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LIBRARY

The Battalion's Library is a great resource for anything from brushing up on drill to reading reviews of past events. The library is continuously updated with new articles and links as they become available. Be sure to check back frequently for updates.  Please note that most articles are in PDF format.
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Drill Resources 

    Animated Hardee's:  School of the Soldier, Company, and Battalion - from the website of 10th Battalion, ANV, 1st Division
    Support for Support Arms - by Marc A. Hermann

Event Memoirs

    Memories of the Battle of Shiloh: A Private Soldier's First Event - by Lee Sparks 
    Occupy Galveston: Or The New Year’s Battle for Kuhn’s Wharf - by Phil McBride
    Raymond - Vicksburg: An Early 150th Anniversary Reenactment - by Phil McBride
    Shiloh: The Blue Gray Alliance 150th Anniversary Event - by Phil McBride

Food

    When Food is in Season - by Dave Rogers (best used for civilian impression or determining when foraged items are available)

How-Tos

    How to Pack a Knapsack - by C.J.M Aronhalt; from the website of the 138th PA Volunteer Infantry, Co. B
    How to Pack a Knapsack and Blanket Roll - by Jason Goodnite; from the website of the 26th NC

Impression

    "It Was Easy to Distinguish Them From the Soldiers of Bragg's Army": The Uniform of Longstreet's Corps at Chickamauga - by
         James M. Schruefer; from the website of Blue and Grey Marching: Exploring the life and material culture of the Civil War Soldier 
    History on Your Face - Common Spectacle Styles Before, During and After the Civil War,  1835 - 1870 - by Alan R. McBrayer
         and Thomas F. Valenza; from the website of the Historic EyeWare Company (A great article about period eye ware)

Reenacting History

     Civil War Reenacting: A Long Tradition - by John A. Braden, Camp Chase Gazette
     Ex-Union Officer Leads Re-enactment - by Bruce M. Venter
     The Centennial Memoirs of Ross Kimmel - by Ross Kimmel (A must read for those experiencing the sesquicentennial events)
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