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Here you will find links that you may find of interest. 
Some are good for reference and others are groups/organisations that the Blue and Grey have been associated with.

Sutlers and Supplies

26th Regiment North Carolina Troops- Authentic Equipment Links 
(Their Authenticity Committee has pulled together this list of vendors who they feel are dealing 
in high quality equipment in the USA)
http://www.26nc.org/vendors1.htm
Re-enactors of the American Civil War - Sutler Directory: http://www.racw.org/sutler.htm
Fort Tejon Historical Association - Sutler Directory: http://www.forttejon.org/cwsutlers.html
Gentleman's Emporium - featuring authentic Victorian men's clothing and traditional writing goods.
http://www.gentlemansemporium.com/index.php

Clubs and Organisations

Historica Pty Ltd - Reenactements/Events/History.
PO Box 1, Petersham, NSW 2149, Australia
Fax: +61 2 6334 3025, Email
: info@historica.com.au
Stephen Gapps - Mobile: +61  (0)402 969 535, Email: stephen.gapps@optusnet.com.au
Brett Kenworthy - Mobile: +61  (0)419 238 611, Email: rigby-kenworthy@bigpond.com
ARLHO – The Australasian Register of Living History Organisations - contact details for 
re-enactment groups in Australia & New Zealand:
http://www.arlho.net/
ALHF - The Australian Living History Federation – National body and insurance coverage 
for re-enactment groups in Australia. ALHF Sec.
routier@tig.com.au
American Civil War Re-enactment Down Under Forum - this is an open email forum for 
re-enactors of American civil war in Australia
To join this forum go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aussieACWforum/

The Blue & The Grey Email Forum – this is a closed forum for the club in which club members are kept up to date with events and is a place for them to communicate and share information with one another. This forum is only open to club members.
To join this forum contact list moderator
dmclean13@bigpond.com
62nd New York State Volunteers - Anderson's Zouaves - a fellow american civil war 
re-enactment group here in Australia:
http://members.tripod.com/~The_62nd/
History Up Close - Interactive and Educational Living History
School and Public Displays from Ancients, Medieval, Renaissance, Maritime History, American Civil War and Australian Colonial.
www.historyupclose.com

Resorces and Links

Online Drill Manuals

U.S. Regulars Archive - A HISTORICAL RESOURCE OF CIVIL WAR MILITARY HISTORY & TACTICS. 
The U.S. Regulars Archive is a library of manuals central to the training of United States Army officers and NCOs during 
the War of the Rebellion (1861-1865). The collection contains key works on Civil War strategy, tactics & drill used by the 
Regular Army, Volunteers - & at the U.S. Military Academy.

http://www.usregulars.com/libraryhome.html

The Drill Network: http://home.att.net/~Cap1MD/Drill.htm
General ACW Research Links

Civil war Soldiers & Sailors System
Information on Soldiers, Sailors, Regiments, Cemeteries, Battles, Prisoners, Medals of Honour, National parks, for both the 
Union and the Confederate armies:
http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html

Documenting the American South - the Southern Home front 1861-1865
Site contains copies of original documents and information on Belles-Letters - Novels and poems, Business and Economic Affairs,
Confederate Education, Confederate Official Documents, Currency, Home Life - Diaries & Personal Correspondence, Politics and 
Social Issues, Religion - Sermons , Denominational Publications, Hymns & Tracts, Science and Medicine, State Official Documents,
http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/topics.html

Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the American Civil War 1861-1865
http://members.tripod.com/~howardlanham/newindex.html

Medical Links

Confederate medical documents held at Documenting the American south: http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/science.html

Civil War Medical and Surgical Links: http://home.nc.rr.com/fieldhospcsa/Links.html

Society of Civil War Surgeons: http://www.civilwarsurgeons.org/

National Civil War Medical Museum website: http://www.civilwarmed.org/

Bandages: Information from the April 27, 1861 issue of the Flushing Journal: http://www.netwalk.com/~jpr/bandages.htm

Pattern for a hospital shirt: http://www.netwalk.com/~jpr/hospcotsrt.htm

Pattern for drawers:
http://www.netwalk.com/~jpr/drawers.htm

Pattern for hospital slippers: http://www.netwalk.com/~jpr/slippers.htm

CSA Postal/Telegraph and Railroads information

US Postal history: http://postalhistory.com/US._Postal_History.htm

Telegraph Museum:
http://www.chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/telegrap.htm

