Followers of the 55th

FOLLOWERS

of The 55^th Regt., Compy. of Light Infantry

Photo by Karen Garland

	Women and children who are attached to the soldiers of the light infantry company are welcomed and encouraged to

participate with the unit, but must stay in costume at all times, and will be held to as strict historical guidelines as the soldiers.

Any woman or campfollower with questions regarding clothing, or a campfollowers role in the military, should visit the

44^th Regiment’s Campfollowers Guidelines found on their website: http://44thregiment.itgo.com/cfguidelines.html

Mrs. Richard Still tends to one of the gardens at Fort Michilimackinac.

             Our campfollowers are encouraged to develop backgrounds for their characters, to interpret the life of a campfollower,

and to take part in our activities whenever appropriate. We want to keep our campfollowers involved in demonstrations and

presentations just as the soldiers are. We encourage our campfollowers to develop historically accurate scenarios to take

part in, such as: ration/pay calls, nurse duties, gardening, laundry, &c.

Mrs. Robert Still does laundry for the company at an event.

Some interpretation ideas for women:

Laundress / washerwoman

Nurse

School-mistress / tutor

Sutler

Moneychanger

Servant