The Skirmish Line - Fall 2015

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

October - November - December 2015 This issue features:

Volume 61 ~ Issue 1

132nd National Coverage Team & Individual Match Results

Veterans’ Skirmish

1st Place A-1 Musket Team 9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. A

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Volume 61 ~ Issue 1 October - November - December 2015

In this Issue

132nd National Coverage

National Commander’s Column ..................................... 4 Deputy Commander’s Column ....................................... 6 Small Arms Chairman’s Column .................................... 7 Board & Staff Officers .................................................... 9 New Recruits ................................................................ 10 Visit Us At www.N-SSA.org

Board Meeting Minutes

Jan. 31, 2015 ..................... 14 May 13-17, 2015 ............... 21 Aug. 1, 2015 ...................... 22

2016 Skirmish Schedule .............................................. 24 TAPs ............................................................................. 31 Potomac Regional ........................................................ 32 132nd National: Duty Roster ....................................... 35 Team Match Results .......................... 36 Artillery Results ................................ 48 Individual Results............................. 50 Photos ............................................... 56 Powder Recall Notice ................................................... 44 Charitable Giving Includes the N-SSA ......................... 45 Thunder in the Valley................................................... 79 2014 Veterans Skirmish ............................................... 82 Smoothbore Pistol Match Report ................................. 88 Submissions / Note from the Editor ............................. 90 Unsung Skirmisher Award ........................................... 91 Skirmish Line

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We have returned! Thanks to all for your patience during the hiatus of The Skirmish Line. I would like to introduce you to our new editor, Chris Branch, and our assistant editor / staff writer, Ellen Mulligan. Both are very qualified for their positions and will provide the members of the N-SSA a quality publication, which I guarantee will be published on schedule! Working alongside Chris and Ellen will be our N-SSA Photography Officer, Ericka Hoffman, and her fine staff of photographers. Vicky Rowe will be handling both our print and website advertising sales. I think this is a fine staff that will bring quality and continuity to the publication now and in the future.

We all share concerns about the continued decline in our membership, and while we have instituted several different changes to our rules to help stimulate new membership, the gradual decline continues. To help reverse this trend, we have formed a Marketing Committee, chaired by Chris DeFransici, to formulate a new marketing strategy, and for the first time request a budget amount to fund this program. This committee will present their report to the BOD for consideration and approval at the January 2016 BOD meeting. Working in conjunction with the Marketing Committee, Living History / Re-enactment Community Liaison Officer, Rob Hodge, assisted by Todd Harrington, is developing the plans for a Living History Open House to be held in conjunction with the 134th National Skirmish. It is my hope that the work of the above committees will help us start to reverse the slow decline in our membership numbers.

This past National Skirmish was once again made interesting by the rapidly changing and very uncertain weather conditions. We were hit with a very unusual weather system, along with the threat of even increasingly worse weather driven by Hurricane Joaquin. Chester Lauck, our N-SSA Emergency Coordinator, and I started tracking the weather forecasts 10 days before the beginning of the National Skirmish. As the situation evolved, we used the N-SSA Bulletin Board and our Facebook pages to keep our membership informed as to the status of the schedule of events for the Skirmish. Chester and I both realized that we were faced with a very rapidly evolving weather event, with much uncertainty to any forecast window of more than 24 hours. On the afternoon of Thursday, October 1st, a special BOD meeting was held where, acting on Chester’s recommendation, the BOD was briefed by phone by a National Weather Service meteorologist. Acting on the information received in this briefing and after a brief discussion, the BOD voted unanimously to proceed with the schedule of events as published (Youth Competition excepted). The N-SSA is very fortunate to have a qualified, professional member such as Chester serving as our Emergency Coordinator officer. His calm demeanor and vast experience really help us make the best decisions when we are faced with adverse weather conditions. The entire staff of the 132nd was simply the best. Ably led by Skirmish Director, Gary Bowling, they kept the Skirmish running through some very difficult weather conditions. I enjoyed working with all of them!

Over the past year, much work has been done on the range and infrastructure of Fort Shenandoah. I would like to thank the following people who most certainly exemplify the spirit of volunteerism that is both the legacy and backbone of the N-SSA: (ConĆ&#x;nued on page 5)

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 National Range Officer, Bill Jordan; his assistant, Scott Harris; Property

Manager, Tim Scanlan; Property Committee Chair, Scott Lynch and a host of other volunteers completely re-did the 50-yard line. This work included installing new frame upright supports and realigning the frames on each position. We had scheduled two weeks for this work and thanks to all the above it was completed in one!  Many thanks to Joe Plakis, the Middle Atlantic region, and other

volunteers for the unique color-coded painting of Sutlers Row. To be honest, I wasn’t exactly sure how it might look. Joe assured me that it would be just fine and it certainly is!  Not enough can be said about the spirit of regional volunteerism exhibited by

the Tidewater Region. Every National Skirmish, they undertake a project to improve and beautify Fort Shenandoah. This year’s project was some much needed landscaping at both Memorial Park and the A.C. Baird Historical Center. Next spring, the members of the region will be replacing the light poles and fixtures around Memorial Park.

National Commander Phil Spaugy

 Many of you may have noticed the new informational and directional signage that was posted at the 132nd

National Skirmish. This was made possible at no expense to the N-SSA by a generous donation from Jim Mulligan.  The 132nd National Skirmish was the last National Skirmish managed by Jeff Knauss, our long time

National Statistics Officer. Jeff gave the membership more than 25 years of exemplary service in the Stat House. I enjoyed working with him over the years and look forward to seeing him back on the firing line as he enjoys his “retirement!”  It was 10 days or so before the 132nd National that we found out that we would have some unforeseen staffing

issues that might affect the operation of Doc’s Place. To our rescue (once again) came Sandy Baird, who along with a great volunteer staff kept Doc’s Place open for business during the Skirmish. Thanks again, Sandy, and all the volunteers who stepped up on short notice to make this happen for our membership.

As many of you know, with the passing of A.C. Baird, Bruce Allen has taken over as the curator of the A.C. Baird Historical Center. Besides being very qualified for the position, Bruce was also A.C.’s choice as curator. I believe that Bruce will take the Historical Center to the next level and continue to make it a facility that we all can take pride in.

The long sad roll call continues as I end this column with more than a bit of sadness, noting with much regret the passing since July of several of our longtime members: A.C Baird, Frank Hocker, Roger Williams, Jerry Harmon, Joe Leisch, and Bill Welch. All the aforementioned were long-time members of the N-SSA who gave much of their time, talent, and yes, even love, to our organization. They worked tirelessly to build the N-SSA into an association that has much meaning in different ways to our members and their families.

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The Spirit of Giving It’s been a few weeks since the soggy Fall Nationals, and the last chance skirmish has brought the 2015 shooting season to a close.

I wanted to thank each of the Board members, Regional Commanders, and all the people who worked on the numerous committees during the year.

Without their dedication, we wouldn’t have been able to paint the main range tower, clean up around the barn or replace all conduits on the 50 yard line that support the target frames, along with many other projects.

Everyone has their own interpretation of commitment. To some, instead of shooting for a weekend, it may mean spending that weekend at Fort Shenandoah or one of the other Regional ranges helping to paint a building, fix a roof leak or clear brush during a work skirmish. To others, it might mean volunteering their unique expertise as a plumber, electrician, lawyer or accountant to help improve the organization at a Regional or National level.

Others may help with a donation of time and or money to target one of the many groups in the N-SSA, such as the Youth Foundation, The N-SSA Veterans, or the numerous other committees in the N-SSA. Without their support and countless volunteer hours, none of these things would be possible. But as with any organization such as ours, these volunteers who take the time to help represent fewer than 20% of the total membership. In fact, nationwide, volunteering has actually decreased 1% over the past two years.

In 2016, each of us should set a goal to volunteer one day (more time is also great!) to help with an improvement project. It may be at Fort Shenandoah, or the local ranges at Capron VA, Statesville NC, Saratoga NY, or anywhere the N-SSA holds skirmishes. It could even mean stepping up to volunteer as a member of a committee that is working on something you’re interested in. If every member of the N-SSA contributed just one day of their time in 2016, we are talking about almost 26,000 hours! Imagine what we could accomplish!

With all the muskets, smoothbores, carbines, and revolvers now sitting in the gun safe cleaned, oiled, and ready to go for next year, I’m also checking my calendar for the days I can volunteer. Let’s make 2016 a year to remember!

May each of you and your families have a joyful Christmas and a safe New Year.

Frank Kapper Jr. Deputy Commander

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Newly Approved Reproduction Arms As you all know we have a new Editor, Chris Branch. She has very kindly accepted my offer to continue writing a Small Arms Column for the Skirmish Line. Your Small Arms Committee (SAC) has been very active over the past year, and I will take this opportunity to bring everyone up to date on the arms recently added to the Production Approved Arms List. This article will cover the arms which were granted N-SSA Production Approval at the August 2015 Board meeting and the 131st and 132nd National.

From the 131st National: Submitted by Dixie Gun Works on behalf of Pedersoli & Co. 1 – Harper’s Ferry Model 1805 Pistol – This pistol, a .54 caliber smooth bore with brass blade front sight, represents a percussion drum alteration from the original flint lock, as found in the South early on in the “rush to arms” for the American Civil War. There is no rear sight.

2 – Cook & Brother Rifle – This rifle, in .58 caliber, represents the Confederate Cook & Brother Rifle, as produced in Athens, Georgia beginning in March 1863.

From the August 2015 Board Meeting: Submitted by Mr. Steve Buchannan, N-SSA member: 1 – U.S. Model 1841 Rifle as altered by the A.J. Drake & Co. – This Rifle in .54 caliber, is also allowed in .58 caliber. It represents the U.S. Model 1841 Rifle, as altered to a Drake leaf sight model with the block/blade front sight also acting as the lug for a socket bayonet. The barrel on this example is made by D. Whitacre, although any N-SSA approved barrel for this model may be used. The lock on this example is an original M-1841 lock, with reproduction locks also being acceptable. This arm is serial numbered “08” in the wood of the patch box cavity.

Serial numbers will run consecutive. As per this submittal all approved arms will be marked with “SB” in a cartouche on the left stock flat for identification purposes.

2 – U.S. Harper’s Ferry Model 1855 Rifle Type 1 – This Rifle, in .58 caliber, is a replica of the original made at the Harper’s Ferry Armory in the 1857-58 time period. This example has used a D. Whitacre barrel, although any NSSA approved barrel for this model may be used. The lock may be dated 1857 or 1858. This arm is serial numbered “10” in the wood of the patch box cavity. Serial numbers will run consecutive. As per this submittal all approved arms will be marked with “SB” in a cartouche on the left stock flat for identification purposes.

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Newly Approved Reproduction Arms (Continued) From the 132nd National: Submitted by Mr. Steve Buchannan, N-SSA member: 1 – Fayetteville Rifle Type 2 – This rifle in .58 caliber, represents the early Confederate Fayetteville Rifle with low hump lock plate and high arch hammer. The barrels used will be any N-SSA Production Approved Barrel, all other parts are appropriate reproductions for this type Fayetteville Rifle. As with Mr. Buchannan’s previously approved arms it is marked with his cartouche of “SB” on the left hand stock flat for identification purposes.

Submitted by the Henry Repeating Arms Company: 2 – Henry Model 1860 Rifle – This rifle in .44-40 center fire caliber represents the original Henry Rifle of the American Civil War in a civilian configuration without sling swivels. This arm is an American made product and is produced by the “Henry Repeating Arms Co.” of Bayonne N.J. The company identifies this arm as the “Henry Original Rifle Model H011”.

Submitted by the SAC, with the sample provided on request by Dixie Gun Works: 3 – Pedersoli Harper’s Ferry M-1805 Percussion Pistol Kit – This submittal by the SAC, with the sample provided

by Dixie Gun Works, is the kit form of the Pedersoli Harper’s Ferry M-1805 Percussion Pistol. The finished pistol has already been given an N-SSA Production Approval. The kit is fully assembled at the Pedersoli Factory in Italy. All that remains to be done is to complete the shaping, sanding, and finishing of the wood, along with polishing the brass fittings and installing the front sight, which is screwed into a pre-tapped hole.

The approval of a “kit gun” is a departure from our normal approvals and a “leap of faith”, but the Board of Directors and the SAC believes the membership of the N-SSA is fully capable of this task. Once the pistol is completed it will not be required to be inspected for a SAC Individual Approval.

Please read the following very closely: The caveat to the membership regarding the Pedersoli Harper’s Ferry M-1805 Pistol in kit form is: Any competitor discovered to have not finished the grips in the same form as the factory version, and to have left the grips “fat or rough and unfinished”, will be considered to be cheating. This in turn will cause the Production Approval to be rescinded. The outcome will be such that ALL M1805 Kit Pistols finished by the membership will then be required to be inspected on an individual basis by the SAC for an Individual Approval Card. The onus is on the membership to complete the kit in an honorable and sportsman-like manner.

Respectfully submitted, John Holland Chairman, SAC 10-17-2015

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N-SSA Board Of Directors National Commander .......................................... Phillip L. Spaugy Deputy Commander ............................................ Francis B. Kapper, Jr. Adjutant................................................................ Carlton Layne Inspector General................................................ Wade O. Huffman Paymaster ............................................................ James G. Baird Executive Secretary ............................................ Judy O. Stoneburner

Regional Commanders

Committee Chairpersons

Allegheny .............. John V. Doyle

Awards Committee - John A. Sharrett, III

Carolina................. Gordon B. Bailey

Community Relations/Property Management Committee - Gary J. Crawford

Central Virginia ..... Robert Hannula Chesapeake .......... David T. Booz Deep South ........... Lawrence E. Gibson Mid-Atlantic ........... Roger A. Gray Midwest ................. Eric S. Schuessler

Costume Committee - Sharleen Carr-Mullins Field Recruiting; Recreation - Joseph M. Fisher History Committee - John P. Zebelean, III Insurance Committee - John W. Richardson

New England......... Paul R. Morgigno

International Muzzleloading Committee Errol W. Mc Lean

Northeast .............. Ronald J. Barvian

Marketing Committee - Chris M. De Francisci

Northwest .............. Charles L. Kindle, Jr.

Membership Committee - Kenneth L. Stiles

Potomac ................ Davy Crockett, Jr.

Program - Michael H. Jordan

Tidewater .............. John Malarkey, Sr.

Property Management & Finance Committee John Scott Lynch

Western................. Yancey Von Yeast

Publications Committee - Sharon A. Myers Region Inspector & Rules - John S. Robey Small Arms Committee Chair - John D. Holland, Jr. Uniform Committee - Mark E. Latham Veteran's Committee - George J. Schell .

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Welcome New Recruits Allegheny Region Victoria Baum ...................................... 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Kevin Hoering ...................................... White's Co. 35th Virginia Cavalry Joseph A. Jordan, III ............................ White's Co. 35th Virginia Cavalry Phyllis Ko ............................................. 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers Glenn Elder Wissinger, Jr. .................. Allegheny Region Recruit Co. Carolina Region Connor F. Anderson ............................. Buncombe Rifles Kilton W. Bishop................................... Palmetto Guard Co. I, 2nd South Carolina Volunteers Justin R. Sanders ................................ 24th Georgia Volunteer Infantry Don Zelonis.......................................... Palmetto Sharpshooters Central Virginia Region Edgar B. Browne, IV ............................ Jeff Davis Legion Tyler W. Drummond ............................. 11th Virginia Cavalry Mark R. Fare ........................................ 5th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Robert G. Hott...................................... 11th Virginia Cavalry Garrett Hulme ...................................... Cockade Rifles Nathaniel L. Kiser ................................ Jeff Davis Legion Kevin L. Leibich ................................... Harlan's Light Cavalry Denis L. Link ........................................ 1st Florida Cavalry Patricia J. Osborne .............................. 1st Richmond Rifles Carrie G. J. Schlupp ............................ Berdan's 1st U.S. Sharpshooters Chesapeake Region Allyson E. Altland ................................. 21st Virginia Infantry, Maryland Guard Fred William Bane ............................... 27th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Steven J. Semmel................................ Co. C, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters Deep South Region Merry E. Burt........................................ 37th Georgia Michael N. Channin ............................. 44th Georgia Infantry Matthew J. Fisher ................................ 14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Colton A. Hard ..................................... Forrest's Escort Company Samuel Cary Nailling ........................... 4th Tennessee Infantry (Harris Guards) Harry Stewart, Jr. ................................. 14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment James S. Wilson .................................. 44th Georgia Infantry Keith A. Wilson..................................... 44th Georgia Infantry

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Welcome New Recruits Mid-Atlantic Region Ryan Burns ...........................................15th Regt. New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Martha Burtis ........................................15th Regt. New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Matthew T. Clausen .............................2nd New Jersey Volunteers Jakob D. Fraone ...................................2nd New Jersey Volunteers Colin Gibney .........................................7th New Jersey Volunteers Robert M. Kelly .....................................69th New York State Volunteers Robert S. Mogg ....................................Hampton Legion, CSA Christian A. Rey ....................................2nd New Jersey Volunteers Katelyn N. Schmidt ...............................149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Michael Wallace....................................11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Robert Wallace .....................................11th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Midwest Region Charles D. Barnhart ..............................2nd Kentucky Cavalry, CSA Cristina H. Cornett ................................7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Makenzie Music ....................................Union Guards Mary W. Reck .......................................First Rockbridge Artillery Thomas J. Serenko ..............................2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Brandon Webb ......................................7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry New England Region Donald L. Coville ..................................15th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Michael Disimone .................................20th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Lillian Sue Gamelli ................................10th Massachusetts Battery Richard J. Lema ...................................4th Virginia Infantry John E. O'Leary ....................................Tammany Regiment Justin L. Tuttle ......................................120th New York Volunteer Infantry Rick Vernick ..........................................14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Northeast Region Frederick J. Bruce ................................Terry's Texas Rangers Austin J. Costello ..................................9th Regiment New York Cavalry David L. Feary ......................................1st New York Dragoons Chris C. Foote ......................................63rd New York State Volunteer Infantry John L. Gibbons ...................................Terry's Texas Rangers Joseph J. Griffo.....................................8th New York Heavy Artillery David Nevlezer .....................................Terry's Texas Rangers Christopher Roe ...................................63rd New York State Volunteer Infantry Kirsten Shields ......................................Terry's Texas Rangers Skirmish Line

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Welcome New Recruits Northwest Region Charles S. Fickeau, Jr.......................... Battery C, 1st Michigan Light Artillery Morgan Z. Lipka ................................... 15th Regt. Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Dylan McCullen.................................... 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Mark W. Miller ...................................... 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Christina L. Monarch............................ 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Jason E. Monarch ............................... 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Chelsee Polle....................................... 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Ronald Weidenfeller ............................ 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Potomac Region Val J. Burt ............................................ Potomac Region Recruit Co. Bobby Davis......................................... 12th Regt. U.S. Regular Infantry Michael Dorn........................................ 12th Regt. U.S. Regular Infantry Trevor Russell Evans ........................... 1st Stuart Horse Artillery Elijah G. Filbert .................................... Hazelwood Volunteers Frank Michael Flaim, Jr........................ Potomac Region Recruit Co. Sean R. Freeman ................................ Washington Blue Rifles Kaila J. Fulk ......................................... Chiswell's Exiles Benjamin J. Hall ................................... Baltimore Rifles,1st Maryland Volunteers Robert H. Houston ............................... 12th Regt. U.S. Regular Infantry David C. Johnson ................................ 1st Maryland Infantry, CSA Matthew K. Kolbeck ............................. McGregor's 2nd Battery Larry T. Kroplin..................................... 17th Virginia Infantry, CSA Erin N. Lance ....................................... 1st Stuart Horse Artillery Amanda G. Lashbaugh ........................ 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA Luke Leapley ....................................... 13th Confederate Infantry Andrew Mychalus ................................ 2nd Maryland Cavalry Rebecca A. Robey ............................... 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA Jillian M. Warabak................................ McGregor's 2nd Battery

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Welcome New Recruits Tidewater Region John E. Alford .......................................Manly's Battery Bryan S. Arris ........................................Tuckers Naval Brigade Duncan S. Bartley .................................1st Regt. Virginia Volunteers Ronald Bowen ......................................Nansemond Guards, 6th Virginia Infantry, Co. E Justin Brown .........................................2nd Virginia Cavalry Daniel D. Dietze....................................Washington Grays Scott A. Hardison ..................................2nd Virginia Cavalry Brenda S. Holland ................................3rd North Carolina, Lenoir Braves Matthew W. Hooker ..............................7th North Carolina Volunteers Briony Kinnear ......................................Rowan Artillery Guillermo Mujica ...................................Southampton Greys David S. Patterson................................Nansemond Guards, 6th Virginia Infantry, Co. E Bryce M. Shorette .................................Tuckers Naval Brigade Margaret E. Tsosie................................Rowan Artillery Lewis Eugene Winston, III ....................Dismal Swamp Rangers Kent E. Young .......................................Rowan Artillery Western Region Douglas L. Acord ..................................46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regt.

