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	Mess Names
	Artillery  -   Cavalry   - Infantry
	Brigade-Level Organizations

Key to the Authenticity Table:

	Groups known to be actively improving their individual and corporate impressions as evidenced  by their Authenticity Standards, Photographic Images, Vendor Lists, Event Schedules and References.
	Groups known to have thoroughly researched and complete (to the best of our historical knowledge) authentic impressions as evidenced by their Authenticity Standards, Photographic Images, Vendor Lists, Event Schedules and References.

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Mess Names	Authenticity	Impressions	Locations	Contacts
Badger Boys Mess		US	CA	Jeff Dunwoody
Black Sheep Mess		US & CS	NE Ohio and Western PA	Jason White
Buckeye Mess		US	OH	John Crabb
Bully Boys		US & CS	SC, GA	Aaron Cecil
Burgoo Boys		US & CS	Michigan	Jay Babcock
Calico Boys		US & CS	NY, PA, France	Casey Osgood
Campaigners		US	ME	Alan Poore
Chicken Neck Mess		US	KS	Jason Bentley
Columbia Rifles		US	PA, NY, OH, New England, Canada, MD, MI	Kevin O'Beirne
Crescent Mess		US & CS		Robby Schorr
Coffee Coolers aka the Ohio Mess		US	OH	Ryan Weddle
Dancing Pig Mess		US	IL, OH	Tim Hodge
Devil's Own		US	OH, MO, PA, AL	Tyler Underwood
Dirty Shirts		US & CS	IA	Brandon Jolly
Dixie Mess		CS	GA	Ken Myers
Elliots Scouts		MSG & US	KS, MO	Jeff Deane
Fighting Boys Mess		US & CS	CA, IN, ME	Patrick Furey
Fisher's Mess		US & CS	TN	Nate Petersburg
Fox River Mess		US & CS	IL	Homer Fox
Guinea Fowl Mess		CS	NC	Jefferson Weaver
Hard Head Mess		US	WI, MI	Brad Argue
Hodge Podge Mess		US & CS	Il, Oh, Wi, Tn, In, Ia	Brian Baird
Hogg Mess		US & CS	IL, WI	Derik Morefield
Kearny Guards		US & CS	NJ, NY, PA	Bill Cross
Liberty Rifles		US & CS	PA, NY, NJ, MD, DE, VA, NC, WV, WI, OH, IL, GA	Gary Keefer
Lazy Jacks Mess		CS	England	Webmaster
Lucky 13th Mess		US & CS	CA	Dan Sutton
Mosby Mess		CS	Virginia	Hunter Hardwicke
Nockum Stiff Boys		CS & US	TX, AK, MO, KS, Cherokee Nation	Keith Baty
Nutmeg Mess		US & CS	CT	Gordon Markiewicz
Olathe Union Guard		US	KS	Jason Bentley
Petersburg City Guard		CS	VA	Brian McPeters
Pumpkin Patch Mess		US & CS	IN & IL	Pat Price
Phoenix Iron Pards		US	PA	Ryan Conroy
Pie Eater Mess		CS	VA	Chris Newton
Rockport Mess		US	OH	Drew Bechler
Rowdy Pards		CS & US	NC, VA	Mike Murley
Rail Splitters Mess		US	TN, MI, IL	George Pimentel
Salt River Rifles		US	GA	Jim Butler
The Sable Arm		US	IL, WI, MA, MD	LeRoy Martin
The Scalawag Mess		US & CS	United Kingdom	Chris O'Brien
Scalded Dog Mess		US & CS	GA	Andrew Lang
Shanty Boys Mess		US	MI	Bill Wilkins
Skulkers Mess		US & CS	IL, MO	John Pillers
Slackerz Saloon Mess		US	IL, MO	Matt Caldwell
Slick Dog Mess		US & CS	AL	Galen Wagner
Sloppy Beagle Mess		US & CS	NW LA, NE Texas	Andrew Martin
Smokey Row Mess		US	MS	Al Goodman
Southeast Federals		US	FL, GA, SC	Jose Suarez & Bob Lyons
Split Rail Mess		US & CS	VT	Newt Connor
Stone Creek Mess		CS & US	PA, VA, OH, WV	Steve Paskowski
Stragglers		CS & US	IL, WI	Gary Ward
Tater Mess		CS & US	MO, KS	Michael Kupsch
Tar Water Mess		US	IN, OH	Paul Calloway
