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May 14, 2007 - 5:21am — Seamus

I have been looking for documents of the period online so I can manufacture some for the look at living history events and also there were some ideas at the lincoln RI event to inculde the public in our living histories so the arent just walking by like we are some kind of moving diarama, but on a search i keep running into the same things gettysburg address, articles of secession, etc. any tips on where to look for reports and forms like that? enlist ment papers bonds and so forth?
Seamus

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May 14, 2007 - 3:44pm — Marc_A
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Hi Mike, I may be able to

Hi Mike,

I may be able to help you out. Will send you an email.

Marc Averill
29thGA

May 16, 2007 - 12:24pm — maineacadian1971 (not verified)
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I too may be of assistance

Hi mr pratt.
My brother is in the business of locating for original artifacts and old books. Do you wish for me to chat with him to see what he has now in his shop?

Stephen A.
3rd Maine Co. A

May 17, 2007 - 5:20am — Seamus
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Thanks marc, Ive got the

Thanks marc, Ive got the files ok...and Stephen unlessyour brother gets the documents at the wal-mart division of antiques I am afraid I will have to pass on orginal stuff.....but thanks for the offer, but right now I cant afford it. unless he could just send me scanned copies, that I can recreate on my computer....I basically need a template for forms that would be used during the war......specifically confederate but union forms can be doctored a bit without changing the spirt of the document..
Seamus

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May 23, 2007 - 2:48pm — Andy Danish
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Documents

Mike,
Here's a collection we put together.
It's Navy, blue & grey, but you could modify them for army.

http://www.usnlp.org/DocumentsCollection.pdf

Andy Danish
Master at Arms
US Naval Landing Party

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May 27, 2007 - 10:33pm — Tom Chandel
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This looks

This looks interesting:

http://www.sullivanpress.com/Civil_war.htm

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