Bruce D. Brandes .................................46th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regt.

Frederick T. Gravch ..............................29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Jeff Murphy ...........................................56th Virginia Infantry, Co. E Jake Smallwood ...................................Co. G, 1st U.S. Sharpshooters

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Board of Director’s Meeting Saturday, January 31, 2015

Reston, Virginia Approved as corrected by the Board of Director’s by electronic vote, March 10, 2015 National Commander Phil Spaugy called the January 2015 Board of Director’s meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Commander Spaugy welcomed everyone to the January board meeting and expressed his gratitude to everyone for his or her service and time given to the association. In addition, he thanked the staff officers and committee chairs present for taking the time to attend the meeting. He reminded the board to keep comments concise and on point and not be repetitive. He also reminded everyone that the business handled in the executive session was confidential and possibly of a sensitive nature and was not to be discussed outside of the session. Commander Spaugy welcomed the new regional commander from the Western Region, Yancey Von Yeast.

Commander Spaugy and Deputy Commander Frank Kapper had the pleasure of meeting with the National Rifle Association Friday, January 30, 2015. Commander Spaugy announced that the association would apply and see if the N-SSA can become an affiliated Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) club. Deputy Commander Kapper, will be working with the Civilian Marksmanship Program.

The deputy commander announced that Rowan Artillery volunteered to pay the fee of $30.00 for the CMP club. There will be an update on this status at a later date.

Commander Spaugy led the Pledge of Allegiance and Deputy Commander Frank Kapper gave the invocation.

National Adjutant Carlton Layne reported the following as present: Phil Spaugy, National Commander Frank Kapper, Deputy Commander Carlton Layne, Adjutant Wade Huffman, Inspector General James Baird, Paymaster Judy Stoneburner, Executive Secretary John Doyle, Allegheny Region Gordon Bailey, Carolina Region Robert Hannula, Central Virginia Region Scott Lynch, Chesapeake Region

Lawrence Gibson, Deep South Region Joseph Plakis, III, Mid-Atlantic Region Eric Schuessler, Midwest Region Paul Morgigno, New England Region Ron Barvian, Northeast Region Charles Kindle, Northwest Region Davy Crockett, Potomac Region John Malarkey, Tidewater Region Yancey Von Yeast, Western Region

Upon motion by John Malarkey, the board meeting minutes of October 2, 2014 were approved. Upon motion by John Malarkey, the minutes of the membership meeting of October 3, 2015 were approved.

National Office Reports Commander’s Report - Commander Spaugy announced that he had appointed Melinda Litvinas as the National Recruiting Officer.

Ms. Litivinas was approved as the recruiting officer by the board. Commander Spaugy continued by stating that it has been three years since the board had their planning session and discussed how to move the organization forward. We have not done much of anything since the planning meeting three years ago and I want to move the marketing committee forward and discuss funding for the marketing program. The NRA show is approaching and Melinda is currently working to put together a list of volunteers to work the show. We encourage the Deep South Region to work with Melinda and Fred Behrens on the NRA convention, which will be held in Nashville, Tennessee this year. During the August board meeting, we approved the rules for the Traditional Musket Match and discussed the event being held Sunday afternoon, after consideration we feel the event should be held on Friday afternoon, which would give us better participation. The Traditional Musket match will consist of three fifty yard events. John Malarkey moved to schedule the Traditional Musket Match on Friday afternoon, immediately following the conclusion of the mortar match. Motion approved.

John Malarkey made the motion to approve the concept to development a Living Historian/Re-enactor open house proposal for an event to be held during the 132nd national skirmish. The motion to allow development was approved. Todd Harrington will submit the concept for approval, which will take place during the August 2015 meeting.

John Malarkey made the motion to appoint Ericka Hoffman as the new National Photography Officer. Appointment approved.

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Spaugy stated that he had complete and total ownership of the document distributed. The General Order and supporting documents were sent out after review by the judge advocates and the insurance representative. Many of our unit commanders were hesitant to sign the form, because they were troubled by the possibility of their personal liability. The General Order was strongly worded; the commander wanted to get the attention of the member units and their respective members. The General Order was not issued solely due to the firearm incident that occurred at the fall nationals, but mainly from the disturbing number of fouled firearms that occurred during the smoothbore and musket matches at the 130th fall nationals. After Commander Spaugy consulted with the ordnance staff and others the consensus is that, the firearms are simply dirty and we need to do better in maintaining our firearms. I would like the unit commanders to understand that they have a responsibility to make sure that their teams come to the firing line with their firearms in good mechanical condition. The floor was then turned over to Lars Anderson and Brian Appelt, Judge Advocates for questions and answers regarding the General Order.

Davy Crockett moved on behalf of the Potomac Region to rescind the General Order. The board voted to rescind General Order 2015.1.

Frank Kapper, Deputy Commander reported that he and Phil met with the NRA on Friday and that the NRA is excited about getting back to work with the N-SSA. There had been black powder matches sponsored by the NRA at Camp Perry and then in Friendship, Indiana with diminishing results at Camp Perry. The NRA has requested to allow the N-SSA to hold the Civil War National Championship at Fort Shenandoah. Should the N-SSA approve hosting the Civil War National Championship, the NRA would supply medals; all set-ups for participants and participation pins for each participant. Frank passed around the medal and pins for the board to review. The pins are custom made for each event and organization. The NRA has the utmost respect for the expertise that the NSSA has in the field of Civil War firearms and the safe conduct of live fire matches. Therefore would very much like to add the championship to our program with the potential to expand it nationally. Should the N-SSA host the championship, the existing N-SSA individual targets shot for revolver, carbine and musket would determine the champion. There would be no additional targets shot.

The N-SSA score for revolver, carbine and/or musket would be used. The registration form and program would be modified to accommodate registering for the NRA Civil War Championship. The NRA would provide three medals for each firearm. There would be no classification. The national champion would be the aggregate from all three firearms. For the fall of 2015, it would be open only to N-SSA members. For the future, the potential participation of non-members would need to be determined. Should this event grow in scope, the event could be held as an open event on a non-skirmish weekend at Fort Shenandoah. Under this scenario, the NRA would rent Fort Shenandoah and be responsible for the infrastructure of this match.

Joseph Plakis made the motion to add the NRA National Civil War Individual Championship matches for revolver, carbine and musket to the N-SSA Fall 2015 National Program. Motion approved.

Deputy Commander Kapper announced that the NRA offers range services for range development and they provide state grants for ranges. Regions can also request grants from the NRA for improvements at their range. He stated that it was an excellent meeting with the NRA yesterday. He also spoke more on the Civilian Marksmanship Program stating that it is an inexpensive club, which provides our membership to be able to take advantage of the clubs amenities, such as ammo sells, parts sells, etc. Commander Spaugy stated that the application is to be sent to the Judge Advocates for review before anything is done.

Deputy Commander Kapper spoke regarding the planning session held three years ago. He reported that based on where the organization was in membership that the projections were very close. The projection membership of 2012 was 2998 and the actual membership was 2996. Another session could be planned for either August or January.

Adjutant Carlton Layne thanked everyone for submitting their reports on time for the January meeting. He encouraged members to pay close attention to the August report deadlines that the executive secretary will send out so that the packet can go out thirty days prior to the August meeting.

Inspector General, Wade Huffman reported on the catastrophic musket failure during the first event of the 2nd phase musket team match during the fall nationals. A full and comprehensive investigation has shown it was truly a very unfortunate accident. There continues to be the half cock and trigger puller failures, which are usually the result of poor lock maintenance. The 130th nationals had what was probably the highest number of fouled muskets and carbines we have seen. There were no obvious causes as we have seen in the past such as high humidity or rain. One possible cause that has been suggested is individuals performing vigorous and near panic like scraping of the breech and bore wiping between events. If not done properly, these activities will plug the nipple.

Much of the fouled conditions are also the result of poor or improper lube being used. There is a continuing pattern of competitors showing little or no interest in the proper uniforms to be worn. We are a uniformed sport; it is not hard to figure out that we are required to wear uniforms unless there is a real heat index issue. Proper footwear is not an optional item, tennis shoes, sneakers and crocks are not acceptable. Region Commanders were reminded that regional I.G’s are required to work at the nationals per the ByLaws.

Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner reviewed items in the folders that had been provided to the board members and announced that parking passes for staff and committee chairs were available on the back table. She then reported that the Baltimore Rifles 085Skirmish Line

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PT had originally been reported as not meeting the participation requirement, however, they actually had met the requirement. She requested that other team issues be discussed in executive session. She reported that as of January 31, that there had been one individual membership submitted, and that member had been placed in the Central Virginia Region.

The following action items were presented for approval by the executive secretary.

The 1st New Jersey Light Artillery 040-EN had made a request for their team to switch from the New England Region to the MidAtlantic Region. The team is reported as in good standing. Upon motion by Joseph Plakis, to change the 1st New Jersey Light Artillery to the Mid-Atlantic Region, the motion passed.

Changes and corrections were announced regarding the skirmish dates for 2015. The board approved the 2015 skirmish dates with corrections.

Bobby Hannula moved to accept the 131st national patch design. Motion approved.

John Malarkey moved to accept the 132nd national patch design. Motion approved.

Paymaster, James Baird presented the financial report. A draft copy of the financial report was sent to the board members prior to the meeting for review and a hard copy was provided. Jim reported that at the end of October he met with the previous owners of the property the association last purchased. They had each taken back a $50,000.00 mortgagee on the property and at that time, he paid them off the remaining balance of $34,401.35 each reducing the amount owed on the property. These liens have been satisfied and duly recorded with the courts. He plans on increasing the current payment to the bank on the remaining mortgage in the amount previously paid on the two paid off mortgages. In the Budget vs. Actual, he proposed certain adjustments within the approved budget.

Although we were within the overall budget, we went over on some expenditures. These proposed adjustments will zero them out.

The financial report included the following: Statement of income for the period January 1 through December 31, 2014 Balance sheet as of December 31, 2014 Statement of Restricted funds as of December 31, 2014 Statement of Cash Balances as of December 31, 2014 Budget vs. Actual for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 Proposed budget for 2015.

Davy Crockett moved to approve action item adjustments in the budget vs. actual for 2014. Motion approved by all members.

Jim announced that since the first of that the year the delivery services have increased their rates significantly. The cost to ship one roll of targets is now approximately $28-$34.00. It is suggested that arrangements be made to pick up the targets at the fort whenever possible.

He reported that donations have increased and he is receiving revenue from the Amazonsmile.com quarterly in the amounts of $30 to $40.00. After discussion, it was decided that Field Recruiting and Marketing would be merged and share funding in the budget.

The August 2014 board meeting was held at Fort Shenandoah in order to save the organization money. It was reported that there was a savings of approximately $1,200.00 by holding the meeting at Fort Shenandoah in Winchester. It was further reported that the cost of board meetings have been decreasing.

Bobby Hannula moved that the August Board of Director’s meeting to be permanently held at Fort Shenandoah starting in 2015.

Motion approved.

John Malarkey made the motion to not conduct the Thursday night board meeting during nationals. Motion was approved. Side note: The board is in session during the entire nationals, board members are on call throughout the nationals, and should a meeting become necessary, a meeting will be called with a time, date and location to be determined as needed by the National Commander..

Davy Crockett announced that he received a letter from Mackenzie Elton of the 1st Stuart Horse Artillery thanking the board for the payment of his 2015 dues through the Youth Program Fund Award. Mackenzie was the first recipient of the Youth Program Fund Award by virtue of earning first place in the Young Skirmisher Award category.

Gordon Bailey moved to accept the Doc’s place proposal for bar coding inventory in the store and be authorized to spend up to $1,000.00 for equipment. Jim Baird moved to amend the motion to authorize and spend up to $2,000.00. Amended motion was approved.

Commander Spaugy asked Gary Crawford to speak about Mo Marcey’s estate. The executor of the estate requested that Gary clean out the inventory of Mo’s shop. The executor stated that if Mr. Crawford cleaned out the Sutler shop, the N-SSA could have the entire inventory in the shop to do with as they saw fit. There was a great deal of prints in the shop in the amount of about 175. Mr. Crawford 16

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spoke with an art gallery in Winchester and they will purchase approximately ten prints at approximately $100.00 per print. The remainder of the prints may be valued up to $50.00. All values depend on the condition of the prints. Mr. Crawford spoke about other items in the shop. Commander Spaugy requested that Tim Scanlan move the inventory to a secure and safe location and Jim Baird and Judy Stoneburner are to come up with a plan to sell the remainder of the inventory. After action since the board meeting, a gallery has agreed to purchase the remainder of the prints.

Scott Lynch presented the Finance Committee report. The information presented was a proposal to facilitate charitable giving, as well as recruiting new members by putting into place a comprehensive program to recruit young people into the association. Carlton Layne moved to accept the proposal to put into place a comprehensive program to recruit young people into the association and to fund the program. The motion failed.

Commander Spaugy stated that this was a good idea, and all points were well taken. He suggested that Scott Lynch take this program back to his region as a regional project and then report back to the board with the results and create something that is usable that will not cause a liability issue.

Scott Lynch presented the Property Management Committee report. He reported on the road conditions of the fort and the poor footbridge conditions on the exit road. Engineers have accessed the bridge and it cannot be certified. Tim Scanlan described how the new bridge would be constructed with a cost of approximately $15,000.00. The current footbridge will be shut down as it has been deemed as unsafe. The bridge is an emergency exit and will be replaced. The work skirmish was discussed. Unfortunately, the participation was poor with approximately 1% participation rate, but by the same token, a lot of quality work was done. More volunteers are requested to join in on the work weekend this year. The Mid-west region was thanked for their monetary donation, which helped to provide lunches for the work skirmish volunteers in 2014. Scott covered other items of repair that have been done and are on the schedule to be completed. Due to the condition of the latrines on artillery road area, the committee will look into portable latrine trailers, which are fully equipped.

John Malarkey moved to pass the four motions presented by the Property Management Committee. Motions passed.

The maintenance and operating cost budget figure of $61,000 was approved.

The capital improvement budget figure of $15,000 was approved.

The reserve replacement budget figure of $4,000 was approved.

The property manager budget of $13,500 was approved.

Commander Spaugy acknowledged the following reports that contained no action items: Costume committee, Small Arms Committee, History and Education with appendix, Public Information Officer with appendix and the 130th Skirmish Director’s Report.

There were no comments from the board members regarding these reports.

Commander Spaugy introduced Barry Ranney from the National Rifle Association. Mr. Ranney spoke to the board members and the gallery. Everyone present had an opportunity to ask questions and make comments. Commander Spaugy requested that the regional commanders share the information that was provided with their units that Mr. Ranney presented. Mr. Ranney was thanked for taking the time to speak to the board members and attendees.

Ken Stiles was asked to speak regarding the Sesquicentennial Celebration proposal. Mr. Stiles presented to the board his proposal.

John Malarkey made the motion to approve that a “School of the Piece” be offered to the school ROTC programs in the March timeframe and hold a special event during Friday afternoon of the nationals. John Malarkey amended the motion to allow the ROTC artillery demo to be conducted after the range closes on Thursday of the Spring Nationals using position 9 & 10. Amended motion approved.

Bob Gorsky, Bivouac Officer presented his report to the board with two requests. Bob also announced the campsite location for the Unassigned Recruit Teams, which will be located in area 6, site 3. Ken Stiles was instructed to use the site next to his team’s for the Virginia Tech ROTC campers during the spring nationals.

Joseph Plakis moved to approve the request to expand the 11th New Jersey Volunteers 219-MA into site 44, area 5 by merging site 44 and 45. Motion approved.

John Malarkey moved to approve that the 8th Virginia Volunteer Infantry 240-PT to expand into the site currently held by the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Motion approved.

Frank Kapper briefly reviewed the Fort Shenandoah Emergency Evacuation Plan that had been submitted for the board packet. It was announced that the plan would be posted on the web site and evacuation maps would be posted on the latrine bulletin boards and other bulletin boards throughout the fort. Commander Spaugy reminded regional commanders to become familiar with the plan and share it with their teams. Every team should have a copy of the plan. It was announced that the sirens would be working during the spring nationals and that all Provost personnel would have access to the siren. Scott Lynch moved to accept the Emergency Skirmish Line

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Evacuation Plan as presented. Motion approved.

Commander Spaugy introduced Melinda Litvinas, National Recruiting Officer to the board and attendees. Melinda reviewed her report. She envisions the position pursuing several target markets for future skirmishers. She announced that the recruiting section of the web site is being revamped to make sure everyone is getting the same information. She discussed the lack of resources that the organization has for the recruiting events. She suggests getting a kit together for this use. She spoke on advertising as well as the funding that had been included in the budget by combing Field Recruiting and Marketing. Commander Spaugy commended the Carolina Region on a job well done with their recruiting efforts in 2014.

The board recessed for lunch and reconvened in Executive Session at 1:00 p.m. The general session resumed at 3:45 p.m.

Board members voted on the items presented during executive session.

Joseph Plakis moved to accept the 2015 budget as presented. Motion approved John Malarkey moved to approve the shooting awards as presented. Motion approved.

John Malarkey moved to support the actions of the 1st Maryland concerning their member John Beamer and the firearm incident of the fall 2014 nationals. Motion accepted.

Paul Morgigno moved to approve the recommendations made for personnel review by the board of directors. Motion approved.

Unfinished Business Commander Spaugy reviewed the unfinished business from the August 2014 board meeting.

Item 1 – Regional Commander’s were to submit recommendations for the January 2015 board meeting on penalties for target spacing with only one response. This item will continue to be work in progress. Regional Commander’s are to submit their recommendations to the Inspector General for discussion at the August 2015 meeting.

Item 2 – Frank Kapper reported on Gate 7 stating that there are no funds being requested at this time. We can use the gate in emergencies and we have the paperwork to make it an entryway. We are going to leave the gate issue alone at this time.

Item 3 – The proposal from Steve Light on the “How to” manual was discussed. Davy Crockett passed the proposed book around for review. He stated that any profit made from the sell of the book would go to the historic center. Davy Crockett moved to adopt the “How to Manual”, order 100 copies and sell them at Doc’s Place for $20.00 per book. Motion approved.

Regional Submittals Central Virginia Bobby Hannula moved that the August Board of Director’s meeting to be permanently held at Fort Shenandoah. Motion approved.

This is a policy change and was voted on during the paymaster’s report.

Bobby Hannula moved that starting with the 131st National, hanging clay pigeons are to be used instead of pot silhouettes for Smoothbore team, Breech-loading Carbine II, Single Shot Breechloader and Spencer Team events starting in 2016. Ayes 4 Nays 14 Motion did not pass.

Bobby Hannula moved that by roll call vote, starting after the January 2015 Board of Director’s meeting, the mileage reimbursement shall be 26 cents per mile for all non employees while performing duties in an official capacity for the N-SSA. The rate of 30 cents shall remain in effect for employees of the N-SSA. Motion died for lack of a second.

Bobby Hannula moved to reduce the length of term for the Past National Commander to one year. Joseph Plakis moved to amend the motion to one year as a non-voting party. Scott Lynch amended the primary motion do away with the board position of Past National Commander. Joseph Plakis moved to rescind his amended motion. The board approved the amended motion by Scott Lynch and the vote will be made by the membership at the spring nationals 2015 membership meeting. By-laws Change Chesapeake Scott Lynch requested that we look into ways to reduce the cost of the Skirmish Line. Commander Spaugy asked that Mr. Lynch and Mr. Baird look into this and report at the August meeting.

Northwest Charles Kindle made the motion to refund all units who wish to receive a refund of their team fees from the team events cancelled at the 129th National Skirmish due to the flood. Motion failed.

Rules Committee Paul Morgigno made the motion to amend Article II, Section 5 of the By-Laws to reduce the membership age to fourteen. Davy Crockett amended the motion to table the motion to postpone any age decrease for membership indefinitely. The amended motion failed.

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After discussion, the board voted to let this motion be voted on by the membership during the spring nationals membership meeting.

Should the membership vote in favor of the by-law change, it would go into effect for 2016. Motion passed. Proposed By-Laws Change (italics denote proposed change) ______

SECTION 5

All members in good standing of member or probationary member organizations in good standing shall be deemed to be members of the Association. These individuals must be fifteen fourteen years of age or older, and must not be members of any organization having as its sole purpose or one of its purposes the overthrow by force or violence the government of the United States or any of its political subdivisions.

Paul Morgigno made the motion to create Policy 2015.1 Policy Passed.

2015.1 Firearms offered for sale or trade on the bulletin board or in N-SSA, publications must be: Original or replica black powder arms that qualify under The Skirmish Rules for use in - N-SSA competition.

Other original civilian or military black powder firearms manufactured prior to 1898, or replicas thereof.

Wade Huffman made the motion to amend rule 19.9.1f. The motion was defeated.

Scott Lynch made the motion to adopt national program changes proposed by the Chesapeake region. Motion failed due to a lack of a second.

Carlton Layne made the motion to permit the use of non-licensed vehicles at the National Skirmishes as proposed by Charles Hahn and Linwood McMahon.

