A Flag will Soon go to the Enemies Lines, those Persons who have any things to send to our Prisoners there must have them at the Commissary Genl. of Prisoner's Quarters by next Saturday afternoon. [More]
Saturday, January 16, 2010
This Day in History: January 16
Friday, January 15, 2010
Am I 'Skating Near the Legal Edge of Making Threats of Violence'?
"In his last line, Mr. Codrea seems to be skating pretty near the legal edge of making threats of violence." [More]A Fudd/troll offers a stinging criticism to one of my GUNS Magazine columns.
I thought it worth a second Gun Rights Examiner column to call it to your attention.
Tell a friend?
And feel free to send the mag your own "Crossfire" letter.
Imagine a World Without Guns!
Gangs Armed With Machetes Loot Port-Au-Prince [More]And:
There was no sign of police or any kind of law and order.Ah. Any bets they're taking care of their own? And they're armed with more than machetes?
Another Name to Put...
Kurt also has some thoughts.
Just take your shoes off and step into the Disintegrator Booth...
[Via Smiley Starfish]
Give a Little Whistle
Or caught up in a vortex.
Vanderboegh explains. [More]
A False Premise
Do you love your gun? Tell me why [More]No, Sandy Banks. I love my wife and children. I love my parents. I love my brothers and sisters.
I have guns but they are just tools, like the keyboard I am typing on, to help me protect something else that I love: My rights.
What did Mr. Pynchon say?
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about the answers.[Via Peter G]
UPDATE: John Longenecker has more to say.
We're the Only Ones Showing Professional Courtesy Enough
"You know, I pull people over for driving 100 mph -- you know what they say? 'I'm a narcotics officer in an unmarked vehicle.' 'Great, well slow it down, have a good night,' " Phinney explained. "As long as they show me a badge, I don't care." [More]But woe unto you if you're not an "Only One."
What does this expectation of entitlement tell us...?
And just wait 'til her husband the lieutenant finds out she was treated like a commoner!
[Via FFFW]
In Other Words...
Speaking of which, anybody find My Favorite Mute yet...?
[Via Bruce W. Krafft]
Mark Amodei Answers Gun Rights Questionnaire
This is a significant development, especially since Amodei has traditionally not been responsive to questionnaires. For him to answer this questionnaire shows the importance of the issue, the potential impact of this questionnaire, and how seriously he and the field of candidates are treating it. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes another major player in the Nevada U.S. Senate race has found it necessary to go on record about RKBA with some specific answers.
Also learn of a development in a Texas race and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
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This Day in History: January 15
As happened with most fires, soldiers and mariners played an essential role in stopping the conflagration of 1778. The South-Carolina and American General Gazette offered "much praise to the officers and soldiers quartered in town, who afforded every assistance in their power to the inhabitants…. [More]
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I'm Just Glad to Know...
They really would rather see you bound on the floor helpless. And/or dead.
They really, truly would.
Candidates and Guns
Me, I think somebody ought to find out how serious these folks really are...
We're the Only Ones Huffing and Puffing Enough
According to Williamson County court papers, he's charged with inhaling either glue or paint.
Martin was arrested just weeks earlier in Kyle for the same offense. [More]
Can't huffing bring on acute psychosis?
Any reason why someone who considers himself an "Only One" wouldn't consider that an asset?
[Via FFFW]
Sheepless in Seattle
We spotlighted two of them the other day.
Some Call it "Treason"
Is it just me, or when you look at her grinning mug do you also see a snout?
We're the Only Ones "To Catch a Predator" Enough
A federal jury convicted a former Bibb County sheriff’s deputy Wednesday of a charge that he tried to entice a child for sex. [More]Take a seat.
Oh no! Chris Hansen!!!
And as with all such "Only Ones" accounts, the Eternal Question remains unanswered...
And oh, looky here: today we have a twofer.
[Via Scott N and FFFW]
Knox Talks
Jeff Knox, founder of GunVoter.org, will once again be filling in for Tom Gresham on the Gun Talk radio program this Sunday the 17th from 3 to 6 Eastern, Noon to 3 Pacific. Go to http://www.GunTalk.com to find a station near you, listen on-line, or download the podcast to listen later. Please listen and call in!
