Plainsman Event & Train Up
May 17th & 18th
On the 17th of May, members of the 1st Wisconsin
Cavalry converged on the Pittman Valley for the 2nd annual Plainsman Event.
Led by our nationally famous "Captain Low-life", we spent an
perfect day filling the air with gunsmoke.
A special mention should also go to a young shooter
that really showed his worth. Young William Locke may be Chad's younger
brother, but he is one heck of a shot and has the making of a good trooper.
Way to go William!
On Sunday the 18th of May, the 1st Wisconsin
Cavalry slept in, had a great breakfast, then took to the training field
in preperation for this year's event's. Of coarse the initial preplanning
for Gettysburg was addressed, as was two other events that may be of interest
to the unit. The majority of the training included some dismounted drill
and some riding. Mounted and dismounted saber practice concluded the afternoon.
After drill, the unit headed to the Pittman homestead
to help finish off the some of the leftovers from the excellent Saturdaynight
feast.
A special thanks should of coarse go to Brian
and Jean, for hosting such a great weekend.
Also thanks to Mother Pittman
for not only the treats on Saturday, but also for everything that she
does to help take care of us all. Thanks again Mom!
I would also like to mention that I am working on the simplified drill book. And hope to have a rough-draft in the next week or so.
Also, for anyone that is interested, the VA reenactment is next week on May 30th, 31st and the 1st of June. So far Myself, Chems and possibly Steve are showing up. Rich will probably make it by Saturdaynight. So if you are interested drop me a line and we'll take care of you.
2003 Plainsman Pics
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