W1TP Telegraph & Scientific Instrument Museums:
http://www.chss.montclair.edu/~pererat/telegrap.htm

Confederate Cipher Disk:
http://webhome.idirect.com/~jproc/crypto/confederate_code_disk.html

CSA Railroads: http://www.csa-railroads.com/index.html

Civil War Relief Societies

U. S. Sanitary Commission
This site contains information on the services, history and documents of the US Sanitary Commission:
http://www.netwalk.com/%7Ejpr/

United States Christian Commission
Contains information on the services, history and documents of the US Christian Commission: 
http://www.edinborough.com/Life/Commission/Christian.html

Southern Aid Societies:
http://www.agsas.org/howto/soldiersaid/southernaidsocieties.shtml
Music and Culture

Poetry and Music of the War Between the States: http://home.earthlink.net/~poetry61-65/

Online Dance Manuals

19th Century Dance Instruction Manuals:
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/diessay6.html

Dance Instruction Manuals (1490-1920): http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/dihtml/dihome.html

Women in War / Nancy Hearts

Troup County Archives article on the Nancy Harts of laGrange Georgia: http://www.trouparchives.org/harts.html

NANCY HARTS HOME GUARD ( the American re-enactment group ): http://www.geocities.com/mntain2001/nancies.htm

The Nancy Harts State Historical Marker. Located at the Troup County Courthouse, LaGrange, Ga
http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/gahistmarkers/nancyhartshistmarker.htm

THE NANCY HARTS PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WAR GIRL CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS.
http://www.hsgng.org/women/nanharts.htm

LaGrange's All femaile Civil War Militia: http://planetanimals.com/logue/LaGrange.html

The Nancy Harts: www.amcivilwarbiography.homestead.com/nancyharts.html

Women of the Civil War
www.digitaltermpapers.com/view.php/c/65562055.htm
www.digitaltermpapers.com/view.php/c/42916424.htm

The Nancy Harts: www.forttyler.com/nancyharts.htm

Georgia Militia Resolution: http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/gares/resolution.html

Girls and Guns: Civilian Women and Firearms in the Confederate South 
(articles from Confederate civil war newspaper)
http://www.uttyl.edu/vbetts/girls_and_guns.htm

WOMEN SOLDIERS, SPIES AND VIVANDIERES: Articles from Civil War Newspapers: http://www.uttyl.edu/vbetts/women_soldiers.htm

Publications

Broadsword Magazine - Australian Re-enactment publication
Telephone: 61 (07) 5577 2624, Fax 61 (07) 5577 2622, Email:

broadswordmagazine@bigpond.com



The Authentic Campaigner Website (Forums/Buy, Sell, and Trade Forum) This website
also has periodic “Bully Buys” which offer specials on authentic gear. The Authentic Campaigner Website is also a good resource for uniform research and study as well 
as articles filled with good information. 
www.authentic-campaigner.com 
WatchDog magazine Since 1993, The Watchdog has been evaluating reproduction items and resources available to Civil War enactors and role-players. The staff and contributors (knowledgeable and experienced in the study of nineteenth-century material culture) evaluate and review products currently available from merchants and suppliers. The Watchdog provides accurate, comprehensive information that allows enactors to be educated consumers of reproduction goods. Published quarterly, The Watchdog provides up-to-date research about uniforms, civilian clothing, camp equipment, weapons, accoutrements, reference books, video tapes, and more! The Watchdog accepts no paid advertising, so no one can jerk his leash. The Watchdog is a non-profit corporation in the State of Michigan. Funds remaining after expenses are donated to battlefield and historic preservation organizations
Civil War Interactive - Civil War Re-enactment magazine
http://www.almshouse.com/
Camp Chase Gazette - Civil War Re-enactment magazine
http://www.campchase.com/
Citizens' Companion - life for the civilian in 1860's America
http://www.citizenscompanion.com/

NOTE: If you encounter any problems with any of these links please notify the webmaster.


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Mail: PO Box 8506, Carrum Downs, VIC 3201,  Australia
Email:  blueandgreyaus@yahoo.com.au

Club President - Garry Mappin