Antietam NMP Living History. September 28-30, Hosted by: The Hard Head Mess & Mess #3

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1 The 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Antietam Antietam NMP Living History Introduction September 28-30, 2012 Hosted by: The Hard Head Mess & Mess #3 The Hard Head Mess & Mess #3 would like to thank you for your inquiry about the 7 th Wisconsin Living History at Antietam National Military Park. This event will feature marching the battlefield tracing the actions of the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and the Iron Brigade of the West, reading docents from the men we attempt to portray, and demonstrations for the public telling the story the boys of 1861 on their 150 th anniversary. Like most Hard Head Mess & Mess #3 battlefield Living Histories this will be a moving event and by invitation only. Event Requirements Each invited participant needs to meet the uniform & equipage requirements established by the event hosts. These requirements can be located directly after this section. All clothing and equipage must be accurate in terms of pattern, construction, and materials compared with original articles at all times. Unacceptable clothing and equipage will be removed. We will not go into precise detail, but all buttonholes, buttons, and homemade garments shall be sewn by hand. Machine work if documented is acceptable. Accouterments should be sewn by hand except where documented. Please take note as we will have an inspection before the event begins on Saturday morning. Anyone failing to meet the requirements may be asked to adjust their gear to meet those guidelines or surrender participation. We will have only 40 slots available to represent the Seventh Wisconsin Volunteers for this weekend to represent the historic strength of this regiment per company. As a regiment, the 7 th during the battle of Antietam had 190 men in the ranks. We are asking all participants to send in a $20.00 registration fee to cover rations for the event and a small donation towards battlefield preservation. Although we are not marching over 5 miles this weekend, please be ready for an exhausting day. Try to start walking and hydrating well before the event begins.

2 Our Impression The Seventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry We will be portraying a company of the 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment depicting their actions of the night of September 16 th and the hard fought events at the Battle of Antietam on September 17 th, This impression will be one of a regiment on active campaign as the men of the Huckleberry Seventh were on the march every day after September 6 th, 1862, and were General Mc McClellan s shock troops at Turner s Gap during the battle of South Mountain on the 14 th of September. In the month of August, the Seventh Wisconsin had completed the hardest campaign of summer including their first major battle at Gainesville and following up at Second Bull Run. Please wear your uniform & equipage bearing this in mind. Some dust and dirt on your uniform & equipage would be appropriate as well. A little goes a long way so do not overdue it either. Uniform & Equipage for this impression shall consist of: Jefferson Bootees preferred Pattern of 1858 Dress Hat with minimal hat ornamentation preferred only Fatigue Blouse preferred, Uniform Coat accepted Sky Blue Kersey Trousers preferred Issue Shirt preferred, Civilian Shirt accepted Issue pattern drawers preferred, Civilian patterns accepted Suspenders Wool Socks preferred, cotton socks accepted Pattern of 1856 Waist Belt leather loop keeper preferred Pattern of 1858 Smoothside Canteen with leather sling preferred Pattern of 1851 Haversack Mess Furniture Cartridge Box, Cartridge Box Belt, Cap Box Two rivet Gaylord pattern issue Bayonet Scabbard preferred Pattern of 1854 Austrian Lorenz Model of 1861 Springfield Rifle Musket preferred with corresponding bayonet, or Pattern of 1853 Enfield Rifle-Musket, or Original Pattern of 1854 Austrian Lorenz Rifle Musket Preferred. Rubber Blanket preferred U.S. Issue Wool Blanket U.S. Issue Shelter Half Pattern of 1855 Doublebag Knapsack preferred, Blanket Roll accepted Leather Loop Leggings optional Uniform & Equipage Standards for the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Taken from the Hard Head Mess uniform regulations and event specific needs U.S. Pattern 1858 Dress Hat: Made of black rabbit felt, with a 2.5 inch black leather sweatband, the hat has a 3 inch brim, 5.5 to 6.25 inch crown height, has double row brim stitching at 4 stitches per inch, a black silk grosgrain ribbon surrounding the base of the crown, and a black oilcloth or paper crown label. Each participant is expected to adorn the hat with the number 7 and a minimum of one other appropriate adornment such as an infantry horn, eagle plate, or enlisted infantry hat cord. This will be the only enlisted hat allowed for our living history. Fatigue Blouse:

