991 MATTHEWS, W 89-01X 5171 FREEMAN, R 85-01X 9 8885 LICHLITER, J 89-01X 6450 KING, A 85-00X
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Individual Match Results Marksman Striker 1 9575 PLAKIS, III, J 88-00X 12703 ROHDE, M 88-00X 2 7020 JOSLIN, T 87-00X 12910 KUSMIERZ, S 87-00X 3 12926 WARNER, L 86-00X 3580 HOLMES, D 86-01X 4 10709 KORLACH, P 85-01X 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 86-01X 5 10136 WHIPPLE, S 85-01X 9309 SANDERS, J 86-00X 6 6593 BALLA, S 85-00X 12212 WILKINSON,III,J 85-01X 7 6738 GIBSON, D 84-02X 13638 WETZEL, E 85-00X 8 13399 WALLACE, R 84-00X 10205 CIARLANTE, R 82-01X 9 8626 NOYALAS, J 83-01X 11612 NEWBERRY, T 81-00X 100-Yard Carbine Results 8 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 13172 RINDLER, J 91-01X 5171 FREEMAN, R 88-01X 2 8301 BUCHANAN, S 91-00X 2479 BROCKMILLER, F 85-00X 3 5779 ARNETTE, M 90-00X 7483 ROHDE, G 85-00X 4 6350 SNYDER, K 88-02X 2488 BROCKMILLER, S 85-00X 5 11929 ROUCH, M 88-00X 6450 KING, A 84-01X 6 8239 HILER, JR., J 88-00X 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 84-01X 7 11221 JONES, D 87-02X 13753 FAY, G 84-00X 8 11131 O’BRYANT, K 87-01X 5898 SHAW, R 84-00X Marksman Striker 1 12926 WARNER, L 90-00X 13638 WETZEL, E 82-02X 2 3726 LEVITSKY, S 87-01X 7472 MCDOWELL, G 80-01X 3 10709 KORLACH, P 87-00X 12463 BOWSER, B 80-00X 4 11127 MINNEMAN, A 86-00X 11483 HESNAN, J 79-01X 5 9703 FOX, JR., E 85-00X 13045 STAHLNECKER, M 78-00X 6 6721 PROPST, R 83-01X 130 MATTHIAS, R 76-00X 7 10686 MC CHESNEY, M 82-00X 1728 SHARRETT, III,J 76-00X 8 6593 BALLA, S 81-00X 5782 WALTERS, E 75-00X
Carbine Aggregate Results 5 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 8301 BUCHANAN, S 182-01X 5171 FREEMAN, R 173-02X 2 6350 SNYDER, K 176-02X 2488 BROCKMILLER, S 172-00X 3 13172 RINDLER, J 176-01X 13753 FAY, G 169-01X 4 11929 ROUCH, M 176-01X 5594 PATTON, M 168-01X 5 11046 ROGERS, III, J 176-00X 7483 ROHDE, G 168-00X Marksman Striker 1 12926 WARNER, L 176-00X 13638 WETZEL, E 167-02X 2 10709 KORLACH, P 172-01X 7472 MCDOWELL, G 158-01X 3 9575 PLAKIS, III, J 166-00X 11483 HESNAN, J 156-01X 4 6593 BALLA, S 166-00X 10205 CIARLANTE, R 154-02X 5 9703 FOX, JR., E 165-00X 1728 SHARRETT, III,J 153-00X
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25-Yard Revolver Results 4 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 3489 MC DANIEL, M 96-02X 8885 LICHLITER, J 92-00X 2 12027 KAYE, G 96-01X 818 KEPPLER, II, H 91-01X 3 713 BUMFORD, JR., A 95-02X 11048 LYTTON, T 90-01X 4 10531 SVENSSON, S 95-01X 10709 KORLACH, P 89-02X Marksman Striker 1 12472 ANDERSON, K 86-01X 9055 BOWLING, E 85-03X 2 8649 DICK, B 86-01X 13638 WETZEL, E 79-00X 3 13428 MILLER, M 84-01X 13753 FAY, G 75-01X 4 8830 SHARISON, H 84-00X 1450 SEABY, W 69-00X
50-Yard Revolver Results 3 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 12502 ROGERS, J 86-00X 6509 KISER, J 77-01X 2 11692 BUMFORD, A 83-00X 9996 BODNER, M 74-00X 3 11287 WENZEL, T 83-00X 818 KEPPLER, II, H 73-00X Marksman Striker 1 5969 ROHRBACH, B 79-01X 11106 SHAFFER, S 54-00X 2 12926 WARNER, L 62-00X 13753 FAY, G 52-02X 3 5493 WIEGAND, T 62-00X 12619 KRUGER, C 52-00X
Revolver Aggregate Results 3 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 11287 WENZEL, T 178-01X 818 KEPPLER, II, H 164-01X 2 4634 BOWLING, G 178-00X 6509 KISER, J 161-02X 3 3489 MC DANIEL, M 177-02X 11048 LYTTON, T 155-01X Marksman Striker 1 5969 ROHRBACH, B 158-01X 13753 FAY, G 127-03X 2 12472 ANDERSON, K 147-01X 11106 SHAFFER, S 113-00X 3 1640 KAPPER, JR., F 143-00X 10962 MACATEE, W 106-00X
12.5-Yard Single-Shot Pistol Results
25-Yard Single-Shot Pistol Results
1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 11692 BUMFORD, A 99-03X 1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 13082 CAMERON, JR., R 86-00X
Single-Shot Pistol Aggregate Results 1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 4634 BOWLING, G 181-01X
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50-Yard Breech-Loader Results 3 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 12502 ROGERS, J 95-01X 6755 BARTON, R 92-01X 2 6629 ZDON, JR., W 94-00X 2756 HARRISON, JR.,L 91-02X 3 1143 DAVIES, P 93-02X 155 CHAPMAN, C 91-01X Marksman Striker 1 5594 PATTON, M 91-02X 6476 DOBBS, S 85-00X 2 5318 COMER, D 90-01X 10709 KORLACH, P 81-00X 3 9372 CHRISTIANSEN, D 87-01X 5699 SMITH, D 79-00X
100-Yard Breech-Loader Results 2 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 13172 RINDLER, J 92-01X 2881 DIXON, D 92-00X 2 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 91-00X 9473 OSTNER, B 91-00X Marksman Striker 1 9372 CHRISTIANSEN, D 89-01X 5699 SMITH, D 82-00X 2 5594 PATTON, M 86-01X 10709 KORLACH, P 82-00X
Breech-Loader Aggregate Results 2 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 6629 ZDON, JR., W 183-00X 9473 OSTNER, B 180-00X 2 12502 ROGERS, J 182-01X 6755 BARTON, R 175-01X Marksman Striker 1 5594 PATTON, M 177-03X 10709 KORLACH, P 163-00X 2 9372 CHRISTIANSEN, D 176-02X 5699 SMITH, D 161-00X
50-Yard SS BR/C2 Results
100-Yard SS BR/C2 Results
SS BR/C2 Aggregate Results
3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 6350 SNYDER, K 92-01X 2 1143 DAVIES, P 91-03X 3 9895 CHABALOWSKI, R 90-01X
3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 11106 SHAFFER, S 90-01X 2 8301 BUCHANAN, S 89-00X 3 6629 ZDON, JR., W 88-02X 3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 8301 BUCHANAN, S 179-00X 2 6350 SNYDER, K 178-02X 3 6629 ZDON, JR., W 177-03X 50 Skirmish Line Fall 2021
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25-Yard Smoothbore Results 4 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 4634 BOWLING, G 97-02X 8905 MORTON, M 95-04X 2 2160 HEUER, D 95-02X 8231 WARREN, G 94-02X 3 4594 KOCH, J 95-01X 336 MUSIC, JR., J 94-01X 4 11692 BUMFORD, A 94-02X 2357 HARPER, J 94-00X Marksman Striker 1 13365 KERSHNER, L 92-01X 1862 SAGER, W 90-03X 2 12634 FISHER, W 91-01X 10436 WOMACK, T 90-00X 3 12425 HESS, D 91-00X 9405 ROMAN, J 88-01X 4 10205 CIARLANTE, R 90-00X 8291 LINDSTROM, A 88-00X
50-Yard Smoothbore Results 4 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 13753 FAY, G 94-00X 5171 FREEMAN, R 90-01X 2 4947 MATUSZEK, J 93-00X 6721 PROPST, R 88-01X 3 13082 CAMERON, JR., R 92-00X 8231 WARREN, G 88-01X 4 6685 HESS, T 91-00X 11409 ROGERS, M 88-00X Marksman Striker 1 10372 ANGERMAIER, D 90-00X 5166 PERSON, JR., J 88-00X 2 6299 WIDRIG, J 87-02X 11098 DRUEN, R 85-01X 3 4790 GIPE, N 86-01X 10962 MACATEE, W 85-00X 4 10808 WILSON, F 86-00X 1862 SAGER, W 83-00X
Smoothbore Aggregate Results
Musket-Carbine Aggregate Results
3 Places Paid # Expert Sharpshooter 1 13753 FAY, G 186-01X 8905 MORTON, M 182-05X 2 4594 KOCH, J 185-02X 5171 FREEMAN, R 180-03X 3 2160 HEUER, D 183-03X 336 MUSIC, JR., J 179-01X Marksman Striker 1 12592 BRANCH, D 176-00X 1862 SAGER, W 173-03X 2 4790 GIPE, N 172-02X 5166 PERSON, JR., J 172-01X 3 10808 WILSON, F 171-01X 9405 ROMAN, J 168-02X 12 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 356-03X 2 11929 ROUCH, M 356-02X 3 6629 ZDON, JR., W 354-04X 4 6350 SNYDER, K 352-03X 5 4634 BOWLING, G 352-03X 6 6506 BATLLE, T 352-03X 7 8301 BUCHANAN, S 351-03X 8 5779 ARNETTE, M 350-03X 9 13082 CAMERON, JR., R 347-02X 10 5594 PATTON, M 347-02X 11 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 343-04X 12 11692 BUMFORD, A 343-04X
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Individual Match Results
50-Yard Aggregate Results
Grand Aggregate Results
Five-Gun Aggregate Results
Seven-Gun Aggregate Results
Young Skirmisher Results
Senior Skirmisher Results
7 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 262-00X 2 4634 BOWLING, G 258-02X 3 6629 ZDON, JR., W 254-03X 4 11692 BUMFORD, A 251-03X 5 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 249-02X 6 2495 WAITS, B 248-00X 7 6350 SNYDER, K 246-01X 7 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 532-06X 2 4634 BOWLING, G 530-03X 3 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 515-04X 4 11692 BUMFORD, A 514-04X 5 13082 CAMERON, JR., R 512-05X 6 6629 ZDON, JR., W 508-06X 7 5779 ARNETTE, M 508-05X 4 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 892-10X 2 4634 BOWLING, G 891-05X 3 11692 BUMFORD, A 870-07X 4 2495 WAITS, B 859-05X
1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 11692 BUMFORD, A 1215-10X 2 Places Paid # Competitor 1 13714 OSTNER, G 177-01X 2 14114 WALSH, E 159-00X 2 Places Paid # Competitor 1 4634 BOWLING, G 181-02X 2 4688 SMITH, Jw 178-03X
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Support the N-SSA !!! May We Skirmish Forever !!! Wayne Jordan, Charitable Giving Committee