By hand vote: 4 Ayes 13 Nays Proposal did not pass.

Joseph Plakis made the motion to amend rule 36.8. to allow Junior Youth competitors to compete in senior pellet rifle competition.

Motion passed (italics denote change) (amended 08/07)

36.8

AWARDS

a.

Youth Team Competition awards shall be given to each team member of the top three placing teams in each age classification.

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Individual Youth Competition awards shall be presented as follows: Juniors: Six places BB gun. Juniors may compete in the Senior pellet rifle competition.

Seniors: Three places pellet rifle; six places BB gun.

Charles Kindle made the motion to amend 28.7.1.1 penalty for early firing in company matches Motion passed. (italics denote change) 28.7.7.1 SHOTS BEFORE THE COMMAND TO FIRE

(01/2015)

In the event a competitor fires before the command to FIRE he/she must ground the arm and step back from the line for the duration of the event.

This applies both during the time allowed for snapping caps and in the period after the command to LOAD and before the command FIRE. If member(s) of a company fire prematurely in more than two one company events event at the same skirmish, the company shall be disqualified from participation in the remainder of that skirmish company match and shall receive no score.

Gordon Bailey moved to amend rule 16.3.2 to permit an individual to have membership in more than one member organization.

Motion died for lack of a second.

Yancey Von Yeast made the motion to rescind the $25.00 initiation fee for new members.

Davy Crockett made the motion to postpone indefinitely. The amended motion failed.

The main motion failed.

Paul Morgigno moved to amend Section 10 of the Skirmish Rules to create a new artillery class called Mountain Rifle, and to award three medal places in that class. Motion failed due to a lack of a second.

Bobby Hannula moved to add single-shot breechloader companies to rule 18.9 and rule 18.9.2.

By hand vote: Ayes 9

Nays 8 Motion passed.

John Malarkey moved to amend Article II, Section 1 of the By-Laws.

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After discussion, it was determined that the membership would vote on this by-laws change during the spring 2015 membership meeting. Should this by-laws change be passed by the membership, it would not go into effect until 2016. By-Laws Change Proposal (italics denote proposed change) SECTION 1 The membership of the Association shall be comprised of member organizations. A member organization shall consist of no less than eight five persons, organized for competition under the Skirmish Rules.

Paul Morgigno made the motion to amend rule 4.10 by adding a new rule 4.10f and renaming present 4.10f to 4.10g. The motion failed.

Carlton Layne made a motion to hold a grand review during the 2015 spring nationals. Motion failed.

National Safety Officer Report from Brian Evans reported on the recent problem of skying the musket. Commander Spaugy made the request that Brian Appelt have the rules committee work on this issue and submit appropriate rules change for the August board meeting.

Commander Spaugy reviewed the provost report with recommendations. Commander Spaugy instructed the Deputy Commander to write a letter to competitor #11100 regarding the situation that occurred at the fall nationals.

William Jordan, Range Officer stated that the recommendation that had been included in his report had been taken care of. Tim Scanlan is working on this situation. Commander Spaugy requested that more air-tanks be available on the range to alleviate the problem. It was announced that the liability of using personal vehicles to transport members with fouled weapons is not a good situation and golf carts will be used instead of personal vehicles. Tim Scanlan has renegotiated a deal for golf carts and the Ordnance crew will have a person at each end of the range.

Michael Jordan, Program Chair had nothing to report beyond his submitted report.

National Signal Officer, David Cole reviewed his submitted report. He announced that the main range was overall in good condition.

The revolver range was in overall good condition as well as Memorial Park. He was asked by Commander Spaugy to look at how to get some sort of public address system in the sutler area for announcements. Bobby Hannula will begin work with David on some projects.

Youth Committee: Joseph Plakis stated that each child registered for youth events will receive a preprinted registration card and the BB registration sheet has been redesigned. He reported that there had been an increase in participation in the BB events. He discussed the increase of children participating in the BB program and how the majority goes on to join the association. We need to create a youth recruiting program. It would be nice to see the association do more for the children. Joe stated that we still need more volunteers on the range and we need to be more involved with the children.

Sherry Myers submitted Publications and Archives report. She recommends moving forward with the Adopt a Video project.

Commander Spaugy stated that this is to move forward and all videos would be viewed and approved by the board before publication.

The 50-year recipient presented by the Awards committee was approved.

Board members had the opportunity to make final comments.

John Malarkey of the Tidewater Region reported on the Cure for Cancer skirmish held in the Tidewater Region. He stated that the region raised $8,559.51 with $1,000.00 being donated to the American Cancer Association, $3,500.00 to St. Judes Hospital, $1,000.00 being donated to Huntsman and $2,500.00 to Sloan-Kitterling. Commander Spaugy thanked the Tidewater Region for their work that was done at the museum at the fall nationals.

Frank Kapper wished everyone a safe trip home.

Phil Spaugy thanked everyone for attending.

At 5:40 p.m., Davy Crockett moved to adjourn. Motion approved Judy Stoneburner Executive Secretary

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Board of Director’s May 13-17, 2015

The N-SSA Board of Directors approved the minutes August 1, 2015 During the January 2015 Board of Director’s meeting it was approved that there would be no official meeting planned for the spring nationals. Should a meeting become necessary, all necessary parties would be notified of the meeting time and location.

The national commander did not deem it necessary to call a meeting during the spring 2015 nationals.

The Paymaster’s report was provided to board members at the membership meeting for their review.

As previously planned, board members were to check with John Holland, Small Arms Committee Chair on any production approvals. Each of the Board of Director’s who inspected the arms submitted by the SAC voted in favor of granting them a “Production Approval” status. The arms submitted have been approved by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. In addition to Commander Spaugy, ten (10) members of the Board of Directors voted. Commander Spaugy’s vote was not counted, but rather held in reserve in the event of a tie vote.

Submitted by Dixie Gun Works Inc. on behalf of Pedersoli & Co. Submitted Arms: Harper’s Ferry M-1805 Pistol; Cook & Brother Rifle The following arms are recommended for Production Approval by the Small Arms Committee Harper’s Ferry Model 1805 Pistol - This pistol, a .54 caliber smooth bore with brass blade front sight, represents a percussion drum alteration from the original flintlock, as found in the South early on in the “rush to arms” for the American Civil War. There is no rear sight.

Cook & Brother Rifle – This rifle in .58 caliber represents the Confederate Cook & Brother Rifle, as produced in Athens, Georgia beginning in March 1863.

These arms meet all physical and dimensional requirements of the N-SSA Small Arms Committee.

This report was submitted to the N-SSA Board of Director’s by the Small Arms Committee, John Holland, Chairman.

Any submittals that coincide with the January and August board meetings will continue to follow the regular program of being presented as part of the A-Packet.

Judy Stoneburner Executive Secretary June 8, 2015

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Board of Director’s Meeting Saturday, August 1, 2015 Fort Shenandoah, Winchester, Virginia

The N-SSA Board of Director’s approved the minutes August 24, 2015 Commander Spaugy called the board meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.

Deputy Commander, Frank Kapper offered the invocation.

Pledge Allegiance Adjutant, Carlton Layne called roll and the following national officers and region commanders were reported as present.

National Officers Commander, Phillip Spaugy Deputy Commander, Frank Kapper Adjutant, Carlton Layne Region Commanders John Doyle, Allegheny Gordon Bailey, Carolina Bobby Hannula, Central Virginia Scott Lynch, Chesapeake Lawrence Gibson, Deep South Joseph Plakis, III, Mid-Atlantic Eric Schuessler, Mid-West

Inspector General, Wade Huffman Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner Paymaster, James Baird Paul Morgigno, New England Ron Barvian, Northeast Charles Kindle, Northwest Davy Crockett, Potomac John Malarkey, Tidewater Yancey VonYeast, Western

John Malarkey moved to approve the board minutes of May 2015. Minutes were approved as presented.

John Malarkey moved to approve the report of the May 15, 2015 membership meeting. Minutes were approved as presented.

National Commander, Phillip Spaugy welcomed everyone to the August board of director’s meeting. He thanked Judy Stoneburner, Tim and Katie Scanlan, Mike and Paul Stoneburner and Wade Huffman for setting up the hospitality site for the dinner held Friday night. He also thanked Frank Kapper and Carlton Layne for funding the main course of the dinner.

Commander Spaugy announced that he would be chairing the marketing committee and that he along with the marketing committee members would be producing a marketing plan and provide a proposed budget number for the January 2016 board meeting. He introduced the members of the committee and they are Melinda Litvinas, Joseph Plakis, Tony Ebersole, Vicky Rowe, Mike Howell, Chris Defrancisci, Bruce Miller and a representative from the Skirmish Line. Along with marketing, comes the different segments that the committee wishes to market to the N-SSA. It is said that we have something for everyone, but in reality we are divided as different sorts of teams, with different ideals and cultures, so at times it is difficult to market our association.

Commander Spaugy presented the board his recommendations for various staff appointment approvals.  John Malarkey moved to appoint Robert Hodge as the N-SSA Living History/Re-enactor Officer. Appointment was approved.

Commander Spaugy announced that Todd Harrington would assist Mr. Hodge.  Davy Crockett moved to appoint Vicky Rowe as the N-SSA Media Advertising Officer. Appointment was approved.  John Malarkey moved to appoint Bruce Allen as the Historical Center Staff Officer. Appointment was approved. Bruce was present

and spoke to the board regarding ideas that he and the late A.C. Baird had discussed.  Davy Crockett moved to appoint Matt Bennet as the N-SSA Statistics Officer. Appointment approved.  Davy Crockett moved to have the N-SSA recognize and thank Jeff Knauss for his twenty-eight years service as Statistics Officer for

the N-SSA. Motion accepted.

Commander Spaugy discussed the Confederate Battle Flag controversy. He referenced the memo that was distributed earlier and he stated that the memo served as the best place the association needs to be in regards to this topic. There is no policy currently in

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place regarding flying of the flag as such a policy is not necessary. We (the association) display the confederate battle flag in respect, valor and honor to the American soldier, north or south and we do not need to apologize for what we do. Commander Spaugy stated that because we (the association) are the owners of Fort Shenandoah we are we are not breaking any laws by flying the Confederate flag. However, regional ranges could have specific policies and that would be a different issue. To date there have been no issues with displaying the flag. Should a range have a policy regarding this, we have little choice but to adhere to their wishes.. Should dialogue begin, we need to keep it within the correct context of the flag. Brian Appelt, Judge Advocate reminded the board that we are here for educational purposes under the 501c3 and we can use it in our favor.

Memo referenced: The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) condemns the use of the Confederate battle flag or national flags, as well as the flag of the United States, by any and all hate groups; and we, the N-SSA, support the flying of any Confederate flag as a historical piece of this nation’s history.

The members of the N-SSA oppose the removal of any Confederate monuments or markers to those gallant soldiers in the former Confederate States, and strongly oppose the removal of any reminders of this nation’s seminal conflict on the grounds of it being “politically correct”.

We as historians and enthusiasts, who represent both Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors in a spirit of camaraderie and competition, pledge our support and admiration for those gallant soldiers of the Civil War and of their respective flags.

Deputy Commander, Frank Kapper discussed the young skirmisher award presented during the spring nationals. The association presented certificates to the 1st and 2nd place winners that also included the payment of their 2016 annual dues. The 2016 membership fees are being paid for with a donation from Chiswell’s Exiles and funds from the N-SSA Youth Foundation. This spring both the winners were females. Mosby’s Rangers has donated $80.00 for 1st place and Chiswell’s Exiles donated $80.00 for 2nd place for the 2015 fall national winner’s membership dues. As a side note, the Young Skirmisher award winner(s) will have the preceding year’s dues paid only once during a calendar year.

The BB gun competition continues to grow in popularity. Deputy Commander Kapper thanked Joseph Plakis for the work he has done with the youth program and thanked him for the support he has provided the young people of the association.

The motion to modify the duties of the host team responsible for the Revolver range during Spring and Nationals to include responsibility for setting up individual target frames, collecting and scoring fired targets and recording scores for individual BB gun matches on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning was withdrawn by Deputy Commander Kapper. This information is covered in the Skirmish Director’s Manual under Revolver Range Officer.

He announced that on Thursday of the spring nationals, the emergency evacuation siren had a successful full five-minute test. The property manager and provost have been trained on the operation of the emergency siren and both have access to the system in the event of an emergency.

Frank reported that the NRA Civil War Championship that will be held for the first time this fall is going well. The NRA will be providing the medals for the winners of these matches as well as a participation pin for each person who registers for any of the matches. The individual NRA Civil War Championship medals will be awarded during the Saturday awards ceremony and the Grand National Champion winner will be presented his/her medal during opening ceremonies in conjunction with the Senior and Young Skirmisher awards being presented. Frank thanked Barry Ranney, representing the NRA for attending the board meeting and for all that has been done to bring this event to our members.

Deputy Commander Kapper moved to enact a lead mitigation and reclamation policy at Fort Shenandoah that reads, “No land disturbance will occur on the main and/or revolver ranges between the firing line and the designated backstop area without prior notification and written approval of the Board of Directors. The N-SSA reserves the sole right to engage a certified, bonded and insured contractor to reclaim lead and restore in the above-mentioned area to original condition, as it deems necessary. This policy does not infringe on rule 37.20.1 allowing individual members to recover lead from the backstop for their private use.” Currently we are in compliance by having the ledger by the tower that members are required to complete when they remove lead from the range.

However, there is not a written policy. After discussion, the motion was made to table this motion until the January 2016 Board meeting, after the National Adjutant, Judge Advocates and Rules Committee review this further. Motion to table was approved.

Executive Secretary, Judy Stoneburner updated the board regarding the Temporary Individual membership. To date there have been four registrations, two of which have been placed in existing units. She requested that the future board minutes be approved electronically as was done for the January 2015 board meeting. This method would expedite the distribution to the membership within a month of the meeting instead of five to six months. Each team with an email address received the minutes electronically as soon as the board approved the minutes from the January meeting. John Malarkey moved to have the minutes approved electronically by the board. Motion carried. The secretary then presented the 2016 Winchester Skirmish dates to the board for corrections and updates. Davy Crockett moved to approve the amended 2016 Winchester skirmish dates. Motion approved.

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2016 Winchester Skirmish Dates January 15-17, 2016 ......................... Snowball ...................................................Potomac Region March 11-13, 2016 ............................ Early Bird ..................................................Allegheny Region April 1-3, 2016 ................................... Chesapeake Region .................................Chesapeake Region April 15-17, 2016 ............................... Spring Potomac ........................................Potomac Region April 29-May1, 2016 .......................... Co. D 33rd VA & 1st Valley Rangers ...........Central Virginia May 18-22, 2016 ............................... Spring Nationals .......................................133rd Host Staff June 10-12, 2016 ............................. Cockade Rifles..........................................Central Virginia June 18, 2016.................................... Work Skirmish June 24-26, 2016 .............................. Mason-Dixon.............................................Chesapeake July 8-10, 2016 .................................. McNeill’s Rangers .....................................Chesapeake July 15-17, 2016 ................................ Veteran’s Skirmish August 12-14, 2016 ........................... Allegheny Reg. .........................................Allegheny August 19-21, 2016 ........................... Wainwright August 26-28, 2016 ........................... Gator Skirmish 11th VA Cav. ......................Central Virginia September 9-11, 2016 ...................... Fall Potomac .............................................Potomac September 23-25, 2016..................... Stonewall Brigade .....................................Potomac October 5-9, 2016 ............................. Fall Nationals ............................................134th Host Staff October 21-23, 2016 ........................ Dulany Troop ............................................Potomac October 28-30, 2016 ......................... Halloween Skirmish ..................................Potomac The 132nd National Skirmish schedule of events was presented. There were a few changes to the document and the document will remain as a working document until print time.

John Malarkey moved to approve Company B, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, 264-WR request to transfer from the Western Region to the Central Virginia Region. Motion approved.

John Malarkey moved to approve the unit name change of Company B, 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, 264-CV to Berdan’s 1st U.S. Sharpshooters 264-CV. Motion approved.

Inspector General, Wade Huffman reported that he had looked into the fair penalty for improper target hanging and concluded that there would be no easy answer. He requested that everyone make an effort to hang his or her targets properly. He announced that during the spring national, that the IG corps experienced a very low number of trigger pull or halfcock failures and they were glad to see this increasing trend.

IG, Wade Huffman moved to accept the 1st U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. G (Western Region) as a probationary member of the N-SSA. They are to stand inspection during the fall 2015 nationals. Motion approved.

Adjutant, Carlton Layne presented his report. The topic coincides with the lead mitigation topic discussed earlier. The topic covers the rule that the Army Corp of Engineers published April 21, 2014 as a proposed rule to defined waters of the United States. The rule comment period lasted until December 12, 2014 and there were over a million comments. It is a radical departure from the traditional navigable waters that established federal jurisdictions. On June 29th, the final rule was published which goes into effect August 29, 2015. There are a couple of things that are relevant to our association, and the rule as published has a potential to have a direct

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effect on our lead mitigation and our normal activities. There have been a number of lawsuits filed that have requested a stay of the rule, and no rulings to date have been made. Carlton stated that he would be staying on top of the litigation. As we move toward January and a draft lead mitigation policy, he will work regarding closely with the rule and the potential impact on the organization.

The second item reported on was in regards to the Skirmish Line Editor Position search. Carlton reported that he put together a search and personnel evaluation committee for the position of the Skirmish Line Editor. A handout was provided that contained the request for proposal references. He requested that the board members grant the committee permission to identify the mission statement for the Skirmish Line. Once the mission statement has been identified, it would be provided to the editor. In this statement the Skirmish Line will be identified our window on the world and the vehicle which we achieve our stated mission as a 501c3. Carlton moved to identify the mission of the Skirmish Line to be consistent with our IRS 501c3 goal. Motion carried. It is requested that each regional commander take the document with the list that was provided to their teams and get input. Find out what are the member’s expectations of the publication. We want to be able to provide the Skirmish Line Editor a list of items that are to be in the magazine.

The input is due to the National Adjutant by the fall nationals.

Paymaster, Jim Baird distributed the Paymaster’s report to the board. The report included the Statement of Income for the period January 1 through July 15, 2015; Balance sheet as of July 15, 2015; Statement of Restricted Funds as of July 15, 2015; Statement of Cash balances as of July 15, 2015 and the Budget vs. Actual for the period January 1 through July 15, 2015. He stated that everything is on track with the budget for the year although we are under budget as far as income is concerned and we are under budget on expenditures. Some of the expenditures are over budget but only in minor amounts. Joseph Plakis moved to accept the budget report as submitted. Motion carried.

Jim shared a letter that he received from Gary Crawford whom is handling the estate items of Moe Marcey that were given to the NSSA. The King James Art Gallery has sold some of the prints that belonged to Moe and a check has been received from the gallery for the sale of the prints for $1,150. An auction and/or sale is scheduled to be conducted during the fall nationals in order to liquidate the remainder of the items that had been in Moe’s sutler unit.

Jim reviewed the range rent at Fort Shenandoah and recommended that there is no reason to change the rent at this time. In May of 2015 Phil Spaugy, Frank Kapper, Jim and Sandy Baird visited the Hyatt Place in Chantilly, Virginia to see if the venue could accommodate the association for the January 2016 board meeting. He stated that they found that the venue was quite suitable for our meeting and had numerous advantages over the Reston Sheraton. Jim provided a comparison report and hotel information.

Since the visit, a contract has been negotiated for the meeting at the Hyatt.

Gary Crawford on behalf of the Kernstown Battlefield has offered their meeting room to the association for the August 2016 board meeting at no cost. Commander Spaugy will write a proposal in regards to this, which he will present at the January 2016 board meeting.

Bivouac Officer, Bob Gorsky presented his report to the board. Bob recommended that Manly’s Battery, Tidewater Region be relocated to Area 3, Site 21 and the 56th Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Co. E is to be relocated to Area 6, Site 7. John Malarkey moved to approve the recommendation. Motion was approved. The change goes into effect August 2, 2015.

The board members and visitors relocated to Sutler’s row for a presentation by the Property Management Committee followed by the trailer tour of the fort. Joe Plakis stated that the painting of Sutler Row had been delayed due to bad weather conditions on the planned weekends. It is his plan to have the buildings painted by the fall nationals. The plan remains to paint the units in period colors, with each row being a different color. A legend will be made and available so that customer’s will be able to easily locate a particular sutler unit. Information will be posted on the bulletin board as to the painting activity. Volunteers are always welcomed and needed. Scott Lynch explained the problem with the flaps on the individual sutler units. The wagon tour started with the tour of the main range. The main range sign has been repaired and looks good again. Tim Scanlan, Property Manager explained that damaged trees have been taken down. Scott reminded everyone that the trees could be removed if there was no danger of destruction of property such as campers, buildings, etc. It is the responsibility of the members to move their campers if they want a damaged tree to be removed. The NRA building had been rotated for better access by staff and visitors. Damaged fencing on the range has been replaced and continues to be an on going task. The main tower was painted during the work skirmish.

