Two day expedition at Camp Far West Lake near the original Camp.
Date(s): 14 & 15 March, 2009 (1863). Album by 2nd cal cav member. 1 - 107 of 107 Total. 9107 Visits.
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3 P3140593 A ghostly image of 1st Sgt. Baldwin (Frontella)
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5 P3140595 The enlisted Company street at night.
6 P3140598 Guidons covered for the night, and the warmth of the fire.
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8 P3140604 A trooper's (1st Sgt. Baldwin's) home in the field, lit by candle.
9 P3140605 With better light the candle is revealed to be red, no doubt procured from a cat house in Marysville.
10 P3140607 Indian spirits watch us on every march.
11 P3140610 Fresh eggs, foraged from local ranches and kept hidden from the Ordnance Sgt.
12 Camp Far West 2009008 Shelter tents and horses in the morning.
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15 Camp Far West 2009018 Horses are fed before we feed ourselves.
16 Camp Far West 2009009 "Morning Report"? or just good coffee!
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21 CIMG3266 First Sgt. William Baldwin (Brian Frontella)
22 CIMG3267 We encounter a small mining town but find it deserted. Were the inhabitants driven off by "unfriendlies"?
23 CIMG3268 The town's only remaining citizen is a cat left to forage for itself. But was pretty good eatin' later that night.
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26 CIMG3278 By twos, on patrol along the east shore.
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28 CIMG3283 "Dismount and repair that telegraph line."
29 CIMG3287 1st Sgt. William Baldwin (Frontella) and Cpt. Augustus Starr (Treco)
30 CIMG3288 Equipment check. Guidon bearers are Cpls. Shimaell (Winters) and Whiting (Wangberg)
31 CIMG3293 Capt. Starr's (Treco) horse "Shiloh" grazes by the lake with Guidons flying.
32 CIMG3294 Company Guidons mark the location of our Noon Mess
33 CIMG3295 Cpt. AW Starr (DG Treco) and his mount "Shiloh" both grazing by lake. Note the "watering bridle" still on the horse allowing for grazing and drinking.
34 CIMG3297 Dead wood for a table, green grass for the horses, and good food from our Haversacks.
Download 3GP 107 NOON MESS ON THE LAKE Hardtack, peanuts, salami, soda crackers and more on Noon Mess on the East shore. No unfriendlies located so the men are able to relax.