Friends and Fellow Skirmishers, As we reach the end of another skirmish season and realize how much we missed skirmishing during the Time of the Virus, many of us reflect on the past year and our good fortunes in life. And this often leads to thoughts of sharing with worthy causes, be it your church, college, or any other charity. Or an organization that you spend lots of time involved with like the North-South Skirmish Association. The N-SSA is a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization which makes your donations tax deductible. Please review your annual giving plans as we approach the end of the year. Last year our members donated over $60,000. So far this year we have over $42,000 (as of October 31). Any size donation helps, so don’t be shy. Join our Society of Color Bearers by sending in any amount that you are comfortable with. There are many ways to contribute, and some don’t even cost you a cent. I’ll list a few ways to donate: AMAZON SMILE – Sign up for it on Amazon and designate the North-South Skirmish Association as your favored nonprofit. Then make sure to sign in to make purchases at smile.amazon.com and you’ll see the N-SSA listed in the upper left section of the page. So far, Amazon has contributed $3135.00 to the N-SSA. It doesn’t cost you a cent. It’s free money! EMPLOYER MATCHES – Many employers have a program where they will match employee donations to their favorite charity, and the N-SSA usually qualifies. Check into it at your workplace. As an example, Dominion Power has donated thousands of dollars to the N-SSA. A SPECIAL TAX BREAK FOR 2021 – Under the CARES Act a married taxpayer can deduct up to $600 on this year’s tax return ($300 for a single taxpayer) even if he/she is not itemizing deductions. This benefit expires after this year, so use it while you can! APPRECIATED SECURITIES – Many people who own stocks or mutual funds have seen them appreciate to many times their original value over the years, and that leads to a big tax bill when you try to get your money back out of them. But you can donate them directly to a qualified nonprofit, take a deduction for the full current value, and pay no taxes on the appreciation. You can also set up a Donor Advised Fund through many brokers or community organizations quite easily. They let you donate these securities and take a deduction when it is most beneficial, reinvest it all tax free, and then grant money to charities when you decide the time is right. YOUR IRA ACCOUNT – Many people who are subject to a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) wait until the end of the year, so if you are subject to one you must take it soon whether you need it or not. And it will be taxed at your highest rate (which is why the government makes you take it out). But, you can take that money out as a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) by having it sent directly to a nonprofit like the N-SSA, and avoid paying any taxes on it. This will also keep your Adjusted Gross Income down on your tax return which can help you save on Medicare premiums. SEND A DONATION BY CHECK – Use the return envelope attached to this edition of the Skirmish Line. Or you can submit your credit card number on the envelope for a donation. SEND A DONATION ELECTRONICALLY – Go to our official website at www.n-ssa.org, scroll down the home page and click the Donate button near the bottom left corner. This will take you to a Paypal icon. There are two ways you can donate. First, you can donate through PayPal if you have an account (easy to setup and handy to have). It is best to send cash from your bank account instead of a credit card in order to avoid fees on
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your donation. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can select Pay by Credit Card (but then we will lose a few dollars to fees). Either way, be sure that you provide your name and mailing address so we can send you a receipt and add your name to our list of Color Bearers who have donated to the N-SSA. There is also a feature on the page that allows you to set up a regular monthly donation plan for convenient regular giving. Also, you can donate directly to the N-SSA without even accessing our webpage by linking your bank account at paypal.com through the Wallet and Link functions and send cash from it directly to the N-SSA via PayPal. This will avoid the fees that credit cards take from your donation. Just sign into your account and designate the email address of paymaster.nssa@verizon.net as the recipient, and then click the Send button to send the money. It is quick and easy. And every cent will go to the N-SSA. IN MEMORIUM – You may donate in honor of anyone you’d like, living or dead, it will be listed in our annual Color Bearers donor list.
SPECIAL PROJECT THAT NEEDS YOUR DONATION !!!
BUSH HOG - It takes a lot of equipment and a lot of labor hours to maintain Ft Shenandoah. One key piece of time saving equipment is the Bush Hog Batwing lawnmower that will cover a 15 foot wide swath and cut through tall grass and brush. But, ours is on its last legs. Tim Scanlan says, “It has more welds than original metal on it now”. This machine can cost the N-SSA approximately $12-14,000 to replace. Any and all donations will help to fund it. Any donor who contributes $1000 or more will be listed on the Sponsor level in the annual Color Bearer list of donors. There are many ways to donate to the N-SSA and many benefits available to donors. If you have any questions, or ideas you’d like to discuss, feel free to contact me at wvjordan@aol.com, or call me at 703-4072445, and I’ll help you any way that I can.
PLEASE USE THE ATTACHED ENVELOPE TO SEND IN YOUR DONATION All donors will receive a decal like the Society of Color Bearers logo at the head of this article. Please place it on your vehicle, gun cart, trailer, etc. Show other skirmishers that you are a proud donor to the cause and maybe they will also become donors.
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50 Year Award Recipients
50 Year Award
50 Year Award
Kenneth Kurdt 3rd U.S. Reg. Infantry
Eddye Lawley Forrest Escort Not Pictured
Robert Ormsby (118th PVI) Ben Harris, Jr. (Swamp Rats) Winston Parker (Swamp Rats) Daniel Mastin (11th Indiana) Bill Printz (13th Confederate Infantry) Vernon Colbert (York Rangers) Fletcher Pastore (Cockade Rifles) Alan Riehle (44th N.Y. Vol. Infantry)
50 Year Award
Roger Hipple 3rd U.S. Reg. Infantry
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Jim Brady Knaps Battery
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Ben Sims 9th Virginia Cavalry
Eric Fritz 149th Pennsylvania Vol. Infantry
50 Year Award
50 Year Award
Brady Wright Washington Grays
Dr. Lon “Mickey” Keim Hanover Grays
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Individual Match Winners
DSCA Carbine - Bronze
Michael Rouch 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Donald E. Dixon Wheat’s Tigers
DSSA Bronze Award
DSCA Revolver - Gold
Jeremiah Walsh 2nd Maryland Artillery, CSA
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Eugene F. Kinnel Harris’ Light Cavalry
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DSCA Smoothbore - Silver & 5-Gun - Silver
DSCA Revolver - Bronze
Gary Bowling Nansemond Guards
Todd C. Wenzel 66th North Carolina Regt.
Grand Aggregate - Gold NRA Civil War National Championship Match Gary Bowling
Musket Aggregate - Gold & Revolver Aggregate - Bronze NRA Civil War National Championship Match
Joel Rogers
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Carbine Aggregate - Bronze NRA Civil War National Championship Match
J. Rogers, III
Patrick E. Felker Memorial Trophy
Highest Musket Aggregate Joel Rogers
Ernest W. Peterkin N-SSA Grand Aggregate Trophy Albert N. Hardin, Jr. Memorial Trophy Wade O. Huffman Memorial Trophy
1st Place Grand Aggregate Highest Musket/Carbine Aggregate Highest Five-Gun Aggregate Joel Rogers
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Walter T. Felter Memorial Trophy 2nd Place Grand Aggregate
Brian Thomas Haack Memorial Award Highest Smoothbore Aggregate
Bruce C. Warburton Memorial Trophy Highest Carbine Aggregate
Tom Blum Memorial Trophy Highest Revolver Aggregate
Gary S. Bowling
Steve L. Buchanan
George T. Fay
Todd C. Wenzel
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Individual Match Winners
Ben Betterley Memorial Trophy Highest 50-Yard Musket
Michael J. Rouch
Larry Brockmiller 7 Gun Aggregate Trophy Highest 7 Gun Aggregate
Adam J. Bumford
Editor NotesThe following page has the backstory of the Larry Brockmiller trophy But I wanted to highlight the inscription in the center.
“The Larry Brockmiller 7 Gun Agg Trophy Acknowledges the skirmisher who Demonstrates the presverance to excel in the 7 N-SSA Individual arms, totaling 14 Events - Rifle Musket - Smoothbore Musket - Carbine - Carbine II / Breechloader - Revolver - Smoothbore Pistol - Repeater. Congradulations to Adam for being the first to win this prestigious trophy.
