Darryl,Been meaning to ask you.If you protrayed ole J.E.B. why did you use the screen name of J. Pope?Just been wondering about it.Have a good Memorial Day General.Remember our heros that have gone on before us.You other guy have a good one too.

Yankeee,I enjoyed that scene too.Only thing is I was for the Rebs.

19 May 1864 Thursday-President Davis told Lee of Beauregards sucess in driving back Butlers forces and told Lee to use his own discretion about the future.Too much happened on this day and I type with one finger.So I listed only one.

20 May 1861 Monday-North Carolina secedes.The Provisional Congress of the Confederacy voted to move the capital of the nation from Montgomery,Ala. to Richmond Va.

I decided on JPope because there is no re-enactor doing the general that I'm aware of. I read a biography on him about the time I started looking at Military.com. I didn't see anyone using the handle so I adopted it. I have always believed he didn't get a square deal in command. True at was his own fault, but I still feel that way.
When I decided to take on the persona of JEB, it was a very big decision. The man is a legend and I've seen other people try and portray other legends. With less than great results,I'm sorry to say.
I wanted to do him like no one else had, dig into the man, really get into him and his head.
I felt using his name on here as a handle was not appropraite especially when voicing opnions and making mistakes that would be my own and not his. There is too much misinformation that has been put out on him and I didn't want to help that along.
Besides I'm me, Darryl. not JEB Stuart. No matter how well I portray him or how well I look in the image of him, under that uniform and hat its still Darryl. I've seen guys who ended up thinking too much that they were James Longstreet or George Pickett and they were frightening.
I almost did not go through with doing Stuart. But I had a dream I was watching a re-enactment, a cavalry battle. But it looked different for some reason. I heard a voice say, "They look good out there don't they." I turned and it was JEB sitting on his horse there beside me.
The next night, the same dream, but he stood in front of me, looked me straight in the eye , put a hand on my shoulder and said, "I only ask one thing, just do me proud and with honor." Bam! I was awake!
When I portrayed him, I did my best to do as he asked.
My work and attention to detail all was worthwhile when I met the people from the Stuart Birthplace Preservation Society in Gettysburg. They saw me swaggering up the street, saber and all. Stopped me and spoke to me. WoW! Their comments gave me a much needed boost! They gave me a standing invitation to come down there and join them celebrating the general and his family.
I can see the uniform from here hanging in the closet. My coat still has a beautiful big red silk rose in the lapel buttonhole. He still calls sometimes..........

Darryl have you ever thought that you were ole J.E.B. and have been reincarnated.Very possible.

Nice job fellas! Yes, those who ignore the lessons of history are destined to repeat it.
Glad ya'll are keeping this knowledge alive, that folks can learn from successes as well as failures of historical situations. For some reason, all you speak of here is very, very sparse and limited in our public schools. That's my soapbox: what matters of pertinence ARE being taught to our kids in school? Who is behind Revisionist history, the changing of historical facts? and for what purpose(s)? My hat is off to all, like you, who seek to keep history authentic, not revised. Thank you, Gentlemen.
Got your six, Joe.

22 May 1863 Friday-Grant attack a three mile section of Vickburg with all the power he could muster.Of 45000 troops the federals,502 were killed,2550 were wounded and 147 missing for a total of 3199 casualties.Confederate losses were under 500.Grant never again tried to assult Vicksburg.

23 May 1861 Thursday-Citizens of Virginia vote for secession by a vote of 96,750 for and 32,134 against.

24 May 1864 Tuesday-Sherman pressed on toward Dallas.Wheelers Confederate cavalry against Federal wagons in Shermans rear.

146 years ago today, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was making final dispositions for his attack on Winchester during his famous Valley Campaign. The anniversary of the First Battle of Winchester is actually tomorrow....Was just sittin' here reading "Stonewall in the Valley" by Robert G. Tanner.......Got a little motivated....Wonder what was going through the General's mind the night before the battle......

Duane A. Brinson Kailua-Kona, Hi.
U.S.M.C. 1985-1989

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Originally posted by wilddavemsg:
22 May 1863 Friday-Grant attack a three mile section of Vickburg with all the power he could muster.Of 45000 troops the federals,502 were killed,2550 were wounded and 147 missing for a total of 3199 casualties.Confederate losses were under 500.Grant never again tried to assult Vicksburg.

The rebel army defended an impregnable mountain alongside the town of Vicksburg, overlooking the Mississipi as they rained down fire on boats Grant tried to run south on that river. Lincoln's orders were to take the Mississipi River thereby dividing the southern army at that river.