Have Officials 'Willfully Conspired' to Cover Up ATF Record Errors?
Today we're going to document the probability that this was not just an isolated case, but an indication of system-wide incompetence, negligence, deception and cover-up that reaches throughout and beyond the agency, extending to those charged with providing audit oversight. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column provides documentation that justifies using the "c" word. As such, it is very important to get the word out, and I am hoping the regulars here will take that personally and share the link.
Also see my interview yesterday and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
This Day in History: January 14
If proper Magazines for the Subsistence of the cavalry cannot be formed at Trenton this is an insurmountable obstacle to their quartering there, and they must of necessity be removed to Flemingtown or some other convenient place in that neighbourhood, where the proper supplies can be obtained. [More]
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Not Out of Legal Danger
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger and former Executive Vice-President James Hyatt remain as defendants in the two lawsuits filed by families of students killed in the 2007 shootings at the school. [More]Hey, at least they made sure they were out of physical danger--even if they didn't tell anyone outside their elite clique...
Virginia Tech’s government affairs director ordered Steger’s office locked around 8:52 a.m. [That's 30 minutes before they notified students!]And there was another silver lining:
Campus trash collection was canceled 21 minutes before students and teachers were warned.Thing is, when the trucks got running again, it looks like they didn't pick up all of it...
[Via Mack H]
Chuck Norris vs. INTERPOL
But I think I recently have seen behind the veil on the White House's covert mission and mystery with Interpol. [More]We've talked about this recently.
Here's another insight.
I wonder if Chuck Norris still has that motorcycle that fires rockets...?
[Via systems engineer]
We're the Only Ones In On the Deal Enough
Kill two men in four days under shady circumstances. Get caught with drugs in your system and suspended from work.That depends--is he the "Only One" getting it...?
Walk away from it all with $17,242.46.
Not a bad deal, right? [More]
[Via FFFW]
And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions
Gun Laws Questioned After Movie Theater Shooting [More]Why?
Because some moron is an idiot?
See, if I don't specify who, you won't know if I'm talking about Dante or Gail...or both.
We're the Only Ones "Eye in the Sky" Enough
Looking at you, I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools, I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more to know that
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind (looking at you)
I can read your mind*
And naturally, the "Only Ones" try to hide what they're doing, up to and including issuing threats against anyone trying to provide independent oversight. [More]
Coming soon to an airspace near you.
HPD Spokesflack Martha Montalvo says she's not ruling anything out.
Neither are we, lady.
[Via Ron W]
* Lyrics from "Eye in the Sky," The Alan Parsons Project
Pig Wrestling
Y'know, that's an idea...two can play that game. I wonder if anyone has reserved batfu.blogspot.com...?
Another Gun Free Zone Success Story
Kennesaw's law encouraging gun ownership can't work where their possession is prohibited. And we saw how much that slowed down the bad guy.
About That "Wall of Separation"...
The Amish, as well as some other religious sects, are covered by a "religious conscience" exemption, which allows people with religious objections to insurance to opt out of the mandate. It is in both the House and Senate versions of the bill, making its appearance in the final version routine unless there are last-minute objections. [More]What happened to that "wall of separation" those pushing for national fascist health care are always screaming about?
And what happened to "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion..."
If I maintain Father Crom on his mountain told me in a vision I should be glad to die a warrior's death instead, who are they to tell me they don't recognize the legitimacy of my faith?
So we're really not equal under the law? And if I "willfully" opt out, I can become a "prohibited person"?
Do we have a First Amendment challenge here...?
We're the Only Ones Putting Guns "On the Street" Enough
78 guns missing from sheriff's office [More]Maybe the "Only Ones" ought to hold a "buyback." For once, the term would be accurate.
No questions asked, of course...
At least now that BATFU is involved they ought to be able to straighten out their records.
Oh, wait...
Inaccurate ATF Records Endanger Gun Owners
Today I'd like to present one real-world example that illustrates both the inaccuracy of the NFRTR as well as the potential danger gun owners who believe they're obeying the law could face. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column shows how we can be victimized by BATFU's slipshod recordkeeping.
