The outstanding group of 212 military living historians that participated portrayed the  86th Illinois Volunteer Infantry of Fearing's brigade - 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps) under the superb leadership of Dom dal Bello and Steve Dunfee (oh, and our own Duke was the adjutant; Slim the company commander; and our pard Bill Watson the sergeant major... Stumpy was some superfluous officer... ;^).  We marched 10 miles from a farm house owned by the Tart family to the event site.  And we must mention the fantastic work done by Mia Graham and Joyce Demattis in organizing a superior group of dedicated civilian living historians as part of this effort.  They were fantastic.

We raised $8,318.03. These funds were divided between Bentonville, Averasboro, and McDowell, Va (60% - 20% - 20% respectively).

John Goode wrote: "The donation to Bentonville came to $4,990.98. BBHA has already encumbered those funds to assist with the acquisition of sixteen acres of the historic Reddick Morris Farm. The tract includes the position from which the 13th New Jersey and 82nd Illinois enfiladed the advance of Taliaferro's Division during final stages of the March 19, 1865 battle. Federal earthworks remain on the property."

If not us, who?  If not now, when?

• Wetplate image of the RPs at Bentonville taken by Robert Szabo.  The 'contraband' is Anita Henderson and the 'Unionist' is Karin Timor.
• Amos after the march.
• Wet Plate image of Stumpy and Duke (image by Stumpy's 'personal ambrotypist' - Ray Morganweck).
• An image of Company F, 86th Illinois Volunteers (courtesy of Matt Grubb).
• Lieutenants Grubb and Butler (courtesy of Matt Grubb).
• Some of Co. F's "muddy pants" (courtesy of Matt Grubb).
• Images from Julio C. Zangroniz (all these images are copyright Zangroniz Photography, 4011 Muncaster Mill rd, Rockville, MD 20853 - 301-924-2530 [fax 924-4986] and may not be otherwise linked to or reproduced; they are available for purchase).
• George Jurand and pards Jim Tedford and Steve Pyler cook up rations.
• Jason Russo surveys items to be issued on the porch of the Tart house (an 1830s built witness to Sherman's passage).
• Two of the refugees (Beth Crabb and Ann Musselman) that occupied the Tart farm.
• Three of the 86th Illinois' mounted foragers.
• The battalion is formed.  Adjutant Duke checks alignment.
• The man and his hour.  Lt. Col. Dom Dal Bello on his charger...
• The battalion on the march.
• How Hampton's cavalry dealt with foragers...
• The battalion with Major Steve Dunfee (or is it Major Dundee?) out front.
• The advance guard deploys skirmishers.
• The refugees (Joyce DeMatteis and Mrs. Jamierson )are glad to be free of vile Yankees.
• Group portrait of the dedicated civilian living historians at the Tart house.
• The battalion coming through the swamp.
• Coley casts his eye over his gang of bummers... or is that squad of foragers?
• The foragers.
• The battalion marches to the sound of the guns in the distance.
• "Dig in!"
• The rebels repulsed.
• Stumpy (portraying Captain Burkhalter) with the brigade flag.


Note that there are 35 images that Julio took, these are just a few of them.  He went to a lot of work to produce this album and its an awesome keepsake of an amazing experience that is well worth the purchase.

• A wet plate image of Tiny and Hap
• Duke, Lee White and Marshall as the company officers of Company K, 35th NCT (the RPs and our comrades formed this company for the October 2000 Preservation March put on by Rob Hodge).
• The RPs at the November 2000 'Outpost' Event (Slim and Uncle Beau are not in the image).
• The Federal infantry battalion at Outpost.