American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

For Information Purposes, Brig. Gen Pat Carroll is unable to administer to his duties in the short term due to an unexpected illness which requires a short stay in hospital. Any AoG buisness that requires urgent attention, please contact Gen. Andy Burke until further notice. Pat hopes to make contact with his friends and opponents in the next week or so.

Fld/Lt. Philip Healy
5th Brig. 3rd Div. I Corps
AoG

Pat,
Hope you are ok and and I wish you a speedy recovery from whatever put you in hospital. Take care[:)]

[url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.r.barlow/acw/acw.htm"]General Antony Barlow[/url]
[url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.r.barlow/aoc/XXAoC.htm"]Army of the Cumberland[/url]

Dear Patrick Carroll,

My thoughts and prayers are with you may you recover quickly.

MG Joseph C. Mishurda

Joe Mishurda,
"Killer Angels"
XXV Corps, AoJ

Lt. Healy,

Thank you for the notice. General Carroll tracked down several members of the club by telephone after Hurricane Katrina hit, just to make sure they were okay. I think he was also instrumental in putting together a 'care package' for one of our members who was in the wake of the hurricane.

I was one of those he telephoned. I remember I was taking a break from ACWGC stuff and was playing a Nintendo game at the time, so my mind was off somewhere totally different. When I answered the phone and heard someone speaking with a thick Irish brogue asking if I was involved with the American Civil War Gaming Club, my first thought was this was some salesman -- until it sunk in what he had asked. I replied, "Yes", and he introduced himself and said why he was calling. (He may have actually introduced himself first, but who listens to salesmen [:D] ?)

I was absolutely thrilled (yes, it doesn't take much to excite me sometimes!), but it was especially nice that he was going to all the effort to track us down and make the international telephone calls to check on us.

In fact, I remember he gave me his phone number in case I ever needed to contact him. I just checked and it isn't in my email address book. Now I've got to find out what I did with the silly thing!

Anyway, bartender, in case General Carroll returns before I find his number, let him have a drink on my tab. Of course, if he's looking shaky at all make sure it's something relatively mild [:)]!


Your humble servant,
Gen 'Dee Dubya' Mallory

David W. Mallory
ACW - General, Chief of the Armies, Confederate States of America & Cabinet Member
CCC - Sergeant, Georgia Volunteers, Southern Regional Deaprtment, Colonial American Army

Pat,

Here is to your speedy recovery!



Col. Randy Hartwig
1/IX/AoO, USA

Pat

Speedy recovery to you my friend, thoughts are with you.

Col Darren McDonald
3RD "Southern Cross" Brigade
2ND Division
XIV Corps AoC

Pat,

I got a shot of Jameson ready for ya upon your return . . .[:D]

Lt. Col. Brad Slepetz
1/4/III/AoG

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Pat, we will be awaitin for your return!

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<font color="pink">Nick Kunz
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Major General
Commandant, VMI
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They should make them feckin' barstools sturdier, eh, Pat [;)]

BG Simon Macbeth XVI/AoT

Best wishes on a speedy recovery, Pat. I have been missing a bit of the Irish blarney !

Fld Lt Chris Baker
4th Brigade
2nd Division
II Corps, Army of Georgia

<b><font color="beige">Pat,

Our thoughts are with you, for a speedy recovery and return.</font id="beige"></b>

<font color="blue"><b>Brig.Gen. R.A.Weir</b></font id="blue">
<font color="yellow">-- CALVERT LINE --</font id="yellow">

<b>First--III--AoA CSA</b>

Gentlemen of the ACWGC!