3 To be made of 5 ½ oz. indigo dyed wool flannel with a noticeable weave in the material. Correct square corner or kidney shaped breast pocket. Four ¾ inch general service eagle buttons attached by hand. Fatigue blouses can be either lined (preferred) or unlined. Wool flannel lining can be tan, gray, brown, or blue with corresponding cotton muslin sleeve lining sewn in by hand. Unlined coats should have hand flat felled seams. If you look at the pictures of the Seventh Wisconsin taken during the Summer of 1862 at Falmouth, Virginia; the Huckleberry Regiment are wearing fatigue blouses in the majority. All buttonholes shall be entirely hand sewn using blue, black, or logwood faded (brown) linen or cotton thread. Approved styles include Schuylkill Arsenal Pattern (entirely hand sewn), J.T. Martin contract pattern, New York Depot pattern, & other documented arsenal and contract patterns. Uniform Coat (Dress Coat): The dress coat shall be made of an indigo dyed wool cloth (broadcloth or uniform cloth as documented in original garments), a standing collar, skirt with two rear pockets, 1/4 inch padded black or brown polished cotton chest lining, cotton muslin sleeve lining, handsewn sleeve gussets between the body of the coat and the sleeve lining, saxony blue/sky blue (not baby blue) piping or welting on collar, cuffs, and vertical piping or welting along the cuff split. Eyes and hooks should be attached at the collar and corners of the skirt. There is no internal pocket in this coat, and there is no lining in the back of the coat body or the skirt. Buttonholes should be all hand sewn using blue, black, or logwood faded (brown) linen or cotton thread. Uniform coats must have nine 3/4 inch general service eagle buttons on body front, two 3/4 inch general service eagle buttons in back (above the skirt tails), and two 5/8 inch general service eagle buttons on each functional cuff. General Gibbon made each man in his brigade have a dress coat in their possession for dress occasions. It is believed most men of the 7 th complied with this order by carrying their dress coat in their knapsack. All documented arsenal and contract issue garments of correct construction, materials, and patterns are acceptable. Trowsers (Foot Pattern): Some basic features include sky blue kersey wool with a diagonal weave, correct rise of trowsers in the seat (back yoke), right side watch pocket, narrow tapered waistband, four or six stamped paper backed tin suspender buttons, five small paper back tin fly buttons, side seam pockets, correct overlapping cuff vents with internal cuff facings, correct fly panels and facings, etc. Buttonholes and tieback grommet holes should be hand sewn with dark blue or logwood-dyed cotton or linen thread. Approved styles include Schuylkill Arsenal pattern (entirely hand sewn) preferred, J.T. Martin contract pattern, William Deering contract pattern & other documented arsenal and contract patterns. U.S. Pattern Jefferson Bootees (Shoes):

4 Black dyed, semi rough out leather, squared front, one inch heels, four sets of shoelace holes with one in the vamp, accompanied with leather shoelaces. Leather soles can be either pegged or sewn. Heel rims, inlet heel rims, and hobnails are all acceptable. Federal Issue Shirt: Made of domet wool flannel, completely hand sewn, incorporating a rectangular body with square gussets. This is the preferred garment for our living history. Also acceptable are the gray wool flannel issue shirts and contract variant issue shirts. Civilian Shirt: These will be grudgingly accepted for our living history. Must be of period fabric, pattern, and construction. The body of the shirt may be either hand or machine stitched, but entirely hand sewn civilian shirts (which were more common) are preferred. All buttons & buttonholes are to be entirely sewn by hand as per original specimens. Civilian shirt fabrics should be of 100% cotton. Civilian shirt patterns should be comprised of two to three colored small plaids, checks, & stripes. The woven shirt patterns should be the same on the reverse side of the shirting fabric. Look for small folding or banded collars, and three or four button plackets. Civilian shirts can have square gussets as popular in the 1850 s, or the rounded sleeves, which became stylish during the 1860 s. Correct buttons are comprised of bone, shell, china, milk glass, hard rubber, or wood in two or four hole styles. Drawers: Either Federal Issue pattern (preferred) or civilian patterns acceptable. Federal issue drawers shall be made of cotton canton flannel, with cotton tape ties in the rear and the ankles. Hand sewn paperback tin buttons, buttonholes, and tieback grommet holes. These should wear high on the waist. Civilian drawers should be made of fabrics such as cotton catton flannel, cotton osnaburg, or linen. Other features include hand-sewn buttonholes, buttons, and tieback grommet holes. Buttons may be bone, china, or other documented compositions. Civilian drawers should also ride rather high on the waist. Socks: U.S. Issue Stockings or wool hand knitted socks with period tops and side seams, available in varying lengths. Stick to dull colors such as gray, brown, cream, blue, dark green, tan, or dark red. Suspenders: Should be of documented style and construction. Since the Federal Army did not issue these, soldiers had to either purchase a pair from a merchant, have them sent from home, or simply went without them. They were made out of cotton drill or linen, with differing degrees of sophistication. Common styles ranged from simple straps with hand-sewn buttonholes (poorboys), to sewn straps with two or three tined brass adjustments & leather ends on each side.

