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I remember reading about how surprised the event organizers were by the youthful appetites of the veterans at one of the reunions (I can't remember if it was the 1913 or 1938 reunion or both), they were good eaters. At one of the events, they drank all the whiskey provided twice over. In a live radio interview from '38, one veteran being questioned went off on the following tangent: (from memory) "I want to talk about women's skirts. They are too short. Why, when I was at the sporting house last week ... " (cut off by interviewer).

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

I'm an Admin for a group called The Mess Tent, and we'd love to have this photo added to the group!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Lined up for chow. Some things don't change much!

Probably 1912 given the Bain number system in reverse on right hand side.

Made a copy, enlarged the poststamp on the right upper corner, darkened and constrasted it and found 2/24/11 in mirror view (Fegruary 24, 1911?) Dr. Roberto Duarte Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Duarte: Thanks for the detective work on the date of this photograph. Those stickers are the hardest ones to read! We will add the date to the record.

The Washington Times on March 7th, 1911 (Chronicling America) chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1911-03-07/ed-... infomed that American army was rushed to Mexican Border On February 24, 1911, were the soldiers in Galveston, waiting orders to rush to the Mexican Border?