Rumours of my recent Demise have been greatly exaggerated! Gawd Bless Mark Twain! [:p]

On December 1st, I arose from my Desk at work and pitched off-kilter to the Left. I ascribed this little episode of light-headedness to my enthusiasm for the task at hand and that I had risen from a seated position at too rapid a rate of Knots. I continued at my work thru' the morning, but became increasingly concerned that my steerage had taken a liking to the Left and that it was over a week since I had imbibed anything of an alcoholic nature. Ipso facto - I was NOT DRUNK - yet I was veering to the west at every second step. Sitting posed no problems whatsoever - so I declared myself as ill to my Boss and proceeded hence to the Apothecary. He prodded. He poked. He pinched. He pushed and he pulled and declared that there was a small likelihood that I had just passed thru' a Minor Stroke. [:0]

My stomach cleaved to the roof of my brainpan and my Bowels threatening to drain into my boots, I beat a hasty tattoo to my local Workhouse for the Ill and Infirm. Over the following 2 days I was scanned, X-rayed, irradiated, micro-scoped and donated approximately 14 Gallons of blood to the furtherance of the career of indigent Histologists. The Result was then declared - that I had forsaken the dubious experience of a mini-stroke and in fact (no doubt, due to the workings of some weird Irish breed of Vampire), I had NO Potassium in my blood. My brain reacted to this state of affairs, as an Alcoholic would to the absence of aftershave in their life and it become an addict of Gravity - thus pulling my straight-line walking over to the Left side of the Road. [:p]

Whilst awaiting this Result, a vein in my Left arm took pity on a family of Streptococcus's and gave them shelter. These Heathenish organisms - instead of following the Strictures of the Good Lord, to "Go Forth and Multiply" - They stayed put and multiplied in the crook of my elbow. So happy indeed, were They in their Promised Land, that They "a Pleasuredome, did decree"! [:(!]

To cut it short Men - a whopping great Abscess grew there - about the size of a Plover's egg and similarly hued. This state of Affairs could not be allowed to continue and upon my Application, the Saw-blades conducted a Deportation of my now Unwelcome Guests. A Week of antibiotics has ensued and all appears to be well again. [B)]

I am returning slowly (I have a hole, closely resembling a Musket wound, in my arm!)to duty, in the Struggle 'twixt Blue 'n' Grey and would hope to be back to speed within the next week or so . . . . I have a lotta catching up to do! [:D]

I'll close for now by stating that it's good to be back . . . I missed You Guys! Awwwwww . . . Shucks! [:I]

I sincerely and genuinely wish to Thank Y'all for Your Well Wishing and Your Kind comments during my Illness. I was touched and am extremely grateful that I stumbled across the ACWGC and it's Inmates just over 2 years ago . . . . the Colour, Enjoyment and Friendship I have <s>endured</s> . . ahem! . . experienced as a Result has truly enriched my sorry li'll Life! [8D]

My Thanks to Y'all. [:D]

(Now . . . please excuse Me whilst I go to a quiet corner and havva li'll manly Blub!) [:o)]

Cheers again Chaps!

Pat.


Patrick G.M.Carroll,
Brigadier General.
Carroll's Corps,(II)
"Spartan Southrons"
Army of Georgia.
C.S.A.

" When My Country takes it's rightful place, amongst the Nations of the World, then and only then, let My Epitaph be written. "

Glad your back and feeling well Pat!! Now get to Campaigning!!!

Dan

Colonel D.H. Smith
3rd Cavalry Divison,III Corps,AoA

http://users.adelphia.net/~sapper99/index.htm

Hell's teeth man, but that must have given you a scare![:0] I'm glad that you are slowly getting back to being on an even keel. You've certainly not lost the ability to paint pictures with words[:D] Take care Pat[:)]

[url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.r.barlow/acw/acw.htm"]General Antony Barlow[/url]
[url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.r.barlow/aoc/XXAoC.htm"]Army of the Cumberland[/url]

<font color="beige"><b>Pat,

Welcome back!

That will teach you to go hanging around hospitals....they're full of [V] sick people and [}:)]healthy germs. [:0][:p][;)]</b></font id="beige">

<font color="blue"><b>Brig.Gen. R.A.Weir</b></font id="blue">
<font color="yellow">-- CALVERT LINE --</font id="yellow">

<b>First--III--AoA CSA</b>