Also take action against an outrage in Nevada, find out about my interview today, and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
Tell a friend? That is, spread the link?
This Day in History: January 13
January 13, 1778. "The Flying Hospitals are to be 15 feet wide and 25 feet long in the clear and the story at least 9 feet high to be covered with boards or shingles only without any dirt, windows made on each side and a chimney at one end. Two such hospitals are to be made for each brigade at or near the center and if the ground permits of it not more than 100 yards distance from the brigade." [Weedon's Valley Forge Orderly Book, p. 191] [More]
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
We're the Only Ones Unfortunately Incidental Enough
A police involved shooting is under investigation after an officer wounded a man who turned out to be uninvolved in the crime in question.Yeah, no kidding, Chief."This was a very unfortunate incident," Suffolk County Police Chief Dominic Varrone said. [More]
I just wonder how much more unfortunate it would be if it had been the citizen who panicked and accidentally shot your unidentified "Only One."
[Via FFFW]
A Matter of Trust
The recent murderous attack on the Togo football team in Angola, stressed the need for African governments to take actions to control the proliferation of guns... [More]And who better to trust with a monopoly on arms than African governments?
Unberievable!
At least two people have been killed and two others injured when a gunman opened fire at a bar in western Japan, officials say. [More]Aw, go on...
A Blow for Public Safety
Congressman J. Randy Forbes (VA-04) announced today that the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) has announced its support for his bill, H.R. 3752, to modernize federal firearms laws to increase public safety and ensure proper protection for law enforcement officers. The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) Improvements Act of 2009 would improve current law to permit qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms. [More]But all you and I get to do is watch.
I wonder if we should send them a bottle of mouthwash?
We're the Only Ones Off the Record Enough
“One of the officers asked me whether my phone had audio recording capabilities,’’ Glik, 33, said recently of the incident, which took place in October 2007. Glik acknowledged that it did, and then, he said, “my phone was seized, and I was arrested.’’ [More]Besides, what possible legitimate interest could mere citizens have in overseeing public "Only Ones" activities and conduct? Haven't we learned by now that's private...?
[Via retrotruckman]
Increasing the Potential
Yeah, we saw that at Columbine and Virginia Tech.In this country, law-abiding adults should have the right and the means to protect themselves in their own homes and in public places, such as streets and sidewalks.
However, carrying a weapon onto school campuses increases the potential public safety risk. [More]
Oh, wait...
Big "but" idiot.
[Via The Bitter Clinger]
No Less Deadly
True, a fully automatic weapon can fire far more rounds per second, but the bullet from a semi-automatic weapon is no less deadly. [More]Or how about deadly bullets from bolt-action rifles? We'd better ban those, too.
Besides, the Globo-Cops are for it, and any group that embraces "law enforcers" from such bastions of liberty like Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, Central America, etc., must be something Seattle "progressives" like Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, and Sen. Adam Kline, D-Seattle would also want to embrace. After all, tyrannical regimes have the potential to be no less deadly now than at any other time in history.
Weapons of Choice
Eleventh Circuit Upholds Ban on Gun Possession by Misdemeants Convicted of Domestic Violence [More]Apparently, back in 2005, the guy "tried to choke his...girlfriend."
I note they have not banned him from having hands.
New Hampshire 'Firearms Freedom Act' Threatens Government Violators with Criminal Penalties
"Any official, agent, or employee of the government of the United States, or employee of a corporation providing services to the government of the United States that enforces or attempts to enforce a act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the government of the United States upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in New Hampshire and that remains within the State of New Hampshire shall be guilty of a class B felony." [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a bill with appropriate consequences.
Also find out about a new threat in Oregon and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
Tell a friend? Seriously, will you send them the link? I'm probably going to write about this at some point, but if you perceive that you get consistent value from here or from the Examiner columns, I need your consistent help to spread the word and grow the readership.