Bill Jordan was asked to speak about the range upgrades. The Sunday afternoon after the Gator skirmish the main range will be closed for approximately ten days. The fifty-yard markers will be removed and be grated down. The new frame line will then be laid and drilled out. The weekend before Labor Day stone will be pressed down around the frame pipes. The teams will be notified of the closure by email and the notice will be posted on the web site. The schedule for repair is contingent on cooperating weather.

This upgrade should help with cross fires especially at one hundred yards. The motion was made to close the main range Sunday, August 23 through Friday, September 4, 2016. Motion approved.

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as pond meal or watermeal. Pond meal or watermeal is the smallest flowering plant in existence and it looks like tiny green seeds, each is less than 1/16th of an inch in width. Watermeal can reproduce prolifically to cover an entire pond within a few weeks. The species can reproduce by budding and in some cases a new plant will be produced every 24 hours. It is very expensive to get rid of.

The cost would be $260.00 per gallon for the initial dose of chemical to get rid of the pond meal, in addition a two-gallon shock treatment would have to be added and maintenance of two to three more gallons per year to control the growth. Carlton Layne will look into getting a donation for the treatment. Tim pointed out the patchwork repairs that have been done on the roads. After a tour of the upper level of area two, the tour continued to area 4. At the “Y” Tim Scanlan described what road maintenance had been done. A swell had been created to help with the water backup in this area. The next stop was the bridge at the revolver range. Lars Curly constructed a gate that can be closed and locked during the artillery match for safety purposes. Lars donated all of the materials, constructed and set the gate. The tour was concluded and the board members returned to the meeting hall. . Scott Lynch stated that the Property Management Committee wanted everyone to see what was being done with the funds allocated to the committee.

Scott Lynch reported that the committee is gathering bids for professional recoating (painting and repair) of the barn roof. One quote was for $4,800.00. The committee will be getting additional quotes for this project. If the roof is not maintained now, it will cost much more down the road as it is already in bad shape. Scott reported that the steps on Cardiac Hill need repair as well as the steps by the Provost building. In addition, the Entrance Shack will be examined and will be repaired as needed and new locks will be installed on the latrines as needed. Scott announced that the turn out for the work skirmish was good with 55 workers that show up. The MidWest region generously donated funds for lunches for the workers.

The following reports were acknowledged by the board, IT/Sutler Officer, Provost Officer, Public Information Officer, Recruitment Officer, Costume Committee and History and Education Committee.

Based on the report from the Provost Marshall, Joseph Plakis moved to permanently assign a golf cart to the Provost squad each nationals. Motion approved.

Commander Spaugy referenced the Recruitment Officer’s report. He stated that it would take the participation of every region at local events to start turning the tide of events. We can put together and provide all of the materials, but we have to get out to the events with the materials. Commander Spaugy and Adjutant Layne expressed their disappointment with no turnout from the Deep South Region for the NRA convention. Melinda is working on a protocol for recruiting at gun shows and recruiting events. Recruiting is hard work.

Michael Jordan presented the Program Chair report. Michael explained about national staffing and the work force needed for the event. Michael gave statistics for hosting a nationals from previous nationals. He explained that 125 staff members is the minimum number for hosting with 150 staff members being ideal and 175 being too many. He also emphasized the importance of host staff attendance throughout the entire nationals. Michael also pointed out the importance of following the Skirmish Directors Manual, following the program and the importance of having good staff officers. The manual contains valuable information and contains the responsibilities of each host staff officer. He also reminded everyone that what works for a regional skirmish does not necessarily work for a national event.

The next item discussed was fouled firearms. The observation is that usually the same people that have fouled firearms repeatedly on the region level are usually the same people that are having fouling issues at the nationals. The regions need to attack this at the team, regional commander and regional IG level before it comes to the natioanls. We cannot expect to solve these problems at the nationals. The main problem is weapons that are not being cleaned on a regular basis.

John Malarkey made the motion to change the Traditional Musket Match to take place during the Single Shot Match and change the Single Shot Match to five minutes. Bobby Hannula amended the motion for the time to be three minutes. The main motion was approved and the amended motion failed. The traditional match will be held on Friday as scheduled for the fall 2015 nationals. The change will take effect for the spring nationals in 2016.

John Malarkey moved to change the targeting for the traditional match starting spring of 2016 to clay pigeons on a backer (50 yards), hanging 4-inch tiles (50 yards), hanging 6-inch tiles (50 yards) and 24-inch drywall puffer board (100 yards). Motion passed.

John Holland, Small Arms Chairman presented to the board the following for Production Approval. The described arms, having met the established criteria of the N-SSA’s Small Arms Committee are recommended to the N-SSA Board of Directors for Production approval. These arms meet all physical and dimensional requirements of the N-SSA Small Arms Committee.

1. U.S. Model 1841 Rifle as altered by the A.J. Drake & Co. - This Rifle in .54 caliber, is also allowed in .58 caliber. It represents the U.S. Model 1841 Rifle, as altered to a Drake leaf sight model with the block/blade front sight also acting as the lug for a socket bayonet. The barrel on this example is made by D. Whitacre, although any N-SSA approved barrel for this model may be used.

The lock on this example is an original M-1841 lock, with reproduction locks also being acceptable. This arm is serial numbered “08” in the wood of the patch box cavity. Serial numbers will run consecutive. As per this submittal, all approved arms will be marked with “SB” in a cartouche on the left stock flat for identification purposes.

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U.S. Harper’s Ferry Model 1855 Rifle Type 1 – This Rifle, in .58 caliber, is a replica of the original made at the Harper’s Ferry Armory in the 1857-58 time period. This example has used a D. Whitacre barrel, although any N-SSA approved barrel for this model may be used. The lock may be dated 1857 or 1858. This arm is serial numbered “10” in the wood of the patch box cavity. Serial numbers will run consecutive. As per this submittal, all approved arms will be marked with “SB” in a cartouche on the left stock flat for identification purposes.

John Malarkey moved to approve the production of both firearms presented. Motion carried.

The National Safety Officer’s report was reviewed. It was recommended that the safety lecture for host staff begin at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning at each nationals. The safety lecture will be held by the main tower. This item will be added to the national program of events. The board approved this request beginning with the fall nationals of 2015.

John Robey presented the Rules Committee report.

Note: All rules approved from this meeting will go into effect March 1, 2016 unless otherwise stated.

Bobby Hannula made the motion to amend rule 37.11 to allow pets to be taken to the range side of the bridge and to the spectator area at skirmishes other than National Skirmishes. The motion was approved.

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PETS, ANIMALS - LARGE OR SMALL

Pets (except for the Property Manager’s pets) are prohibited on Fort Shenandoah from noon Tuesday to noon Monday of National Skirmishes.

Pets are permitted at other times under the following conditions: 1. Pets must be kept on a leash and under control at all times.

2. They must be kept in the owner’s assigned camp area, on the roads, or in the spectator area.

Pets are not allowed in the ready area or on the range.

3. Owners must clean up after their pets.

37.11.1 EXEMPTION FOR WORKING ASSISTANCE ANIMALS Guide dogs and other trained, working assistance animals are welcomed on Fort Shenandoah at all times, and may go anywhere their owners are allowed to go.

John Malarkey moved to allow the wearing of an NRA Civil War Championship medal on the left breast of the uniform coat or blouse.

Motion approved.

Scott Lynch moved to amend rule 36.2 to exclude 14-year olds with N-SSA membership from youth competition. Motion passed 36.2

ELIGIBILTY______ All dependents and guests of N-SSA members who are under the age of 15 years and who are not members of the N-SSA are eligible to participate in Youth Competition in two age classifications: Juniors - ages 4 years through 10 years Seniors - ages 11 years through 14 years

Gordon Bailey moved to address and review the rules governing the ready area. After discussion, John Malarkey made the motion to table until the January 2016 board meeting. Commander Spaugy requested that Gordon Bailey and John Robey work together on this review.

Gordon Bailey moved to amend rule 16.3.2 to allow individuals to hold membership in more than one N-SSA member organization.

The motion failed.

John Malarkey moved to amend rule section 20.7 to codify rules for loading single-shot pistols and to renumber subsequent subsections. Motion passed. This rule takes effect August 2, 2015.

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LOADING SINGLE-SHOT PISTOLS LOADING SINGLE SHOT PISTOLS (PERCUSSION) Loading shall commence with the butt of the arm on the bench or placed in a loading stand with the hammer down on the last cap fired Powder charges shall be placed in the muzzle so that the hand does not remain in the line of fire.

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Projectiles shall be held between forefinger and thumb and placed in the muzzle so that the hand does not enter the line of fire.

No part of the body shall be used to start the bullet into the bore.

The palm of the hand shall not be placed over the end of the rammer while ramming.

The ramrod shall be placed flat on the bench between shots and at no time shall it be placed in a location that would necessitate or permit the competitor to place his/her body or head in front of the muzzle while loading.

Pointing the muzzle behind the firing line is prohibited.

The arm shall not be capped or primed until the loading procedure has been completed 20.7.2

LOADING SINGLE SHOT PISTOLS (FLINTLOCK) Before loading or reloading, the leather frizzen cover must be placed over the frizzen.

The cover must remain in place until the loading process is complete and the arm is at the horizontal and ready to be primed.

NOTE: the flintlock must not be primed until the loading procedure is completed Loading shall proceed, and rule 20.7 shall be observed.

After loading is complete and the arm is at the horizontal, the frizzen cover shall be removed and the priming charge poured into the pan.

The use of powder flasks or powder horns of any description, or loading from anything but prepared individual charges during individual matches, is prohibited.

In the use of flintlock firearms, priming powder must be provided as part of a prepared cartridge, but separate from the main charge. The use of priming horns or any other such container is prohibited.

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GENERAL RULES FOR ALL SINGLE SHOT PISTOLS Ramrods must be of the correct pattern and dimensions for the arm.

Copies may not exceed the firearm’s barrel length, less the tang, by more than three inches, and may be made partly or wholly of brass or be a wooden dowel.

“Knurling” the rod is prohibited, and threading may not exceed one inch.

A ramrod thread protector may be used, consisting of a metal tip threaded to fit the threaded end of the ramrod and not over one inch long.

The end shall be blunt or squared off and neither pointed nor sharp. When a thread protector is used, the ramrod length, including the thread protector, may not exceed the firearm’s barrel length, less the tang, by more than three inches.

No ramrod may be used which is fastened to the firearm by swivel, chain or other device. Such ramrods may be used only if disconnected from the attaching device.

No ramrod guide, ramrod grip, barrel protector, or other device used on or in conjunction with a ramrod may be used, except for a thread protector (see rule 20.7.2 d) Cleaning rods may not be used as ramrods.

Projectiles for smoothbore matches shall be round ball only.

In a smoothbore firearm, the ball may be wrapped with aluminum foil, with or without grease; but the use of patches, paper or cloth, filler (i.e.: cornmeal, cream of wheat) or over-powder wads or plastic wads) is prohibited.

No modifications of any sort may be made to the original as-issued dimensions, form, nature, or location of any sights affixed to a smoothbore firearm to be used in any smoothbore competition.

A Single Shot Pistol must be able to lift a two-pound weight without releasing the hammer.

John Malarkey moved to amend rule 10.16, k to require a waiting period before returning to serve a gun whose primer has failed.

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Section 10: Artillery Matches (Cannon) 10.16 Loading Manual k.

When a primer fails to discharge the piece, the gunner shall command, “DO NOT ADVANCE, THE PRIMER HAS FAILED!”, and the crew must wait one minute before returning to serve the gun.

Scott Lynch made the motion to add a new rule 13.2.4 to remove inactive individual shooters from the individual classification database, thereby making the database properly reflect percentages of active individual shooters. Inactive shooters who return to competition will be reclassified through the usual classification process (see rules 13.21. and 13.2.2). Hand vote 4 nays, 15 yeahs, approved the motion. This will begin with the 133rd spring nationals skirmish of 2016.

13.2.4 DECLASSIFICATION A classified competitor may be declassified in the following ways: If a competitor drops from N-SSA membership, that competitor’s records shall be removed from the database and he/she shall become declassified.

If a competitor does not participate for four (4) consecutive national skirmishes in a given match in which he/she is qualified, that competitor’s records for that match shall be removed from the database and he/she shall revert to unclassified status.

If a declassified competitor returns to N-SSA membership after a lapse of membership, or if a declassified competitor returns to competition, the competitor shall regain classification through the steps provided in the other sections of rule 13.2.

The motion was made to amend rules 2.10.1 and 2.10.2 to require that National Skirmish directors and staff follow the procedures given in the Skirmish Director’s Manual. The motion died for lack of a second.

The motion to add a rule regarding “skying” firearms died for a lack of a second.

Commander Spaugy recognized Steve Light. Mr. Light stated that it is an honor to speak with the women and men of the board. He informed the board that he has three boxes of paperwork from Ernie Peterkin. The information is valuable to the association as it contains the original correspondence between Ernie and Jack Rawls. It is the history of the first ten years of the association. The paperwork contains two notebooks that go through the first four years. The notebooks have been digitalized and will be given to the historical center. There is a lot of information regarding the coexistence of the NRA and the NSSA in the early years contained in the paperwork. Steve announced that he has fifty more manuals on “How to Improve Your Shooting” for sale at the fall nationals. The manuals are $20.00 each and all the proceeds go to the historical center. Once Volume 1 is sold out, Volume 2 will be published.

Steve stated that the first skirmish rules were only four pages long and the 75th edition of the Skirmish Line is the history of the first twenty-five years of the N-SSA. John Malarkey made the motion that the association show their appreciation for Steve Light’s work on the early history of the association. Motion carried.

Davy Crockett spoke regarding A.C. Baird’s funeral and the Culpeper VFW volunteers that provided the military service for A.C. Davy made the motion that the board sends a $100.00 donation to the VFW in appreciation for their service. Motion approved. After further discussion, the board passed the hat and in addition collected $208.00, which will be added to the approved donation.

Judy Stoneburner shared the presentation manual that Rob Freeman created for the organization’s use. The manual contains, but is not limited to the regional maps, team names and region emblems.

With the completion of the board packet, the board members went into Executive Session. Once back in general session the follow executive session items were presented voted on.

Davy Crockett made the motion to approve the recommendations made by the awards committee and the shooting awards as presented. Motion approved.

Ron Barvian made the motion to approve the recommendation of the Skirmish Line Editor search committee. Motion approved.

Commander Spaugy announced that there would be a photograph taken of the board members at the end of the meeting. Board members were given the opportunity for final comments.  Wade Huffman thanked everyone for all that they do. He requested that region commanders go back to their teams and express

the safety of loading, firing and general safety issues. This is our hobby let’s not screw it up.  Jim Baird reminded everyone to pay their bills.  Joseph Plakis stated that obviously that he had given up the marketing committee and joined the BB youth program. He reminded

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we spend is from donations. That being said, volunteerism is what you should do and that the side effect is feeling good about working with these kids. We need a dedicated group of people that are willing to help with these kids. It is a cluster if you do not have the right people. When you go back to your regions get some people involved in this worthwhile part of our association.

The practice target program is doing well, and it is time for it to go to the skirmish staff. I would like three regions to kick in to help during the fall nationals on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday selling and running the practice targets. The members that participate the most are the members that are closest to the range. We need volunteers.  Paul Morgigno spoke on safety and thumbing bullets. We need to be more on top of people. We have to educate the people with

the flags and watch the members in your region. Phil Spaugy added that safety does start at the regional level. His theory is that the founders of the N-SSA, many of whom were military veterans, knew the value of unit discipline, in regards to firearms safety and operation and instilled these values on new members. With the passing of this “Great Generation”, much of this “organizational discipline” has been lost and in some why we need to re-discover these core values, while realizing that they can be coupled with the sheer fun and enjoyment of skirmishing.  John Robey stated that what you teach in the region is what will be practiced at the nationals.  Ron Barvian inquired about the maps and the boundaries in the presentation manual. Phil said to inform Judy with any corrections

and they would be taken care of.  Lawrence Gibson gave his thoughts on targeting. Regional commanders need to teach their units on how to hang targets.  Davy Crockett thanked everyone for the donations for A.C.  John Malarkey announced that the Tidewater region would be changing out the lights in Memorial Park and would be refurbishing

the landscaping at the museum. He explained the engraving process for the stone monument in the park. He stated that it cost about $45.00 per name. He charges $37.50 with the veterans picking up the balance. We now have the correct way to check names for correct spellings. If we do a single name at a time, it cost a lot more. We need many names in order to make it cost effective. Eventually we are going to get another stone as we are running out of room on the current one.  Carlton Layne inquired about the acreage of the pond and the depth. 1 acre and 6 foot deep

Phil Spaugy thanked everyone for taking time out of their busy schedule to attend the meeting. He stated how much he appreciated everyone.

Davy Crockett made the motion to adjourn. The motion passed and the meeting adjourned at 2:31 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, Judy Stoneburner Executive Secretary August 19, 2015

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TAPS 2015 Alfred C. (A.C.) Baird ..............................................7th Regt. Virginia Volunteers James R. Brake.......................................................5th Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Joseph C. Breunig, Jr..............................................2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Thom H. “Doc” Chapman .......................................Norfolk Light Infantry Pat DeCarlo .............................................................Delaware Blues Larry G. Getz ...........................................................2nd Virginia Volunteer Infantry Donald Rae Greene ................................................1st Regt. Virginia Volunteers Arthur C. Herry ........................................................1st Virginia Cavalry Regt.

Jack Holland............................................................44th New York Volunteers Terry Lee Hook, Sr. .................................................8th Regt. Virginia Volunteer Infantry Richard C. Janhola..................................................34th Bttn. Virginia Cavalry Steven M. Jencso....................................................Genl. W.T. Sherman’s Bodyguard Gerald W. Keimer....................................................4th Kentucky Cavalry Hunter Kirkland .......................................................4th Tennessee Infantry Harris Guard Roger C. Landers ....................................................9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA Cynthia Lawrence ...................................................3rd Regt. Georgia Volunteer Infantry Aubrey B. Leggett ...................................................9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA John Matson............................................................15th Ind. Btty, Ohio Light Artillery Stevan F. Meserve ..................................................7th Regt. Virginia Volunteers Emory Morgan .........................................................14th Mississippi Infantry Regiment Alan H. Myers..........................................................44th New York Volunteer Infantry Philip Neese, Jr. ......................................................First Rockbridge Artillery Richard E. Neff ........................................................3rd U.S. Regular Infantry Thomas E. Neville, Sr. ............................................6th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Michael Notorfrancesco ..........................................1st Pennsylvania Artillery Ted Payne ...............................................................8th New York Heavy Artillery John B. Person, Jr...................................................7th New Jersey Volunteers Donald M. Phoebus.................................................McNeill’s Rangers Ernest Ravinet.........................................................19th Indiana Infantry Jim Roberts .............................................................Terry’s Texas Rangers Harold Silcott ...........................................................9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA Robert Stanley, Sr. ..................................................44th New York Volunteers Richard Wetzel ........................................................17th Virginia Infantry, CSA Roger H. Williams ...................................................Dismal Swamp Rangers David E. Wood ........................................................Terry’s Texas Rangers Skirmish Line

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September 30 - October 4, 2015 2015 Fall Nationals Duty Roster Position Skirmish Director

Name Gary Bowling

Adjutant

Craig Stanley

Announcer Main

Tommy Land

Artillery Officer

Ed Moore

Bridge Logistics Officer Main Range Officer Individual & Line Officer Ordinance Officer

Archie Deans Brian Chapman Lawrence “Hoot�

Gibson Richard Hill

Registration Officer

Karen Gaskill John Mark

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Revolver Range Officer

Paul Lampman

Safety Officer

Ralph Shaw

Sanitation Officer

Dave Jackson

Statistics Officer

Van Langley

Contact gbowling@guernseytingle.com Garyb571@gmail.com 757-645-5048 Cws11@ptd.net 717-649-9461 Oe.moore2@verizon.net 508-528-3951 757-723-2053 540-886-5951 Lawrence5650@gmail.com 423-364-7157 rhilliam@yahoo.com 251-342-4507 Jlg14tenn@aol.com 586-212-5745 Jmark48@hotmail.com 920-420-1633 phlampman@cox.net 757-484-6057 ltnup@embarqmail.com 804-883-2020 Gaffergrip65@yahoo.com 828-712-1437 vblangley@gmail.com 919-829-3881

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Team Match Results 132nd National Skirmish, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2015

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Class A-1 Musket 10 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 2 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 UNION GUARDS CO. A 5 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 6 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 7 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. A 8 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 9 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 10 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 11 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 12 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 13 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 14 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 15 12TH REGIMENT PA RESERVE VOLS. CO. A 16 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 17 17TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 18 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 19 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A 20 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 21 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 22 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 23 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 24 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. C CO. A 25 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 26 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 27 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN'S BODYGUARD CO. A 28 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 29 2ND VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 30 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 31 CHISWELL'S EXILES CO. A 32 COMPANY D, 33RD VIRGINIA CO. A 33 HAMPTON LEGION, CSA CO. A

