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| Newsletter of the Infantry and Artillery Sections of the 7th Kentucky, Inc. |
| Volume Twenty - Number Four - July 1, 2002 - Final Edition |
| Note: To Print this Newsletter, use the landscape setting - And Hyperlinks for Expired Pages have been Removed |
| Stones River NPS Artillery Weekend - July 19-21, 2002 |
| The annual artillery weekend is quickly approaching. It's time to prepare for our trip to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This year, the entire weekend is in our care. We will be taking both of our pieces and will need all hands present. The flies will be set up Friday evening. We will breakfast both days at our traditional meeting place - Shoney's in downtown Murfreesboro. Saturday evening, we will reprise the miniature games in the park workshop area, as we have in years past. Norris Darrall will be bringing the troops, now out | of hibernation. We will muster at 8
o'clock each morning and will provide firing demonstrations on the hour.
The NPS manual is being sent in the mail. Contact Chuck if you haven't received it by Friday, July 5th. Notify Eric of your intention to attend by sending him your telegram - click here. We're on the Interpretive Program. |
 The Parrott Rifle at the July, 2000 Stones River Artillery Demonstration. Directions - Park's Website |
| Mill Springs Artillery Weekend - September 7-8, 2002 |
| Our pards from the Mill Springs Battery have invited us to attend the living history weekend in September. We had a great weekend last year at this event. There were many spectators present last year and the awkward squad drills were enjoyed | by all. We plan on firing a couple of
canister rounds on Saturday evening, after the park closes to the public.
And Bill Neikirk plans to feed us a great supper on Saturday night. Period tents of all kinds are |
welcomed and encouraged. We will take one
or two pieces, depending on the response. Notify Eric of your
intention to attend by sending him your telegram -
click here. Click here for a map. |
| Event Report: Brass Band Festival 2002 |
| Our small band of blue led the parade on Saturday morning. Our colors led the parade. It was heartening to see folks stand (if they were sitting) and remove hats and cover their hearts with their right hands. It has been many years since we've seen this kind of respect for our colors from the public. Those present included Bill Baas, Greg Dodge, Wayne Fielder and Chuck Warnick. Due to lack of interest in this event (voted maximum effort at the annual meeting), the Tent-o-Wonders didn't appear. Many townsfolk expressed disappointment, as a very large front-page article had appeared in the Danville Advocate Messenger the previous week, telling them about the members of the 7th Kentucky that were coming and about the display. It's too bad we didn't support this event - we had the support from the community and the press. |
 L to R: Chuck Warnick, Bill Baas, Wayne Fielder and Greg Dodge. |
| Event Report - Oak Hill Cemetery Memorial Day Service |
| Once again, the 5th Battery - Indiana Light Artillery honored the memory of our country's soldiers at Oak Hill Cemetery, as a part of the VFW's | annual ceremonies. Those present were Eric Essex, Wade Gish, Larry Price, Larry's grandson, J.T., Ed Essex, Barry Duvall, Eliot Handziak | and and old friend from the 14th Indiana, Walt Wells. We are proud to serve in this fashion. Well Done, Boys! |
| Event Report - Billie Creek Village |
| The Battery Boys were proud to report with green teeth.... Well, we might want to go back to the beginning of this story. There was a surprise birthday celebration for Capt. Essex during this event. Everyone shared in a piece of his birthday cake, which had blue icing. So, you know what happened next. | And Andy Newlon, son of that crusty veteran, Gary Newlon, saw the elephant for the first time and stood bravely through the whole affair. Rumor has it that dad was a tad nervous, but Eric kept a close eye and all was well. Capt. Essex reports good cooperation amongst the artillery at this event and a good | time was had by our batt boys. Those
present included Eric Essex, Norris Darrall, Mark Pettry, Larry Price, Gary
Newlon, Tom Melton, and Andy Newlon. And Bruce Hill, of Naperville,
fell in to lend a hand on Saturday.
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| A Visit to the Past |
| Somebody left the 3" Ordnance Rifle out in the
rain... and it shrunk! Actually, this comes from 1989 at a small event in Veedersburg, Indiana. Michael Fulkerson and his cousins still have this 3/4 scale piece, which, by the way, was faithfully reproduced. One more fact... we lost the artillery drill competition that year because we were "too authentic". L-R: Chuck Warnick, Gary Newlon, Eric Essex, Ed Essex and Daniel Conners. |
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Governor Paul Patton's Inaugural Parade
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5th Indiana - the Early Days
It must have been the aggressive stance that brought Pvt. Bubby to the post of Divisional Chief of Artillery....? |
| Perryville 2002 |
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This is your last
reminder. You must have your completed, signed and
witnessed waiver form (for you and your family members), along with your
registration fee ($10) to the Treasurer before
August 15, 2002. There are no walk-on registrations at this
event. Contact Chuck Warnick
if you need the form. If you wish to do your own registration, you can... Just go to the event website and follow the instructions. |
| Articles and Photographs are Welcome... |
| If you have an article you'd like published in the Military Dispatch, please submit it to Chuck. Put it in Microsoft Word or .txt format. | You can e-mail it. Photographs are always welcome. Be sure to identify folks in the photo and tell when and where it was taken. | Chuck Warnick, Editor |
| 120 Hilltop Meadow | ||
| Frankfort, KY 40601 |