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23rd SC Infantry |

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| Palmetto Battalion, Co. B |
| Florence, South Carolina |
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23rd SC Infantry is an organization of living historians who portray the lives of soldiers
from both the North and the South during the period of the American Civil War. We
learn from and enjoy the ways of life of an era gone by. One of the main reasons for
doing living histories is to inform you, the public about the life and times of the
1860's. For those in the Pee Dee area who want to see and learn about this time
period, we are also the hosts for The Skirmish
Of Gamble's Hotel held at The Columns
in Florence, South Carolina. |
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| This year's event is in the books, and it was a tough one.
Rain most of Friday and gale force winds all day Saturday hurt our spectator
turnout. Sunday was very nice, but the crowd was still thin. We started with a
good number of reenactors, but that dwindled a bit with the hurricane. We can look
forward to next year and figure with some confidence that it will be better. |
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Upcoming Events! We have:
- Cheraw on April 5th & 6th
- Red Doe Plantation on April 12th & 13th
- Hemingway Shag Festival on April 19th
- Charleston on April 19th & 20th
- Fairview Church on 26th & 27th
- Columbia on May 3rd & 4th
- Confederate Memorial Day on May 3rd
- Nothing for the following 8 weekends?!
And you thought the early season was busy. Someone should look at the calendar
again and take note of the two month gap between events. |
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| Scholarship Program. The 23rd SC Infantry
Scholarship was so well received this year, we're planning to make it one of
our principal efforts along with historic preservation. I don't remember which of our
members said it, but it went like this, "What could be a better effort of historic
preservation than a mind?". For those of you that aren't familiar with the program,
last year we decided to award a scholarship to a student at Francis Marion University. The student was required to
be a history major entering their senior year of study. The amount was 500.00 for the fall
and 500.00 for the spring semesters, for a total of a 1000.00 award. The school was
pleased to work with us on this. And the young lady that received the scholarship was very
appreciative. If this year's event goes well, or more contributions are received, there
may be a second award made. If you're interested in being part of this worthy
endeavor talk with any one of our members or check
the contacts page.
Personally speaking, I am very, very pleased with the scholarship program. Our
preservation efforts are important. I wouldn't want anything to impact our support of the
restoration of a flag, or the acquisition of an artifact, or the necessary expenses of one
of the facilities we contribute to. The scholarship is different though. It has a direct
impact on a member of our community. One person felt the benefit of our efforts in a very
real way. I like to think that some of the money was used to buy a book that relates an
accurate account of some part of our past. If that's the case then I know it was well
used. If the woman becomes a teacher then I know it will be used even better as she passes
her knowledge on to the next generation. The potential for the scholarship program is
strong and far reaching. I'm proud to be part of the 23rd for doing this.
This article was updated on 2/20/2007. |
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| Spyware & Computer Parasites. This
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I will say that most of the new virus protection programs now include spyware
protection. I'm using a recent version of Norton Antivirus (not the whole Security
Suite) and I've been bug free since. |
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Should you bring a gum blanket or great coat
to the next event? Check the Current
Weather. I wanted to remind everyone that we have a Discussion Area
where you can post messages by topic or reply to specific messages.
There are some new pictures
in the Photo Room. I saw a link to Hardees Infantry Tactics
on the Palmetto Battalion website.
It looks pretty good, so I'm including it in our Links Page. Need a Morning Report? |
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