We received the following: This past weekend, I participated in a very special event commemorating Military Medical History. Andrews Air Force Base Hospital has a very special person. Colonel Suellyn Novak is a long-time Civil War Re-enactor and Military Medical History promoter. For the second year running, she and my Georgetown Center for Living History (with $500.00 financial support from HMGS) put together a program that had something for everyone. The action started when the 1st Maryland Cavalry Battalion, CSA ambushed a small Yankee patrol (consisting of Civil Air Patrol Cadets) on the grounds of "His Lordship's Kindness", a stately old Southern mansion built in 1728. The casualties were carried (dragged) by the "orderlies" (volunteers from the 50 or so kids present) to the 28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company B, Medical Staff for a quick diagnosis and "Triage" to determine their immediate fate. Next, the orderlies delivered the casualties to an American War of Independence Medical Aid Tend manned by medical personnel of the Living History Foundation. The good Doctor explained to the enthralled crowd what medical treatment could (actually, couldn't) be given at that time to the battle wounded (it's a miracle any survived!). Next stop - Civil War. The casualties were "beamed" in time to the 2nd Maryland (USA) Regimental Field Hospital where "amputations" were performed to the "shock and awe" of the crowd. Plenty of blood was lost but the operation was deemed successful by the Doctor. Time flew by quickly because the next thing anybody knew we were in WW I and the wounded were being evaluated for evacuation to a rear area. This turned out to be another time jump to the Second World War - 1943, in fact. The leg fracture casualty received a Field X-Ray (many of the operators later expired from cancer caused by the lack of proper shielding) and the belly wound was successfully operated on (he was placed on the "dead" pile during the Civil War). Finally, all the survivors were taken to the 899th Medical Evacuation Helicopter nearby and were "air medevaced" to the base hospital. Whew! What an exciting ride! The wargamers who attended were treated to a regimental sized skirmish hosted by long time GM, me. Ten Civil Air Patrol Cadets had a great time blasting away at each other for the better part of 2 hours until the Yankees (led by Cadet Patricia Thompson) gained the upper hand by repulsing the Rebs impetuous charges. They all swore (well sort of) that they would make the trek to Timonium in November as Guests of Fall In '03. We reimbursed the re-enactors for their travel costs as generously as we could and gave nice plaques to all the participants. Total cost of the weekend was $750.00. With the support of HMGS, I was only $250.00 out of pocket. Not bad for a timely and eye catching Military History Weekend! Proceeds from admissions went for maintenance of the site and allows The John M. and Sara R. Walton Foundation, Inc. to keep His Lordship's Kindness, near Clinton, MD open to the public. Have a great Spring and Summer. Hope to see all of you at Historic and Fall In '03! Fred Hubig, Fall In Convention Director Back to 2ndQuarter 2003 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com