After Action Report: “Morgan Returns” Civil War Reenactment

The inaugural “Morgan Returns” event was a success! 

This man gave me all the affirmation I need. He already had my first three books on Kindle. I assume he got them from Amazon. He came out and got print copies of my latest two in person.  I’ve never been happier or prouder to sign a book.



“Morgan Returns” had its inaugural American Civil War reenactment last weekend, November 1-3, 2024. Gary Lima, the coordinator, invited me to come play my fiddle and sign books. By the way, can you guess which car is mine? I’ll give you a hint. I’m the starving artist.



I’ll have the answer at the end.

So here’s the report: I sold 24 books and got 9 new signups for my email list. If you are one of them, thank you, and welcome to Engdahl House.Here are some pictures I took with my new readers, three of which bought the whole series! Check it out!



I also got recruited into the battle reenactment. Here in the South, there are never enough Yankees to shoot, so since I was in uniform, I made a perfect target!



Ethan was kind enough to find me a gun and some cartridges to fire for the battle. He normally dresses in Confederate Gray, but on the first day, he took one for the team and wore his Yankee Blue.



Private Prius and I will be back next year. We’ll also be at “Morgan on the Rim” in Ridgetop the weekend before. Here are some more upcoming events where I’ll be. Not all of them are book signings but I always have plenty in my trunk if you come out and want one.

Nov. 30: Battle of Franklin Memorial at the Lotz House Museum
Dec. 7:  Yulefest at Historic Mansker’s Station
Dec. 14: Mr. & Mrs Claus Christmas in Smithville, TN
Dec: 16 Battle of Nashville Memorial
Mar. 7-8: Mid-South Military History and Civil War Show in New Haven, MS
May 2-3: Farm to Plate Dinner at the Head Farm
Jun. 5: Evening at Elmwood
Oct. 24-26: Morgan on the Rim
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Morgan Returns



We’re planning on having The French Fiasco out early next year. I’ll let you know when the pre-order for the digital version begins. It’ll be 99¢ during that period and then $4.99 once it comes out. I don’t know how much the print or audio copies will be. 

After that, I plan on writing a novella that will be free and exclusive to members of my email list. Click the link to join!

That should be out next year as well. The working title is The Underground Railroad Ball. It’ll take place the night before Rampage on the River begins and will feature Deputy Chester E. Newman. You may recall him from the first three books. Here’s some concept art:

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After that, I’ll begin writing Black James. That will be an epic character novel that will span generations starting in Africa in the late 1700s. It features James, who is mentioned in my first three books and makes a dramatic appearance in Mexico, My Love. Here’s some concept art of James.


I hope you stick with me. I have a lot more planned.

Much love,

Cody,
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