Grand Army of the Frontier

The Goal and Mission of the Grand Army of the Frontier is to honor the memories and achievements of the late Victorian-era military of all nations between 1858 and 1904, with a particular emphasis on American army on the Western Frontier between 1860 and 1900, though the pursuit and sharing of knowledge, and by actively participating in the hobbies of Cowboy Action Shooting, historical reenacting, living history programs, skirmishing, social events, and other activities while wearing appropriate military attire.

Every year the GAF holds and annual Grand Muster in one of the Departments. The past two years, the Department of the Missouri has hosted the event at Fort Hartsuff, near Ord, Nebraska. My persona in the photos is of a late 1870's buffalo scout. Firearms used include a sharps .45x2.1" case aka 45-70 and a Ruger single six in .44 wcf. Several stages were set up and the course of fire was typically 10 rounds through the rife and five rounds through the revolver. We received out first snow storm of the year and the temperatures were very cold which limited the number of courses the shooters got through. All in all though it was a great time with excellent authentic dutch oven cooking and meeting new people as well as catching up with old friends. For more information about the Grand Army of the Frontier checkout their website at http://www.grandarmyofthefrontier.org/

Next year's Grand Muster will be held in Lockhart, Texas