Event 1 165.8 150.1 195.2 188.6 221.2 160.6 195.5 180.9 225.8 238.4 213.8 199.7 260.0 256.9 270.2 211.9 253.9 282.8 279.0 259.8 318.0 299.0 190.6 393.0 251.0 309.0 337.0 356.0 296.7 337.0 384.0 356.0 431.0

Event 2 80.0 64.7 71.4 67.5 71.8 81.3 90.3 76.8 73.2 57.2 90.2 113.0 103.6 98.0 84.8 96.8 121.2 99.6 122.5 104.9 118.5 103.0 102.0 111.0 118.0 130.4 134.0 136.5 115.8 127.2 121.5 147.5 230.2

Event 3 77.6 69.5 52.9 87.7 92.7 72.7 93.1 117.0 82.1 81.5 102.0 79.7 116.6 96.6 124.0 108.6 145.6 110.8 160.1 93.8 166.0 138.5 129.6 125.1 139.1 111.2 144.9 129.4 207.1 203.6 164.5 209.9 280.5

Event 4 84.0 102.5 84.1 87.0 109.2 137.3 107.3 168.9 126.5 126.2 161.4 207.0 150.9 213.8 155.1 176.5 140.8 197.9 172.9 212.6 143.6 220.1 243.9 183.3 221.5 251.3 262.1 240.0 242.5 188.5 356.0 249.0 431.0

Event 5 54.8 88.9 75.9 82.1 72.6 120.1 91.6 75.9 120.5 150.6 88.4 135.2 112.6 86.2 146.8 192.3 168.0 149.3 106.4 183.5 118.1 119.2 226.4 103.0 235.4 170.0 100.5 118.8 127.5 175.0 193.0 263.4 450.0

Total Time 462.2 475.7 479.5 512.9 567.5 572.0 577.8 619.5 628.1 653.9 655.8 734.6 743.7 751.5 780.9 786.1 829.5 840.4 840.9 854.6 864.2 879.8 892.5 915.4 965.0 971.9 978.5 980.7 989.6 1031.3 1219.0 1225.8 1822.7

Class A-2 Musket 8 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 2 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 3 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS CO. A 4 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 5 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 DELAWARE BLUES CO. A 7 69TH NY STATE VOLUNTEERS CO. A 8 3RD MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 9 44TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 10 DULANY TROOP, 6TH VIRGINIA CAV CO. A

Event 1 269.3 318.0 318.0 403.0 356.0 393.0 365.0 384.0 403.0 393.0

Event 2 81.6 99.6 103.1 144.6 173.7 107.0 142.9 154.7 169.6 144.7

Event 3 69.0 178.9 90.7 108.4 152.5 150.3 225.8 148.5 96.6 223.5

Event 4 114.9 201.6 256.0 138.0 224.7 247.2 252.0 277.5 256.8 212.9

Event 5 108.4 127.0 161.3 176.6 104.1 162.7 86.9 164.0 224.3 237.3

Total Time 643.2 925.1 929.1 970.6 1011.0 1060.2 1072.6 1128.7 1150.3 1211.4

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Team LANCASTER FENCIBLES CO. A 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 7TH TENNESSEE INF. REGT., CSA CO. A 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 2ND REGT. PA RES. CORPS CO. A

Event 1 346.0 375.0 450.0 337.0 450.0 459.0

Event 2 178.1 188.0 133.0 153.7 207.7 163.5

Event 3 162.2 166.0 126.1 172.7 157.4 318.0

Event 4 265.4 252.7 356.0 337.0 431.0 431.0

Event 5 276.6 252.7 213.0 316.8 193.5 390.0

Total Time 1228.3 1234.4 1278.1 1317.2 1439.6 1761.5

Class A-3 Musket 12 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. A 2 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 3 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 4 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 5 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 6 72ND NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 7TH REGT. VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS CO. A 8 1ST TENNESSEE VOL. INF. REGT. CO. A 9 6TH ALABAMA (RACCOON ROUGHS) CO. A 10 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 11 MC NEILL'S RANGERS CO. A 12 1ST MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 13 7TH WV VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 14 24TH GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 15 PALMETTO GUARD CO. I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 16 24TH MICHIGAN VOL. INF. CO. A 17 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 18 GRAHAM'S BATTERY CO. A 19 1ST NJ LIGHT ARTILLERY CO. A 20 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 21 WASHINGTON GRAYS CO. A 22 1ST VIRGINIA CAVALRY REGT. CO. A 23 108TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 24 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 25 27TH VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 26 67TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A

Event 1 279.3 309.0 346.0 393.0 384.0 431.0 393.0 393.0 384.0 450.0 403.0 431.0 403.0 421.0 600.0 421.0 421.0 506.0 459.0 487.0 469.0 525.0 496.0 496.0 543.0 515.0

Event 2 122.4 115.3 128.8 137.6 161.4 135.5 103.4 224.1 199.9 213.4 191.7 177.1 279.1 275.9 216.5 318.0 188.7 295.5 337.0 337.0 282.5 337.0 311.4 337.0 337.0 431.0

Event 3 117.2 171.9 146.6 143.5 205.6 201.9 193.6 207.8 206.4 232.2 205.6 266.8 203.4 189.1 144.4 300.0 215.4 263.7 193.7 318.0 412.0 375.0 393.0 375.0 412.0 412.0

Event 4 219.9 130.1 195.3 190.9 192.0 216.7 227.1 327.8 284.8 318.0 356.0 249.8 187.9 257.4 254.8 244.1 375.0 356.0 393.0 356.0 468.0 450.0 468.0 468.0 543.0 393.0

Event 5 169.4 211.8 255.9 220.6 210.6 199.3 272.3 149.1 228.6 145.6 217.4 292.4 360.0 300.0 290.2 224.1 330.0 299.7 420.0 390.0 300.0 390.0 450.0 450.0 480.0 600.0

Total Time 908.2 938.1 1072.6 1085.6 1153.6 1184.4 1189.4 1301.8 1303.7 1359.2 1373.7 1417.1 1433.4 1443.4 1505.9 1507.2 1530.1 1720.9 1802.7 1888.0 1931.5 2077.0 2118.4 2126.0 2315.0 2351.0

Class B-1 Musket 6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 2 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 3 UNION GUARDS CO. B 4 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. B 5 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 6 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 7 8TH REGT VIRGINIA VOL. INF CO. B 8 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B 9 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 10 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. B 11 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. B

Event 1 270.3 297.3 328.0 421.0 393.0 431.0 412.0 403.0 421.0 346.0 393.0

Event 2 82.8 125.0 86.7 91.9 120.1 98.5 169.2 138.9 228.0 225.3 143.0

Event 3 83.1 140.2 124.8 122.7 188.2 154.7 183.8 166.5 201.3 184.5 206.4

Event 4 234.4 195.9 213.6 210.0 180.2 247.8 276.8 280.3 223.6 318.0 337.0

Event 5 151.5 105.8 144.6 163.4 143.8 156.0 205.3 259.1 197.4 216.8 261.5

Total Time 822.1 864.2 897.7 1009.0 1025.3 1088.0 1247.1 1247.8 1271.3 1290.6 1340.9

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Team DELAWARE BLUES CO. B HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. B 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. B 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. B 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. B 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B

Event 1 469.0 496.0 459.0 506.0 431.0 487.0 496.0 506.0

Event 2 240.9 191.5 235.5 240.4 337.0 300.0 318.0 318.0

Event 3 156.6 199.2 318.0 318.0 412.0 288.3 375.0 356.0

Event 4 375.0 375.0 235.0 393.0 375.0 450.0 356.0 487.0

Event 5 156.9 203.3 360.0 293.8 199.6 300.0 360.0 450.0

Total Time 1398.4 1465.0 1607.5 1751.2 1754.6 1825.3 1905.0 2117.0

Class B-2 Musket 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. B 2 1ST MARYLAND INFANTRY, CSA CO. B

Event 1 469.0 459.0

Event 2 273.3 412.0

Event 3 337.0 318.0

Event 4 356.0 431.0

Event 5 360.0 330.0

Total Time 1795.3 1950.0

Class C Musket 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. C 2 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. C

Event 1 403.0 534.0

Event 2 221.2 525.0

Event 3 190.3 468.0

Event 4 227.6 543.0

Event 5 180.8 450.0

Total Time 1222.9 2520.0

Class A-1 Carbine 7 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 3 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 5 UNION GUARDS CO. A 6 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 7 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 8 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 9 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A 10 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 11 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 12 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 13 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 14 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 15 66TH NC REGT, CO C. CO. A 16 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 17 CHARTIERS VALLEY GUARDS CO. A 18 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 19 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 20 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 21 2ND VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 22 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN'S BODYGUARD CO. A 23 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. C CO. A 24 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 25 17TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 26 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 27 15TH REGT., VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A

Event 1 170.9 179.1 105.6 190.3 176.8 177.9 215.2 190.6 155.8 224.2 228.1 199.2 218.7 300.0 233.6 268.7 241.6 346.0 215.9 318.0 276.4 257.6 268.0 337.0 356.0 421.0 412.0

Event 2 55.4 70.4 61.1 40.0 77.8 90.3 82.4 70.4 78.1 65.7 89.2 82.6 122.5 86.6 81.1 96.9 116.0 77.9 79.5 97.2 95.5 101.9 144.4 141.7 124.8 147.5 184.9

Event 3 49.8 90.7 56.5 57.5 62.4 67.8 87.1 93.0 110.7 114.5 104.3 101.9 86.0 80.8 115.9 126.3 85.2 104.4 155.8 148.0 149.0 125.7 156.3 157.0 133.9 154.0 203.4

Event 4 83.5 67.2 147.8 143.6 106.8 109.5 132.5 163.9 171.5 148.1 149.1 207.2 174.4 153.7 156.8 154.1 131.9 126.4 217.0 180.5 181.0 184.7 197.4 199.9 275.4 375.0 234.3

Event 5 66.8 67.4 110.8 88.7 107.7 87.9 99.6 120.7 168.2 146.8 132.2 120.2 120.0 108.1 145.9 101.9 179.1 101.6 110.3 107.3 153.6 191.2 163.4 264.3 217.5 177.0 450.0

Total Time 426.4 474.8 481.8 520.1 531.5 533.4 616.8 638.6 684.3 699.3 702.9 711.1 721.6 729.2 733.3 747.9 753.8 756.3 778.5 851.0 855.5 861.1 929.5 1099.9 1107.6 1274.5 1484.6

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Class A-2 Carbine 6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS CO. A 2 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 4 9TH REGIMENT NY CAVALRY CO. A 5 44TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 7 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 8 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 9 MC GREGOR'S 2ND BATTERY CO. A

Event 1 203.0 293.0 288.3 318.0 375.0 393.0 375.0 393.0 346.0

Event 2 92.0 113.6 107.9 102.0 127.7 112.7 143.8 152.8 237.5

Event 3 82.6 128.3 171.4 167.0 108.4 259.8 165.5 111.1 318.0

Event 4 159.9 268.0 233.1 246.8 281.2 204.9 356.0 243.2 468.0

Event 5 136.7 127.1 135.0 157.6 152.4 244.4 247.0 450.0 215.0

Total Time 674.2 930.0 935.7 991.4 1044.7 1214.8 1287.3 1350.1 1584.5

Class A-3 Carbine 7 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 2 24TH GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 5 PALMETTO GUARD CO.I, 2ND SC VOL. CO. A 6 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 7 72ND NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 8 7TH TENNESSEE INF. REGT., CSA CO. A 9 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOL. INF. CO. A 10 CHESAPEAKE ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 11 MC NEILL'S RANGERS CO. 12 GRAHAM'S BATTERY CO. A 13 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 14 24TH MICHIGAN VOL. INF. CO. A 15 15TH REGT. NJ VOL. INF. CO. A

Event 1 412.0 412.0 356.0 403.0 412.0 403.0 421.0 375.0 431.0 421.0 421.0 459.0 459.0 543.0 525.0

Event 2 100.0 179.2 226.3 193.8 133.4 197.0 247.6 174.8 177.1 233.8 161.2 300.0 393.0 318.0 450.0

Event 3 167.9 169.7 178.3 185.0 168.1 150.1 167.7 192.7 241.4 299.6 258.6 356.0 356.0 468.0 412.0

Event 4 276.4 300.0 188.2 375.0 318.0 337.0 287.8 232.6 298.0 356.0 393.0 283.3 412.0 431.0 468.0

Event 5 129.9 167.7 300.0 116.5 258.1 221.5 205.2 360.0 330.0 360.0 450.0 360.0 228.5 510.0 450.0

Total Time 1086.2 1228.6 1248.8 1273.3 1289.6 1308.6 1329.3 1335.1 1477.5 1670.4 1683.8 1758.3 1848.5 2270.0 2305.0

Class B-1 Carbine 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 2 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 3 UNION GUARDS CO. B 4 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 5 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 6 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. B 7 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. B 8 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. B 9 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. B 10 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 11 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B

Event 1 161.7 283.6 309.0 309.0 315.1 384.0 346.0 337.0 431.0 300.0 487.0

Event 2 100.0 85.6 65.0 121.4 104.6 167.6 130.8 172.4 237.7 204.9 318.0

Event 3 55.9 111.6 111.3 104.3 154.6 117.3 146.0 168.2 162.3 171.4 318.0

Event 4 143.7 127.2 167.5 163.0 215.8 139.6 264.5 337.0 281.7 297.0 412.0

Event 5 125.0 60.9 189.2 157.1 144.2 202.2 137.9 213.1 129.7 330.0 250.8

Total Time 586.3 668.9 842.0 854.8 934.3 1010.7 1025.2 1227.7 1242.4 1303.3 1785.8

Class B-2 Carbine 2 Place(s) Paid Class C Carbine 1 Place(s) Paid

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Class A-1 Revolver 6 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 2 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 3 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 4 2ND VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 5 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 6 BERDAN'S SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 7 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 8 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 9 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 10 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 11 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 12 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 13 CHISWELL'S EXILES CO. A 14 MC GREGOR'S 2ND BATTERY CO. A 15 JEFF DAVIS LEGION CO. A 16 KNAP'S BATTERY E, PA LT. ARTY. CO. A 17 PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 18 17TH VIRGINIA INFANTRY, CSA CO. A 19 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 20 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 21 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A

Event 1 69.1 67.5 88.3 65.8 53.8 66.9 100.8 93.2 96.2 68.5 106.8 142.0 87.5 71.6 122.4 133.8 97.4 109.1 104.5 130.9 146.5

Event 2 8.3 13.8 18.6 24.2 15.5 23.0 38.2 19.7 19.0 22.2 17.5 25.9 56.7 26.1 20.4 54.5 102.1 79.8 117.2 13.6 126.4

Event 3 29.2 22.9 31.8 75.6 77.8 81.4 33.7 43.0 89.6 79.0 58.6 36.2 58.2 76.1 108.9 78.2 124.3 89.9 92.8 121.1 103.5

Event 4 18.5 24.3 35.3 27.9 49.9 28.6 49.2 70.0 22.1 58.2 45.5 36.3 54.0 85.5 52.4 84.4 57.1 103.0 68.3 152.0 123.8

Total Time 125.1 128.5 174.0 193.5 197.0 199.9 221.9 225.9 226.9 227.9 228.4 240.4 256.4 259.3 304.0 350.9 380.9 381.8 382.8 417.6 500.2

Class A-2 Revolver 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 2 ALLEGHENY CITY GUARDS CO. A 3 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 4 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 5 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 6 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A 7 5TH VA. VOL. CAV. CO. A 8 44TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A

Event 1 90.3 88.3 93.9 85.7 129.6 101.4 115.8 109.1

Event 2 31.0 26.4 25.9 75.8 21.0 81.9 62.0 91.9

Event 3 28.3 54.3 117.4 85.5 84.6 83.3 86.6 129.0

Event 4 59.6 64.9 45.3 79.3 101.3 78.6 104.9 118.3

Total Time 209.2 233.9 282.5 326.3 336.4 345.2 369.3 448.3

Class A-3 Revolver 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 7TH TENNESSEE INF. REGT., CSA CO. A 2 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 3 2nd U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS CO. C CO. A 4 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 5 UNION GUARDS CO. A 6 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 7 27TH VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 8 72ND NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A

Event 1 99.9 110.0 86.7 99.2 131.6 116.5 135.8 165.0

Event 2 28.4 22.4 47.6 83.9 70.5 42.2 49.7 120.0

Event 3 55.8 109.4 150.0 97.3 110.3 146.3 165.5 112.5

Event 4 69.0 92.9 89.8 99.0 131.0 157.5 146.3 157.5

Total Time 253.1 334.7 374.0 379.3 443.4 462.5 497.2 555.0

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Class B Revolver 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 2 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 3 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. B 4 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 5 CHISWELL'S EXILES CO. B 6 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. B 7 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. B 8 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 9 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. B 10 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B

Event 1 91.2 114.8 95.1 125.6 108.1 116.1 100.0 125.5 135.9 139.5

Event 2 34.7 68.0 67.3 51.9 74.1 59.7 72.6 82.2 159.8 155.7

Event 3 96.8 63.1 114.3 112.0 110.3 98.4 110.5 118.2 128.2 144.2

Event 4 37.9 67.9 72.4 95.9 93.2 115.9 138.7 115.8 93.1 118.5

Total Time 260.6 313.8 349.1 385.3 385.7 390.1 421.8 441.6 517.0 557.9

Class A-1 Breech-Loader 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 3 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 4 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 5 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 56TH PA. VOL. INF. CO. A 7 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 8 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 9 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 10 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 11 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A

Event 1 65.9 65.8 80.5 143.4 74.4 83.9 146.8 155.6 219.0 99.1 219.0

Event 2 24.1 20.8 21.1 27.2 20.8 33.2 31.4 35.6 40.0 47.8 39.9

Event 3 35.8 43.8 96.0 39.1 118.8 72.5 51.9 72.8 83.0 52.9 102.8

Event 4 29.0 29.6 37.4 28.5 28.2 54.7 22.6 41.3 72.5 216.0 68.2

Total Time 154.8 160.0 235.0 238.2 242.2 244.3 252.7 305.3 414.5 415.8 429.9

Class A-2 Breech-Loader 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 14TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 2 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A

Event 1 177.5 202.0

Event 2 42.1 31.8

Event 3 123.2 236.0

Event 4 91.6 44.0

Total Time 434.4 513.8

Class A-3 Breech-Loader 3 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 2 149TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 4 LANCASTER FENCIBLES CO. A 5 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 7 7TH TENNESSEE INF. REGT., CSA CO. A 8 PALMETTO SHARPSHOOTERS CO. A 9 2ND VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A 10 10TH VIRGINIA VOL. INF. CO. A

Event 1 130.1 213.0 253.0 169.9 196.0 129.1 286.0 275.0 298.0 65.9

Event 2 34.6 61.0 40.3 49.4 42.6 56.7 84.7 105.0 225.0 360.0

Event 3 112.5 82.9 71.1 180.0 116.8 225.0 236.0 247.0 281.0 360.0

Event 4 70.8 60.8 63.9 75.9 198.0 152.5 216.0 216.0 234.0 360.0

Total Time 348.0 417.7 428.3 475.2 553.4 563.3 822.7 843.0 1038.0 1145.9

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Class B Breech-Loader 2 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 2 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. B

Event 1 191.0 219.0

Event 2 72.8 50.4

Event 3 161.1 120.0

Event 4 54.3 139.6

Total Time 479.2 529.0

Class A-1 Smoothbore 5 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 2 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 3 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 5 UNION GUARDS CO. A 6 YORK RANGERS, 32ND VA. INF. CO. A 7 5TH VA. VOL. INF. CO. A 8 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 9 9TH VIRGINIA CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 10 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS CO. A 11 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. A 12 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. A 13 HAZELWOOD VOLUNTEERS CO. A 14 1ST NY DRAGOONS CO. A 15 KNAP'S BATTERY E, PA LT. ARTY. CO. A 16 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. A 17 GENL. W.T.SHERMAN'S BODYGUARD CO. A

Event 1 75.1 97.5 74.7 85.6 117.4 109.8 125.8 133.6 116.8 168.2 147.3 130.4 180.0 121.8 192.0 216.0 228.0

Event 2 50.9 48.2 48.3 60.9 52.4 82.6 57.7 56.7 42.5 52.2 92.6 64.0 90.8 79.6 101.5 95.0 171.5

Event 3 69.7 72.2 78.5 90.7 79.0 75.7 112.4 121.1 131.6 93.5 142.0 164.9 132.9 91.9 180.0 166.7 198.0

Event 4 41.4 38.1 62.8 36.4 56.4 39.1 82.2 84.2 115.2 92.8 81.6 115.2 127.9 257.0 83.8 206.0 257.0

Total Time 237.1 256.0 264.3 273.6 305.2 307.2 378.1 395.6 406.1 406.7 463.5 474.5 531.6 550.3 557.3 683.7 854.5

