>Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:17:23 -0500 >From: igreene@earthlink.net >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win98; I) >X-Accept-Language: en >To: bobnroa@pipeline.com >Subject: 57th Va, Co. B reenactors > >Dear Friend: > > During the Civil War, Franklin County, Virginia raised three >companies for the Southern Army. The first and oldest, was The Franklin > >Sharpshooters, a prewar militia group renowned for its shooting skill at > >matches. The Franklin Sharpshooters later became Company B, 57th >Virginia Infantry, Armistead's Brigade, Pickett's Division. I write to >you as the recruiting coordinator for the reconstituted Company B, our >Civil War reenactment group. We are "living historians," of varied ages > >and walks of life, and we have earned an excellent reputation for our >performance. In the last two years, we have had the honor to be >selected as colorguard for the Daughters of the Confederacy in Richmond >at their memorial services. We also were privileged to serve as >colorguard at the >rededication of the Pickett monument at Hollywood Cemetary in Richmond. >Our captain is Raymond Pickett, a collateral descendant of General >George Pickett. > >All of us are New Yorkers by birth although most of us have Southern >roots. Our company is headquartered in Bellerose, a suburb of New York >City. > >I write because several men from Franklin County have somehow found out >about us and showed great interest. I know there must be others who >because of heritage would want to be with us. Unfortunately, because of >distance, this was for a time >impractical. However, we now have an Associate Membership for men who >reside more than 110 miles from NewYork City and wish to participate. >We have made arrangements with our overall reenacting group, >Longstreet's Corps, centered inVirginia, that any Virginians who wish to > >join our company may affiliate with us as Associates and be active >members with other Longstreet's Corps companies. All companies in the >Corps receive identical training. For example, a Franklin County man >would join us as an associate and be referred to another company in the >Corps where he would attain full membership status. However, when the >57th comes to a Corps event, the >Associate would muster with the 57th. > >I am certain that there are many men in Franklin County who have >considered reenacting and would be pleased us as Associates because of >the special ties of heritage our unit has to Franklin County. >Therefore, I would be ever so grateful if you could pass this message on > >to anyone who might be interested in participating in a wonderful >hobby. Anyone with questions should e-mail me or write to CSA, PO BOX >570060, WHITESTONE NY 11357, and I will respond promptly. All the best >for the New Year and thank you. > >Sincerely yours, > >I. Howard Greene, recruiting coordinator >57th Va, Co. B reenactors