5 Spectacles: For those who need vision correction, you must either purchase a set of period eyeglasses filled with your prescription, wear contact lenses, or go with out any which is very accurate! This is not negotiable. Cartridge Box: U.S. Pattern of 1857 & caliber cartridge boxes are acceptable. Cartridge boxes shall be sewn by hand using waxed linen thread, comprised of tanned leather, dyed black, with tins, and cartridge box plate attached with a small piece of leather. Cartridge Box Belt (Sling): Made of bridle leather, dyed black, 2.25 inches wide, and 55.5 inches long clear of billets. Billets (two narrow four hole adjustment strips) should be 4.25 inches in length at each end of the belt. The total length of the cartridge box belt is 64 inches. The cartridge box belt should be shortened so the top of the cartridge box is no lower than the bottom of the waistbelt. The round eagle cartridge box belt plate (breastplate) should be attached using a small piece of leather. U.S. Pattern 1856 Waistbelt: Made of bridle leather, dyed black, 1.9 inches wide, 38.5 inches long with leather belt keeper (preferred) and lead backed pattern 1856 belt plate attached. The leather loop keeper can be cutoff as documented among several original issued waistbelts. U.S. Pattern 1850 Cap Box: Made of bridle leather, dyed black, has a outer flap with latching tab, wool strip hand sewn to the back of the inner flap, cone pick loop, riveted brass finial, and two waistbelt loops which were hand sewn to the back of the cap box along with small copper rivet supports. Shield front cap boxes are desired as well. U.S. Pattern Bayonet Scabbard: Must be the U.S. Pattern Gaylord two rivet sewn issue bayonet scabbard. These bayonet scabbards were made of black dyed bridle leather and featured attached frogs of either bridle or buff leather. All bayonet scabbards must have a secure brass tip. U.S. Pattern 1851 Haversack: Some basic features include machine sewn construction, black tarred exterior coating that seeps into the interior, cotton or linen inner bag attached by three hand sewn 5/8 inch tin buttons, hand sewn inner bag button holes, black 5/8 inch roller buckle, and a one piece shoulder strap of 40 to 45 inches in length. Haversacks must ride at the small of the back, with the top of the haversack no lower than the waistbelt. U.S. Pattern 1858 Smoothside Canteen:

6 Must be an U.S. Pattern 1858 Smoothside Canteen, with pewter spout, jack chain (New York Depot) or string stopper attachment. If string is used, then the tin strap brackets should not have a punched in hole. The leather sling is highly appropriate for this time period and is preferred. Correct brownish/gray jean wool cover is highly recommended. The canteen must ride at the small of the back. U.S. Pattern 1855 Doublebag Knapsack: Hand or machine sewn linen body tarred black with a glossy appearance, black dyed shoulder straps, blackened buckles, hand sewn buckles & keepers, reinforcements of split leather, and overcoat straps. Wartime documented contract versions are also acceptable. Blanket Rolls are also an acceptable substitution. There are two accounts of wounded Wisconsin men having their heads propped up their knapsacks thus showing a use of said item at Antietam. U.S. Issue Rubber Blanket: Rubber or Gum Blankets were the primary ground cloth of the infantry during the war. Made of rubber with a white linen backing, small brass grommets, with dimensions of 46 x 71. U.S. Issue Blanket: Should be of a documented pattern. Can be either the gray issue wool blanket with black woven end stripes & 4 to 4.5 inch US letters stitched in the middle of the blanket, or the brown issue blanket with woven brown end stripes & 4 to 4.5 inch US letters stitched in the middle of the blanket. All blankets should have a noticeable diagonal weave, especially visible in the end stripes. Dimensions should be close to 7 feet x 5 feet, six inches, weighting about five pounds. Rifle-Musket: Since there is not a dependable reproduction source for the Austrian "Lorenz" M1854,.58 caliber rifle-musket & replacement parts at this time except for original weapons, we have opted for some other commonly reproduced rifle-muskets during the war and of course accept original M1854 Austrian Lorenz rifle muskets in good working condition. As for other acceptable reproductions, we prefer the M1861 Springfield rifle-musket that the 6th Wisconsin carried, or the Pattern of 1853 Enfield rifle-musket that the Second Wisconsin carried by January of All muskets must have three-barrel bands, with exception to original Austrian Lorenz M1854,.58 or.54 caliber rifle-muskets. We also require that all modern makers marks are removed, and any necessary modifications are made to ensure the accuracy of your rifle-musket. Bayonet: You also need a corresponding pattern of 1855 bayonet for your rifle-musket without any modern markings. Original bayonets look even better! Mess Furniture: We recommend as a minimum that all soldiers carry their own mess furniture to some degree. This may include a tin cup or fruit can boiler, knife, fork, & spoon or combination set, and a plate/canteen half. Remember less is more appropriate! No stainless steel mess furniture or crimped bottom boilers or dippers allowed.

