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What’s up in Reenactment of 1789-1914 Upcoming events:  The Calm Before the Storm Civil War Days at Fort Benton An 1860s Homestead Harvest at the Crabill House First Weekend Union Garrison Event report Civil War at the Central Park in Huntington Beach California Regimental Fete Day 2019 by 21eme Regiment d’Infanterie de Ligne 2e Bataillon…

US Civil War steamship that sank in Liverpool gets protected status

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The wreckage of a Liverpool-built steamship that sank on its maiden voyage while carrying supplies for the Confederate forces during the American Civil War has been granted protection. Paddle steamer Lelia left the city for Bermuda in January 1865, but foundered in Liverpool Bay due to stormy weather. Forty-seven crew members died, as did seven…

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St. James Armory Montante Review

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Initial Impressions This doesn’t feel like a longsword. I’ve handled held a friend’s Arms and Armor montante before, and a Pavel Moc federschwert (insert joke about how big pavel’s standard feders are here), and it felt rather similar to those. It didn’t feel cheap, it didn’t feel under or over constructed, and it rang like…