Top Rail Mess		US	MS, GA, AL, TN	Tim Arnold
Valverde Mess		CS	CA	Don Smith
Webfeet Mess		CS & US	TN, KY	Chris Utley
Wretched Mess		CS & US	AK, MO	Brian Harmon
Wool Hat Boys Mess		US & CS	GA	Rick Joslyn
Artillery Unit Names	Authenticity	Impressions	Locations	Contacts
1st Maryland (CSA)		CS	MD, PA, NJ	Jeff Stansbury
Cherokee Artillery		CS & US Secondary	Georgia, Tennessee	Neal Brackett
Durell’s Independent Battery, D		US	PA	Mark Pflum
Cavalry Unit Names	Authenticity	Impressions	Locations	Contacts
Co. E, 30th Texas Cavalry		CS	OK	Rocky Crusha
1st Maine Cavalry		US	MD,PA,VA,ME	Gerald Todd
Buttermilk Rangers		CS	LA,TX,OK,MO	Alan Huffines
Critter Company		US & CS	GA	Coley Adair
Possum Mess		CS	KY, OH, TN	R. Huffman
Infantry Unit Names	Authenticity	Impressions	Locations	Contacts
1st Georgia Regulars		US & CS	Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Alabama	Andrew Jerram
1st Georgia State Line		CS	GA	Rod Glock
Co. D, 1st Minnesota, Lincoln Guards		US & CS	MN	Doug Cooper
Co. K, 1st Pennsylvania Reserves		US	PA, MD, VA	Tom Krensinky
Co. A, 1st Tennessee, Rock City Guards		CS & US	TN	Harry C. Wallace
Co. B, 1st Tennessee		CS & US	Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, England	Ed Sharp
Co. G, 1st Texas "Rifles",		CS	TX	Phillip Sozansky
Co. K, 1st Texas,   "The Bully Mess"		CS	CA	John McEntire
1st & 2d Maryland "Old Line State Guards"		CS & US	Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia	Kevin Kutlik
Co. A, 2nd Wisconsin, "The Citizens Guard"		US	WI	Scott Sonntag
3rd Kentucky		US & CS	KY	Clark Badgett
Co.H, 3rd Arkansas,  "The Kentucky Orphans"		CS	KY	Keith Doane
3rd Wisconsin		US	WI	David Frohmader
Co. K 4th Florida & Co. A, 15th US Regulars		CS & FL	FL	James Permane
Co. K, 4th N. Carolina,  (Scary Creek Mess)		CS	NC	Phil Hatfield
Co. A, 4th Virginia		CS	OH, PA, WV	George Alcox
Co. I, 4th Virginia		CS	IN, IL, VA	John Wickett
Co. A, 6th Missouri Infantry,		CS & US; MSG	MO & KS	Mike Kupsch
Co. G, 6th Tennessee & 14th Indiana		CS / US	UT, IA, MN, IL, VA, PA, MD, DE	Dave Pasbrig
Co. A, 7th Texas, "Waco Guards"		CS & US	Norway	Lars Gjertveit
Co. B, 7th Texas		CS	TX	Joe Walker
Co. F, 9th Penna Reserves, , (Meadville Volunteers)		US	OH, PA	Joe Albert
9th Texas		CS & US	NE	Mitch Critel
9th Texas Infantry Regt./Red River Battalion		CS & US	TX	Mark A. Griffin   & Thomas Stuart
Co. B, 10th Texas		CS	TX, OK, AR, MO, KS	Don Smith
Co. D, 10th Texas		CS	AZ	Rich Saathoff
Co. G, 10th Texas		CS	GA, SC	Art Milbert
Co. A-L, 10th Virginia		CS	VA	Keith Whitehead
10th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Companies A - L, Inc.		CS	VA	John P. Mann IV
Co. H, 10th Virginia		CS	CA	Zach Willis
11th Iowa (Hairy Nations Boys)		US	IA, IL	Andrew Patterson
11th MO/Missouri State Guard		US	MO	Chris Azevedo
Co. C, 143rd Pennsylvania		US	PA	Mark Kahn
146th New York		US	PA	Eric Stephenson
Co. G, 14th Connecticut		US	CT	Name Unknown
15th US (Rail Splitters Mess)		US	TN, MI, IL	George Pimentel
Co. D, 16th Louisiana		CS & US	LA, MS	Dennis Neal
16th Virginia		CS	VA	David DeMatteis
19th US Regulars		US	IN	Mark Slover