This Day in History: January 12
Among the many necessary reforms in the Military line, I suppose that of the regulation of the Hospitals will be considered. [More]
Monday, January 11, 2010
What Are the Best Places to Do the Most Good for Gun Rights?
I just received an email that required a detailed response. Because it addresses some common concerns, I thought I might as well share it with you... [More]Today's second Gun Rights Examiner column seemed like a good place to answer a question, which, unfortunately, I couldn't really do...
Oregon Alert
Although the "special" session does not start until February, the Oregon legislature has already scheduled a "work session" on a "legislative concept" to reverse gains made in the 2009 session.Go to the OFF site to find out how, and pass their link to all your friends in Oregon.
We're the Only Ones Giving the Department (and You) a Black Eye Enough
No charges have been filed against Gill, whose father, Gerald Gill, is a lieutenant in the department’s Detective Bureau...Just a few bruised apples, right? No "Only One" wagon circling going on?
...He was yelling, ‘I’m a cop, I can kick your ass and get away with it!’ ” [More]
You certainly can't tell by the comments over there...
[Via William T]
We're the Only Ones Penetrating Enough
A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty today to charges related to having sex with prostitutes while on duty and in uniform. [More]Actually, he was out of uniform--at least from below the belt.
And it wasn't just sex--it was coerced sex.
You know--rape.
And what's this? He was "one of four officers charged last year"?
You mean one of the bad ap...uh..."few that fail"?
So it's not like "Only Ones" do this because they have institutionalized reasons to believe that citizens are theirs to dispose of as they will, and that they can get away with it? Or that seven years with the possibility of "diversion or probation" with a later record-cleaning for serial kidnapping and rape makes the risk worth it?
Do you think we'd see similar mercy shown one of the working girls had she rightfully blown one of these dicks...away?
[Via FFFW]
We're the Only Ones Punishing the "Law-Abiding" Enough
Charlie Mitchener followed the law. He has trained at Front Site and with Tactical Response and continues to regularly visit the range. Yet, "In an instant, I am in handcuffs (at 61 years old, this was a first), and there were no bad guys in handcuffs with me, just the guy who thought he was doing things correctly," he writes. [More]Cowardice under color of authority endangers us all. Why would we pay for that?
The official excuse appears to be the "Only One" was kind of new. Which I guess is a polite way of saying "incompetent" without admitting to anything...?
Another reason why "freedom to carry" must become the norm...
[Via Mike Vanderboegh]
Meanwhile, Across the Pond in Sarah Brady Paradise...
Myleene Klass, the broadcaster and model, brandished a knife at youths who broke into her garden – but has been warned by police that she may have acted illegally. [More]"Contemptible" pretty much covers it.
[Via a lot of you]
Tyranny in Action
A significant point of order to Rep. Cantor: It's not "an insult to our democracy."
It's attempted murder of the Republic.
And Murtha is a domestic enemy.
[Via Gerhard Paul]
We're the Only Ones Reforming Health Care Enough
"The investigation found that jail medical personnel had falsified a medication log to show that the detainee, a Salvadoran named Nery Romero, had been given Motrin. The fake entry was easy to detect: When the drug was supposedly administered, Mr. Romero was already dead," it says. [More]And just think--when our A-rated pal gets his way, all us prisoners will receive the same high quality "Only Ones" care.
CAS Hardening
Cycling back to terrorism, the elite planner’s response to threats like underwear bombs is to build elaborate but increasingly brittle security systems in which airline passengers are involved only as victims. The CAS response would be to arm the passengers, concentrate on fielding bomb-sniffers so cheap that hundreds of thousands of civilians can carry one, and pay bounties on dead terrorists. [More]CAS?
I include links for a reason.
[Via cycjec]
'Gun Laws' Author Says It's Time to Push 'Freedom to Carry'
..."Freedom to Carry" and "Constitutional Carry" are powerful concepts that open the door to further dialog and teaching opportunities, and based on results in Vermont and Alaska are doable and capable of being expanded elsewhere. Why not find out where? [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column notes opportunities to expand beyond permitted carry.