Class A-2 Smoothbore 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 HARRIS' LIGHT CAVALRY CO. A 2 IREDELL BLUES CO. A 3 1ST MICH. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. A 5 120TH NY VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 6 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. A 7 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 8 11TH VA CAVALRY CO. A 9 1ST STUART HORSE ARTY. CO. A 10 13TH CONFEDERATE INF. CO. A 11 7TH TENNESSEE INF. REGT., CSA CO. A 12 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A 13 2ND NJ CAVALRY CO. A

Event 1 172.7 156.6 157.2 148.1 157.6 216.0 131.9 228.0 264.0 192.0 204.0 252.0 300.0

Event 2 55.7 54.3 73.4 87.4 98.6 104.2 56.1 79.5 66.0 132.3 95.8 97.7 198.0

Event 3 70.4 152.2 97.9 141.9 150.2 131.5 153.7 130.0 216.0 161.0 161.2 252.0 234.0

Event 4 110.8 97.0 146.7 111.9 115.9 88.7 206.0 206.0 110.0 206.0 257.0 136.2 283.0

Total Time 409.6 460.1 475.2 489.3 522.3 540.4 547.7 643.5 656.0 691.3 718.0 737.9 1015.0

Class A-3 Smoothbore 5 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 15TH CONN. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 2 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 3 1ST VALLEY RANGERS CO. A 4 11TH N.J. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A

Event 1 162.9 142.1 216.0 252.0

Event 2 73.5 85.0 109.8 149.3

Event 3 113.5 165.2 133.5 198.0

Event 4 84.3 61.9 180.0 134.3

Total Time 434.2 454.2 639.3 733.6

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Event 1 252.0 228.0 240.0 264.0 252.0 216.0 228.0 228.0 300.0 336.0

Event 2 110.6 174.7 169.0 83.9 143.0 149.0 234.0 176.0 234.0 234.0

Event 3 198.0 198.0 216.0 234.0 216.0 234.0 234.0 270.0 306.0 324.0

Event 4 178.0 180.0 158.8 231.0 206.0 257.0 206.0 257.0 173.7 309.0

Total Time 738.6 780.7 783.8 812.9 817.0 856.0 902.0 931.0 1013.7 1203.0

Class B Smoothbore 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 2 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. B 3 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. B 4 UNION GUARDS CO. B 5 TERRY'S TEXAS RANGERS CO. B 6 HARLAN'S LIGHT CAVALRY CO. B 7 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 8 34TH BTTN. VIRGINIA CAVALRY CO. B 9 2ND MARYLAND ARTILLERY, CSA CO. B 10 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. B 11 1ST FLORIDA CAVALRY CO. B 12 4TH KENTUCKY CAVALRY CO. B 13 1ST U.S. ARTILLERY CO. B

Event 1 79.1 137.0 252.0 180.0 240.0 204.0 204.0 139.7 240.0 264.0 264.0 228.0 228.0

Event 2 46.1 78.2 79.4 85.1 116.2 113.2 76.7 154.3 149.1 106.3 170.4 234.0 198.0

Event 3 68.0 153.2 168.9 143.2 216.0 234.0 177.8 216.0 122.8 198.0 216.0 198.0 288.0

Event 4 80.3 101.5 103.4 231.0 97.8 119.5 283.0 257.0 257.0 206.0 141.7 139.9 206.0

Total Time 273.5 469.9 603.7 639.3 670.0 670.7 741.5 767.0 768.9 774.3 792.1 799.9 920.0

Class C Smoothbore 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. C 2 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. D

Event 1 204.0 228.0

Event 2 83.5 54.4

Event 3 100.1 110.9

Event 4 90.4 206.0

Total Time 478.0 599.3

Breech-Loader SS 4 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 WASHINGTON BLUE RIFLES CO. A 2 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 3 110TH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. A 4 111TH OHIO VOL. INF. CO. A 5 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY, CSA CO. A 6 UNION GUARDS CO. A 7 149TH PA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY CO. B 8 21ST VA INFANTRY, MD GUARD CO. A 9 DELAWARE BLUES CO. A

Event 1 45.9 74.3 24.1 22.8 41.8 95.3 99.5 148.1 162.1

Event 2 59.6 89.6 107.6 144.4 97.5 126.6 191.0 136.5 225.0

Event 3 28.1 25.4 48.5 32.1 47.1 54.4 46.9 97.5 101.7

Event 4 42.1 42.6 79.8 72.1 91.5 140.7 105.8 163.5 159.7

Total Time 175.7 231.9 260.0 271.4 277.9 417.0 443.2 545.6 648.5

Spencer 1 Place(s) Paid # Team 1 12TH REGT. U.S. REGULAR INF. CO. A 2 11TH REGIMENT, PA VOL. INF. CO. A 3 1ST REGT. ILL. VOL. LT. ARTY. CO. A

Event 1 281.0 360.0 292.0

Event 2 202.0 156.0 180.0

Event 3 236.0 292.0 259.0

Event 4 288.0 234.0 360.0

Total Time 1007.0 1042.0 1091.0

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CHARITABLE GIVING INCLUDES THE N-SSA

By Wayne Jordan, Chiswell’s Exiles, N-SSA Charitable Giving Officer

Did you know that the North-South Skirmish Association is a 501 c 3 organization? In plain English that means that the IRS has deemed our organization to be a tax exempt, non-profit, charitable organization.

And that means that anyone can make tax deductible contributions to the N-SSA, the same as you might for your church, college, or any other charity. So, why not add the N-SSA to your list of charities, especially as you may be making your end of year donations to various organizations.

I am starting this new column to help our membership evaluate options for supporting the N-SSA with charitable donations from small to large. In today’s world it can be a confusing and involved process to give away money. And if you are going to do so, you might as well get the most benefit that you can. By benefits I mean everything from tax benefits to various intangible benefits from your gifts.

I have taken on this project due to the nature of our organization. We are tailor made for member donations, but most of us don’t think in those terms. Our members often spend many years in the NSSA, spend a lot of time skirmishing, bring in friends and family as members, and generally consider the N-SSA to be a valuable and significant part of their lives with many good memories of the time spent skirmishing. We all want to see the organization grow and thrive over time. We want to preserve the history of the Civil War, and we want to preserve the sport of skirmishing. There are many different ways to support the N-SSA and provide for its future, and financial support is one of those ways.

So, will you make a tax deductible donation to the N-SSA before the end of this year? Every little bit helps. Can you imagine the impact this would have on our budget if everyone just sent in a $20.00 donation each year, for instance? It can be done by check, credit card or Paypal. Checks can written to the N-SSA and be mailed to the N-SSA, c/o Jim Baird, National Paymaster, 31 Dogwood Ln., Christiansburg, Va 24073. Include a note saying what the money is for (a general donation, land fund, etc.) To use a credit card or Paypal, go to our website at www.n-ssa.org, scroll down the right side of the home page and you’ll see a button to click on that will take you to a page where you can make a donation.

Donors will also be publicized for making donations, much as most other non-profits do. You may request to have your donation kept anonymous if you’d like. More about this in my next article.

START A PERSONAL CHARITABLE GIFT FUND I will be writing a series of articles about different ways to administer your personal charitable giving. I am going to start by discussing one of the best things that our government has ever placed in the tax code. It is called a Donor Advised Charitable Gift Fund. This is the next best thing to having your own private foundation for making charitable donations. These funds started popping up in the 1990s, usually at stock brokerage firms. They all operate in a similar fashion, although some have fewer restrictions and are easier to use than others.

These funds are massive, but they are accessible to the average middle class American. They pool the money of many thousands of people like us and create and operate a charitable foundation. Anyone can participate. An account is opened with a tax deductible contribution of cash, securities or other assets.

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The donor (you) gets an immediate tax deduction for the full value of the donation. The money is invested in your choice of a variety of investment options while it waits for you to decide which charities you want the money to go to. You may designate some portion of the money as a grant to go to your favorite charities either immediately or sometime in the future. You may have these grants made to IRS designated 501 c 3 organizations, which basically means just about any nonprofit charity in America.

The Funds keep a database of thousands of eligible charities and usually also make research about those charities available to you to evaluate. If your favorite charity is not listed, it is usually a simple matter to get them added to the list.

There are many advantages to using these Gift Funds. You can donate to them whenever you want a deduction, regardless of whether you are ready to actually select a recipient charity at that time or not.

You can watch your donated funds grow in their investment accounts, thus providing you with even more money to grant to your charities. You can easily donate appreciated securities directly to the fund and generally avoid all capital gains taxes while getting a tax deduction for their full current value. This is really handy if you bought Microsoft, Apple or Nike stock years ago and it is now worth 10, 20, or even 100 times what you paid for it. Also, you only have to be concerned about keeping track of one receipt from the fund each year, rather than numerous receipts from various charities that you give to. You can also make your grants to charities through the fund anonymously if you choose, or designate your grant to be dedicated to a specific purpose, or to the credit or memory of another person.

There are many of these funds available to use. I use the Fidelity Charitable Giving Account which is administered by Fidelity Investments. They are one of the largest mutual fund companies and also a discount broker. They require a minimum donation of $5000 to get started and they allow you to dole the money out to your charities in increments as small as $50 at a time. A quick internet search of other commonly used brokers and mutual fund companies like Vanguard, Schwab, and T Rowe Price reveals that they all have their own charitable gift funds. Some require higher minimums and larger grants so you must find the fund that suits you. Having it with the same company where you do your investing makes it all very easy. The minimum to get started can sound intimidating, but many of us do give that much money away every year or two. For example, if you are a member of a church how much money do you give them each year? You can fund a charitable fund and make the church a regular recipient of your grants over time. And then you have the rest of the charitable fund account available for other donations to all the other charities you may want to support (like the N-SSA). This is a very streamlined, easy and efficient way to administer your charitable giving.

This is only a brief overview of how these funds work and how you might benefit from using one. Once you get set up, they are very convenient and easy to use.

Disclaimer: Yep, there are always disclaimers when it comes to financial advice. I am not a licensed professional and am only passing on information about things that I have experience with. Always use your own good sense and/or consult with professionals whenever you are making financial decisions.

That said, if anyone would like to discuss any of these issues with me further, or if you have suggestions for my future articles about giving, I can be reached at wvjordan@aol.com.

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Donate to the N-SSA this Year Strengthen our organization and get a tax deduction as well!

Any checks dated by December 31 will be logged in as a 2015 charitable donation. Receipts will be mailed to all donors.

Use the attached return envelope now.

As you consider your year end giving plans, please add the N-SSA to the list of organizations that you support. All donations, no matter how small, will help to preserve Fort Shenandoah, the N-SSA, and the history that we honor for future generations of skirmishers.

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Artillery, Smoothbore Results: Place Gun/Crew 1 HARDAWAY'S ALA BTTY NO. 1 2 HARDAWAY'S ALA BTTY NO. 2(RE-ENTER) 3 3RD MARYLAND ARTY (RE-ENTER) 4 1ST VIRGINIA CAN NO.1 5 3RD US (HIPPLE)

Score 43-4V 42-2V 34-1V 33-1V 31-1V

Artillery, Rifled Results: Place Gun/Crew 1 DULANY TRP 6TH VA CAV 2 1ST MARYLAND CAV 3 15TH IND BTTY OHIO LT ARTY NO. 1 4 3RD US (SMITHGALL) 5 SOUTHAMPTON GREYS 6 5TH VA VOL INF NO. 1 7 5TH VA VOL INF NO. 3 8 5TH VA VOL INF NO. 2 9 3RD US (FULTON) 10 1ST NJ LT ARTILLERY 11 HAZELWOOD VOLS. 12 MCNEILL'S RANGERS 13 1ST VIRGINIA CAV 14 2ND MARYLAND ARTY 15 14TH CONN VOL INF 16 37TH GEORGIA INF NO.2

Score 50-4V 50-3V 50-3V 50-2V 48-2V 48-1V 47-2V 46-1V 45-2V 45-1V 42-1V 40-1V 37-1V 36-1V 36-0V 3-0V

Howitzer Results: Place Gun/Crew 1 3RD US (SMITHGALL) 2 3RD MARYLAND ARTY 3 DULANY TRP 6TH VA CAV

Score 49-5V 45-1V 6-0V

Rifled Howitzer Results: Place Gun/Crew 1 1ST MARYLAND CAV (KATIE) 2 15TH IND BTTY OHIO LT ARTY

Score 47-4V 41-4V

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Mortar Match Results: Place Mortar 1 HAZELWOOD'S VOLS #1 2 15TH REGT NJ VOL INF #1 3 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY (8 INCH)#1 4 3RD US (8 INCH) #1 5 3RD MARYLAND ARTY #1 6 12 REGT U.S. REGULAR INF #2 7 5TH VIRGINIA VOL INFANTRY #2 8 ROWAN ARTILLERY #1 9 69TH NEW YORK ST VOLS #1 10 1ST REGT ILL VOL LT ARTY #2 11 3RD US (HIPPLE) #1 12 GRAHAM'S BATTERY #1 13 3RD MARYLAND ARTY #2 14 ROWAN ARTILLERY #2 15 1ST REGT ILL VOL LT ARTY #1 16 5TH VIRGINIA VOL INFANTRY #3 17 MCNEILL'S RANGERS #1 18 15TH IND BTTY OHIO LT ARTY #1 19 WASHINGTON GRAYS #1 20 1ST MARYLAND CAVALRY (KATIE) #2 21 HARDAWAY'S ALA BTTY #1 22 12 REGT U.S. REGULAR INF #1 23 HARDAWAY'S ALA BTTY (8 INCH) #1

Shot 1 1ft-0in 0ft-7.5in 3ft-3in 1ft-5in 2ft-11in 0ft-5.75in 4ft-3in 0ft-9.75in 4ft-0in 9ft-8.25in 1ft-8.5in 7ft-9in 1ft-9in 12ft-6in 8ft-5in 15ft-11in 5ft-1in 13ft-7in 9ft-0in 11ft-5in 4ft-5in 24ft-1.5in 20ft-8in

Shot 2 2ft-3in 2ft-4in 4ft-9.5in 4ft-1in 4ft-7in 4ft-10.5in 7ft-9in 2ft-5.25in 9ft-5.5in 8ft-10in 2ft-1.5in 11ft-6in 15ft-5in 14ft-3.5in 10ft-2in 17ft-8in 8ft-4.5in 16ft-0.5in 14ft-5in 18ft-0in 42ft-3in 37ft-0in 22ft-0in

Shot 3 2ft-2in 3ft-11.5in 6ft-0in 8ft-2in 7ft-7.5in 4ft-11in 7ft-9in 14ft-4.5in 12ft-1.25in 13ft-9in 10ft-9in 17ft-2in 18ft-4in 15ft-8in 23ft-1in 24ft-6in 39ft-9.5in 31ft-2in 40ft-2in 41ft-0in 45ft-7in 40ft-3in 33ft-4in

Shot 4 2ft-10in 12ft-9in 7ft-7in 9ft-2in 10ft-5.5in 18ft-8.5in 8ft-6.5in 24ft-3in 21ft-0.5in 18ft-3in 30ft-8in 20ft-2in 24ft-3in 20ft-0in 31ft-4in 33ft-11in 38ft-8in 38ft-2in 48ft-0in 54ft-3in 43ft-9in 43ft-1.5in 33ft-8in

Shot 5 14ft-0.5in 14ft-6.75in 14ft-0in 16ft-1in 20ft-2in 22ft-3in 28ft-10.75in 26ft-3.5in 21ft-11.5in 20ft-2.75in 32ft-5in 21ft-7in 29ft-0in 31ft-11.5in 36ft-8in 33ft-7in 46ft-1in 43ft-7.5in 56ft-10in 54ft-4in 48ft-8.5in 55ft-8.5in 93ft-8in

Total 22ft-3.5in 34ft-2.75in 35ft-7.5in 38ft-11in 45ft-9in 51ft-2.75in 57ft-2.25in 68ft-2in 68ft-6.75in 70ft-9in 77ft-8in 78ft-2in 88ft-9in 94ft-5in 109ft-8in 125ft-7in 138ft-0in 142ft-7in 168ft-5in 179ft-0in 184ft-8.5in 200ft-2.5in 203ft-4in

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94-01X 94-01X 93-03X 93-02X 93-00X 92-02X 92-00X 91-02X 91-01X 90-03X

93-03X 93-03X 93-02X 93-00X 92-01X 91-01X 91-00X 90-03X 90-02X

186-02X 183-03X 183-03X 182-04X 181-01X 180-03X

50-Yard Musket Results 10 Places Paid # Expert 1 11131 O'BRYANT, K 2 6738 GIBSON, D 3 5109 BLY, J 4 6506 BATLLE, T 5 11692 BUMFORD, A 6 8885 LICHLITER, J 7 0829 HAHN, C 8 4894 TROST, R 9 9688 LITVINAS, M 10 0818 KEPPLER, II, H

100-Yard Musket Results 9 Places Paid ## Expert 1 8904 FLEES, L 2 12413 EBERSOLE, W 3 10496 HARRIS, S 4 7791 ROUCH, M 5 11131 O'BRYANT, K 6 8885 LICHLITER, J 7 9289 SNOOK, D 8 0233 MILES, E 9 10358 LITVINAS, M

Musket Aggregate Results 6 Places Paid # Expert 1 11131 O'BRYANT, K 2 12413 EBERSOLE, W 3 8885 LICHLITER, J 4 8904 FLEES, L 5 6738 GIBSON, D 6 10496 HARRIS, S 10654 7937 3726 11046 8239 9199

10654 0037 11012 13272 10483 9199 7937 3726 11718

10654 5172 4428 8239 11046 2488 3726 7937 12838 11912

Sharpshooter BALDWIN, D KINDLE, K LEVITSKY, S ROGERS, III, J HILER, JR., J DEFILIPPI, J

Sharpshooter BALDWIN, D HAYES, P BOLEY, M CLELAND, C GORSKY, R DEFILIPPI, J KINDLE, K LEVITSKY, S LESTER, D

Sharpshooter BALDWIN, D LANCE, B GARRATANO, S HILER, JR., J ROGERS, III, J BROCKMILLER, S LEVITSKY, S KINDLE, K ROACH, V JARNUTOWSKI, M

181-01X 174-03X 174-02X 174-01X 174-01X 174-00X

89-00X 88-02X 88-00X 87-00X 87-00X 87-00X 86-02X 86-00X 86-00X

92-01X 89-03X 89-02X 89-01X 89-00X 88-02X 88-02X 88-01X 88-01X 88-00X

7288 12781 4790 9447 12918 5821

7288 1146 4790 9447 12918 12096 5821 2873 10696

12781 2029 5282 9849 11409 12529 5969 13241 12918 12867

Marksman MULLIGAN, J FEREK, L GIPE, N JORDAN, W SITES, S BARBER, J

Marksman MULLIGAN, J FOLK, JR., W GIPE, N JORDAN, W SITES, S BRILL, D BARBER, J CHIARIZIA, L COUMES, J

174-03X 174-02X 173-03X 173-01X 172-02X 171-01X

91-03X 88-02X 87-01X 87-01X 85-01X 85-00X 85-00X 85-00X 84-01X

Marksman FEREK, L 90-01X HUGHES, P 89-02X SCANLAN, T 89-01X WHIPPLE, T 89-00X ROGERS, M 89-00X BOOZ, M 88-01X 88-00X ROHRBACH, B STEPONGZI,JR.,M 88-00X SITES, S 87-01X 87-01X CORRIGAN, J

13399 12963 6488 12653 12601 5822

13053 13399 12653 12601 5822 10205 6488 12586 12963

6475 12963 13399 8510 1142 6488 12586 2493 11752 8562

Individual Match Results 132nd National Skirmish, Sep 30 - Oct 4, 2015

Striker WALLACE, R RUTLEGE, S RASINSKI, T NEUFELD, R PAYNE, J MC HUGH, T

Striker RITCHIE, J WALLACE, R NEUFELD, R PAYNE, J MC HUGH, T CIARLANTE, R RASINSKI, T GARRATANO,JR.,S RUTLEGE, S

Striker HINDERHOFER, B RUTLEGE, S WALLACE, R HAMSHER, R LITVINAS, C RASINSKI, T GARRATANO,JR.,S MOORE, D BALSLEY, T MORTON, G

173-01X 163-01X 163-00X 161-00X 157-00X 154-00X

92-00X 89-00X 85-00X 82-00X 82-00X 81-00X 80-00X 79-00X 78-01X

86-01X 85-00X 84-01X 83-00X 83-00X 83-00X 82-01X 82-00X 81-01X 80-00X

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94-02X 94-02X 91-00X 90-01X 90-01X 89-03X 89-02X 89-01X

184-03X 183-04X 180-04X 179-04X 179-01X

95-01X 95-00X 94-03X 94-02X

50-Yard Carbine Results 9 Places Paid # Expert 1 11131 O'BRYANT, K 2 10627 OGDEN, III, A 3 10496 HARRIS, S 4 9688 LITVINAS, M 5 9289 SNOOK, D 6 6506 BATLLE, T 7 1143 DAVIES, P 8 12085 ALTLAND, P 9 11692 BUMFORD, A