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Larry Brockmiller Seven Gun Aggregate Trophy Exceptional Skirmishers are often remembered after their passing by the creation of awards, honors, or medals. Too few revered leaders are honored during their lifetimes and given the opportunity to enjoy sharing their accomplishments and contributions to the association. The Larry Brockmiller Seven Gun Aggregate Trophy recognizes Larry’s contributions to the North-South Skirmish Association for more than 50 years as a competitor, leader, and trailblazer. The York Rangers requested the Board of Directors establish the “Larry Brockmiller Seven Gun Aggregate Award” as a trophy to be awarded at each National Skirmish. The York Rangers provided the trophy itself, and the funding to emplace each winner’s name on the plaque after each National Skirmish. The Seven Gun Aggregate is an existing category of competition and is tabulated for the trophy award at the same time statistics are completed for the individual matches. The York Rangers proposed Larry Brockmiller present the award and recognize distinction in competition for as long as he is able. The Larry Brockmiller Seven Gun Aggregate Award uniquely highlights Larry Brockmiller’s contributions to competition, sportsmanship, and leadership in the N-SSA over more than fifty years. Larry Brockmiller’s marksmanship honors highlight his years of skill as an individual competitor. He has been awarded: -
The Distinguished Skirmish Shooter Award (DSSA). First to earn Gold, and the first skirmisher to be awarded 200 points for the DSSA.
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The Bronze Distinguished Skirmish Competitor Award (DSCA) for Musket
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The Bronze Distinguished Skirmish Competitor Award (DSCA) for Carbine
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The Silver Distinguished Skirmish Competitor Award (DSCA) for Revolver
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The Bronze Distinguished Skirmish Competitor Award (DSCA) for Smoothbore Musket
Proven leader at the National Level. His achievements include: -
Skirmish Director for three National Skirmishes
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Introducing Revolver Team Competition for the first time at a National Skirmish.
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National Skirmish Director for the first BB Gun Individual Competition
Trailblazer for new forms of competition embraced by the organization: -
Driving force behind the Revolver Team Competition
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Originator of the Five Gun and Seven Gun Aggregate Awards
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Initiator of the current Smoothbore Pistol Demonstration Matches
Sportsmanship: -
Awarded fifty-year service pin in 2018
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Founding Member of the York Rangers in 1968
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Commander of the York Rangers for many years
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Competitor on the International Muzzleloading Team
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Tenderfoot Individuals
6th Place Junior Individual BB Gun Spencer Crump
5th Place Junior Individual BB Gun
Jocelyn Plakis
4th Place Junior Individual BB Gun
Jackson Lee Rock (Not Pictured)
3rd Place Junior Individual BB Gun
Corey Cox
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2nd Place Junior Individual BB Gun
Nathan Shaw
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1st Place Junior Individual BB Gun Kullen O’Bryant
6th Place Senior Individual BB Gun
5th Place Senior Individual BB Gun
4th Place Senior Individual BB Gun
Jabin Hollinshead
Katee Opalecky
Eva Montresor
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3rd Place Senior Individual BB Gun
2nd Place Senior Individual BB Gun
1st Place Senior Individual BB Gun
1st Place Individual Pellet
Jason Brennan, Jr.
Alexander Noyalas
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Sadie Walsh
Hunter Loveless
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Tenderfoot Match Winners
3rd Place Junior Team
Rowen Hollinshead, Duncan Keener, Jude Bethke, Chase Early,
2nd Place Junior Team
Corey Cox, Jackson Lee Rock, Spencer Crump, Nathan Shaw
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Tenderfoot Match Winners
1st Place Junior Team
Kullen O’Bryant, Jocelyn Plakis, Joseph Plakis, Waylon Parcell
3rd Place Senior Team
Hunter Loveless, Michael Turner, Sadie Walsh, Gage Robbins
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2nd Place Senior Team
Carley Brennan, Jason Brennan Jr., Austin Shaw, Eva Montresor
1st Place Senior Team
Alexander Noyalas, Abby Opalecky, Klarissa Elton, Katee Opalecky
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Costume Committee Competition 1st Place Ladies Semi-formal - Delaney Award Model: Mary Deneau Seamstress: Mary Deneau Notes Mary made her black and white cotton lawn dress (semi-sheer) which she copied from a period CDV. The fabric was a woven plaid which had satin stripes woven in horizontally. The dress had silk taffeta cuffs and trimmed-down bodice front, white ribbon over black ribbon trim on sleeves. She wore a sheer red bonnet with black dots, trimmed with silk flowers and antique black blonde lace; white cotton undersleeves with black cotton lace, a white cotton and lace collar. Adornments include black intaglio earrings, a chalcedony brooch (white translucent stone with a black center with forget-me-not flowers), a black fabric belt with antique vulcanite buckle, red gloves, and a white parasol with black ruched trim. A black wool shawl with paisley border completed the outfit.
1st Place Ladies Regular Informal -Susan Brisbane Award for Crocheted or Knitted Wearable - The Venskoske Award Model Name: Brooke Kimbrell Seamtress: Brooke Kimbrell Notes Brooke Kimbrell: (1st Place Ladies Informal, Susan Brisbine Award, and the Venskoske Award) Brooke is wearing a homespun dress with a gathered bodice, a wool work-apron, and cloth shoes. Her hair is parted in a Y-shape which was a very common type of part for the period. She not only crocheted her shawl, she raised the sheep and spun the wool into yarn!
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Costume Committee Competition 1st Place Judges Award Model: Maryanne Greketis Seamstress: Maryanne Greketis Notes
Maryanne Greketis: (Judges Award) Judges cannot fairly compete with those whose work they will be judging, so this special classification was developed to allow their participation. Maryanne sewed and modeled a beautiful paisley wool challis (pronounced shal-lee) day dress which had silk ruching inside pagoda sleeves, accompanied by a white cotton collar, and white cotton organdy undersleeves . It was trimmed with blue silk, velvet, and antique lace. The dress was accented with a blue silk and velvet belt. She also made her white cotton organdy day cap, which was trimmed with antique ribbon and tassels. She wore an antique painted porcelain brooch and carried a 19th century book as an accessory.
1st Place Children’s Visual Model: Jackson McCuin Seamstress: Maryanne Greketis Notes Jackson McCuin (1st Place Children’s Visual) Jackson is wearing a two piece suit which was copied from a picture in an 1863 issue of Frank Leslie’s Magazine. It is an outfit appropriate for a boy 3-6 years of age. Made of herringbone wool-blend, it featured wide-leg mid-calf trousers and a matching jacket with coat-style sleeves, button front, and a simple white cotton collar. He has lace-up leather boots and white socks. He was also proudly wearing his father’s kepi.
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New Approved Arms Fall 2021 John Holland Small Arms Staff Officer Chairman, Small Arms Committee The Small Arms Committee was recently made aware of two arms that they felt should be added to the N-SSA Approved Arms List for the convenience of those members who may want to use them. These two arms are the Pedersoli reproduction Remington 1863 Rifle, aka “Zouave”, and the Henry Repeating Arms Company reproduction of the Henry Model 1860 Rifle with an iron frame. By adding these arms to the Approved Arms List the membership can purchase them and begin using them without having to go through the individual arms approval process. After communicating with Pedersoli directly in Italy, and Dixie Gun Works in Tennessee, it quickly became apparent that getting a sample of the Pedersoli “Zouave” was no small feat! Very simply, there were none available in the entire country! As it turned out one of our own N-SSA members had one and was willing to lend it to the SAC to use to inspect and submit to the Board for a Production Approval. At the September 2021 Board meeting, the Board accepted the SAC’s recommendation that the Pedersoli Remington 1863 Rifle be given a Production Approval. The next arm submitted for Production Approval was the Henry Repeating Arms Company’s reproduction of the Henry Model 1860 Rifle with an iron frame. Their brass frame version had already been given a Production Approval some years ago, but being made in iron requires another approval. Because of the difficulty of time required, and the cost involved with using FFL dealers, the SAC located a N-SSA member who was willing to let the SAC use his example for inspection purposes and submittal to the Board for approval. The sample lent to us had absolutely gorgeous case hardening colors on the frame and fancy grade wood for the stock! This arm was also presented to the Board at the September 2021 Board meeting. Again, the Board accepted the SAC’s recommendation that it be given Production Approval. This iron frame Henry Rifle is approved in both .44-40 and .45 Long Colt calibers. Although it is currently only available in .44-40 caliber, our understanding is that it will also be available in .45 LC sometime in the future. This is how the company originally presented their brass frame Henry Rifle, first in .44-40 and then later on it became available in .45 LC. This approach is a pre-emptive approval done in order to save future time and effort of not only the SAC, but also the Board of Directors. Both arms will be added to the Approved Arms List and will be shown as having been submitted by the Small Arms Committee, rather than by an importer or manufacturer. So, there you have it, two additional arms which you can purchase and take straight to the range! May you all Winter well, and I’ll see you in the Spring! John Holland Small Arms Committee
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N-SSA Northwest Territory members again help “Save the Flags” By: Bruce Miller Every year the unit commanders of the North-South Skirmish Association’s Northwest Territory (NWT) select a historically-based project and donate $1,000 to that cause. Past donations have gone to organizations like the Gettysburg Foundation, Civil War Trust and Detroit’s Historic Fort Wayne where many Michigan regiments were mustered into service. For the past several years the NWT selected the State of Michigan’s Save the Flags Project and donated for the preservation of a regiments flag based on N-SSA seniority. However, what happens when the first Confederate unit comes up for a donation? With his usual skill and perseverance, Dr. David Mandy located the original regimental color of the 15th Virginia Cavalry. The intrepid commander of the NWT unit hunted down the flag in the collection of Confederate standards housed in the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia. He contacted Chief Curator, Robert Hancock, and told him of the pending donation. Working together, they set a date for a visit by members of the N-SSA unit to view the original flag and to present their donation. On Friday, October 1, today’s 15th Virginia Cavalry made the trip to Richmond, met with Exhibit Curator Chris Graham, viewed the original flag and made the $1,000 NWT donation and even matched it with an additional $1,000. Today’s 15th Virginia Cavalry mustered into the North-South Skirmish Association in 1958. The flag they carry is a reproduction created by David Mandy in 1994 using reference obtained from “Emblems of Southern Valor” by Joseph H. Crute, Jr. As you can see in the accompanying photos, the flags are virtually a perfect match. The dedication on the flag “The Princess Anne Cavalry” refers to Company C raised in Princess Anne County, Virginia. Virginia’s 15th Cavalry Regiment was formed in September 1862, by consolidating the 14th and 15th Battalions, Virginia Cavalry. The 14th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry was organized in May 1862, with four companies. It included three companies from the 5th Regiment Virginia Cavalry in the Provisional Confederate Army. The unit served under General Daniel at Malvern Hill, then was assigned to Robert Ransom›s Brigade. Major Edgar Burroughs was in command when it was consolidated. The 15th Battalion, Virginia Cavalry was also organized during the spring of 1862 with four companies. Attached to the Army of Northern Virginia, the unit served under J.E.B. Stuart. It was active in the Chancellorsville Campaign, Bristoe Station, Mine Run, The Wilderness and Cold Harbor. It moved to the Shenandoah Valley and on November 8, 1864, was absorbed by the 5th Virginia Cavalry, Consolidated.
