Company D
 Sergeant Gregory M. Kane - Springfield, IL
Greg has made his love of history a family affair. Greg is the Sergeant for Company D. His wife, Sandra, portrays
an elegant lady of the time period. Their son, Alexander Remington Kane is a mounted Trooper in Company A, and
their son Jonathan "Duke" Kane, is the Regimental Color Bearer assigned to Headquarters. Greg is a full time
dentist who has been interested in black powder firearms since third grade Cub Scouts where a family friend
demonstrated a hand made Kentucky rifle. The smell of black powder had him hooked at age 9. Greg built his
first CVA pistol kit in sixth grade and he has been shooting black powder for over 35 years. He joined SASS
10 years ago where he began shooting cowboy cartridge guns in competition. Greg's great-great uncle Thomas McCraren
was in the 42nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company C, 2nd Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Army Corps.
 Corporal Alex Timmermann - Washington, IL
Alex is a dismounted trooper in Company D. He portrays a regiment recruiter. He is married to Kara
who portrays a civilian commissary aide. Outside the Regiment, Alex enjoys racing, hockey and the
study of the civil war.
 Trooper Jeff Bair - Hudson, IL
Jeff is a dismounted trooper in Company D. His hobbies are history, writing and golf. He is the
Energy Manager for a large central Illinois steel manufacturer. He is married to Becky and they have
9 grandchildren. Jeff is a retired Air Force Captain as well.
 Trooper John Moss - Bloomington, IL
John is a dismounted trooper in Company D. He is a student in Bloomington and enjoys military history,
scale modeling, and football. He is the brother of Trooper Olenka Moss, Company B.
 Trooper Caleb Scott - Washington, IL
Caleb is a dismounted trooper in Company D. He is a student in Washington and enjoys military
history.
 Trooper Randall Bird - Springfield, IL
Randy portrays a dismounted trooper in Company D. He enjoys gardening, cooking, and the study of history.
 Trooper Nathan Moseley - Springfield, IL
Nate is a dismounted trooper in Company D. His hobbies include welding, blacksmithing and writing.
 Trooper Ron Weidner, Urbana, Illinois
Ron is dismounted trooper in Company D. He is married to Kay, and is retired. He enjoys wood
carving when not wearing wool and re-living history.
 Trooper Eric Johnson - Taylorville, IL
Eric graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
with a BS in Broadcast Journalism/Agricultural Communications in 2000.
Currently, he serves as manager of the Christian County Farm Bureau in
Taylorville and raises and shows Registered Angus Cattle.
 Trooper Tom Pugh - Union, Missouri
Tom Pugh comes to the 10th Illinios Cavalry from Union, Missouri. Tom serves in the Army Reserve and
has five years active infantry duty, including a tour in Iraq. He is a carpet layer by trade.
Trooper Bob Shotwell, Edwardsville, Illinois
Bob Shotwell lives in Edwardsville and is a restaurant manager. He is in Company D of
Dismounted Cavalry.
Trooper Chris Norris, Glen Carbon, Illinois
Chris Norris lives in Glen Carbon and has had re-enacting experience with the 1812 Territorial
Rangers. In real life experience, he served eight years in the Army National Guard, with the last
rank of Chief Warrant Officer 3 Aviator. He's had 2 years of college and and is currently a
student at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Besides re-enacting, he also enjoys race
cars.
 Trooper Sean Ring, Macomb, Illinois
Sean has previous re-enacting experience in Civil War era US Cavalry and has his own Navy colt
pistol. His mother,
Jennifer, also is a member of the 10th Regiment in a civilian impression. Sean attends school in
Macomb where he also has an interest in music.
|
Dismounted Troops
