California CW Troops in Arizona

[Tsalagidave]

Was just browsing and found some nice pictures from a few years back and wanted to share them. We were doing Co. I of the 1st California Infantry (ca. 1863-4) up in the mountains outside Flagstaff Arizona. It is always great camping primitive in such a beautiful area. The only thing I regretted is that the nearest artesian well was about a kilometer away and all we had available to cache our water in was a collection of plastic jugs. Aside from that, it was a great event.

I had a pair of moccasins that I used as camp shoes and we did the entire event on period rations and live rounds. A pet hate of mine is how stupidly a lot of reenactors treat their guns because all they do is blank fire. The live fire guys always treat their gun with the respect it deserves and that has a lot to do with why I prefer their company.

Anyhow, I hope you like the pics.

-Dave

[WaddWatsonEllis]

Here here on the 'Live Fire Guys'

I was all set to join a reenactment group here in Sacramento (who shall remain nameless), when one fella, who turned out to be their 'safety officer' went to rouse a sleeping shooter by prodding the somnolent member with the pointy end of his shotgun. I don't care if the gun was unloaded, this just isn't done.  I assume that long periods of working with blanks had led to his complacency ... still this just isn't done.

I hope that I don't need to say that I never got with the group again ....