A few of you asked if I was doing the "Red Lantern" again during the Battle of Olustee.  I'm not quite up to the battle right now, so the answer is no, but there's no reason someone else can't do it.  Give me a call at 225-3585 if you want to be the Red Lantern and need any tips.  It basically involves keeping in touch with the broom wagon (if there is one) and deciding when enough people have dropped to make a little pack.  You will also need to convince people to turn around, wait up, ride steady, etc . . . but once you build the pack most people will comply.  Last year we had a nice group of twelve that would have ridden in solo (and slower) if not for the Lantern, so it's well worth it.

The only mistake I made last year was saying I would turn around too early (mile 75), when no one had really dropped yet.  It was more like mile 90 when people started shelling.

James T