Grant took surrender of Vicksburg's Army after some time(forgot the dates) of shelling the town where all the women and children of the rebels on the impregnable mountain were because he could not take the rebs off that hill.

Seems to me there is still an air of opression in that town. If anybody is interested, that town still is in need of healing, in my respectful opinion. How does that happen?
Novice Joe

Dave, I have thought about that, but I don't know. One thing that did become very frightening is when the wife and I went to the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, the JEB Stuart exhibit, I felt if I went behind the glass and put on the uniform everything would have fit! Even the hat and boots! My wife kept looking at the items and me, then the items and me. One of the attendants came over to remind my wife no pictures allowed in the building, when she saw me standing there. She stopped and did a double take. She finally came up and said, May I help you....sir. Like she really didn't know what to call me. I just wonder what would have happened had I had my uniform on?
One of my best friends is Steve alexander, who is the premier George Custer portrayer in the world. The Sioux and Cheyenne Indians actually believe that Steve is Custer (Yellow Hair) reincarnated. So maybe I might be JEB.
I have habit of twisting my beard, the end of it when I really get deep in thought. One time I was portarying the General at Gettysburg and I saw several of the guides staring at me.
One of them finally said, "Why do you twist your beard like that?"
I said, "I don't know, just feels natural."
He then said, "do you know Stuart used to do the same thing when he'd think about things?"
Naturally I thought he was greening me. I asked a friend of mine about it and his eyes widened and he said,"Oh my! Do you know Stuart used to do that?"
I really try not to think about it. But he has always been kinda like a patron saint to me. I've always felt a kinship.

A few years back I went to Brandy Station to look over part of the ground on which the battle was fought. I stopped in the village early, very early with some friends and got some coffee and doughnuts. I went across to the town hall and stood on the porch of the building. I felt strange for some reason and started to walk off the porch, I was wearing sneakers, but my steps didn't sound like sneakeers on the boards. I stepped down off the porch onto some gravel and looked at the small grass covered lot by the building.
Everything looked golden in the morning sunlight. There in the field were a dozen troopers on horse back with the Second CSA flag being carried by on of them. One of the officers looked at me, and said "Are we ready to go now sir?"
My mouth dropped open, I dropped my coffee and ran like crazy to get the hell out of there! The next thing I remember is my friend's wife, Linda Allyn, with her arms around me telling I shouldn't run across a highway like that! I could get killed!
I looked at her like what the "H" you talking about. I then realized I was across the street from the town hall.
Linda looked at me and said, "What or who did you see?"
I found out later Stuart took a break with his staff at the town hall and walked on the porch that I did. The story goes his staff waited on their horses in the same field for him. He came down off the porch putting on his gauntlets and one the men asked him if he now ready to go.
Boy.....................I don't know!

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Originally posted by JoeProphet:

Grant took surrender of Vicksburg's Army after some time(forgot the dates) of shelling the town where all the women and children of the rebels on the impregnable mountain were because he could not take the rebs off that hill.

Novice Joe

Vicksburg fell on July 4th, 1863. The day after Pickett's Charge. A double blow to the Confederacy.

You are right on gumby,Confederates under Pemberton surrendered to Federals under Grant.29,000 Southern soldiers laid down their arms."All sing Hallelujah!The heroic city has fallen!proclaimed a Federal captain.The "hateful tunes" of the yankee bands sounded bitterly in the ears of the heroic defenders,soldiers and civilians alike.Many of the defenders had tears streaming down their faces.

how long did that Vicksburg siege last? I saw some tunnel work the yanks tried to burrow under the mountain, planning to back door them, a couple/few times but failed.

Never mind. i remembered how to add/subtract, frontal assault 22 May, 1863 - surrender 4 july, 1863. thanks.

I had a resident from Vicksburg years ago tell me that they never celebrated the Fourth of July until after WWII. I believe he said the first time was in 1947!

25 May 1862 Sunday-Battle of Winchester Virgina,Jackson attacking Banks retreating Federals.Federals held off Jackson on the right and Ewell on the left for awhile ,but broke and pulled back in hasty confusion toward Harpers Ferry.Confederates total,16,000 and 400 casualties-68 killed,329 wounded and 3 missing.Banks lost 2019 of his 8,000 Federal troops-62 killed,243 wounded and 1714 missing or captured.The name of Stonewall was becoming legendary.