100-Yard Carbine Results 8 Places Paid # Expert 1 6506 BATLLE, T 2 12502 ROGERS, J 3 4894 TROST, R 4 11131 O'BRYANT, K 5 0701 FRITZ, E 6 11221 JONES, D 7 11012 BOLEY, M 8 11409 ROGERS, M

Carbine Aggregate Results 5 Places Paid # Expert 1 6506 BATLLE, T 2 11131 O'BRYANT, K 3 12502 ROGERS, J 4 10496 HARRIS, S 5 9688 LITVINAS, M

25-Yard Revolver Results 4 Places Paid # Expert 1 3489 MC DANIEL, M 2 11409 ROGERS, M 3 9289 SNOOK, D 4 12085 ALTLAND, P 2873 0233 1614 8025

6077 6593 10223 8885 10414

6077 4790 8885 10414 5282 2078 10223 3316

12781 6593 12592 10572 6077 9996 7483 10223 7791

Sharpshooter CHIARIZIA, L MILES, E CORRIGAN, P WALSH, J

Sharpshooter DECOURCY, C BALLA, S MADERIOUS, J LICHLITER, J BROCKMILLER, G

Sharpshooter DECOURCY, C GIPE, N LICHLITER, J BROCKMILLER, G SCANLAN, T BURGESS, JR., J MADERIOUS, J KINDLE, JR., C

Sharpshooter FEREK, L BALLA, S BRANCH, D THOMPSON, E DECOURCY, C BODNER, M ROHDE, G MADERIOUS, J ROUCH, M

95-03X 95-03X 91-01X 90-01X

180-03X 176-01X 175-00X 174-00X 172-02X

91-02X 90-02X 90-00X 89-02X 88-02X 88-00X 88-00X 85-01X

93-01X 93-01X 89-02X 89-01X 89-01X 89-00X 88-01X 87-00X 86-01X

10696 2488 2591 13006

3390 2603 9158 7937 2488

3390 2488 9158 7937 10483 11902 2603 11171

Marksman COUMES, J BROCKMILLER, S TATE, M KELLEY, R

Marksman KEPPLER, A BEST, W HERRICK, K KINDLE, K BROCKMILLER, S

Marksman KEPPLER, A BROCKMILLER, S HERRICK, K KINDLE, K GORSKY, R WETZEL, E BEST, W DAGUE, T

Marksman 2603 BEST, W 12247 WILKINS, T 12793 REXRODE, J 2722 HOWELL, E 7194 SHAFFER, JR., R 5172 LANCE, B 3390 KEPPLER, A 7020 JOSLIN, T 8790 HYNDSHAW,JR., W

86-01X 86-01X 86-00X 82-01X

180-02X 173-01X 173-00X 171-01X 169-01X

94-02X 89-01X 88-00X 87-01X 87-00X 84-00X 83-01X 82-00X

90-00X 89-01X 87-00X 87-00X 87-00X 87-00X 86-00X 85-02X 85-02X

12926 12764 8204 12424

11769 8291 8619 7116 12304

1142 10994 11769 12452 12534 5822 0385 8291

11769 8291 9585 13242 8510 13354 0385 12534 12304

Striker WARNER, L CABLE, D FIEBIG, J HUFFMAN, C

Striker PIFER, M LINDSTROM, A CONWAY, J BROWN, J WAWRZYNIAK, S

Striker LITVINAS, C WALTHALL, W PIFER, M WALLACE, W ALBRIGHT, B MC HUGH, T BALTRUNAS, P LINDSTROM, A

Striker PIFER, M LINDSTROM, A HOOVER, L DEFILIPPI, S HAMSHER, R WILLARD, M BALTRUNAS, P ALBRIGHT, B WAWRZYNIAK, S

79-00X 76-01X 69-00X 64-01X

161-01X 153-00X 148-00X 140-01X 140-01X

85-00X 82-01X 79-01X 79-00X 76-00X 75-00X 73-00X 72-00X

82-00X 81-00X 79-01X 79-00X 78-01X 78-00X 78-00X 78-00X 77-01X

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Revolver Aggregate Results 3 Places Paid # Expert 1 12502 ROGERS, J 2 0818 KEPPLER, II, H 3 8768 KINNEL, E

Breech-Loader Aggregate Results

91-02X 90-00X

Sharpshooter 11046 ROGERS, III, J 10830 PAFFORD, M

100-Yard Breech-Loader Results 2 Places Paid # Expert 1 12502 ROGERS, J 98-01X 2 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 93-05X

171-04X 169-02X 168-01X

81-01X 80-01X 78-00X

Sharpshooter 8904 FLEES, L 91-00X 11046 ROGERS, III, J 89-01X 2479 BROCKMILLER, F 88-01X

Sharpshooter 0233 MILES, E 11048 LYTTON, T 8025 WALSH, J

Sharpshooter 6593 BALLA, S 11048 LYTTON, T 8025 WALSH, J

50-Yard Breech-Loader Results 3 Places Paid # Expert 1 11131 O'BRYANT, K 98-02X 2 6546 DUTY, W 94-01X 3 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E 93-01X

Single-Shot Pistol Aggregate Results 1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 0413 PELOQUIN, R 121-00X

50-Yard Single-Shot Pistol Results 1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 0413 PELOQUIN, R 61-00X

25-Yard Single-Shot Pistol Results 1 Place Paid # Competitor 1 6546 DUTY, W 72-00X

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50-Yard Revolver Results 3 Places Paid # Expert 1 0818 KEPPLER, II, H 2 12502 ROGERS, J 3 8768 KINNEL, E Marksman BODNER, M KAPPER, JR., F GIPE, E

Marksman 12661 TAYLOR, N 9274 CAMPBELL, W

4354 5699 9158

Marksman HUGHES, M SMITH, D HERRICK, K

Marksman 13006 KELLEY, R 8865 GIPE, E 2722 HOWELL, E

9996 1640 8865

87-01X 86-02X

90-00X 89-01X 87-00X

151-01X 150-02X 142-01X

73-00X 72-00X 71-00X

7020 12793

12793 7020 9199

12926 12424 12661

12424 12926 12418

Striker JOSLIN, T REXRODE, J

Striker REXRODE, J JOSLIN, T DEFILIPPI, J

Striker WARNER, L HUFFMAN, C TAYLOR, N

Striker HUFFMAN, C WARNER, L HAMMES, D

89-01X 87-00X

90-00X 83-00X 83-00X

140-01X 132-01X 117-01X

68-00X 61-01X 60-02X

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188-02X 186-06X

91-00X 90-01X 90-00X

92-01X 90-02X 89-01X

179-02X 179-01X 177-02X

95-03X 95-02X 94-04X 94-03X

96-01X 94-00X 93-00X 90-00X

2 Places Paid # Expert 1 12502 ROGERS, J 2 3590 SCHNEEMAN, E

50-Yard SS BR/C2 Results 3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12466 HOWARD, D 2 8270 BETTERLEY, B 3 1143 DAVIES, P

100-Yard SS BR/C2 Results 3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 8239 HILER, JR., J 2 8025 WALSH, J 3 8270 BETTERLEY, B

SS BR/C2 Aggregate Results 3 Places Paid # Competitor 1 8270 BETTERLEY, B 2 12466 HOWARD, D 3 8239 HILER, JR., J

25-Yard Smoothbore Results 4 Places Paid # Expert 1 11692 BUMFORD, A 2 0713 BUMFORD, JR., A 3 2952 LYNE, T 4 4688 SMITH, J

50-Yard Smoothbore Results 4 Places Paid # Expert 1 0713 BUMFORD, JR., A 2 7791 ROUCH, M 3 5779 ARNETTE, M 4 9274 CAMPBELL, W 9140 10830 2357 8493

6546 5093 5282 11409

Sharpshooter KORLACH, H PAFFORD, M HARPER, J COOPER, T

Sharpshooter DUTY, W GAMBLE, A SCANLAN, T ROGERS, M

Sharpshooter 11046 ROGERS, III, J 8904 FLEES, L

89-02X 89-01X 88-01X 88-01X

93-03X 93-00X 92-00X 91-03X

180-03X 175-00X

1022 5171 7483 12926

Marksman WALTER, D FREEMAN, R ROHDE, G WARNER, L

Marksman 11046 ROGERS, III, J 7483 ROHDE, G 10496 HARRIS, S 12292 PICHAN, A

Marksman 5699 SMITH, D 10752 BENNETT, M

89-01X 86-01X 85-00X 84-01X

93-01X 93-01X 92-01X 90-01X

173-01X 169-02X

8384 11553 8173 2894

12424 11394 11553 12793

12793 7020

Striker OFFHAUS, H TOBERGTA, K BETHKE, R KING, M

Striker HUFFMAN, C WRIGHT, D TOBERGTA, K REXRODE, J

Striker REXRODE, J JOSLIN, T

84-00X 83-02X 83-00X 81-00X

88-02X 87-02X 87-00X 86-00X

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50-Yard Aggregate Results 7 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 2 11692 BUMFORD, A 3 11131 O'BRYANT, K 4 9289 SNOOK, D 5 11409 ROGERS, M 6 12592 BRANCH, D 7 8025 WALSH, J

262-03X 256-00X 255-05X 254-02X 254-01X 252-02X 252-01X

Musket-Carbine Aggregate Results 12 Places Paid # Competitor 1 11131 O'BRYANT, K 369-06X 2 10496 HARRIS, S 359-07X 3 3390 359-04X KEPPLER, A 4 6506 357-05X BATLLE, T LICHLITER, J 5 8885 357-03X 6 11692 BUMFORD, A 356-00X 7 9688 353-02X LITVINAS, M CORRIGAN, P 8 1614 351-04X FLEES, L 9 8904 350-05X 10 12502 ROGERS, J 350-04X DECOURCY, C 11 6077 350-03X 12 12592 BRANCH, D 347-03X

Smoothbore Aggregate Results 3 Places Paid # Expert 1 0713 BUMFORD, JR., A 191-03X 2 7791 ROUCH, M 187-02X 3 5779 ARNETTE, M 183-02X Sharpshooter 9140 KORLACH, H 5093 GAMBLE, A 11409 ROGERS, M 180-03X 180-00X 177-03X

Marksman 1022 WALTER, D 7483 ROHDE, G 10496 HARRIS, S 179-01X 178-01X 176-01X

12424 8384 8173

Striker HUFFMAN, C OFFHAUS, H BETHKE, R

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528-07X 516-05X 514-05X 511-06X 511-04X 509-02X 508-02X

873-11X 871-10X 869-08X 864-09X

167-02X 144-01X

177-01X 176-03X

Grand Aggregate Results 7 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12502 ROGERS, J 2 9289 SNOOK, D 3 1614 CORRIGAN, P 4 12592 BRANCH, D 5 11046 ROGERS, III, J 6 11692 BUMFORD, A 7 4052 DE FRANCISCI, C

Five-Gun Aggregate Results 4 Places Paid # Competitor 1 0713 BUMFORD, JR., A 2 12502 ROGERS, J 3 11692 BUMFORD, A 4 0701 FRITZ, E

Young Skirmisher Results 2 Places Paid # Competitor 1 12989 PETERSON, H 2 13350 WOLFE, T

Senior Skirmisher Results 2 Places Paid # Competitor 1 7791 ROUCH, M 2 0233 MILES, E

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Opening Ceremonies

Fred Behrens 1st Tennessee Volunteer Infantry

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Joseph V. Plakis, Jr. - Hampton Legion

Gerald C. Blankenship - Cockade Rifles

Not Pictured Robert Mathis - Norfolk Light Infantry Ronald J. Collins - 1st Connecticut Volunteers Dale C. Smith - 13th Regiment North Carolina Infantry John William Longest - York Rangers 32nd Virginia William J. Van Dyke - 1st Michigan Infantry Robert Thompson - 1st Michigan Infantry Terry Thomann - 2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, Co. B Edward Kanner - 7th Ohio Volunteer Infantry

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NRA Young Skirmisher Award - 1st Place Harlee Ann Peterson

NRA Young Skirmisher Award - 2nd Place Travis A. Wolfe

Not Pictured NRA Senior Skirmisher Award - 2nd Place Emmerson Miles

NRA Senior Skirmisher Award - 1st Place Michael F. Rouch

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William Francis Keys Trophy - 1st Place A-1 Musket Team Jack Rawls Memorial Trophy - 1st Place Team Musket-Carbine Aggregate

1st Place - 9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. A

Not Pictured Robert Hughes Memorial Trophy

2nd Place - 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. A

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CAPTION BOX

Ed “Hog” Wilhelm Memorial Trophy 3rd Place - 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Co. A Hibler-Ninness Memorial Trophy 4th Place - Union Guards, Co. A

James F. Cauley Memorial Trophy 5th Place - 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. A

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A-2 Musket Team Trophy 1st Place A-2 Musket Team 66th North Carolina Regiment, Co. C, Co. A

Army of the Tennessee Memorial Trophy 1st Place A-3 Musket Team 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, Co. A

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Alan Bilby Memorial Tropy 1st Place A-1 Carbine Company 111th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. B

1st Place A-2 Carbine Team Terry’s Texas Rangers, Co. A

1st Place A-3 Carbine Team 1st U.S. Artillery, Co. A

1st Place B-1 Carbine Team 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. B

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1st Place A-3 Breech-loader Team 1st U.S. Artillery, Co. A

1st Place B Breech-loader Team 2nd Maryland Artillery, CSA ,Co. B

1st Place Single-shot Breech-loader Team Washington Blue Rifles, Co. A

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1st Place A-1 Smoothbore Team Harlan’s Light Cavalry, Co. A

1st Place A-2 Smoothbore Team Harris’ Light Cavalry, Co. A

1st Place B Smoothbore Team 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. B

1st Place C Smoothbore Team 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. C

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1st Place A-1 Revolver Team 21st Virginia Infantry, Maryland Guard, Co. A

1st Place A-2 Revolver Team 1st Michigan Volunteer Infantry, Co. A

1st Place A-3 Revolver Team 7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, CSA, Co. A

1st Place B Revolver Team 9th Virginia Cavalry, CSA, Co. B

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Private’s Trophy Highest Placing Repeater Team - 1st Place A-1 Harlan’s Light Cavalry, Co. A

1st Place Mortar Trophy 1st Place Mortar Hazelwood’s Volunteers #1

1st Place Rifled Artillery Dulany Troop, 6th Virginia Cavalry

“Buddy” Butler & Joe Robinson Memorial Trophy 2nd Place Mortar 15th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry #1

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Patrick E. Felker Memorial Trophy Highest Musket Aggregate Kreig H. O’Bryant

Albert N. Hardin, Jr. Memorial Trophy Highest Musket/Carbine Aggregate Kreig H. O’Bryant

Ernest W. Peterkin N-SSA Grand Aggregate Trophy 1st Place Grand Aggregate Joel C. Rogers - Iredell Blues 68

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Walter T. Felter Memorial Trophy 2nd Place Grand Aggregate Derek P. Snook

Tom Blum Memorial Trophy Highest Revolver Aggregate Joel C. Rogers - Iredell Blues

DSSA Bronze Joel C. Rogers - Iredell Blues

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Patrick E. Felker Memorial Trophy Highest Musket Aggregate Kreig H. O’Bryant

Albert N. Hardin, Jr. Memorial Trophy Highest Musket/Carbine Aggregate Kreig H. O’Bryant

Ernest W. Peterkin N-SSA Grand Aggregate Trophy 1st Place Grand Aggregate Joel C. Rogers - Iredell Blues 70

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Tom Blum Memorial Trophy Highest Revolver Aggregate Joel C. Rogers - Iredell Blues

DSCA Carbine Bronze Daniel Christiansen 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

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DSCA Musket, Bronze Paul Atland 21st Virginia Infantry, Maryland Guard

DSCA Carbine, Bronze Daniel Christiansen 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

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The Delaney Award 1st Place Ladies Informal 1st Place Special Project - Knitted Item Marylou Wells

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Elmer Venskoske Award 1st Place Young Ladies Formal 2nd Place Young Ladies Informal Emma Lauck

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1st Place Young Ladies Best Visual Angela Lauck

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1st Place Ladies Intermediate Semi-Formal Becky Lauck

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1st Place Ladies Informal Intermediate Sara Lauck

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Elton Award 1st Place Children’s Sharleen Mullins - Seamstress Shealyn Huffman - Model

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1st Place Children’s Best Visual Ryliegh Lauck

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2nd Place Children’s Best Visual 2nd Place Special Project - Knitted Item Atlee Kitts

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THUNDER IN THE VALLEY Skipper Competes in Live Fire Cannon Match May 15, 2015

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Skipper Crew made history competing in a live fire cannon competition during the North-South Skirmish Association’s 131st National Matches in Winchester, Virginia this past May. For the special event, the Skipper Crew was divided into two teams. The N-SSA’s 1st Regiment of Virginia Volunteers provided its reproduction 1863 pattern 10 pound Parrott Rifle and the 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA provided its reproduction 10 pound Pack Parrott for the cadets to shoot. Firing at a 20inch ‘bull’s eye’ target at 200 yards, each team fired seven rounds, taking the five best for score. The competition was close; but with several hundred spectators watching, many of them Hokies, when the cheers subsided and the smoke ‘School of the Piece’ refresher training cleared TEAM MARYLAND led by three points 25-22. While TEAM MARYLAND scored higher on the bull’s eye; TEAM VIRGINIA took bragging rights when each team had two shots to try and hit an empty propane tank. After TEAM MARYLAND nicked its tank, making it wobble, TEAM VIRGINIA landed a dead center hit, sending its tank forty feet into the air to a thunderous applause, echoing the cannon’s report, from all who witnessed this historic match.

Cadet Tyler Simmons [Senior, Mining Engineering, NROTC, South Hill, VA] led TEAM MARYLAND by sighting the tube for each shot while Cadet Katy Wheeler [Junior, Industrial and Systems Engineering, AFROTC, Radford, VA] did the same for TEAM VIRGINIA. TEAM MARYLAND’s piece was manned by: 1. Jonathan Buford, Senior, Construction Engineering and Management, Marine Option NROTC, Vienna, VA 2. Jack Crockett, Junior, Sociology and Political Science, Citizen-Leader Track, Charleston, WV 3. Nancy Bateman, Senior, Sociology, AROTC, Alexandria, VA Aaron Glick, Junior, Business Information Technology, AROTC, Bridgewater, VA TEAM VIRGINIA’s piece was manned by: 1. Brett Mester, Sophomore, Political Science, Marine Option NROTC, Chappaqua, NY 2. Joshua Miller, Junior, International Studies, AROTC, Macungie, PA 3. Chris Hintz, Junior, BIT, Marine Option NROTC, Sterling ,VA Dustin Reynolds, Junior, Mech. Engineering, NROTC, Arlington, VA TEAM MARYLAND firing

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TEAM MARYLAND was supported by Tim Scanlan of the 1st Maryland and Dave Cole of the 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteers.

TEAM VIRGINIA was supported by Rob West, Jamie West, Matt West, Jack Boyangton, and Dez Donelley of the 1st Virginia.

The Skipper Crew had undertaken a ‘School of the Piece’ in August 2014 at the N-SSA’s national range, Fort Shenandoah, to learn the proper and safe artillery loading and re-loading techniques used during the American Civil War. Upon arriving at the Fort on May 15, the Crew received a refresher course led by Tim Scanlan and Rob West, and other N-SSA artillery competitors. After the match, the cadets had the opportunity to attend a special lecture on Civil War artillery by Charlie Smithgall, an internationally known expert on artillery and owner of one of the largest personal collections of field pieces.

TEAM MARYLAND sighting the target and making adjustments

The cadets remained at the Fort, walking among the sutlers selling their wares to skirmishers and spectators alike, then watched N-SSA skirmishers compete with Civil War era black powder revolvers, breech loading repeaters, smoothbore muskets and mortars on Friday.

TEAM VIRGINIA aiming the tube

(ConƟnued on page 81)

Learning from Master Cannoneer Charlie Smithgall

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TEAM VIRGINIA with their 3-inch Parrot cannon. [left to right] Brett Mester, Joshua Miller, Katy Wheeler, Chris Hintz, Dustin Reynolds

(ConĆ&#x;nued from page 80)

The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA), the oldest and largest Civil War shooting sports organization in the nation, has 3,200 individuals that make up its 200 member units. Each team represents a Civil War unit or regiment and proudly wears the uniform they wore over 150 years ago.

For more information about the N-SSA, contact Public Information Officer, Bruce Miller, at (248) 2589007 or spartan70@sbcglobal.net or visit our web site at www.n-ssa.org.

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A Rousing Success

The annual Veterans Skirmish took place at Fort Shenandoah from July 18-20, 2014. Over 170 registered shooters plus many guests and family members enjoyed a unique mid-summer skirmish. For the second year in a row the weather was moderate and beautiful. This year’s theme was a Hawaiian Island beach party. Mark Elton of the 1st Stuart Horse Artillery was the Skirmish Director. His wife, Robin, and Matt Cox of Chiswell’s Exiles, were the Assistant Directors. Numerous other people also help put this skirmish on each year. They do the same chores each year and don’t talk to anybody. so we aren’t really sure how many of them there are or what their names are, but we appreciate their help!

