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Department of the Missouri Muster Results July 26, 2001 Department Champion: Chuck Luetkemeyer - 2nd Marksman and 2nd Field Uniform
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Department of the Missouri Muster Report July 26, 2001 To: General U. S. Scout Headquarters Grand Army of the Frontier Near Washington City Copies to: (Bvt.) Col. Major Matt Lewis Chief of Staff, (Bvt.) Col. Captain Barrett acting Chief of Staff, (Bvt.) Col. Drydock Chief of Ordnance, (Bvt. ) Col. Bull Schmidt Adjutant, and The ladies and gentlemen of the GAF at large Sir: I have the honor to submit my report following the 2010 Department of the Missouri Muster of the Grand Army of the Frontier. My Chief of Staff Dusty Tagalon arrived Wednesday afternoon Delmonico and Salt Crick Rick arrived later. The rest of the men arrived on Thursday evening or early the Friday morning. Unlike the late Grand Muster the weather was quite hot. It made the first day of the muster quite difficult. Friday morning the men breakfasted on a hearty breakfast that Delmonico had prepared. Operations commenced with the long range rifle. The 400 yard long range rifle match was found to be quite challenging. For most of the men this was the first that they had had the opportunity to fire their weapons at this range. This match used a different format that had been followed the last few years. This long ranage match was a paper match. The participants were allowed 5 sight in shots followed by 10 shots for score. 2 men at a time went following each other. After the targets were scored the next pair fired their sighters. Following the mid-day break the men found themselves occupied with the Expansion Era Match side match. Again this match was held using a different format. This match was held using the new skirmish format. This new format was found to be quite popular with the men. So popular in fact that future Department of the Missouri Musters will be held using only the skirmish format for the main match as well. After restoring ourselves with an outstanding evening meal we busied ourselves with preparations for the coming day’s action and renewing old acquaintances. After the weather cooled a bit the command set the targets for the next day. During the night a cold front came through. We awoke the next morning to a miserably cold biting wind. The buckboards were parked to block the wind while the men had breakfast. Following breakfast the men attacked the hostiles in the first five of the main match. These were expidiantly punished. This took all morning. Following lunch the last stage was finished. This stage was fought from the GAF's newest fort; Fort Scotsman which was named in honor of the GAF's retired General Missouri Scotsman. We had several guests during the weekend and we spent time explaining the various weapons and rules governing GAF shooting matches. Lt. Col. Tagalon totaled the scores Saturday evening and the certificates were awarded to the men while everyone was still present. Sunday morning we broke camp and the men returned to their home quarters. The results will follow in a later post. I remain,Your Ob'd Servant, (Bvt.) Col. Jerry M. Davenport Commander, Department of the Missouri Grand Army of the Frontier |
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GAF Muster Guide
July 21, 2001 A PDF version of the GAF Muster Guide is
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2010 Grand Muster Registration
November 12, 13 & 14 The 2010 National Muster will be held Nov 12 - 14, 2010 at Agarita Ranch in Lockhart, TX. Participants can stay at the Barracks on site, (1st 20 to sign up). Banquet will be held at Agarita Ranch. The Theme will be Forts of Texas: Stages will be based on Historical actions at Forts in the great state of Texas. Categories based upon GAF battle rifle standards. Details and registration forms are available
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