Loving all the videos, I grew up just up the road from Fort Mims near the present day Creek Nation Reservation. Looking to get into Living History myself here in South Carolina
Your productions keep improving from your excellent start! I, too, love the period of the Early Republic and the War of 1812. As a northerner, I know only the broadest strokes of these events. I enjoy learning their details from you. Do you have any reading recommendations on the Creek War?
Schools used to teach Alabama history and we all learned about Ft Mims & Sam Dale. I had always understood that most of the inhabitants of the fort were mixed blood Creeks , much like the warriors who attacked them
I had read elsewhere that the gate was stuck open because it had been open too long. How awful. During the Indian uprising of 1622, Jamestown, VA was spared because my ancestor, Richard Pace, warned the inhabitants in time to close the gate. The people of Ft. Mims had nearly 200 years of advance warning. It shows the age old problem that, if we fail to learn history we are doomed to repeat it.
Interesting! The fort was constructed to protect the inhabitants. But, yet the east door was left open so long it became stuck. Complete complicity and incompetence of command period!
Having grown up and lived in that area, I can attest that Ft. Mims during August was a miserable place to be for 500 inhabitants in an enclosed acre. I speculate that at that time the gates had to be left open to allow some sort of fresh to enter the compound. This being said, Beasley should have had posted guards attending the gates at all times
By gum ,the wood on the stocks is gorgeous 😍 I have a 58 cal Kentucky musket and a parker hale Enfield 577 cal , I shoot the Enfield musketoon every month at 200meters and the accuracy is far better than what I can get out of it,really enjoyed your vid sir ,all the best from sunny Troon Scotland 😊
Has to be the coolest video on RU-vid right now. Everyone’s kit is so on point, and the editing is awesome. Thank you for posting! Was this Ft. Toulouse, if you don’t mind me asking?
Just found your channel. Very well done! I personally do not participate in living history, but I have a good friend who does, and i have ancestors who fought in the French and Indian War, as well as the Revolution. I DO own a period flintlock another friend hand carved for me. Yea, it's beautiful. 😂We plan on deer hunting with our flintlilocks next season. I look forward to more videos!
Like ur viedo and ur gear ..my only suggestion is to replace ur glass bottle ..wood tin even a good seasoned gourd .totally period but not nearly as breakable..plus if it breaks all ur gear is wet ...I've been a living historian for almost 30 years now ..and am currently writing a book on some all but forgotten history of Kentucky..just food for thought. Keep on treekin.
I have both a wooden & tin canteen. The only reason I don’t carry them on my person on my treks is due to the fact that they are military grade canteens. I don’t do any military living history or portrayals, so I didn’t see it fit for my treks. Thanks for the info tho!
@Alongthewolftrail ppl that were soldiers in the period would of keep and continued to use the equipment after or non military men could of traded for theses items .just like a haversac during the war they were used mainly for food rations after was still a handy bag to carry any gear of food stuffs that would fit.
@Alongthewolftrail after the rev war alot of civilian and military stuff would of been mixed and used caused it worked lol .I know glass is period and I know ppl that have used glass bottles or leather covered glass for years with no problem...I'm just not lucky like that lol . Just not temping fate lol .a good gourd canteen sounds like it would serve both the time period and strength ..
I do like that you have char cloth tinder, we know it was used historically but has been put down of late, ITHINK cloth tinder was common. Forks may not of been popular among the class of men who usually struck out for the frontier….. however they come in handy I have a red wool bag full of modern first aid stuff I do use shoes and half boots i got tired of making moccs. I live in the Ozarks, that’s an old Indian word that means land that eat moccs.
