THE Random Chat Thread - AKA "The RCT" - No shirt or shoes required - Open 24 / 7

[bill from lachine]

Good morning to the whole crew.

 

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[Msbeepbeep]

Good morning Bill

 

[Rookster]

Morning bill and Msbeepbeep

 

[Rookster]

Morning RR

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Morning Rook

 

[bill from lachine]

Good morning Msbeepbeep, rook, RR, WD.

 

[GB1]

good morning

 

[Rookster]

Morning GB

 

[Blak bart]

Show time for me I guess....going down for a mid afternoon interview with the TV crew !! Wish me luck.

 

[Rookster]

Good luck bart.

 

[bill from lachine]

Good morning GB and Bart good luck with the tv interview also.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Good morning GB and Bart.

Best of luck Bart. Show 'em what a pirate is made of!
We stand ready on board the ship in case they don't see " our way". Arrrggggh! Man the cannons mates!

 

[RustyRelics]

I think I have an idea for a video. I can build a fire and sit and relate my escapades at DIV.

 

[releventchair]

Ok. I have a question that I have always wanted to ask over the years. I have seen quite a few scenes where on both sides there were men in regular clothes, civilian dress we would say now, I guess. How did they know they were fighting the "enemy" when it got all up close and personal, and not their own side?

Much of war strategy was keeping tabs on the troops of others. Pursuit or retreat/evasion could be a response to near contact. Cat and mouse kind of ,with some leaders seeming to avoid other/enemy troops too much. (Lincoln had a heck of a time sometimes getting much (or any) , offensive action out of certain leaders despite their knowing who was where.)

Defensive lines / digging in and or building breastworks stopped an outfit pushed too hard sometimes ,or wanting to make a defense at a particular location.. Now lines are established regardless of colors. Yes skirmishers or scouts or signal corps or cavalry could be adjacent or deployed , but part of strategy was keeping tabs on who was where and when/where to slug it out.
But coordination by knowing who was where was not always successful...

Chancellorsville. At night. Jackson. What happened?

Mosby's Rangers likely were out of contact more often than they were in contact/communication of whereabouts.
Obviously had their /a manner of entering a picketed perimeter /i.d.ing themselves.

Many leaders were in prior wars. Even fought together.
With West Point educations in common too, an informal formality could give some structure in terms of more formal lines of fighting. Lines often shuffled and crossed of course , but artillery positions and who held the in a major engagement left little question as to who's Army was where.
Previous and current scouting/recon kept tabs on particular leaders movements. Usually.

Cloths mattered , but as far as telling who was on who's side out of uniform....(or for those lacking uniform) One wants to say it's by who's camp or troops they are with.
But...Even if they're in your Army's uniform ,do you trust some one you don't know approaching your position out of the blue should pass?
Now West Point or your leaders procedure is in effect. Or.......

 

[bill from lachine]

RR,

Sure give it a shot. I even got some music to go along with it....

 

[ARC]

Show time for me I guess....going down for a mid afternoon interview with the TV crew !! Wish me luck.

Good luck Bart.

 

[Peyton Manning]

Good morning ARC

Good morning Sis
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Some stories needed a picture and sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words .
I have enjoyed my time with all my friends here................but with the no pic rule, I am leaving.
I wish you all a Happy Holiday

Good night and good bye.

What no pic rule?

 

[Peyton Manning]

Still can't figure out how to post videos I see. Had to lure Bill into posting for you. Well, that's OK. He likes being the RCT DJ.

Wish I could, my video thread needs more. Maybe you could explain how to post videos for dummies?

 

[ARC]

What no pic rule?

Pics are to blame for lagging thread so it seams.

 

[ARC]

Quoted pictures are even worse.