23rd SC Infantry

The 23rd SC Infantry is a group enthusiasts that portray Confederate soldiers of the Civil War. We learn from and enjoy the ways of life of an era gone by. We are also the hosts for The Skirmish Of Gamble's Hotel held at The Columns in Florence, South Carolina.

What happened to our Bulletin Board?  It got clobbered by a virus on the server itself.  And it took all the previous posts with it.  I'm recreating what I can.  Yes, there was a backup.  But apparently I didn't burn the right flavor of incense and it didn't take.  If any of you are SQL database pro's, send me a note.

The 2013 Columns event is in the books.  And it was a good one.   I don't think the weather could have been better.  Reenactor participation was larger than it has been in several years.  The new camp and sutler layout seems to be a big hit.  And the battles looked great from everywhere on the spectator line.   Many thanks to everyone that helped make the event a success.  And I want to give a shout out to Sam from the artillery.  Sam left camp on Saturday to fetch us a real trailer load of wood.  And he did it with a broken foot.  Thank you Sam.   I also want to thank Hub and the artillery crew that helped us pay tribute to our fallen comrads.  Although it was completely off the cuff, it couldn't really have been any better.

We're talking about a follow up meeting to go over the numbers for the event.  We can do one right away, or wait a bit for the weather to warm up.  Ty and Petra's place is a bit more centrally located, and they offered to host a meeting.   If we want to have the meeting on the deck of my aircraft carrier while enroute to Sandy Island, I can put up a fair number of people in and around the hacienda.

Did you know you could become part of the group, even if you didn't have an interest in reenacting? The Friends Of The 23rd is for people that want to be part of us, people that might just have an interest in history. Or people that like how our efforts support a scholarship at Francis Marion. Or folks that just want to help out. A $25 fee will buy our friendship. But wait! There’s more! You’ll also get two free passes to the event. That’s a $20 dollar value. Kidding aside, we do good things and have fun while we’re at it. You may want to be part of that, and you can. If you show up at the event, find your way to the Mercantile and ask one of the ladies about how you can join up.