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The 46th NC
Co. K "Catawba Braves" |
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"Preserving the History of the Civil War" |
Conover, NC |
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1st Sgt. Billy Little
2nd Sgt. Dwayne Baker
Cpl. Wes Johnson |
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For more information, contact Cissy Prevett:
the46thnccok@yahoo.com
828-310-0210 |
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September 2013 |
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Murray's Mill had their annual Harvest Festival on September 28
- 29, 2013. As part of the festivities for the day, there
were two Civil War camps set up - representing both the Union
and the Confederate States. |
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Preparing weapons at the Confederate camp |
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Cooking rabbit over an open fire |
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Hats, pouches, weapons, powder horns and other gear |
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Confederate troops work on drills |
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To watch the Confederate Solders drill,
CLICK HERE |
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To watch the Confederate Solders drill,
CLICK HERE |
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The Troop get some final instructions |
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The Confederate campsite |
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Union Troop practice drills |
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To watch the Union Soldier drill,
CLICK HERE |
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Union Camp |
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Making sure everything works properly |
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Union wives knit while passing the time |
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May
2011 |
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Members of the 46th NC Co.
K "Catawba Braves" set-up a Civil War village in the center of
downtown Catawba on May 14-15, 2011. The re-enactors
showed visitors what life was like in the 1860s and presented a
variety of demonstration on how men, women and children lived
during the American Civil War. |
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The town of Catawba is located in the eastern part of Catawba
County. It is one of the oldest towns between Salisbury
and Asheville, having been selected as an early railroad
station. Trains ran to the town before the War Between the
States, beginning about 1859. |
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The 46th NC Co. K Camp in the town of Catawba |
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Fixin' some lunch over an open camp fire and eating together ... |
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... While some clean their guns and display them proudly |
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Some used the time before the next battle to catch up on a
little sleep |
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Everyone slept in tents and lean-to's
at night to keep warm and dry at night |
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There was a battle scheduled for 2:00 PM Sunday afternoon, but
unfortunately I was scheduled to be at the Loftin Family Reunion
at the Methodist Church at the same time. Maybe I'll get
some battle photos next time. |
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March 2010 |
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Members of the
46th NC Co. K "Catawba Braves" set-up a Civil War village in the
center of downtown Catawba on March 27 - 28, 2010. |
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A
Civil War Camp |
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Cooking a
pot of ham and beans (Trish Baker) |
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Confederate Camp life |
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Preparing weapon supplies (James & Karla Clark) |
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Hard tack and bullets |
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A
variety of weapons on display (Dwayne Baker and Wes Johnson) |
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Catawba, NC |
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One less Union soldier to fight against the Confederate South
(Taylor Tipton, Josh Prevett and Anton Collins)
(Dead Soldier) Willy Baker |
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A
daring rescue from the Union soldiers (Willy Baker and Billy
Little) |
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A
full recovery (Willy Baker) |
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Another Union soldier captured by a young
Rebel |
"So much for southern hospitality!"
(Billy Little and Ethan Tipton) |
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... and another rescue
(Billy Little, Anton Collins, Cissy Prevette and Willy Baker) |
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A
parley between Confederate and Union Soldiers |
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(Anton & Brenda Collins) |
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(Brenda Collina, Cissy Prevette and Trish Baker) |
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If you have additional information or early
photos of the family during the Civil War period,
please contact me. |
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