Protecting the Plains: Raising Nebraska's Volunteers

Protecting the Plains: Raising Nebraska’s Volunteers event has been scheduled to be held Saturday April 14th and Sunday April 15th 2012 at Fort Hartsuff. This truly amazing site be the host of a spring muster and garrison impression event. Below are details and ideas. This will primarily be an infantry event.

Date: April 14 and 15(Saturday-Sunday)

Where: Fort Hartsuff State Historical Park - Turn off Highway 11 at Elyria, NE (between Ord and Burwell, NE)

What: Spring Muster and Garrison Impression event - Life on a frontier post 1860’s era

By whom: Fremont Pathfinders(Fremont, NE) 1st Nebraska, Co. C(Kearney, NE), Pettit’s Battery(Hastings, NE, Venture Crew Civil War Troop(Lincoln, NE)

Details: This event is primarily for Infantry.

Possible Impressions:

Post Commander: Lt. Shane Johnson

Post Officers:

Post Surgeon: Randy Beaton

Enlisted Men: Members of 1 NE, Co C., Fremont

Pathfinders, and the 37th US Infantry

Company Musician(s): TBA

Post Cook: Roger Woolsey

Laundress: Megan Katz

Officers families: TBA

Town folk of Calamus: TBA

Wagoner’s: TBD, likely to be members of 4 US Cav.

Activities:

Saturday - Full garrison impression, skirmish

Sunday – Garrison impression, possible skirmish

Sample/Possible Post Schedule

8:00: raise colors

8:15: post guard detail and any fatigue duties (Post activities/downtime)

9:30: infantry drill

11:45: assembly (canteens and haversacks, no muskets or leathers)

12:00: mess (lunch)

1:30: barracks inspection by post C.O. and surgeon

2:00: assembly, sick call, health inspection by post surgeon

2:30: assembly, pay day, laundress/quartermaster payrolls

3:00: infantry drill "target practice"

4:15: inspection

4:30: evening parade

4:45: lower colors

5:00: Fort Hartsuff closes

Sunday: Will have a similar schedule, later reveille and time for Sunday services. Event will end mid

afternoon.

Fort Hartsuff is an amazing location for a spring muster and a taste of garrison life. I do hope you will join us.

Michael Sothan

Sergeant Co. C 1st Nebraska Volunteers