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Understanding the Smith Carbine By Mike Santarelli
My interest in the Smith carbine began in 1979 when I joined the N-SSA. Its design is quite remarkable. The study of the Smith led me to write the first and only single volume book on the Smith carbine to date. The ease of operation and accuracy makes it one of the best carbines designed. Gilbert Smith, the designer, was born circa 1808 and was a gunsmith and machinist by trade. In W.W. Greener’s book, “The Gun and Its Development,” Greener describes the Smith as having a barrel that pivots at almost a right angle to the stock making loading easy. The early prototype fastened at the top of the receiver by the use of a horizontal sliding bar that was activated by a small lever forward of the trigger. Gilbert Smith’s carbine was sent to England circa 1838 for testing by the British Government. Unfortunately, Smith’s carbine was rejected due to gas leakage while shooting. Undeterred, Smith began to refine his carbine. He submitted his arm to the United States Ordnance Department for testing. Initially, the carbine was rejected during the 1855 Ordnance testing done at the Washington Arsenal. In 1857, Smith submitted a patent request on December 25, 1857 that was granted. Smith submitted an additional patent request that was granted on June 23, 1857. This patent included additional improvements to the arm. By the summer of 1858, Gilbert Smith entered into a business relationship with Thomas Poultney. Poultney was an arms dealer who operated his business in Baltimore, Maryland. Smith’s carbine was again submitted to the Ordnance Department for testing on February 1, 1860 and the results of this testing were favorable. On August 17, 1861, Thomas Poultney received a contract to produce 10,000 carbines at the cost of $35.00 per carbine. On August 26, 1861, the government adjusted the purchase price to $32.50 per carbine. Ultimately, the Smith was the fourth most issued carbine during the Civil War. The first Smith carbines were produced at the Massachusetts Arms Company, Chicopee, Massachusetts. These Smiths were known as the “Type 1.” The use of the terms artillery or cavalry model carbines are improper designations as these carbines were built for use by the cavalry. The “Type 1” carbines were equipped with sling swivels. Cavalry troopers soon found that slinging a carbine across the back was impractical and made it difficult to access the arm on horseback. Approximately 11,000 or so “Type 1” carbines were produced. It soon became apparent that the sling swivels had to be removed and saddle bars and rings were added. A few transitional models are in existence today that have both sling swivels and saddle bar and rings.
“Type 1”
There were times that regiments could not send carbines back to the factory to be retrofitted with saddle bars and rings due to time constraints and lack of replacement carbines. In this case, cavalry troopers made improvised rings and attached these rings to the left side of the stock at or near the left wrist of the butt stock. In the photo below is a carbine with an improvised ring, made from a sling from a “Type 1” Smith.
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Field Modification
The newly produced carbines that were equipped with saddle bars and rings are referred to as “Type 2” Smith carbines. The “Type 2” Smith carbines were produced at two factories, Massachusetts Arms Company and by the summer of 1863 the American Machine Works. Many of the American Machine Works carbines were not issued and today we see this by the amount of these carbines that are in exceptional condition.
”Type 2” Smith built at the American Machine Works
The first Smith carbine ammunition was constructed of an India rubber case and a conical bullet that is .520” inches in diameter and a weight of 365 grains. The powder charge was 42.5 grains. The use of India rubber allowed the case to expand thus sealing the breach and preventing gas from escaping. Other Smith cartridges include a cardboard case and a paper and foil wrapper.
India Rubber Cartridge Cardboard Cartridge Paper and foil cartridge
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.36 Caliber India Rubber cartridge for the Smith sporting model carbine. Four types of bullets used in the Smith
U. S. Ordnance Department records show that 30,000 plus Smith carbines were purchased during the Civil War. Based on the review of serial numbers, there were over 40,000 martial Smith carbines produced. Both the Massachusetts Arms Company and the American Machine works started the serial numbers at one. Prior to the beginning of the Civil War, Poultney and Trimble were selling Smith civilian model sporting rifles. There were approximately 189 rifles built and were chambered to shoot either .36 or .40 caliber bullets. Below are photos of a civilian Smith.
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Another variant of the civilian Smith, notice the ornate trigger guard and the difference in the hammer
The left side of the receiver on the civilian sporting Smiths are stamped “Gilbert Smith’s Patent 1857” “Poultney and Trimble, Baltimore, Maryland.” The Smith carbine and its variants pre-war, wartime and post war are interesting firearms. For the collector and historian, the Smith carbine is a fascinating study. Many of the carbines that remain today are used for competitive shooting and hunting.
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The Inaugural N-SSA Firearms Seminar
By Bruce W. Miller N-SSA Public Information Officer
In the course of many of we enthusiasts interaction with authors and historians of the American Civil War, it is apparent that most of them have never actually fired a firearm of the period. Past National Commander Phil Spaugy came up with an idea that would rectify that situation while providing an excellent public relations opportunity for the N-SSA. On Tuesday September 28, the day before the start of the 144th National Competition, the inaugural N-SSA Firearms Seminar was held on the main range across from the stat house. A specially selected group of authors and historians were invited and we took our guests through the development of firearms from flintlock to cartridge. Then we showed them the correct handling, loading and firing of the many Tom Arliskas explains the finer points of the Model 1842 to Dana Shoaf, Editor of the “Civil War firearms we shoot in our competitions including revolvers, carbines, repeating Times” while Mike Stoneburner serves as safety. firearms, smoothbore and rifle muskets, and artillery. Targeting was standard N-SSA breakable targets at reduced ranges. Stations along the firing line were set up and the guests rotated among the instructors of the various arms. Our notable N-SSA instructors included Chris De Francisi (Revolver); Tom Arliskas (Smoothbore Musket); Phil Spaugy (Rifle Musket); Mike Santarelli (Smith Carbine); Charlie Bondurant (Sharps Carbine and Rifle); Eddye Lawley (Henry Rifle); Tom Mark (Spencer carbine) and Tim Scanlon (cannon). Additional support was provided by John Holland, Judy Stoneburner, Mike “Beaver” Stoneburner and Bruce Miller. Our list of participant guests included James Hessler – author, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, Founder and Co-Host of the Battle of Gettysburg Podcast; Keith McGill – Adams County, PA, Historical Society; Jody Wilson – Co-Host, Battle of Gettysburg Podcast and Battle of Gettysburg tour facilitator; Dana Shoaf – Editor, Civil War Times; Melissa Winn – Director of Photography, N-SSA IG and Smith carbine expert Mike SanHistoryNet; Chris Howland – Editor, America’s Civil War. tarelli instructs the HistoryNet’s Melissa Winn on Our guests really enjoyed themselves, learned a great deal, actually broke some the correct management of his favorite carbine. targets and came away with new knowledge of and appreciation for the unique position of the North-South Skirmish Association among Civil War enthusiast pursuits. LEFT: Our hard working Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner, not only helped organize the event but helped with the instruction.
BELOW: It helps to line up your sights correctly and Phil Spaugy explains to Melissa Winn just how to do that with his original Model 1861 Springfield.
RIGHT: Tim Scanlon shows the group the projectile that will be fired from his Parrott Rifle.Several of our guests had the opportunity to pull the lanyard and fire the gun.
Chris De Francisci explains the workings of the Remington revolver to Jody Wilson. She actually broke some birds under Chris’ watchful eye.
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The ”Potsdam”Musket By: Carl M. Kruger
Figure 1 Model 1809 “Potsdam Musket” (Reproduction)
Several years ago, I came into the possession of
fastest shooting Army in Europe. Three shots a minute
a Danzig made M1809/12 U/M. I bought this gun to
was the standard and the musket of the day, the M1782
use in competition within the North-South Skirmish
was designed to facilitate high rates of un-aimed fire.