7 U.S. Issue Shelter Half: The shelter half must be of a documented three-panel issue pattern, construction, and materials as compared to original shelter halves. In Fred Gaede s typology, this would be a Type II shelter half and is preferred for our living history. Shelter halves should be carried in each soldier s knapsack. U.S. Issue Leather Loop Leggings: The Seventh Wisconsin was issued in early May of 1862 leggings by the order of Brigadier General John Gibbon. From quartermaster accounts, this was a one-time issue for the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The issue leggings were primarily used for parade and guard duty functions by the Boss Soldier as the men of the Old Northwest commonly referred to General John Gibbon as. Must be of the correct leather looped thong pattern documented to the Army of the Potomac, and made of white linen or canvas. No other patterns are acceptable. The leggings leather loops are attached to the inside of each legging. Each successive leather thong, beginning from the bottom, was looped through the upper one until the top of the leather strap. Additionally, all leggings should have a correct buckle closure at the top leather strap, and a bottom leather strap, which passes underneath a soldier's shoes and attaches via two copper rivets. Correct maker's marks are also appropriate. These will be severely inspected for accuracy and are strictly an optional item. Only one merchant currently makes an accurate pair of leggings for our 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry impression. Personal Items: Since this a public event and part of what we do will be educating the public it is requested the participants bring their personal gear appropriate to the historical time period and the campaign impression we are striving for. Pictures of the 7 th Wisconsin July Also see Alan Nolan s the Iron Brigade to view more pictures in the field of the 7 th Wisconsin page 242.

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9 Uniform & Equipage Suppliers If you have any questions on where to purchase correct uniform and equipage for the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Antietam National Military Park Living History, please feel free to give Tom Klas a call or . Ask early so you re not in a bind when the date of the event comes. I have the honor to be, your obedient servant, Tom Klas (920) klastom@charter.net Official Records of Captain John B. Callis commanding the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment at South Mountain and Antietam HDQRS. SEVENTH REGIMENT WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS, Near Boonsborough, Md., September 15, FRANK A. HASKELL, Aide-de-Camp and Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, General Gibbon's Brigade SIR: I have the honor to report the part taken by the Seventh Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers in the action of the 14th of September, 1862, at South Mountain, Md.: About 5 o'clock p. m. the Seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers formed in line of battle on the north side of the turnpike. Skirmishers were thrown in advance of us, and soon encountered the skirmishers of the enemy. A sharp skirmish fire ensued. The regiment then broke by right of companies to the front, and advanced, keeping 100 paces in rear of the line of skirmishers. We advanced in this way through a corn-field for half a mile, and came out into an open field. Here the skirmishers met such a sharp fire from the sharpshooters of the enemy, that it was difficult for them to advance farther, the open field affording no shelter or protection against the sharp fire from the bank. The regiment then formed a line of battle, and advanced, our left touching the pike, our right extending north to the edge of the woods on the slope of the mountain. The enemy opened a destructive enfilading fire from a stone fence on our left, at a short range, which drew the fire from our regiment to the left. We kept advancing and firing until another enfilading fire from the woods on our right, and a direct fire from behind a stone fence in our front, shoed our close proximity to the enemy's line of battle. Our men returned the fire with great vigor. The Sixth Wisconsin Regiment was then in line in our rear some 50 paces. Colonel Bragg, seeing the destructive fire under which we were fighting, double-quicked the Sixth Wisconsin Regiment to our right and opened on the enemy, thereby drawing the enfilading fire hitherto received by us from the woods on our right. Colonel Fairchild, of the Second Wisconsin Regiment, at this juncture was a little to rear and left of the pike, with the Second Wisconsin Regiment. He also seeing our perilous condition, brought his regiment forward on our left, and commenced a fire that relieved us from further annoyance from the left, thus leaving us to contend against a direst fire from behind a stone wall in our front. The firing was kept up without ceasing until about 9 o'clock at night, when our

