63rd Tenn Christmas Ornament

Eddy Smiles · #11 11-09-2007, 10:15 PM

Ah knew it! Ah knew it! Ah knew it! A dad-gummed Johnny Reb! Ha! Ha! Ha! Nice carving Joe! My great-great-grand pappy faced you guys at Petersburg. He was in the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment

whittlingjoe · #12 11-10-2007, 02:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Eddy Smiles

Ah knew it! Ah knew it! Ah knew it! A dad-gummed Johnny Reb! Ha! Ha! Ha! Nice carving Joe! My great-great-grand pappy faced you guys at Petersburg. He was in the 2nd Connecticut Heavy Artillery Regiment

You know, the 63rd Tennessee, the unit we portray, was actually at Petersburg back in the day. I bet pappy rattled the dugouts over our boys!

Joe

whittlingjoe · #13 11-10-2007, 02:54 AM

Well folks, here he is all painted up and ready for the Christmas Party!

He was a fun one. I may make a chess set out of these guys just for the face practice if nothing else.

THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS!!!

Joe

Joy · #14 11-10-2007, 08:29 AM

I love that little guy. Very clean carving.

Bartster · #15 11-10-2007, 09:27 AM

joe,

good carving and painting

bart

JIM QUILICI · #16 11-10-2007, 11:43 AM

Joe
That is a very good carving , you did a very good job carving and painting.
thanks for sharing.
Jim

Eddy Smiles · #17 11-10-2007, 02:31 PM

Joe...

Some other Billy Yank's did but not my pappy! He was pushing up daisies by the time Ambrose set off that charge. He developed a severe case of dysentery during the march from Cold Harbor to Petersburg, was hauled off to City Point and then shipped to David's Island at New York where he expired from the disease. I found his grave in an family old cemetary up in Connecticut this past spring. By the way, you Johnny Reb's kicked some Yankee butt at Cold Harbor. According to what I found the 2nd CHAR took some of the highest losses of any unit during the charge. My pappy must have found him a pretty large stone to hide behind!

By the way, I tried to snag a pattern from the pictures that you posted but couldn't determine what size chunk of wood you started off with. Care to share?

Robert Cahill · #18 11-12-2007, 02:12 PM

The carving was great but after painting it is really awesome.

whittlingjoe · #19 11-12-2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Eddy Smiles

By the way, I tried to snag a pattern from the pictures that you posted but couldn't determine what size chunk of wood you started off with. Care to share?

Well, he started off about 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" x2" and after the wood removal he is 3 7/8" tall x 1 3/8" wide x 1 1/4" thick (back of head to nose.)

Hope this helps! Be sure to post a picture if you make a noggin guy like mine. I would love to see it.

Joe

tnartist05 · #20 11-13-2007, 09:33 AM

Joe! I like this Johnny Reb,Plus your painting really brought him to life! Good work Sir. Tn~