Association. From the first time I held this musket, I
The piece had a conical touch hole which allowed the
was entranced. I loved it. It was robust, no-nonsense,
Soldier to load directly without having to prime the
massive in some regards, and fine in others. As it
pan first (powder poured into the bore sifted through
was Prussian in origin, I became interested and did
the conical touch hole into the closed pan). The
some research, rediscovering my admiration for King
ramrod which was essentially cylindrical, allowed the
Friedrich II (The Great) of Prussia. It is he who said
Soldier to ram his load home without turning the rod
to his officers “ Be like fathers to your troops, not
first (straight up out of the channel, and straight down
executioners”. The more I learned, the more questions
into the bore). There was no sighting system (in fact,
I had. I began to assemble books and other sources in
sighting was frowned upon as it slowed the rate of
both German and English. When I realized the wealth
fire), and there was no spring to hold the ramrod in
of knowledge that I had assembled, I decided to write a
place which meant that when the piece was held with
book on the subject.
the bore below horizontal the ramrod fell out of its
Prussia essentially became an important European
channel.
power during the reign of Friedrich II (The Great).
In 1806, Prussian forces were decisively defeated by
His military innovations, aggressive foreign policy, and
the French and the peace dictated by the Treaty of
belief in Prussia’s role in Europe produced a forward
Tilsit in 1807 was for the Prussian military, a shameful
looking, and progressive kingdom.
reminder of their failure. Friedrich Wilhelm III was
Friedrich II’s Army had the reputation of being the
furious over the poor performance of his forces against
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Napoleon, and especially with the poor performance
nobility as had been the case before. On 27 July 1808
of senior leaders. He initiated a series of investigations
he appointed a Hanoverian officer, General Johann
and courts martial which removed many of the old,
David von Scharnhorst, an experienced combat
inept leaders.
soldier and staff officer to investigate the causes
He set about immediately to fix what he saw as the
of the Prussian defeat and to form a committee to
problems his army faced. He started by opening up
recommend changes for the improvement of the
entrance into the officer corps to all, not just to the Prussian Army ( Mililtär-Reorganisations-Kommision des Heeres). The King did have some specific requirements: •
Identification and punishment of all officers guilty of dishonorable conduct in the 1806 campaign
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Opening up careers as officers to all candidates who could show that they possessed the appropriate
qualifications •
Improved uniforms
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Reduction of baggage trains at all levels to streamline operations
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Improved field supply systems
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Revision in the cavalry establishments
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Production of a new set of Articles of War
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Production of improved tactical regulations for all arms of the army
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Abolition of the practice of allowing soldiers to buy freedom from guard duty.
Scharnhorst also established the Landwehr reserve system and recommended the initiation of the order of the Iron Cross. connections and the fragile lock which required In addition, the King tasked Scharnhorst (a well-
frequent and extensive repair. Finally it had to be
known and published small arms expert) to design a
designed so as to be produced in Prussian facilities in
new standard Infantry musket for the Prussian Army.
great numbers at a low cost per weapon.
Scharnhorst’s design would be required to compare
The New Infantry Weapon also needed to be of a
favorably with the well thought of “Nothardt-Gewehr”
“medium caliber”, that is greater than 17.5mm and less
or Model 1801 (some refer to this as the M1805).
than 20 mm. This was to accommodate “on-hand“
Furthermore it had to solve all of the problems
Prussian ammunition for the older Prussian musket
associated with the M1801, mainly the barrel-stock
as well as large quantities of captured ammunition
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from various European states. A caliber of 18.5mm
equip it. The French dictator wanted a Prussian Corps
was decided upon as optimal. There was universal
to assist him in his invasion of Russia and wanted
agreement that the “extravagance” of adopting a small
Prussian garrisons on the Baltic to prevent a feared
caliber round like that used by the Nothardt was not
English amphibious assault in that area. The King was
even to be considered, being economically unfeasible.
under pressure.
It is notable that the K.O (Kabinet Order) issued by the
The gun adopted was largely a collection of parts
King ordering the adoption of the M1809 was written
which had been in the Prussian or French inventory
even before final testing was completed. This may be
for some time and in many ways almost identical to
excused based on the position in which Prussia found
the French Model 1777/An IX. The stock, mountings,
itself and the nature of the weapon that they were
and lock were essentially of French design (French
adopting.
muskets of the day were considered the best in the
In 1809, Prussia’s Army was limited in size by
world). The cylindrical ram rod, conical touch hole
the Treaty of Tilsit. Prussia’s defeat had reduced
and the fire guard over the pan were in form and
it to a third-rate power in Europe militarily and
function from older Prussian models. The ram rod
economically.
was still too heavy (432 grams). New was the spring
The French were collecting war reparations (a total
in the ram rod channel which kept the ram rod from
of 12.000.000 Thaler) making the Kingdom’s financial
falling out when the piece was held bore down.
ability to rearm nonexistent. As if that weren’t enough,
Other design features were the use of a wide and heavy
French troops had stripped all of the Prussian arsenals
hammer like the French M1777/An IX and a stock
and depots of any usable military equipment and
made of red beech wood. Important in the design
stores.
of the M1809 and its cartridges was the attempt to
Despite that Napoleon was pressuring the King to
make the “play” between ball and bore uniform, thus
reestablish the Prussian Army as well as arm and
improving accuracy.
Figure 2 French Model 1777 An IX (Dragoon)
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The so-called fire guard over the pan was designed to The conical touch hole was 2.61 mm in diameter on
protect the soldier and those next to him from debris
the outer side and 7.8 mm on the inner side. This
flying out of the pan when the piece was fired. It was
allowed the “automatic” priming of the pan as the
of brass or steel and removable, being attached to the
powder was loaded into the barrel, eliminating steps in
lock plate by means of two bolts, one being the “battery
the loading process resulting in higher rates of fire.
bolt” and the other specifically to hold the guard in
place.
Figure 3 Model 1809
The Model 1809 had a barrel of 41.3 inches (105 cm)length and was overall 56.5 inches (144cm) long. The barrel was secured to the stock by three brass bands held in place by springs. The upper band was double strapped. Sling swivels attached to the front of trigger guard and to the center band. The trigger guard was brass. The butt plate could be brass or iron (many brass plates wore out and were replaced by iron which was sturdier). The butt plate and trigger guard terminated in three pointed ends. The stock was either beech or walnut. (Whisker, et. Al., in his book on European weapons imported during the US Civil War is the only source indicating that walnut was a material in some stocks. He may be referring to the M1839 which did have a walnut stock.) It was recessed for the placement of the shooter’s cheek which allowed for alignment of eye and sight. The front sight consisted of a brass blade soldered onto the top most band.
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Figure 4 Front Sight Model 1809
In 1810 Scharnhorst wrote to the King that “our
Potsdam. Receiving the plans for the M1809, the firm
current new gun has a caliber and weight that
offered to produce it at a cost of 11 Reich Taler per
permits us to use the French, Austrian and Russian
musket. This was an outrageous price and Scharnhorst
ammunition that we have on hand as well as that
refused to pay it. In the Schicklers’ defense, they
from our old (M1782) guns”. He went on to relate
had suffered a huge capital loss when their plant was
to the King that the lock was much improved over
looted by the French in 1806-7, and as there was a
the M1801 and modeled on the French design and
large French garrison literally across the street they
was significantly more robust. As to the stock, it had
felt that the higher price was warranted due to their
been recessed to allow the soldier to align a sight and
past losses and unsecure future. In fact as the French
to limit recoil (“more comfort in shooting”). The
pulled out in 1813, they looted the arsenal once again.
Barrel-stock connection was changed from keys to
Finally with nowhere else to turn, Scharnhorst relented
bands held in place by springs. This allowed for easier
and agreed to the price, but also decided that one of
disassembly, cleaning, and maintenance of the piece.
his pressing needs was to eliminate this monopoly
Scharnhorst ended his communication with the King
in Potsdam. This directly led to the founding of the
by stating that “in short our new weapon is overall
production facilities at Neiße, Suhl, Saarn, Danzig and
improved and considering the situation in which we
Suhl in the coming years.
find ourselves, we should equip all of our Infantry
The three-sided bayonet for the M1809/12 had a
Regiments with it as quickly as possible.”
blade which was 48.85 cm long and was attached by
Negotiations began immediately between Scharnhorst
an arm to a sleeve which fit over the barrel. It was
and the only producer of weapons of any note in
held in place by a spring mounted under the barrel
Prussia at the time – the Schickler Brothers in
which clicked into place as the bayonet was slid on and
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twisted. The tip of the bayonet was canted 2 cm away
Austrian muskets with the Laukhardt system) and
from the barrel to allow for ease of loading while the
the Austrian system was adopted. This occurred
bayonet was fixed to the piece.
despite much behind the scenes manipulation;
The bayonet for the M1809 became an issue as
subordinate officers going to the King to argue for
Scharnhorst ordered that bayonets be fixed at all times
the French system and in general a prolonging the
while on the march (allegedly to prevent wear and
struggle for the approval of the Laukhardt system. The
tear on bayonet scabbards). The Model 1809 used
new designation for the converted M1809 was the
the French and older Prussian system of bayonet
M1809/12.
attachment. That is a stud beneath the barrel was
The initial design for the M1809/12 was made using
engaged by a slot on the bayonet, twisted into place
the exact same Austrian “spade” shaped attachment
and locked with a locking ring at the base of the
spring. Ultimately, tests were conducted and this was
sleeve. Scharnhorst was not sure that this was the best
modified to the more easily recognizable M1809/12
method and ordered tests using the Austrian system
“half-moon” shaped spring.
(Laukhardt). Tests were conducted (Scharnhorst provided five
Figure 5 Modified Laukhardt Bayonet Spring - M1809/12
allowed for no other action. This model remained the primary Infantry weapon of
The M1809/12 was converted in great numbers from
Prussian and other German state Armies until the late
flint to percussion at all of the Prussian Arsenals. The
1830’s when two things took place.
modification also called for the addition of a rear block
The adoption of the percussion lock to replace the
sight, which allowed for aimed fire and produced a
flintlock was made by Prussia in fits and starts, but
huge increase in marksmanship training and even
finally the advantages of this system over the older one
marksmanship awards in the Prussian Army. The
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converted M1809/12 became the M1809/12 U/M (Umgeaendertes Model).