21st Ohio		US	GA	Phillip Whiteman
22d Alabama		CS & US	AL, GA	Barry Bowden
Co. C 22nd Virginia		CS	NY, NJ	Curt Prat
24th Michigan		US	MI	Curt Maddox
26th Pennsylvania		US	PA, NJ, DE, MD, UK	Jim Kidd
Co. E, 31st Indiana		US	IN, OH	Richie DeWitt
Co. G, 31st Tennessee "The Jerker's Mess"		TN	CS & US	Thomas J Hopkins
Co. E, 33rd Wisconsin		US	WI	Bob Braun
Co. E, 33rd Virginia		CS	CA	Cliff McCurley
Co. B, 36th Illinois		US	IL	Sean Cowger
Co. H, 37th Tennessee		CS	GA, AL, TN	Marlin Teat
Co. K, 37th Virginia		CS & US	VA	Bob Denton
34th North Carolina		CS	CA	Brian
Co A-K, 3rd Virginia		CS	VA	Mike Rippl
Co. D, 38th Indiana		US	IN, OH, TN	Bill Young
Co. E, 41st Virginia		CS	WI & IL	Brad Bodoh
Co. H, 42nd Indiana		US	IN, KY, OH	Joel Foust
45th New York Infantry		US & CS	MD, PA, VA	John Pagano
Co. E, 46th Tennessee		CS	KY	Daryl King
49th Ohio		US	OH	Mark Holbrook
Co. B, 4th Texas		CS & US	PA	Dave Golimowski
Co. C, 53rd Pennsylvania		US	PA	Joel Peterson
5th Confederate		CS		Name Unknown
55th Illinois, Battalion Staff Page		US	OK, AR	Cal Kinzer
Co. F, 55th Illinois		US	OK,AR,MO,KS,LA,IL,IN	Marty Colvin
Co. H, 57th Georgia		US & CS	GA	Matt Grubb
61st NCT Sappers		CS	SC, NC	Jefferson Weaver
69th New York		US	NY	Name Unknown
Co. G, 6th Louisiana		CS	VA	Nathan Zifra
Co. G, 83rd Pennsylvania		US	PA	Mark Riddell
79th New York		US	CA	Allen Barrett
91st Ohio		US		Name Unknown
Co. G, 96th Pennsylvania		US	PA	Jake Laubach
Co. E,  114th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry (Collis' Zouaves)		US	PA, MD, VA, NJ, DE, NY	Stephen Lewis
122d New York		US	NY, WA	Dave Grieves
143d PVI		US	PA	Joe Lapinski
146th New York		US	DL, NJ, NY	Eric Stephenson
150th New York		US	NY	Kenneth E. Moran
Co. F, 150th Pennsylvania (Bucktails)		US	PA	Ryan Conroy
Cracker Company		US	TN	Craig Hadley
Dixie Guard		CS & US	OK	John Schwarz
Living History Company		CS	MD, PA, VA	Phil Maddox
Mountain Rifles		CS	W VA	Wes Smittle
The Mudsills		US	IL, WI, OH, IN	Dave Barno
Sykes Regulars		US Only	VA, MD, PA, NJ, NY	Fred Grogan
Co. F, 1st US Sharpshooters		US	OH, MI	Brian White
Washington Light Infantry		US & CS	TN, SC, MD, VA	Tom Pallas
Brigade Names	Authenticity	Impressions	Locations	Contacts
3d Battalion		CS	MD, PA, NJ, WV, VA	Alan Williamson
5th Battalion		CS	MD,NC,NJ,NY,VA,WVA	Dave Pridgeon
Army of the Pacific		US	AZ, CA	Dom Dal Bello
Army of Tennessee		US	IN, OH, IL, KY	John Crabb
Breckinridge Battalion		CS		Nicky Hughes
Cleburne's		CS & US	AR, MS, TN, TX	Dean Burchfield
Confederate Guard		CS	AR, TX	George Susat
Frontier Guard		CS & US	TX, OK, AR, MO, KS, CA, and AZ	John Schwarz
Independent Volunteer Rifles		CS	VA	Mike Hendricks
North State Rifles		CS	NC	Ernest Dollar
Palmetto Guard		CS & US	SC	Brian Gilk
Southern Guard Living History Association		CS & US	MA, NY, DE, PA, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, OH, IL, KS, CA	John Stillwagon
Southern Independance Rifles		CS & US	TN	Lee White
Stonewall Brigade		CS	VA, MD, PA	Jeff Squire

Many thanks to Erik Auger for keeping his Point of Contact list current for so long.

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