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This Day in History: January 11
yesterday morning the enemy cam out with about 50 hors and 200 of there Greens, and took four men prisnirs at the Goley post—the last week I have Spent in Visiting the difrent posts I find there is a smart Tread Carrided on Between the Cuntry and the City Som officers have given general passes too there faverits to send there sarvant with what Nessecereys they please in to the City in Consequence of these passes waggans loaded with flower fouls &c. go into the City if Gentlemen do these things it will not be in my power to stop markiting nor will we be able to suppley our selves for the people Keep all they have to sper to sell it for hard money. [More]
Friday, January 08, 2010
You Don't Have to Be a Mind Reader...
I think I'm going to start a company that makes pixie dust we can sprinkle on air travelers. True, it will actually be repackaged bulls***, but I figure if I put it in my wife's name as a disadvantaged/woman- owned business, I may just be able to get some of that "free government money" there seems to be so much of in these days leading up to the financial ruin of the Republic...
You Can't Buy a Gun...
See how simple life can be when we just let judges tell us what our rights are?
[Via Daniel White]
We're the Only Ones Shocked--Shocked Enough
Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan says he's shocked by the arrest of one of his officers in a string of robberies in suburban Dakota County. [More]Ah yes, one of "the few that fail."
I like that better than "bad apples," Chief. I might start using it to point out how isolated from the norm all these "Only Ones" stories people keep sending me are.
Thankfully, as those of you who send me multiple tips every day can attest, I only use a few of them so as not to overwhelm this site and lose focus on its main purpose. Plus I'd hate to be accused of denigrating law enforcement.
[Via Zachary G]
We're the Only Ones Translating Enough
In a move to crack down on weapons from the U.S. that are funneled to drug cartels, police in Latin America will soon be able to track American gun sales in their own language, despite privacy concerns by gun-rights advocates. [More]Oh, but don't worry:
Under U.S. law, such information is private and can be seen only by law-enforcers doing legitimate investigations.Say--under their own national laws, aren't all police (even secret ones) "law-enforcers"?
And isn't that where groups like Los Zetas sprang from?
And when even the Mexican army doesn't know which police are trustworthy, how the hell is some damn BATFU bureaucrat supposed to determine it's "legitimate investigation"?
Yeah, give a group with known ties to murderous narcoterrorists personal information on American gun owners in the name of fighting crime.
I'd say "unbelievable" if I really meant it. But when it comes to "Only Ones," I'm getting pretty tough to surprise.
[Via retrotruckman]
We're the Only Ones Keeping Abreast of the Situation Enough
The young mother, who told police she is nursing her children, says Officer Loverde put on the blue glove, put his hand under her shirt and squeezed her breast and made a crass comment. [More]Ms. Doolittle? Your cue...
Far away from "Only Ones" gone wild.
And now there's charges filed
Aow, wouldn't it be Loverde?
And I do apologize...
[Via Ernie S]
A Not Quite Conversion
These days, I think differently about the Second Amendment. I now know that the conventional wisdom about firearms is often wrong-headed. You would think that gun control would automatically reduce violent crime, but that wouldn't be true. [More]That's a good realization, Gregory Alan Thornbury, Dean of the School of Christian Studies at Union University.
So you guys are gonna drop this prohibition, then, right?
POSSESSING FIREARMS, OR WEAPONS. This is the possession, whether open or concealed, of any weapon (including, but not limited to paintball guns, slingshots and airsoft guns) that could be used to intimidate, scare, or harm others or possession of materials used to manufacture bombs, firearms, or weapons.I said "Right?"
ADL Engages in Stereotyping, Bigotry Against Gun Owners
We're not supposed to have prior restraint on rights in this country, Mr. Foxman. That's what makes us different from all those places refugees like you have fled from. [More]Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at a small-minded bigot masquerading as a civil rights leader.
Also learn about some books, meet a voice from Fort Smith and get the latest from my fellow GREs.
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This Day in History: January 8
We ought also to consider that it was so unexpected, and must have been so humiliating a thing, for a whole British army to surrender their arms, and deliver themselves up prisoners to those of whom they had been accustomed to speak with such contempt and disdain -that it is not to be wondered at, if the common soldiers did some things out of spite and ill humour, not to be justified. [More]
Thursday, January 07, 2010
I Wish They'd Settle This
'Negro' Race Choice On Census Form Sparks Outrage [More]I'm afraid to send contributions here or here because I don't want to offend anyone...