Figure 6 Added Block Sight on modified M1809/12 (Note Acceptance stamp, date as well as “N” For Neisse Arsenal
At around the same time, the M1839 was developed and produced. This musket had a walnut stock, and a series of rounded plates and mountings (different from the pointed ones of the M1809/12). The M1839 was produced in percussion. Up until this time, the Prussian Army had used only round ball ammunition. With the advent of the Minie and its advantages, the Prussians adopted the design and modified once again M1809/12 U/M and M1839 muskets. Several types of advanced rear sights were added (block sights were removed), bores were rifled, and front sights were modified. These became the M1809/12 U/M /55 and the M839/55. Sadly these guns were unpopular with Prussian troops who preferred the new “Needle Gun” bolt action breech loaders which began to be issued at the same time. The M1809 series was marked on the lock plate with the name of the Arsenal in which it was produced and, in most cases, with the initials of the Owner/Operator of the facility. At Potsdam, the “GS” indicated Gebrueder Schickler, at Saarn the “T” indicated Trenelle, etc.
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Figure 7 Saarn Marked Lock Plate with “T” for Trenelle
Figure 8 Potsdam Marked Lock Plate with “GS” for Gebdrueder Schickler
Figure 9 Suhl Marked Lock Plate with G>H> for Gerhard Haenel
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Figure 10 Butt Plate Marked with Acceptance Date of 1832 Assigned to the 21st Landwehr Infantry Regiment, 11th Company Rack Number 61
Figure 11 Barrel Maked with Acceptance Date of 1836 and “N” For Neisse Arsenal
Other markings of interest indicated date and location of conversion – usually stamped on the underside of the barrel.
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Figure 12 Conversion to Percussion at Danzig in 1844
Master marks consisting usually of one capital letter were placed either on the inside of the lock plate and/or on the underside of the barrel. Day book numbers (those numbers assigned at acceptance into an arsenal to track the progress of repair or conversion) were stamped in a multitude of places and consisted of anywhere from one to four numerals.
Figure 13 Underside of Barrel showing Marks for Conversion at Potsdam in 1840 and with a “Tagebuch” Number 130
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Figure 14 Inside of M1809/12 U/M Lock. Note “T” Master Mark, and “FW” Acceptance/Inspection Mark
Unit marks were placed on the butt plate or on the side of the barrel and in some cases, on the ramrod.
Figure 15 Unit Marking for the 23rd Landwehr Infantry Regiment, Company 8
It is important to note that despite rather specific guidelines, marking was largely haphazard and it is rare to find an example which complies with all regulations on marking. Potsdam series muskets were exported throughout the Germanic states and even to Russia and Austria-Hungary. In 1861-62, the US government purchased some 260,000 of these muskets for use by Union Soldiers during the US Civil War. Although the Confederate States did not buy any Potsdams directly, many came into use by
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the Confederate Army via battlefield capture. Anecdotal evidence shows that especially in cavalry units, the Potsdam was prized when cut down to a pistol or musketoon size for ease of use while mounted.
Figure 16 William Jenkins, a North Carolina Soldier, with a M1809/12 U/M and bayonet (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
Figure 17 Model 1809/12 U/M with Bayonet
In the USA, the North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) provides a venue in which Civil War era guns and reproduction Civil War guns are shot competitively, largely at breakable targets (ceramic tiles and ceramic pigeons). The Potsdam is a favorite among those competing in the Smooth Bore competitions. Shot with 90 Skirmish Line Fall 2021
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relatively small loads (around 50 grains of 3F Goex powder) and using a “fluffed” (roughened with a farrier’s rasp) ball, accuracy at 25 and 50 yards is remarkable. As retired Soldier of German American heritage, I am a proud fan of the Potsdam series of muskets. These guns are robust, efficient and still fully functional after over 200 years in many cases. I enjoy shooting my Potsdams and especially am cognizant as I shoot them of the men who have carried and shot these guns. It is humbling to hold something that was carried in Germany and in America by proud tough Soldiers who made history on two continents.
Colonel Carl M. Krüger was born in Munich Germany and was raised with the German language. He graduated from the US Military Academy with the class of 1972, earning a BS in Engineering with an emphasis on Ordnance Engineering. He entered active duty with the 82nd Airborne Division as a parachute Infantry Officer. Retiring from the US Army in 2005, Col. Krüger has maintained a lifelong interest in arms collecting and military history. He has written a book on the Potsdam Musket and he co-authored a book with Dr. James Capua on the Austrian Jaeger Troops. Both are available at Amazon.com COL Kruger can be contacted at cmkruger72@gmail.com.
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Thoughts on How to Recruit for the North-South Skirmish Association Skirmishers, In case you don’t know me I am Rob Harrison AKA “Papa Rob” and I am the National Recruiting Officer for the N-SSA, also I am the Unit Commander of the 48th Virginia Infantry. I often get asked the question “How did you end up recruiting 17 people who have never skirmished before, and some that had never shot a firearm before into the N-SSA?”. The simple answer is…There is no simple answer. It’s work, and once you are mentally prepared to engage in this work you need to build a tool kit to perform the job.
The Tool Kit Now you might be thinking that this is a list of “Stuff ” you need to have and while there is some of that involved the “Tool Kit” is more about being, and allowing yourself to be, Engaged personally. How do you go about that?: First, leave your ego at the door. This is about the Potential Recruit, Not You. Second, Listen to the people you are talking to, and I mean really listen. Don’t just wait for your turn to speak. People will often tell you all that you need to know about them given half a chance. Third, Keep an open mind. I don’t think I need to tell anyone that all the stuff that there is out there to divide us socially these days doesn’t need to apply here, but just in case you are wondering what I am talking about things like: Skin Color, Religion, Gender all of that crap doesn’t matter here and if it does to you then you can stop reading right now. The only things along these lines we require is a love of history and firearms. Fourth, Keep open lines of communication. That means, have an electronic presence. Email, Facebook Account, phone number that can receive and send text. A lot of folks in the N-SSA wish we could do away with all this electronic stuff (Me included) but this is how the world communicates now and if you want to reach folks you have to be able to communicate with them. If electronic communication is out of your grasp then you surely have someone in your unit who probably knows this stuff and enjoys using it. Work with them to learn how. Fifth, and I debated on whether or not to make this the first one because IT MATTERS A LOT. Have a Unit that is receptive and open to new recruits and that are willing to help teach without rancor. You have to make “Recruiting” a BIG part of the culture of your unit.
Sixth, Follow Up. If you make a casual contact don’t just let it fall to the wayside. I have been going through a lot of old contact lists and I have to say the follow up on these folks that in the past expressed interest has been pretty pitiful to say the least. Once you get a contact you hold on to it like a Pit Bull with a beef bone and you stay engaged! This single trait wins more recruits than any other. Seventh. Have stuff ready for them to use. Now while it is true we get folks that already have rifles and such it’s not always true. You know that rifle you have in the safe that you never quite got to feel right for you? Develop a basic load and put together a kit minus uniform (because people come in all shapes and sizes) and have it ready to be a dedicated loaner. If you don’t have one then it’s a great excuse to go out and buy another musket right? The thing that really gets them hooked besides a good cultural atmosphere is getting that smoke up I their noses and letting them have a go at breaking some targets. Eighth. Be encouraging. One person that came to my team told me that they thought this might not be for them after a particularly bad session and I had told them to give it one more shot and while they were shooting the next skirmish every time they hit a target I told them “You can do this! You got this!”. They told me that because of that they were hooked for life. Some times that’s all it takes. Ninth. Get a business card made. It’s cheap now.15.00 is usually all it takes and it doesn’t have to be fancy. Just make sure it has a name, number, unit name and email address and or web address on it. It’s something tangible they can have to be able to reach you until they get to know you better. It also legitimizes you in some people’s view and believe it or not, that can matter.
