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Newsletter of the Infantry and
Artillery Sections of the 7th Kentucky, Inc. |
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Volume
Twenty-One - Number Three - August 10, 2003 - Final Edition |
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Note:
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Event Reports |
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Upcoming Events |
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Policy on Battery
Fees |
Event Reports
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Stones River Battlefield
Park - Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Another successful year, our 15th annual
return by all best guesses. The weather was tolerable, the Saturday
breakfast was outstanding (thanks to EW and George), except we consumed
all the supplies for both mornings in one sitting - typical veteran
behavior. We had the annual Sunday breakfast at Shoney's and a nice supper
on Saturday night at Ryan's Steakhouse (drove them into bankruptcy by our
consumption). The visitor's center was undergoing some serious
renovation. The orange fence in the photographs was the safety
barrier.
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Essex commanded the right section, consisting of the NPS detachments from
Chickamauga Battlefield Park and Stones River Battlefield Park. Lt.
Warnick commanded the left section, consisting of the 5th Indiana and the
Mill Springs Battery. Sgt. Baas served as Chief of the Piece and Cpl.
Darrall served as gunner for the detachment. |
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The Battery Boys
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L-R: Capt. Essex, Cpl. Darrall; Pvt.
Krebs, Pvt. Arnett, Pvt. Hohman, Pvt. Melton, Pvt. Zimmer, Pvt. Graber, Pvt.
Handziak, Sgt. Baas and Lt. Warnick. |
The Battery Kitchen
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4-Piece Battery |
Governor's Scholars
As of the posting of this newsletter, no report on the activities of
this event has been received. Check future editions for a report. -
Editor
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L-R: Capt. Lemons,
Lt. Jacobs, Cpl. Dodge and an unidentified enlistedman. |
Upcoming Events
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Mill Springs - Annual
Artillery Demonstration |
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September 5-7, 2003 |
Be sure to confirm your attendance with
Capt. Essex. This event is a great opportunity to interact with
spectators and to enjoy the fellowship with the battery boys. There
are no registration fees for this event. Battery and transport fees
are $13.00.
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Perryville 2003 |
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October 4-5, 2003 |
Early registration time is
upon us. To register through our group:
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Check, made payable to 7th
Kentucky, Inc., for $10 per person
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Completed
waiver form for each person you are registering
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Must be received by the
Treasurer on or before August 25, 2003
The price is the same for all
attendees, regardless of age.
Artillery members: add $13 per
person serving on the detachment for the battery and transport fees.
If you want to register
directly with the event, you can visit the website at:
http://www.perryvillereenactment.org
The fee
after August 31, 2003 will be $20, and you will have to register yourself.
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Chuck Warnick
Treasurer
120 Hilltop Meadow
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-9213 |
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Camp Wildcat |
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October 17-18, 2003 |
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near. The battery boys have pre-registered 8 "John Doe" spaces.
Registration fees will be $10 per person. Battery and transport fees
for detachment participants will be an additional $15. August 25th is
the deadline for registering with the unit. |
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A Reminder for the Battery Boys... |
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event attendance and related fees was approved by the membership at our last
annual meeting.
If you plan to attend, you must commit by the
unit deadline. This allows us to determine well in advance of the
event whether or not one or more of our pieces will travel to the event.
Once committed, you are responsible for
paying the battery fee and transport fee for the event. In times past,
we had commitments from folks who for whatever reason were not able to
attend. This left those who did attend with the responsibility for
covering the transport and battery fees (e.g. ten fellows commit, but only
six show). We divided up equally the costs by the number who attended.
Frankly, this wasn't a fair arrangement. We have to pay as we go, as
maintenance, insurance and transport can be costly.
We do allow walk-on participation, as long as
the event allows walk-on registration. Your share of the fees will be
the same as those who made the pre-event commitment. Our members are
always welcome to come. But if less than 8 members commit by the
deadline, the event may be scrubbed.
Talk with Capt. Essex or Treasurer Chuck
Warnick if you have questions. |
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