tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post3466832141268180127..comments2024-03-22T22:30:30.297-04:00Comments on USMRR Aquia Line and other Model Railroad Adventures: It could use some confederates!Berniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-64623198243545373592012-07-22T23:39:54.877-04:002012-07-22T23:39:54.877-04:00I think the idea of having some Confederates on th...I think the idea of having some Confederates on the layout is a good one, too! Even if it's a small band of stragglers that were rounded up, or deserters. Was there any kind of guerrilla activity going on in the area that you could hide a few Rebel cavalry in the woods looking on or something?Hendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01638051414682674004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-33981398190058293022012-07-19T20:22:00.341-04:002012-07-19T20:22:00.341-04:00The idea of a scene with confederate prisoners see...The idea of a scene with confederate prisoners seems to be popular. Several of you wrote or commented off the blog. For example Pete wrote in an email<br /><br /><br />"Great commentary on young Marshall's visit! His suggestion and your response thereto bring up some interesting ideas. I'm thinking a squad of Confederate troops shuffling along, cold tired, dirty, bedraggled, wet(?) and thoroughly dejected, with a guard of somewhat healthier, but perhaps equally exhausted, Union troops. This would be an interesting vignette and an opening to discuss prisoners, excesses on both sides (Point Lookout, Andersonville), families rent asunder and so on when young people come to visit. War is hell...."<br /><br />I don't have any references that mention prisoners passing through at the time. There was little fighting going on, but it is possible that some rebs have deserted. In any case, the number of prisoners would be small.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-49021631135216026922012-07-19T14:35:41.493-04:002012-07-19T14:35:41.493-04:00I think some Confederate prisoners under escort wo...I think some Confederate prisoners under escort would be a neat addition to the layout. You could show them on the march or halted and off to the side somewhere. ~GaryGary Dombrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09595511328277618342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-42614377845878495812012-07-19T14:07:29.929-04:002012-07-19T14:07:29.929-04:00A lack of good Loblolly pines hinders many an East...A lack of good Loblolly pines hinders many an East Texas and Louisiana modeler. Keep us posted on your research Bernie.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484489401516643917noreply@blogger.com