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The Columbia Rifles Research Compendium What Is The Columbia Rifles Research Compendium? Many reenactment organizations have member handbooks that usually provide a list of required equipment purchases and information on the reenactors’ historical unit; unfortunately, such handbooks usually provide little in the way of detailed, documented information. On the other hand, there is The Columbia Rifles Research Compendium (CRRC)… What is The CRRC? It’s more than just a reenactor handbook. The CRRC provides documentation and presents research that backs up the "Columbia Rifles’ Standards of Authenticity", with an emphasis on an Eastern Federal — generally, Army of the Potomac — infantry impression. The First Edition of The CRRC includes fifty-one articles, is approximately 280 pages in length, is illustrated, and was published in April, 2001. The table of contents of The CRRC is presented below. What Sets The CRRC Apart? The CRRC is not the first research-based handbook for reenactors; most notably, it is preceeded by The Hardcracker Handbook: A Guide for Re-creating the Western Federal Infantryman (circa 1995, Calvin Kinzer, editor), and the Third Mississippi Camp of Instruction Handbook (January, 1998, Thomas Czekanski, editor). For several years reenactors have also had access via the Internet to a fine body of work by members of the 33rd Wisconsin, Co. E. Reenactors owe the authors and editors of these earlier works a debt of thanks for facilitating the dissemination of information necessary for improved portrayals.
The CRRC is different from these earlier works in that it is the first book-length, research-based handbook for reenactors that was prepared entirely by a single organization and printed in a common format. The First Edition of The CRRC includes fifty-one articles, of which forty-nine were written by members of the Columbia Rifles. We extend our thanks to Nicky Hughes of the Breckinridge Battalion and John Stiteler of the Western Brigade/Black Hats Battalion for allowing us to include their work in The CRRC.
Information for All The research and information contained in The CRRC is virtually priceless and, to this end, we have made it available to the entire Civil War historical and reenacting community. The CRRC is printed on looseleaf paper and is provided in a three-ring binder. How can you obtain a copy of The CRRC? It’s easy! Send a check or money order for $26.00 U.S. payable to "Andy Metheny", together with your full name, mailing address, and e-mail address, to the Production Editor: Andy Metheny 367 Burroughs Road Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719 (978) 263-1753 e-mail: aimetheny@aol.com The cost of the book includes the binder and shipping within the continental United States. For each copy, five dollars will be donated to Civil War preservation projects. Proceeds from the First Edition will be used to conserve New York State’s Civil War battle flags. The Columbia Rifles makes no profit from sales of The CRRC. The cost you pay for the book is our cost, plus the five-dollar donation for preservation. All labor required for researching, writing, and producing the book is donated by members of the Columbia Rifles. The CRRC is copyrighted and, before re-printing any part of it, we request that you first contact The Columbia Rifles for permission. Future Updates to The Compendium As our research progresses and as new information becomes available, it is our intent to update The CRRC on a more-or-less annual basis. Future editions of The CRRC will include new articles and the latest editions of revised articles. The updated material will be available for a nominal copying and mailing fee to individuals who have previous editions of the book. The availability of subsequent editions will be advertised on this webpage and various Internet forums. Registered holders of authorized copies of The CRRC will be notified by e-mail when updates become available. The cost of each update will depend on its page count. Some individuals have inquired whether we will include previously unpublished articles, or articles that have had limited circulation, by people who are not members of the Columbia Rifles. Submittals for future editions are welcome, but must be properly annotated and are subject to requests for additional documentation, editing by the Columbia Rifles, and/or refusal. Articles that are not the work of the perrson submitting them will be refused outright. We are looking for the best articles possible for The CRRC and, therefore, anyone can provide information for publication in future updates. Submittals should be in an electronic format compatible with Microsoft Word 97, and should be provided to the Managing Editor of The CRRC. The Staff of the First Edition Questions or comments on the content The CRRC should be directed to: Managing Editor: John Eric Tobey, (607) 737-1984, tobeyje@aol.com Associate Editor: Kevin O’Beirne, (716) 648-6628, ColumbiaRifles@aol.com Questions or comments on the availability of The CRRC should be directed to: Production Editor: Andy Metheny, (978) 263-1753, aimetheny@aol.com Authors are listed in the table of contents, below.
Table of Contents for the First Edition: PART I: GENERAL PHILOSOPHY
PART II: MINUTIA AND MATERIAL CULTURE
PART III: METHODS
PART IV: THE MAN INSIDE THE UNIFORM
PART V: COLUMBIA RIFLES REFERENCES |
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