I noticed lately when I log in there is a distinct smell that permiates out of the computer... Must be all the rebs...

great to have the new faces here, smelly (Blue) or REALLY smelly (Gray)...

Something tells me im gonna be a major target at the next event....

Cpl. Matt "Shoot him" Bray

We are NOT "Rebs" we are Confederates. Get it right!
Lt. Jason Porter
29th Georgia Volunteer Infantry
ferinus vis quod ignarus

Will,
I did not know that cows were holy to the confederates. We yanks perfer the Bull if you know what I mean.

Pvt/Lt Craig Young
3rd Maine, Company A
29th Georgia/7th Maine
As David Crockett said in the movie The Alamo:
"It's amazing what a little harmony will do."

... they spew it all the time! hehehe

"Hawks and Eagles fly like Doves"

Major Eric R. Reeder
CSO, 1st Division ANV, Staff
Liberty Hill Signals

I'm NOT a lady!

"Hawks and Eagles fly like Doves"

Major Eric R. Reeder
CSO, 1st Division ANV, Staff
Liberty Hill Signals

I've been out straight with family and Christmas stuff for a few days. It's nice to see lots of activity! Welcome all the new members.

I did not break it out between north and south but with the new additions there are now more people registered on MaineMilitia.com who claim membership with the 29th Geirgia than with membership of the 3rd Maine.

13 members list the 3rd Maine.
15 members list the 29th Georgia.

Of course there are a few in that list who belong to both groups. I counted them in both groups.

Thanks! Just seeing the MaineMilitia.com family grow is exciting. Looking forward to seeing contributions to the online community from all of you!

--
Michael Johnson

I can't say that I object to the term but really Cpl. Bray, SMELLY?
Sir I will have you know that all my boys are quite clean. In body if not in mind. The only odor you might be detecting is the smell of victory. After all Manassas is a coming. So run bull run.
~Miss Patti

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Seuss

Awww... you rebels ought to be enjoyin' the beginning of the campaigns, becausin it ain't always going to be that way.

Alas, thus the problem with fighting a historical campaign, we all know the eventual outcome, but i guess its fun getting there.
Seamus
(always the philosopher)

"it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifing......nothing"
MacBeth

As I like to put it, the south didn't lose the war we just haven't won it yet.
Enjoy your next Nascar race!
~Miss Patti

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind~Dr. Seuss

Because,,, THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN!!!!

PVT.J.Thurlow

FOr those in the know, THe War against Northern Aggression has not ended, We Confederates are only observing a 140 year old cease fire!

PATRICK CLEBURNE FOR PRESIDENT!

"Never Apologize, It's a sign of weakness!
Cpt. Nathan Brittles

Pvt. Steve Henry
Co. A, 3rd Maine Volunteer Infantry
"Bath City Greys

Talk like that will get the ATF on yer butt!

"Hawks and Eagles fly like Doves"

Major Eric R. Reeder
CSO, 1st Division ANV, Staff
Liberty Hill Signals

I can give you plans to make a spudgun if your interested. You know so you can fit in with All of us:lol

Seamus,
Canadian 'wet-backs' are everywhere too. In my family, We are Canadians! My wife's father's side of her family and my mother's side of the family are both from PEI. I was baptised in the St John river and at my first communion, it was Molson's beer and potato chips. On my 3rd Christmas, I got hockey skates.

But, I would vote for us joining Newfoundland because, they are much more fun to be with. Just try Screech & Seal Flipper Pie! Make sure you drink the screech first.

Here is a Newfie treat for you;
Seal Flipper Pie:
4 Seal flippers
1/2 Cup diced pork fat
1 tsp flour
cold water
2 onions, chopped
1 tsp soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp worcester sauce

Soak flippers in water and soda for 1/2 an hour. Trim excess fat. Dip the flippers in seasoned flour and pan fry in the pork fat until browned. Add the chopped onion.
Make a gravy of flour, 1 cup water, and Worcester sauce. Pour over the flippers. Cover and Bake in a moderate oven (350f) until tender.. which should be two to three hours. Cover with pastry and bake at 400f for 1/2 an hour.

Seaweed soup stock
Edible kelp, Irish moss, and dulse can all be used in this recipe. The resulting soup is clear and can be used as a base. I usually add bay scallops and/or codfish to it which makes it a chowder. Clean seaweed by rinsing with fresh water. If edible kelp is used, remove its olive-colored membrane. In a pot, cover seaweed with water and boil for 30 minutes. Serve hot as a soup with added seasonings, or cooled as a jelly.

The Screech Story
Long before any liquor board was created to take alcohol under its benevolent wing, Demerara rum was a mainstay of the Newfoundland diet, with salt fish traded to the West Indies in exchange for rum. When the Government took control of the traditional liquor business in the early 20th century, it began selling the rum in an unlabelled bottle. The product might have remained permanently nameless except for the influx of American servicemen to the Island during World War II.

As the story goes, 
the commanding officer of the original detachment was having his first taste of Newfoundland hospitality and, imitating the custom of his host, downed his drink in one gulp. The American’s blood-curdling howl, when he regained his breath, brought the sympathetic and curious from miles around rushing to the house to find out what was going on.
The first to arrive was a garrulous old American sergeant who pounded on the door and demanded, "What the cripes was that ungodly screech?"
The taciturn Newfoundlander who had answered the door replied simply, "The Screech? ‘Tis the rum, me son."
Thus was born a legend. As word of the incident spread, the soldiers, determined to try this mysterious "Screech" and finding its effects as devastating as the name implies, adopted it as their favourite.
The opportunistic liquor board pounced on the name and reputation and began labeling Newfoundland Screech, the most popular brand on the Island, even today (nowadays they use Jamaican rum).

Screech Recipes
Old Fashioned
• 1 ? ozs. Newfoundland Screech
• Top off with Soda, Cola, Ginger Ale or water.
• Add a slice of lemon.

Newfie Night-cap
• 1 ? ozs. Newfoundland Screech
• 1 – 2 Teaspoons Brown Sugar
• Coffee
• Whipped Cream

 Muffled Screech
• 1 oz. Newfoundland Screech
• ? oz. Triple Sec or Grand Marnier
• 2 ozs. Cream or Milk

 Newfie Bullet
• 1 oz. Newfoundland Screech
• 1 oz. Coffee Liquor
• Serve over ice chips

 French Connection
• 1 oz. Newfoundland Screech
• 1 oz. Dubonnet
• Stir on ice
• Garnish with a slice of lemon.

Old Faithful
• 1 oz. Newfoundland Screech
• Orange Juice
• Stir on ice

Pvt/Lt Craig Young
3rd Maine, Company A
29th Georgia/7th Maine
Lambh Deargh Erin Abu!
Most importantly we are free. Free in thought, body, and soul.
It is no longer the blood, but the spirit that makes us what we are.
We are Celts!