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Battle of Blountville, Confederate Memorial Day, Sam Houston Schoolhouse, 2010 Black Horse, Business Meeting 2010, Christmas Party 2009, Forts Sanders 2009, Cleburne Monument Dedication, Battle of Atlanta, Summer Drill, Reunion Picnic 2009
Enjoy some photos of the modern 63d Tenn. These are the most recent events attended by members of the 63d. As the keeper of such records for the regiment, if you have any event photos, please e-mail me a copy: captain@63rdtennessee.org.
| Battle of Blountville 2010 | |||
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Capt. Hill in casual attire |
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Cpl. Squirrel and Pvt. Wolfe lengthen the 19th's line |
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Pvt. Noland has a bad kepi day |
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In the background, Lt. Clinton and Pvt. Noland in their immortal repose after they died, cheek to cheek :-) |
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Pvt. Dusty "Little Y (ee)" Davis |
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Cpl. Davis maintaining his musket |
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The Wolfes |
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Kudos to the Davi for a great improvement in their camp impression |
| Confederate Memorial Day Decoration | |
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Captain Hill leads the honor guard for the Confederate Memorial Day decoration at the Confederate Cemetery in Knoxville. The guard is made up of members of the 63rd and 29th Tennessee and SCV camp members. |
| Sam Houston Schoolhouse | |||
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What a motley crew.... |
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Forces drilling. |
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Nice camp, nice day! |
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Private Jeb Davis. Is that Gary Holt in Gray??? |
| 2010 Black Horse | |||
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Soldiers fit for drill pose in front of Gen. Kershaw's office |
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Officers watch why 1st Sgt. Davis leads the men in the manual of arms while 2nd Sgt. Holliman looks for 4 leaf clovers |
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Your command staff! |
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Connor Wilson and Connor Sise hang by the fire |
| Business Meeting 2010 | |||
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Getting down to business. |
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Cpl. Barnes, taking company business seriously. |
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Sgt. Davis, making a list and checking it twice. |
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Lt. Clinton makes a proposal to the company |
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New leaders in the field. |
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The gallery |
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Then things begin getting silly |
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It's either the captain's salute...or they are dancing a jig |
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John Ravnum goes mad! |
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Our officers take spooning to the next level |
| Christmas Party 2009 | |||
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Great food and fellowship |
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Sgt. Joe Davis received the Greg Barnett Award, recognizing the most authentic reenactor for 2009. Well deserved. |
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The Hollimans |
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Our officers dress up nice! Brevet Captain Hill and Lieutenant Clinton make us proud. |
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The Davis clan |
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Commanders all! Who let the guy in blue in? |
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Young Miss Clinton had too much egg nog |
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Nice trousers, Pvt. Barnes |
| Fort Sanders 2009 | |||
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63rd in line, inspected and ready for battle |
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Drummer Caleb Leatherwood joins the ranks of the 63rd. |
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A ladder helped the Hardee's Guard Battalion scale the wall of the fort. May not be historically accurate...but hey, if they knew what they were up against, they would have brought ladders too. |
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Capt. Hill dies at the fort, part II. |
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Captain Hill dead in the fort, part 1. |
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Cool photo of the fort and its defenders. After the battle, taps was played from the fort. |
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Is that Sean Wilson and Greg Barnett? Sean and Greg fought with the impressionist company doing the 10th Georgia that participated in the assault of the fort |
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Drummer Leatherwood dies at his first battle |
| Cleburne Monument Dedication | |||
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Photo of statue and color guard. Sgt. Holliman representing the 63rd |
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Another view of the General. An incredible representation. So real we all half expected the General to spring to life at any moment. |
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Closer of the above. |
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Incredible detail, down to the buttons. |
| Battle of Atlanta (thanks to the Wolfe's for the photos) | |||
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1st Sgt. David Clinton, brevetted to 1st Lieutenant, receives a foot officers sword from the men |
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The accolades continue for former Capt. Noland. Maj. Ravnum gifts a star from the 125th Appomattox un-surrendered flag of the regiment. Pvt. Noland was also awarded a "retarded....err...retired" captain knit shirt from Karen's creations. Thanks to his 63rd family present and not present were given. |
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Bvt. 1st Lt. Clinton is "knighted" by Bvt. Capt. Hill with the new sword awarded to Bvt. Lt. Clinton by the regiment. |
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Pvt. Kevin Wolfe and his wife Sherry |
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Pvt. Brandon Barnes tries on a uniform from the "other" side. All the girls were jealous...and some of the fellas too. |
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Is that period cheese whiz? |
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Battalion formed and ready! |
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The 63rd fights under Cleburne's banner...the Hardee pattern flag. The 63rd would be in the right of the colors in this photo |
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Confederates overrun the Yankee lines |
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Is that Major Ravnum or Father Christmas |
| Summer Drill | |||
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Before the drilling continues, a brief business meeting. The command staff is confirmed as breveted until the next election. |
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A fresh fish, Pvt. Donald Stinnett, learns to stack arms |
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A very nice Civil War chess set for former Captain Noland |
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Attention company. |
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Pvt. Dew elevates.... |
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Bvt. 2nd Sgt. Holliman demonstrates firings to the company |
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Preparing to fire...prepping the muskets and minie balls |
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On the firing line. |
| Reunion Picnic, Lenoir City 2009 | |||
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The Clinton ladies having a good time |
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The Wilson family and....CHEAVES!!!! Yes, he was once a private in the Confederate infantry |
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Capt. Noland explains something to former Captain Richard Beeler and Pvt. Dave "Dopey" Stratton. |
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He always grills dogs with an adjustable wrench |
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A good crowd |
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Grill Sergeant Davis serves Brandon his ration of dog. |
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John and Dave reminiscing about the good old days of reenacting |
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Sgt. Clinton cannot live on cookies alone |
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