The Approach
So now you are probably wondering what do I do with these tools? Ok, to start, just keep this in mind….. This isn’t a sales job…. This is a seduction. There’s a difference. With a “sale” the transaction is over once they sign up. This is a seduction and it doesn’t work like that. This is a person you hope to have around for years and years, to basically become part of your extended family. So you need to be prepared that you will always be viewed as a mentor and a guide. That doesn’t mean you need to have all the answers for everything but you do need to know where to tell them to look and look with them.. So never miss an opportunity to make new old friends. So where do I go to meet people? There are the usual things, Gun Shows, Sporting shows, Community events. But there’s always room to think outside of the box though. If you have other interests you can recruit from there too. The key is to make skirmishing somewhat a part of your identity. We are an aging organization and we need to look to the future. So try to get some young folks into this and how do you do that? Show them just how much fun this can be and show them that there is a place they can belong, really belong. You would be surprised just how many young folks that appeals to these days. Don’t judge them (we all could do with a bit less of that), help them. These things aren’t rocket science folks. There’s no magic pill and no checklist to this and with the talent, personalities, sheer dogged determination I see all the time in N-SSA this is not beyond you. You can ALL do this. I remain, Rob Harrison “Papa Rob” 92 Skirmish Line Fall 2021
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A Brief History of Muzzleloaders By Ethan Yazel
Sometime around 900 BC, the Chinese invented black powder. Presumably, it was the kind of technological advancement no one had ever seen but it did not take long for it to ignite a series of changes that would impact the next 2000 years in ways no one ever thought possible. Black powder was first used for and is still used today in many fireworks. Black powder enthusiasts always recognize the smell in some form or another at fireworks display or backyard cookout. While celebratory at first, it didn’t take long for humanity’s wheels of ingenuity to start turning. The Chinese quickly figured out that they could develop strong tubes with a solid end and turn the black powder into propellent for a cannon or a mortar like we would think of today. Unlike the rest of muzzleloading, which would change radically over time, you can find hundreds of these same cannon and mortar designs dotted around the US at capital buildings, museum and monuments, a testament to their use well into early American history. Early Chinese mortars were cast tubes, made of brass or iron and then just loaded him through the muzzle just like you would see American Revolutionary War era mortars, and that was really the first of the muzzleloading industry. Soon, these mortars were shrunk down to about 12” long and placed on the end of a staff. Called “Handgonnes” or “hand cannons” became common in China in the 13th century and made their way through Asia and Europe by the 14th Century. Handgonnes were the parent of the earlier “Firelance”, essentially a small fireworks holder on the end of a spear, used to surprise an opponent before or during melee combat. The Handgonne attempted to improve on this, taking the shooter out of melee combat by increasing range and accuracy, all made possible by improvements to the blackpowder of the time. Despite the improvements, the handgonne was reliant on its fuse to fire, making it slow and cumbersome. In the fourteen hundreds, you start to see the development of the matchlock in Europe. This created a mechanical element to go with the fuse, The match lock holds a fuse in kind of a little arm on the side of your gun and when you pull the trigger it drops that fuse into a pan primed with a little bit of black powder and that priming pan. That spark travels into the barrel through a hole in the side of the barrel, and we call that a touch hole and that lights off the main charge in your barrel. This is where we started to see the first concepts of the muzzle loading rifle in use in the manner that will eventually be carried by an individual in the late eighteen hundreds. Matchlocks were also some of the first firearms to incorporate a trigger, a dynamic shift
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from the early handgonnes. The matchlocks started to change a little bit in Germany. In the mid-1400s, a group of German gunsmiths figured out how to rifle a barrel. Every barrel, until the mid-late fourteen hundreds was smooth, like a modern shotgun. These early German gunsmiths figured out how to rifle these barrels and start getting a twist in the barrel, allowing for the projectile to be more accurate over greater distances, and this is where we start to see German engineering start to change the world. In the fifteen hundreds, gunsmiths and shooters grew tired of this fuse concept and began looking for something more reliable. The Wheellock is developed and is the first muzzleloading lock to use metal and iron to create a spark like you want to light a fire with your flit in your striker. While the ignition is different, the wheel lock is mechanically similar to the matchlock. A spring-loaded arm, or “Dog” that holds a piece of pyrite is cocked by rotating it towards the muzzle (the opposite of a flintlock’s cock). Then, a wrench is used to cock a coil spring attached to a rough steel wheel. When the trigger is pulled, the arm retracts, placing the pyrite on the t rough edged steel wheel, the coil spring unwinds, rotating the wheel to create sparks that ignite the priming pan and then the main charge. This is arguably one of the most complicated muzzleloading locks ever in history. Muzzleloaders are loved for their simplicity, but when you consider the engineering and design skills needed to build these locks by sun and candlelight without any modern machining technologies it becomes a fascinating point in history for anyone interested in making things with their hands. While not nearly as popular in the United States as the flint and percussion locks, there are a few builders keeping the wheellock and matchlocks alive, especially in Europe. A man by the name of Bolek Maciaszczyk manages an online course where students build their own wheellock muzzleloaders, and there is a large Facebook group called “Matchlock and Wheellock guns” keeping the tradition alive. After another 100 years or so, we begin to see the development of the Flintlock, which is one of the things that people really think about when they see a muzzle loader, where you have the cock holding a flint that strikes against a hardened piece of iron or steel called the “frizzen” to create a spark that drops it into your priming pan and then ignites your charge. When we think about the early United States, the American Revolution and the American long rifle, this is the ignition system that was used during that time, and Skirmish Line Fall 2021 93
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we can tie it directly back to those German gunsmiths. When American gunsmiths began building the American long rifle in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and along the East Coast, they were heavily influenced by those German builders, because many of the builders were German. They had either come to the new world themselves or were trained under those German masters and brought their skills to the new world. When you look at early long rifles, you really see that German influence in the design of the rifle. It is very easily denoted in the carving or engraving, even the shapes of the stock and hardware like the trigger guards are very similar. This influence stays with American muzzleloaders in one form or another through the flintlock era. While we kept those German influences, American gunsmiths needed to adapt the flintlock rifle for North America. Barrel length was one of the main things to change. Many German muzzleloaders at this time had barrels that measured only 30in in length, a stark contrast to the 40”-60” barrels we see being used in the early 1700s. In a young colonial America, metal was not easy to come by making short barrel more affordable, but cheap is worthless if you can’t shoot. Early American blackpowder burned a lot slower than powder from Europe. Without an extended burn time in a long barrel, American shooters would be unable to take game accurately at longer distances. For a population that depended in many ways on hunting to put food on the table, this was a necessity. The American long rifle was the main firearm in the United States, in one form or another, for nearly 100 years. It helped us win and keep independence, put food on the table for countless families, and defined a generation bold enough to step into the wilderness and make it home. By the 1820s, the eastern half of the United States was looking less and less like wilderness, and more like a fledgling industrial powerhouse. Until this point, every muzzleloading ignition system needed to use a mechanism to ignite priming powder to ignite the main charge. These systems were self-sufficient for many, as long as you had priming powder and flint, you could shoot. However, as industry always marches forward, muzzleloaders were not immune and oftentimes at the forefront. The percussion cap is developed in the early 1800s, and along with it, the Percussion lock. With the percussion cap and lock, the ignition of your main charge is all internal to the mechanism of the muzzleloader and you don’t have to worry about your pan getting wet or your flint getting dull. As long as you have a good cap and your barrels dry, your
charge is going to go off. This makes a muzzleloader a lot more reliable, but you are now depending on someone else to manufacture, sell, and ship those caps. In my opinion, the use of caps is a nod to the growing settlement of the United States, transitioning from a wild frontier to kind of a colonized space where you don’t necessarily need to be able to make everything you need to live in your pack, it can be assumed that there is a town nearby with supplies. Of course, this is relevant only to the eastern half of the United States at this time. Those in the west were in many respects a second generation of frontiersmen living on the edge, only able to depend on themselves to survive. Up until this point, reload speed is really up to the shooter and how fast they can prime the pan and ram the projectile down the barrel. But that’s about to change because alongside the percussion cap and percussion lock, we see the development of the percussion revolver, which paved its way for the self-contained ammunition and the cartridges that we use today. As fast as paper cartridges were for hunters and the military, they could never be as fast as the Colt revolving pistol, perhaps one of the biggest advancements in muzzleloading, and engineering. Until this point, one could draw a steady line from the firelance to the percussion rifle, but these revolvers caused a big shift that would lead to the first downturn of muzzleloaders. Once you get into the 1880s, you have the development of smokeless powder and in terms of military and hunting use, it really runs over black powder and muzzleloaders. You have cartridges now, you have repeating arms, you have more than one shot and it just makes it easier for everybody and we have the industry to support it . A regular person doesn’t have to contract a gunsmith for a custom rifle, or make their own supplies, everything can be ordered through a catalogue at the general store. This really changes history and the industry of America and the whole world really. You may recall the dynamic changes of late 19th century cities, food production became mechanized, clothing production became mechanized, iit was the same for firearms. For many, the muzzleloader falls by the wayside. But, as much as it changed things, for a lot of people it didn’t. A lot of people held onto their muzzleloaders even through the smokeless and repeating arms era. These people could supply and run their muzzleloaders independently of catalogs and stores. Even up through the Great Depression in the early nineteen hundreds, you see people still using their muzzle loaders because that’s what they could afford, liked and ultimately used to get through tough times.
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In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Post War America became fascinated with American History. The Bicentennial of our independence from England was fast approaching, television brought Fess Parker as Daniel Boone, and it seemed like every child was playing frontier settler. Companies like Thompson Center, CVA, and Dixie Gun Works started to pop up at that time and serve the interest of the muzzleloading enthusiast around the country. It’s worth noting that hundreds if not thousands of small mom and pop muzzleloading shops as well as gunsmiths and craftspeople flourished to support the sport and its enthusiasts in an intimate and personal way, albeit on a smaller scale than the large companies. In 1985, muzzleloading took another huge change, Knight invented the first modern inline muzzleloader. We had in line flintlocks like the Ferguson rifle, which is kind of a famous technological feat for the time, but this was the first modern inline muzzleloader and it really changed the game for muzzleloading competitors and hunters, bridging the gap between traditional sidelock muzzleloaders and a modern centerfire rifles. Again, we have the industry around muzzleloading to support it like we saw in the mid-1800s. Some say that history repeats, and I believe it does. Over the last year, muzzleloading has seen an explosion in interest that I believe rivals the American bicentennial. Supplies were sold out, for nearly 8 months a muzzleloading kit was impossible to find, and even now in the middle of 2021, forums and chatrooms are bustling with talk about muzzleloaders. Ford gets a lot of credit for his work to advance industry, but none of it would have been possible without muzzleloaders. I hope to see muzzleloaders remembered not only as “old timey” firearms, but as bastions of independence, precision and human ingenuity. Ethan Yazel ILoveMuzzleloading.com NMLRA Field Representative Sources Samuel E. Dyke, The Pennsylvania Rifle (Lancaster: Sutter House), 1974. Joe Kindig, Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age (York, PA: Trimmer Printing), 1960. Neil L. York, “Pennsylvania Rifle: Revolutionary Weapon in a Conventional War?,” Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 3:103 (1979): 302-324. Kendig Jr., Joe (2002). Thoughts on the Kentucky Rifle in its Golden Age-Second Edition. York, PA: George Shumway. ISBN 0-87387084-0 Hindle, Brooke; Lubar, Steven (1986). Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revoluation 1790-1860. Washington, DC and London: The Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 0-87474-540-3 “Rifles of Colonial America” Vol. II, by George Shumway, G. Shumway Publisher. RD7, Box 388b, York PA, 17402 Andrade, Tonio (2016), The Gunpowder Age: China, Military Innovation, and the Rise of the West in World History, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-13597-7. https://www.hunter-ed.com/muzzleloader/studyGuide/The-Development-of-Muzzleloaders/222099_88828/
Editor Note: Not only is Ethan a good friend of mine but he is most definitely a friend of the N-SSA. He regularly host a Black Powder podcast on his website (and any of your favorite podcast apps). Take some time to check out his website. By the time you are reading this his episode with your’s truly will be live on his website where we talk Black powder N-SSA and shooting. He can be reached on any social media sites @ Ilovemuzzleloading or by email at ilovemuzzleloading@gmail.com.
