The Authentic Campaigner - We

recommend this forum for discussions about

period photos, drill, tactics, etc.  Their Used

Gear For Sale is excellent.  Check with Ken

Cornett at kencornett@msn.com if you have

questions about vendors, etc.

    Common Ground Forum - Administered

by our very own Ken Cornett, this forum

maintains discussions about a wide range of

events, topics and is entirely reenactor-related. 

Ken has moved the Common Ground to its own

location, independent of Camp Chase.

    Off Topic Boys - This forum is about

a lot of things, and, yes, sometimes reenacting. 

It is probably the most brutally-honest forum

about reenacting out there.  If you offend easily,

you might not want to venture in here.  It has

one of the best authentic event listings available.

    The Watchdog - "Since 1993, The Watchdog has been evaluating reproduction items and resources available to Civil War enactors and role-players. The staff and contributors (knowledgeable and experienced in the study of nineteenth-century material culture) evaluate and review products currently available from merchants and suppliers. The Watchdog provides accurate, comprehensive information that allows enactors to be educated consumers of reproduction goods. Published quarterly, The Watchdog provides up-to-date research about uniforms, civilian clothing, camp equipment, weapons, accoutrements, reference books, video tapes, etc. You can trust The Watchdog to give you the most current information!"

    The Civil War Historian - If you subscribe to any reenactor publication, we recommend this one.  It is edited by Nicky Hughes, "Civil War Historian magazine was founded to promote knowledge of Civil War-era life in America. Civil War Historian accomplishes its goal by producing a high-quality publication that supports those who reenact the lives of Americans who lived in this era. The nature of the publication is both informative and entertaining. Civil War Historian contains after-action reports of reenactments, reprints of period publications, and historical research articles, all of which are supported by exceptional color images and artistic page design. Eric Tipton has written several articles for the Historian including an upcoming article that he co-wrote about the Shiloh 2007 event.

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Picture Taken at Athens, Missouri, 2005 (L-R) Eric Tipton, Joe Liechty, Evan Zimmerman & Ken Cornett. During a meeting at Buffington Island in 2003, these four formed Mess No. 1.

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LIVING HISTORY UNITS/ORGANIZATIONS

     Sixth Ohio

Our Original Unit. Mostly based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. They do Local/Ohio & Kentucky events and usually a national event once per year.

  The Potomac Legion  - They are Based mainly out of Pennsylvania, this is an umbrella group  for several other organizations in the east.  Dave Towsen works with Ken on the Common Ground Forum.

      Columbia Rifles - A research-focused unit - Mostly out of the east - Based in New York.  Winter '64 Event.

      Southern Guard - Picket Post. First Person Event.

    GHTI -Friends  slightly to the West of us. We Have Buckeye Mess tie-in with Mess Members.

      Stonewall

Brigade (SWB) - Overall Command at Rich Mountain (CSA). They plan and attend events mostly in the eastern theater, but come out west.

     WIG - Friends of ours from the South mostly Georgia and Tennessee. Plan and attend c/p/h events in the Western Theater. They were Overall Command at Rich Mountain (USA) 

     SCAR - We fell in with them at Lookout Mountain in 2003 and have been to Shiloh with them several times as well. We look forward to working with them again soon.

    The Critters - Helped us a great deal in the planning of Rich Mountain. The Critters are the most "feared" and respected Cavalry Units in the field today.

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