North South Alliance Meeting

North South Alliance Meeting

St. Louis, Missouri

May 3 thru May 5th

Friday May 3th: Journied over to St. Louis after picking up Col. Crofutt at the Lone Jack, Missouri encampmant. An uneventful trip. Gasoline prices were insane. They ranged from $2.87 in Kansas City to $3.14 per gallon in St. Louis County.

We checked in at 10:30 p.m. and then went ot the ADC's room for a brief chat. Turned in at 1:30 a.m.

Saturday May 4th. Up at 6;15 a.m. shower, shave and then to breakfast at the hotels restaurant. Great buffet for $12.50.. I was introduced to The 1st. Federal Divisions Head Surgeon Major Trevor Streinbach. This was a stroke of luck. We hit it off from the first sentence. Dr. Gaskill answered every question I had on wounds, appliances and medications. During the meeting we exchanged pictures PowerPoints and papers concerning Civil War Medicine. It will be a pleasure working as a Battalion Surgeon under Dr. Gaskill's command when our battalion is able to join the 1st. Federal Division.

Lunch at the hotel and supper at Bandanna's BBQ. At 10:30 p.m. it was cigars and brandy in the saloon courtesy of Dr. Gaskill.

Sunday, May 5th Up at 7:15 a.m. after a great n ites sleep. Turned on the TV to see a wall of water pouring on Kansas City and the encampment site at Lone jack. Calls were made to Captain Gammil. Gammil reported the ecvent was called and the men were packing up. More than a few became stuck in the mud and needed asistance leaving the parking areas. We met thwe wall of watrer at the Marshall Junction on I-70 at 10:30 a.m... Heavy rain and wind all the way to Blue Springs.

A short stop at my quarters to retrive two new hats for the boys in St. Joe then on to Platte City so Col. Crofutt could meet his wife.

Back home about 4:00 p.m. I fell asleep on the couch until 6:00 p.m.

It was a very profitable trip for the Medical Impression as it was for the Battalion as a whole.

E. M. Powers - Surgeon