10 ammunition became exhausted. The fact was made known to General Gibbon. His answer was, "Hold the ground at the point of the bayonet." Our men were ordered to lie down; the cartridges were taken from the boxes of the dead and wounded, and distributed among the men who were destitute of ammunition. I then gave them orders to load, and reserve their fire for a close range. The enemy coming to know our condition, commenced advancing on us in line, whereupon I ordered the regiment to rise up, fix bayonets, and charge on the advancing column. Our regiment had not advanced farther than 20 feet when we fired. This broke the enemy's lines, and they retired in great confusion. Our loss was heavy in killed and wounded. The aggregate of killed, wounded, and missing was about 147. The regiment went into the action with 375 muskets. The officers and men of the regiment all fought well, doing their whole duty. About o'clock the regiment was relieved by part of General Gorman's brigade, the Fifteenth Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. I have the honor to be, your most obedient servant, JNO. B. CALLIS, Captain, Commanding seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. HDQRS. SEVENTH REGIMENT WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS, Near Sharpsburg, Md., September 18, FRANK A. HASKELL, Aide-de-Camp, and Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, Gibbon's Brigade. SIR: I have the honor to report the part taken by the Seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers in the action of the 17th instant, at or near Antietam Creek, Maryland: At or about 5 o'clock a. m. on the 17th day of September, 1862, the Seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers lay near to and on the left and south side of the Hagerstown and Sharpsburg pike, between Keedysville and Sharpsburg, at which time and place the enemy commenced shelling our camp from our front and right. We marched in column by division in rear of the Sixth Wisconsin Regiment, until we came within some 300 yards of the enemy's line of battle, where we came to a halt and awaited further orders. We soon received orders to march by the flank across the pike into an open field on the right of the pike, and deploy into line of battle, and march in line into a belt of woods that lay in our front. I threw the regiment forward until it came up to the line of skirmishers which covered our front. They informed me that they could advance no farther into the woods; that the enemy lay massed in the timber in our front. We commenced removing the fence in front of us, when the enemy opened a destructive fire from the woods in our front. Our men returned the fire, and charged over the fence, vigorously keeping up the fire until the enemy retired from the woods and entered a corn-field in front of our left. I then saw heavy columns advancing on the Sixth and Second Wisconsin Regiments, which lay on our left. I immediately changed front, so as to get a raking fire on the left flank of the enemy's column as they advanced in front of the Sixth and Second Wisconsin. As soon as this was done, we opened a fire on their flank that broke them up badly, scattering them in great confusion. They, however, soon rallied and returned our fire, making sad havoc in our ranks. General Patrick came up in our rear with support, and ordered his men to advance through our line to the front, which they did, but not without suffering severely. The Seventh Wisconsin then marched by the flank to the place where we first entered the woods, the enemy showing signs of a flank