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John Dahlgren and the Half-Charge Myth
As the smoke cleared around the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first clash of ironclad warships, neither USS Monitor nor CSS Virginia were especially damaged. To be sure each ship sported dents, scrapes, a few casualties, significantly depleted ammo stores and in Monitors case a turret that had decided to moonlight as a merry-go-round, but both vessels could (and did) live to fight another day. For both sides there was rejoicing and recrimination, on the one hand the ships armour had held up whilst on the other the enemies armour had also held up under the pounding fire. As time passed various ideas, solutions and explanations were advanced but after the passage of over a century and a half a commonly held belief is that Monitor’s 11” guns were capable of smashing through the armour of her Confederate opponent but had been prevented from doing so by only firing half-charges, whether this was due to a Navy order or hesitancy on the part of her crew depends on the version being told. If only the guns had been allowed to be used at full power, then surely the Union monitor would have emerged with a decisive victory? As it turns out, the truth is more complex, but to see why, we need to wind back the clock 18 years from the time of that battle to an earlier time. In February 1844 many of the great and the good of the thencurrent US government were gathered aboard the new steam warship USS Princeton, in addition to the ships battery of shortrange carronades the ship also carried a pair of large 12” muzzle loading guns. One was named the ‘Oregon gun’ and had been constructed using newly developed techniques thousands of miles away in Liverpool, England. The other, ‘Peacemaker’ was of a similar size but built more locally in New York using older gun forging methods. Three times on the voyage down the Potomac the giant gun was fired to much appreciation, then as the ship headed back up the river a final firing was called for. The lanyard was pulled but instead of the now-familiar muzzle flare the gun failed catastrophically, almost instantly turning into a 12-ton pipebomb. Six men, including the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Navy, were killed immediately and more than a dozen were injured. President Tyler avoided becoming a casualty only because he was below-decks at the time. Five years later, in 1849, another gun under testing exploded, this time killing the gunner. Present at this latter incident was 40-year old Lt John Dahlgren, this and other incidents led to two primary developments. Firstly, the US Navy decided that the standard ‘service charge’, the amount of powder used to propel a shell or shot, should be set at a safe level by careful testing of new guns being considered for service as opposed to simply trying to get as much explosive down the barrel as was thought safely possible. The two incidents previously described, and others seemed to strongly council against following the latter trend in the future. Secondly, Dahlgren determined that not only would he develop a gun that was suitable for firing both solid shot and explosive shells (many guns of the time could do one of the other but rarely both with any degree of success) but also that his guns would not be as much a hazard to their operators as they were to the enemy. His guns would weigh somewhat more than the average contemporary weapon of a similar calibre and would also fire their projectiles at a somewhat slower velocity when compared to some guns of the period such as the British 68lb’er, but he was true
to his goal, they worked, and they did not explode. In part with was due to their new ‘soda-bottle’ shape, which helped them resist the pressures of firing, but also by backing off from the leadingedge of muzzle velocity the stresses imposed on the gun were simply less than might be experienced in other guns. Partially to compensate for this reduction in the overall kinetic energy of the shot or shell and partially simply because his techniques allowed for it, Dahlgrens guns would grow rapidly in size as his work progressed. By the late 1850’s 10” and 11” guns were being made and by 1862 a 15” version was also under construction, whereas in the rest of the world the typical large naval gun in use varied from 6” to just over 8” in the vast majority of cases. Whilst as mentioned some guns had somewhat higher muzzle velocities this did not overly trouble Dahlgren for he believed that larger if slower projectiles would do more ‘smashing’ damage to the sides of enemy ships, keeping in mind that during the development of these guns the worlds fleets were made of wooden vessels since the ironclad age was not (quite) upon them. And so we come to the Battle of Hampton Roads, neither ironclad as it turned out was especially well equipped to deal with the other, CSS Virginia had a variety of guns but most of its ammunition was thin-walled explosive shells, perfect for dealing with the flammable and fragile wooden warships it was designed to fight but near useless against an armoured opponent against whom the shell would either smash open resulting in a low-order detonation that was more pyrotechnic display than actual threat, or else explode properly against the iron plates but still see most of their energy either expended into open air or reflected back into it by the solid armour. What solid shot was available put some dents in the Union ironclad, but did little else. Conversely, USS Monitor packed a pair of 11” Dahlgren guns as its sole armament, these were larger than any gun on the Virginia (which thanks to Confederate looting of Norfolk Navy Yard was also carrying Dahlgren guns amongst its other weapons, albeit smaller 9” variants) but a relative slow projectile with a large surface area is almost the exact opposite of what you want to punch through armour unless you use overwhelming power, hence the outcome
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of the battle. The Monitor’s guns that day were using 15lb service charges, i.e. each 166lb projectile was sent downrange by the ignition of 15lb of gunpowder. The reason for this was simply that Navy instructions said that this was what should be used, the 11” was a relatively new weapon to the Navy with scarcely half a decade of service under its belt and Dahlgren had been exacting in testing his guns hundreds of times to make sure that combination of charge and shot (or shell) was safe. He had recommended that 15lb of powder would suffice and thus the US Navy entered 15lb as the weight of powder to be used in the operation of the guns. Thus, at the Battle of Hampton Roads, the gun crews of USS Monitor were using what their training told them was the reasonable safe and permitted charge. To use anything more was to invite a repeat of the Princeton incident, only now inside an armoured turret that would magnify the effect of any explosion and likely kill them all shortly before shrapnel bouncing off the interior walls finished off any lucky survivors. So, if the US Navy regulations are so clear, where does the ‘halfcharge myth’ come from? Simply put, when the results of the battle came in Dahlgren was as disappointed as anyone else, in early 1862 the 11” gun was the most powerful weapon the USN possessed, if the Confederate Navy had already developed a way to prevent it from scoring any meaningful damage then the entire Union fleet would be helpless to stop ships like the Virginia from doing as they wished, instead it would only be the seaworthiness and range of the ironclads (and the outside chance of simply mobbing the ship with boarding parties at horrific cost) that would limit their operations. Thus, as well as continuing work on the 15” gun, Dahlgren applied himself to carefully testing his existing weapons further. There were a few ways to improve the performance of the guns, use a powder than gave off more energy per lb burned, this was possible as new forms of gunpowder were being developed at the time, albeit this would be something of a trial and error approach at first. It was possible to use a different form of shot, perhaps one made of steel, but the technology to mass-produce steel shot was a few years off in the US of 1862. The simplest approach was simply to increase the size of the service charge, run some experiments and see if the gun exploded. If after a few hundred shots it was still intact and did not show worrying amounts of wear then a larger service charge could be issued to safely increase the power of the gun. This would be done fairly rapidly, which was understandable considering the Civil War was in full swing, and soon revised orders were being issued stating that 20lb service charges were now safe for the 11” gun, Dahlgren diligently repeated his test cycles and over the course of the war the service charge weight increased in a series of steps such that by the end of the war a 25lb service charge was in regular use with a 30lb charge also authorised, albeit only if the gun was not considered worn or otherwise at risk. A few enterprising captains would fire their guns with even larger charges but it is doubtful whether this bought them any substantial increase in performance, the relatively short barrels of the guns meant that past a certain point if the gun held much of the excess powder would simply be blasted out of the muzzle unburnt. Later Union monitors (USS Monitor herself being lost in poor weather not too long after her debut battle) would wreak considerably more havoc on their Confederate opponents using
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the new heavier service charges, but unfortunately the fact that later testing had revealed that a charge double that originally thought safe was in fact viable to use has led some to (correctly) conclude that the 11” Dahlgren was always capable of using these charges and that (incorrectly) the US Navy or Dahlgren knew about this but restricted Monitor to a ‘mere’ 15lb charge on or before her famous encounter. In fact, Dahlgren’s guidance at the time was spot on for current Navy practice and reflected the results of the tests that had been conducted at the time. The fact that he had unwittingly designed such a strong weapon that it could in fact withstand considerably more pressure was not known in early 1862 and would only emerge gradually over the following months and years. To draw an analogy from another war 80 years later, in World War 2, some British battleships equipped with the 15”/42 gun were issued so-called ‘super-charges’ to increase the range and penetration of their shells. For almost 3 decades prior the guns had used a slightly smaller charge with perfectly adequate results but faced with advances in enemy firepower and protection and unable to otherwise modify the guns and their turrets in wartime (as was done to some ships in the late 1930’s) increasing the size of the charge was determined the best way to keep the ships ‘competitive’ although it was known that this would stress the guns more. Like Dahlgren, these charges were only issued because of a specific need and after extensive testing to ensure they wouldn’t cause the guns themselves to fail. With the gulf in time and ship capability between WW1 and WW2 it is easy to see why assertions that a ship such as HMS Malaya was firing ‘under-powered’ charges at Jutland and was only brought up to ‘true potential’ in the 1940’s are simply wrong. The story of the 11” Dahlgren in the American Civil War is essentially the same, just compressed into a few years instead of a few decades.
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