Perhaps the most helpful thing I could do would be to make a donation to the people responsible for this...
We're the Only Ones God-Like Enough
A TSA agent was arrested on January 3rd in Terminal One at LAX, a source told NBCLA. He had just gotten off duty and was behaving erratically, saying, "I am god, I’m in charge." The agent was arrested. [More]Well, it's not like they don't, as a whole, insist on being be treated like they are.
Not just "Only Ones"--TSA "Only Ones"...
We all saw what happened to Michael Yon, right?
We know the only thing that saved everyone from the crotch bomber was the passengers? That TSA totally, as Obama put it, "blew it"? Just like with the airport worker's bag that cause such panic? Or the honey?
Hey, at least the video cameras were on when one of the "gods" let a man walk under the rope barrier and into the terminal without passing through security. Or were they?
Then there's the old vaudeville joke "Does your dog smell?"
Meanwhile, our overlords are telling us it's because a nomination is being held up. I mean, why shouldn't someone who abuses confidential databases for his own personal use--and then lies to Congress about it-- be in charge of the nation's air security?
We know what the solution is, don't we?
Disarm you and me, of course, silly.
So our gods can get back to the serious business of partying with drugs and securing the one thing they treat with attention--their place in the collective...
And oh, looky here: We're going to be shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on...with our lives.
[Via FFFW]
Self-Defense "Archaic" for Bay Area Enuretics
"I think it's kind of archaic," Livermore resident Grant Balfour told ABC7. He and a friend sat on a nearby bench watching while the officers frisked Stanley. "I don't see any Indians or cowboys running up and down the street. I think it's time to grow up." [More]Nice Sarah Brady Paradise accent there, Grant old chap. I don't know what ever happened to "when in Rome," but I love how people come here and demand we adapt to their native tyranny. Yeah, expecting the government to be your protector is a lot more grown up, you simple child.
And then we have this expert opinion:
"I think that you're asking for trouble if you walk around with an exposed weapon on your hip," Livermore resident Yvonne Douglas said. "Because I think it would be easy for someone to take that away from you."Why don't you show us how easy that is, you ignorant cud-chewer? Maybe you and Grant could gang up...
We're the Only Ones Sharpshooting Enough
Metro Parks, Serving Summit County has received state approval to shoot 300 white-tailed deer this winter.
Park sharpshooters are expected to start soon, said Scott Peters of the Ohio Division of Wildlife. [More]
No doubt because the rest of us aren't crack Ohio government worker "Only Ones"...
A Request to Vacate
NWA Online has the story here, but you need to be a subscriber to read it for free. If anyone else is reporting on this, I can't find it.
What, you didn't think it was in the interests of our government watchdog "Authorized Journalists" to keep us informed on the persecution of unalienable rights activists, did you?
Ironic. When the feds want to "vacate" our rights, they don't "request" a damn thing.
And They Say There Are No Stupid Questions
Aside from law enforcement officers, does anyone really have a valid reason to carry a gun onto a school campus? [More]Yes, you bleating idiot, we do.
You missed the lesson of "Simple Jack," didn't you?
Don't go "full retard."
Or do. It could work to our advantage.
MSNBC's Ed Schultz: Ban NBA Players from Owning Guns
OK, how about if the networks ban all of their talking heads from owning guns? Hey, with great power comes great responsibility, right? See, I can rip off Spiderman dialog, too.Today's Gun Rights Examiner column looks at power combined with irresponsibility--or more accurately, subversive domestic enemy action.
Why don't you press MSNBC to set the example, Ed? As a condition of employment there, no one who has any "visibility" with the public may own a gun. [More]
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This Day in History: January 7
The Quarter Master General is to apply to the Adjt. General for a fatigue party and cause all dead horses in and about the camp, and all offal to be buried, after which each division Quarter Master is to see this regularly performed once a week in and near their own divisions. [More]