All N-SSA members who are in their tenth membership year have reached veteran status and are invited to attend and compete. Non veterans are also welcome to come partake in the weekend of fun. This year was a “buddy shoot”, which means that skirmishers register in pairs and are assured of shooting together on Sunday. This is done in alternate years. In odd numbered years skirmishers sign up individually. Part of the fun of this skirmish is that teams are arranged randomly by a drawing so you’ll be shooting with people with whom you would never otherwise shoot.

Friday kicked off with individual musket competitions. A variety of other targets are also provided. This year included a ham shoot, poker shoot, battleship shoot, pigeon elimination, and a fishing pole target. Later, we enjoyed cookout, which included Tim Scanlan’s roast pig and a flatbed trailer covered with a wide variety of other dishes. And, of course, beer by the keg, as well as non alcoholic drinks. The night was filled with the usual campfires and a large number of skirmishers celebrated the induction of a new veteran at the Chiswell’s Exiles campsite. Congratulations to Bob Dana for lasting long enough to be one of our newest veterans.

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held. Two candidates emerged, George Schell of the 9th Virginia, and Chris Waagones of Allegheny City Guards.

In a close count, George prevailed to become the new Veterans Commander. Ben Harris presented his newest book of N-SSA patches. A special N-SSA commemorative edition bottle of Maker’s Mark Whiskey was auctioned off as was a limited edition Civil War print. A drawing took place to create the musket teams for the Sunday competition and each competitor was able to claim a prize from the Famous Veterans Skirmish Prize Table in the order that their names were drawn. The prize table covered two full flatbed trailers and held a wide variety of items useful to skirmishers, including everything from lead to Gonorrhea Salve (lube from Lodgewood). Countless jokes were made at the expense of the numerous skirmishers who were in attendance. The observation was made that Dicky Dodd is not only the shortest skirmisher, but that he has now exceeded his life expectancy. A sense of humor is required at this skirmish!

Many people consider the high point of the weekend to be the Saturday afternoon Creek Party. A couple hundred people descend upon the appointed section of creek with chairs, towels, beer mugs, super soakers, rafts, and other implements of fun. Beer kegs are rolled into the creek and kept cold. The party ends when the beer runs out which is usually just in time to change clothes and make it to the sumptuous dinner prepared by the Ruritan Club. Fred Behrens was last seen floating downstream on an empty keg. If found, please return him, postage paid.

The infamous Saturday night Artillery Punch Party took place at the 3rd MD Artillery campsite, courtesy of the remaining Bethkes, accompanied by a large and barely legal campfire and other refreshments. Artillery Punch is a unique and memorable drink that is found nowhere else on earth and is served from a most unique holding bowl. At last check, the party was still going on.

Sunday morning brought the musket match. Most registered skirmishers showed up, most of them actually stayed awake throughout the whole match, and somebody helped Eddie Schneeman point his musket in the right direction. Many of the missing skirmishers were found by afternoon. Only a couple are still missing as of the date of this publication. This skirmish normally has a combination of traditional and unusual targets. The most unusual this year was an event using reinforced vinyl records. Unfortunately, despite the reinforcing, many of the records shattered which made for an interesting process of counting hits.

The musket match is always followed by a Brigade Shoot. This pits the Yankees against the Confederates. This year, they each cleared a densely packed pigeon board in the shape of a shark. This was followed by a surfboard planted vertically in the ground which had to be cut in half by musket fire. As usual, the Confederacy won.

Historians are still trying to figure out how the South lost to those guys. Medals were awarded to the top three teams. We think so, anyway. The names of the winners were promptly lost.

One unclaimed medal was bestowed on a duck who followed the activity throughout the weekend.

The Veterans Skirmish has been taking place for over forty years now. It is the most social and laid back event of the year. It is a great place to hang out with old and new friends, and appreciate this great sport of ours and the wonderful property that we know as Fort Shenandoah. If you haven’t attended one, I strongly recommend joining us next July. You don’t need to shoot to attend nor even be a Veteran. Everyone is welcome.

Wayne Jordan, Chiswell’s Exiles More photos on the next two pages

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2014 VETERANS SKIRMISH - PRIZE TABLE DONATIONS The following sutlers, N-SSA members, and local businesses have generously donated the following items to the Prize Table at the 2014 Veterans Skirmish. We have well over 200 items donated. Their generosity has been overwhelming with most of them quickly offering up their merchandise.

It takes a team to make the Prize Table happen. Special thanks to Judy Stoneburner, Executive Secretary, for helping to gather up prizes. And the Elton family – Mark, Robin and Mackenzie – for always helping to organize the prizes for distribution.

There were many last minute prize donations so not all have been recorded here. I apologize for those that are not listed, but they all are now in the possession of a grateful skirmisher.

Thank you all for participating. Please let the donors know that their donations are appreciated.

- Wayne Jordan, Prize Table Chairman - Chiswell’s Exiles C-7 C-6 C-5 C-8 B-10 B-9 B-8 B-7 B-6 B-5 B-4 B-2 F-3 E-2 E-3 E-4 D-3 E-10 E-9 F-5 G-6 G-4 G-1 A-2 A-1 A-2

Jeweler’s Daughter – Susan - closed case pocket watch Regimental Quartermaster – George Loomis – flags, N-SSA sign, video Lodgewood - David and Danielle – Gonnorrhea salve & lube S & S Firearms – Ed and Phil Siess – canteen, shooting supplies, books Romano – Larry and Laurlyn – T shirt Dixie - Lee Fry or Margaret - screwdriver set Ball Accuracy – Joe Fisher – 2 Wild Puppy lubes North-South Tailor – Tom & Gerry - straw hat East Side Gun Trader – Bob Blakemore – 2 Lyman shooting books Charlie Hahn - 2 Maynard nipples Whittaker – Dan – bore sizer .581 - .583 Morton Enterprises – Gerry and Lynn – pistol case Blue and Gray Relic – Mike Klinepeter – 2 cans Superzilla Weber’s Weapons – Paul Weber – three bags of .682 rounds Charlie Foster – 5 vintage books Northeast Trader – John DeWald – shooting supplies, EZE pistol loading stand Cliff Sophia – cavalry display box Home Front General Store – Diana and Kirk – lighter, candle Freischutz Shop – Bobby Hoyt – 2 $50 gift certificates Tom Crone – boxed jag & scraper set, powder scale Dunlap Wood Crafts – Wayne Dunlap – Springfield, Enfield & smoothbore barrel cleaning tubes Moose Moulds – Sandy and Moose - $25 gift cert, pistol stand, Tshirt, moose juice Parsley’s Buckles – Tim & Jami – NSSA Veterans belt buckle Rebel Trading Post – Vern & Mary Lou – shooting supplies, caps, Pro Shot cleaner Horse Soldier – Sam and Wes Small – 3 framed prints Doc’s Place – T-shirt

TENTS ALONG THE CREEK Everything Confederate – Red and Grover – knife display OTHER SKIRMISHERS Scott Harris – 1st Florida case of pigeons Dennis Angermeier – 2nd US Ordnance corps medallion, Confederate Veteran magazine collection Matt Cox – Chiswell’s Exiles 2 bottles Kentucky Gentlemen Wayne Jordan – Chiswell’s Exiles assorted camping and shooting supplies, tin cup Sherm Burress – 14th Va Cav tripod Fred Herlinger – 12th Pa block of pure lead Eric Shuessler – Sherman’s Bodyguard 4 wood handled cleaning rods Edie Jordan – Union Guards 300 caps 84

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2014 VETERANS SKIRMISH - PRIZE TABLE DONATIONS OTHER SKIRMISHERS (continued) Kenny Eckard – 21st Va, Maryland Guard Handmade folding stool Jamie West – 1st Va golf ball mortar, set of howitzer balls Back Creek Powder Shop – John Venskoske black powder Merit Optical – Ed Grant Merit aperture eyepiece Cockade Rifles shooting supplies Melinda Litvinas and Eric Shaw – Harlan’s shooting supplies Jim Whitehouse – Allegheny City Guards cleaning rods John Doyle – 2nd Va Inf lead bar John Maas – McGregor’s shooting supplies Phil Spaugy – Union Guard shooting supplies Mark Elton – 1st Stuart flag, lead, kepi, jacket John Shepherd – McNeils metal milking can Don Rollette – Div of Marines sets of work gloves Anne Dana – Chiswell’s Exiles antique item Bob Klotz hard lead Kirk Stanley – Cockade cleaning patches Jon Loughery Easy-up, gun ease, AR-15 magazines Hazelwood Rifles 4 ferrier’s files Fletcher Pastore – Cockade Veterans’s cup, various tools Ian Wright – 37th Georgia propane stove and fuel Dismal Swamp Rangers book about Robert E Lee 73rd New York powder flask Dan Keener – Wheat’s Tigers soft lead Various other donations that just seem to show up at the prize table SPECIAL THANKS: Ben Harris of the Dismal Swamp Rangers has donated hundreds of dollars from the sale of his books about N-SSA patches. He has a new edition for sale for any interested skirmishers.

BEER KEGS WERE DONATED BY: Karen Harden of the 14th Virginia Cavalry donated a keg of beer for the Friday night dinner in memory of her husband, Bob Harden, a dedicated member of the N-SSA Veterans.

R. Preston Chew’s Battery and the Linton family donated a keg of beer at the creek party in loving memory of Robert Linton, Sr. John Maas, McGregor’s – Keg of beer donated to the memory of Moe Marcy, a one of a kind great guy, friend, and unparalleled salesman. This liquid refreshment is offered in Moe’s memory even though it is only beer and not Irish whiskey. – at the creek party.

MUSKET RELAYS ON SUNDAY WERE DEDICATED TO: Pete Connor, 67th New York – in memory, from his family Lee Connor, 67th New York – in memory, from his family Men and Women of our Armed Forces – Carol White Men and Women of our Police forces – Carol White Michael and Happy Taylor – in memory, from Carol White Tony Ebersole, A Troubled Member of Harlan’s who absolutely hates the stake event – from Erick Shaw Jack Rawls – in memory, from Karen Rawls AC Baird – The Veterans of the N-SSA dedicated the entire match to the memory of AC WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE OR DEDICATE A KEG OR A MUSKET RELAY FOR 2016? Such dedications can be serious or humorous, can be for members past or present, or may be dedicated to an organization or group. Please contact Wayne Jordan, Chiswell’s Exiles, at wvjordan@aol.com to discuss options.

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A Shooter’s Report on the New Smoothbore Pistol Match!

May, 2014 John Holland, Skirmisher As most of you know, at the August 2013 Board meeting, the N-SSA added yet another Individual Match to books. This match is the Single Shot Smoothbore Pistol Match. To support the match in its unveiling, my wife Jackie and I decided to send in entries for everything, 25 yard, 50 yard, and the Aggregate. I thought it was just going to be a donation to the N-SSA and we would take the targets home. Much to my surprise, Jackie said, “OK, find me a pistol to shoot!” My response was, “Are you SERIOUS? Do you know how difficult those things are to shoot?” She replied, “I don’t care, find one and make it shoot!” Four pistols, and many expletives later, I finally came up with a Model 1842 made on contract to the government by H. Aston and dated 1850. While I was trying to clean this thing up enough to shoot, I told her to cast some round balls for it. I took a guess at .530 and .535, which happened to be the only size moulds that I had that were close. After she cast 100 of each, I found out that the .535 rolled in and out of the barrel like a marble in a drain pipe! “What are we going to do with the .530’s I cast?” she asked. I answered, “That’s OK, I’ll shoot them in my Harper’s Ferry 1803 Rifle!” Did you ever see fire in a woman’s eye? It ain’t pretty! I also found out that the bore in the barrel was .544 diameter. I also found that I could “roll up” the diameter of the .535 ball to .542! OK, off to the range to practice, drove 45 minutes to get there only to find out that I had left the balls on the work bench. She had an entirely different look in her eyes that time … still nothing I wanted to see a second time! After a second trip to the range the next weekend, we finally fired “The Thing”. It either has a mind of its own, or it’s possessed. It was an instant “Love-Hate” relationship. I “Loved” how pretty it was, all bound in brass, and “Hated” how it shot. I did find out that the group (aka pattern) was tighter with 2 FFG (occasionally hit the paper) than 3FFG (rarely hit the paper), and 21 grains was the most consistent (more powder opened up the … ahem … “group”).

So, off to the 129th Nationals we went with Horse Pistol in hand! Since both of us work at every National and the weather forecast wasn’t too sunny, we figured we’d better squeeze the match in on Wednesday afternoon. We thought it would be a good idea to get the 50 yards out of the way first. It was a good thing that the range staff had segregated the 50 yard single shot shooters to the right end of the line with their own frame! Did you know that you can fire 37 rounds in 30 minutes and only stagger into the PRACTICE TARGET three times while trying to hit the scoring target? Also, did you know that the Stat Office computers don’t recognize a Zero as a score? What’s up with that? I worked my butt off to get an honest Zero! Then it was Jackie’s turn in the barrel. After 20 rounds, and no score, she cleared the line. Since she is much more refined than me, there were no 88

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expletives! All she had to say was, “I didn’t hit the paper, the cardboard, or the frame. WHERE could they have gone?!” I answered, “West Virginia …”

On to the 25 yard line! Hey Jack, it’s only 25 yards, how hard can it be? I figured I wasn’t going to waste anything on the sighter but go for score right out of the starting gate! Good thing, the first shot at the scoring target hit the sighter. Hey, at least I knew where to aim now! After 5 shots at the first scoring target I was quite proud of myself to have a score of 12. I was in the groove now! I reloaded, pulled up, snap, recapped, snap, repeat 4 more times, took out the nipple and discovered that the flash channel looked as if a cement company had sealed it tighter than King Tut’s Tomb! I called the Safety Officer and told him my problem and suggested that, if they would clear it ahead of time, I would retire from the line and not attempt to finish the target. That way there would be no delay at the end of the match. He agreed and had the Ordnance Staff bring over the CO2 bottle. I told them it wouldn’t work, and it didn’t. We ended up drowning the barrel (after they very kindly let me remove the barrel from the 164 year old stock) and pulled the ball. I asked to have the ball back and told them I was going to have it bronzed as the very first Smoothbore Pistol Ball that had ever been pulled in the history of the N-SSA! I discovered that the flash hole in the nipple was much too small, thereby not allowing the nipple to clear the fouling in the flash channel. Back at camp, after cleaning everything up, I installed a nipple with a larger flash hole. Boy, am I glad it happened to me and not Jackie. She wouldn’t have been anywhere near as forgiving as I was to myself!

We returned the next day so Jackie could fire her 25 yard target, foregoing a “Ladies’ Lunch” in town. Not only did she beat my score, she beat it by nearly two and half times to finish in 10th place!

All in all, it was a lot of fun and the competitors who participated had as much fun as when Smoothbore Musket was in its infancy. At this time there are no reproductions, so if you want one, buy it now, because like so many other antique arms, the N-SSA drives up the price. As for what you can shoot, get a copy of “Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Arms” and take a look at the “U.S. Issue/Primary Military Single Shot Pistols”, which is what is allowed for this new and challenging match.

John Holland, Skirmisher (Yes, I stole that tag line from Mike Rouch!)

PS. Since I proved that I can beat him, I’m going to the “Ladies’ Lunch” next time!!

Signed, Jackie Holland, Wife and Skirmisher

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So, You Want to Write for Skirmish Line?

By: Jim Van Eldik, Forrest Escort

I believe everyone is excited to see our beloved magazine about to revisit our mail boxes. It looks like the new editor is bound and determined to turn out a first class product.

However, for her to do this she is going to need lots of input from our very talented membership. This talent drips from the forum nearly every day. The problem is getting these same folks to write for a publication seems to be a major hurdle. Here’s my advice for the would-be contributor on how to overcome any trepidations you might have.

First, pick a subject you’re well versed in, that would likely be of interest to a substantial portion of the membership (and potential membership). Admittedly this is a guess. I consider my crowning piece an article I once did for Muzzle Blasts entitled “The Gun Metaphor and You.” Not long after its publication I received an email blast from a long time, I mean REALLY long time, shooting companion asking, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?” He elaborated that it was neither “informative or entertaining.” You don’t’ get much feedback, so obviously you begin to distrust your judgment about what’s good and what’s not from a comment like that.

Later, the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise magazine picked it up and loved it (the article had a large Mark Twain content; the Enterprise provided Twain’s first literary job).

So my faith in my scribbles was somewhat restored. I also did the an article for the same magazine on the smoothbore which apparently got much more widespread acceptance.

The bottom line is, once your skin is thick enough, it’s fun to see just what reaction you do get. If you prefer to hedge your bets, shooters in general like tech articles best.

Once you’ve picked the subject, it’s time to get writing. If you’re any good at all, you get it down on the computer, really concentrate, and get it just right on the first try, right?

WRONG! Get ready to rewrite, add, drop, move, etc. etc. nearly everything you put down. Now before you throw up your hands and say, “It ain’t worth it!” let me add this -- the changes are EASY, and for the most part fun. It’s getting your initial thoughts down that’s tough. So get it down, and forget about getting it perfect.

Now you want to use correct grammar, right? Don’t worry about that; the editor is a grammar expert and will love fixing it. Let her. I will add this. Choose the right word. Twain said choosing the right word is “like choosing between the lightning and the lightning bug.” There are dictionaries and thesaurus available right there on your computer.

Economize your words. If you write, “George, his face smudged and grimed with brownish colored dirt, black powder smears on his cheeks and forehead, and sweat running down his aching neck, lifted his 1859 three band .577 cal Enfield with dark brown leather sling to his brawny shoulder, taking deliberate and careful aim through his blurred and squinting right eye at the rampaging and surging gray clad hoard to his right front, the same reduced strength Confederate Kentucky brigade he had encountered before, the one organized in 1862 in the Lexington area, now rushing toward his position, heedless of the intense fire and smoke emanating from George’s stalwart and forbidding front,” you might possibly have gone a bit overboard. No one writes like this, right? Check out “Muzzle Blasts.”

Twain also said, “When in doubt, cross it out.” But it was so hard getting it there in the first place. Cross it out anyway.

So get busy on that keyboard, write it up, clean it up, and then email it off, preferably with pictures. Fame and fortune awaits. Well maybe not fortune.

Notes From The Editor ...

First, I’d like to apologize for the delay in getting this issue of The Skirmish Line into your hands. I appreciate your patience as I’ve been learning the ropes of this new endeavor. I’ve experienced first-hand the various challenges that always seem to crop up when working on something that so many are eagerly awaiting. If it could go wrong, it did!

One thing you may notice is the absence of advertisements in this issue. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we were unable to procure the appropriate artwork to submit for our advertisers. The good news for Skirmish Line readers is that we were able to include even more photos from the 132nd National. Rest assured, advertising will return in the next issue of The Skirmish Line. We apologize to our advertisers as well.

I welcome your ideas, comments, suggestions, and submissions. The best way to submit them is by email in text form (Word, Word Perfect, or a simple text file will work). When submitting photos, please be sure that they are high resolution, at least 300 dpi. I look forward to serving you better in the future and to producing a magazine that you will enjoy reading from cover to cover.

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The Unsung Skirmisher Award By: Wayne Jordan I am starting a new feature in the Skirmish Line. I will need the help of the membership to make it work. In each edition of the Skirmish Line I would like to highlight at least one of our members who has done something special for the rest of us.

This could encompass a wide variety of actions, but the common thread will be that this person (or persons) has made a special effort to do something above and beyond the call of duty for the benefit of the N-SSA and its members. It can be large or small. It can be a guest or family member. I need our members to be on the lookout for such an individual and his/her good deeds and send me the information about the person and what he/she did. If possible send me a photograph as well. It could even be a pair of people or a group of people. And it will be published here.

The purpose is to recognize those people who do more than their share to help make our experiences in the N-SSA the best they can be. We may even help to motivate others to make that extra effort on behalf of their teammates and fellow N-SSA members.

This whole idea came about when I witnessed our first award winner in action. I was still in camp at Ft. Shenandoah on the Monday after Fall Nationals this year. I came across Doug Nicodemus of the 8th Virginia Infantry as he was standing in front of one of the heavily used bulletin boards near Sutler’s Row. He was going over the board with a fine tooth comb and removing hundreds of old staples and chunks of paper, one by one. He did the same for at least a couple of other boards that day. It was tedious and time consuming work. Doug was doing this out of pride in the organization and a desire to make the place look just a little bit nicer. And it did make a big difference in the appearance of those boards. He was not on the host team either. How many people would take the time to make this effort for no other reason than general principle?

Doug Nicodemus, you are the recipient of the first Unsung Skirmisher Award.

Now, who can nominate someone else for our next issue? Do you know someone who has given selflessly of their time for the benefit of others? Contact me at wvjordan@aol.com, or all me at 703-407-2445.

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