11 movement on our right. The regiment lay in this position until the enemy, unseen by us, had planted a battery about 300 yards distant on our right, supported by infantry. They commenced throwing grape and canister into our ranks with terrible effect, whereupon we retired under cover of an elevation of land covered with timber, thereby rendering their fire harmless to us until we joined the balance of the brigade, which lay then to our rear. Our men all stood and fought bravely. Our number on entering the field was about 190 men. We lost 9 killed, 26 wounded, and 5 missing. I have the honor, sir, to be your most obedient servant, JNO. B. CALLIS, Captain, Commanding Seventh Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers. Source: OFFICIAL RECORDS: Series 1, Vol 19, Part 1 (Antietam - Serial 27), Pages Suggested Reading List To further your interpretation of the 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment, we have listed several fine books and documents on the Huckleberry Seventh! Four Years with the Iron Brigade: The Civil War Journal of William Ray, Company F, Seventh Wisconsin Volunteers. Edited by Lance Herdegen and Sherry Murphy. Da Capo Press, An excellent first person account of the forgotten details of life in the famed Huckleberry Seventh. Does not cover the battle of Antietam due to William Ray s wound at Gainesville but some great information on the Summer of 1862 and campaigning of the 7 th Wisconsin up to Gainesville. This is a must read for information on the 7 th Wisconsin. The Men Stood Like Iron: How the Iron Brigade Won Its Name by Lance J. Herdegen. Indiana University Press, If you want to learn in depth about the Pope and Maryland Campaign of 1862 featuring the battles of Brawner s Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam from the perspective of the Gibbon s Western Brigade, we highly suggest you read this book. The Iron Brigade: A Military History by Alan T. Nolan. Macmillan, The definitive book on the black hat brigade from the Old Northwest. Excellent account of the 7 th Wisconsin and their loss of 147 men at South Mountain. Giants in Their Tall Black Hats: Essays on the Iron Brigade. Edited by Alan T. Nolan and Sharon Eggleston Vipond. Indiana University Press, Some very well written accounts on the Iron Brigade especially works on the Maryland Campaign including South Mountain and Antietam. In particular Scott Hartwig s essay on Antietam called I Dread the Thought of the Place is a good primer for the event. Personal Recollections of the Civil War by John Gibbon. Morningside House, This is another fine account of the war from the "Boss Soldier" of the Iron Brigade - General John Gibbon. Haskell of Gettysburg: His Life and Civil War Papers. Edited by Frank L. Byrne & Andrew T. Weaver. Kent State University Press, A wonderful book on the letters of Frank Haskell who became a staff officer (aide de camp) for John Gibbon leaving the position of regimental adjutant of 6th Wisconsin. His letters on the battles of Gainesville, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, and Antietam make the first chapters of this book some fine reading.

12 Service With the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers by Rufus R. Dawes. Morningside House, Starting with the 1984 version from Morningside Press, they have added Major Dawes fine recollection titled On the Right at Antietam, which is a fine detailed account of the battle from the perspective of the 6 th Wisconsin. On Many a Bloody Field: Four Years in the Iron Brigade by Alan D. Gaff. Indiana University Press, Fine account of the charge of the 19 th Indiana and 7 th Wisconsin to help Battery B move back from the dangerous Hagerstown Pike. Mr. Lincoln s Army by Bruce Catton. Doubleday An old favorite that gives a good overview of the Summer of 1862 and the Maryland Campaign in an easy to read format.. Online Sources for 7 th Wisconsin Images and Letters The Civil War Letters of John Barney, Company A 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry on Facebook: The Civil War Letters of Horace Currier, Company I 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry from the State of Wisconsin Collection

13 The 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Antietam September 28-30, 2012 Hosted by: The Hard Head Mess & Mess #3 Registration Form Name: Address: Phone: Please complete this form, participant release form, and remit $20.00 registration fee and send to: Tom Klas 115 Gould Street Beaver Dam, WI klastom@charter.net Registration Deadline: July 31st, 2012

14 The 7 th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at Antietam September 28-30, 2012 Hosted by: The Hard Head Mess & Mess #3 Participant Release Form I, UNDERSTAND THAT; THE HARD HEAD MESS, MESS #3, ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, IS IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURY, DISMEMBERMENT, DISABILITY, OR DEATH INCURRED DURING ACTIVITIES THAT I ATTEND ON SEPTEMBER 28 TH, 29 TH, AND 30 TH, 2012 AT ANTIETAM NATIONAL MILITARY PARK; I ALSO AGREE THAT THE HARD HEAD MESS & MESS #3, IS IN NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY LOST, STOLEN, OR DAMAGED DURING SEPTEMBER 28 TH, 29 TH, AND 30 TH, 2012 AT ANTIETAM NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. I WILL HOLD HARMLESS THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PARTIES IN RELATION TO ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, INJURY, DEATH OR OTHER CONSEQUENCE OF MY PARTICIPATION. Date: Unit: Name (Please Print): Signature: This form must be sent in prior to the event or completed at the event in order to participate. Registration Deadline: July 31 st, 2012