Dear Mr. Cornwell. Thank you for answering my question on the “regimental System”. What you wrote made a lot of sense. I see now how that would give a soldier, especialy a soldier in the militia, a link or a bond to hearth and home. I can tell you from personal experience that we Virginians are very proud or or military heritage (both blue and grey)and when we can take that 1st Virginia leniage with us it makes you want to, perform better, fight harder, or generally not embarass your commonwealth. With commanders like Patrick Henry, and George Washington in our Regiments past we really would rather not become an embarassment. So thank you for shedding light on the issue for me. So, when will Sharpe start paying back Patrick Harper for all the close scrapes he’s bailed him out of all these years. Don Sawyer