War story.
Position | Finalentry - Interview |
Besides working on various national and international tax issues with her clients for Spott, Lucey & Wall, Inc. CPAs, Charlotte Wall, CPA spends her time baking for the Confederate Army. Intrigued, California CPA caught up with Wall to ask about her time on the battlefields of Civil War re-enactments.
How did you get into Civil War re-enactment?
Scott and Emma (my husband and daughter) had been going to events as spectators for a number of years and enjoy history. About 10 years ago they made the leap to become living historians and joined the 1st Company South Carolina. Sharpshooters in the National Civil War Association. The first time I attended I was sure it would be my last. I felt bored and out of place. They encouraged me to try it one more time, but do an activity that I would enjoy. At that time I was experimenting with yeast bread as a hobby. So, armed with a Dutch oven and supplies to make bread from scratch, I tried it one more time. I am not the best historian, but I do make a pretty good loaf of bread and I enjoy explaining to the spectators the process of making and baking bread. I have not looked back since and during living history events you can find me next to the lire pits baking breads and pies.
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Union or Confederate? Soldier or onlooker?
We're on the Confederate side. My husband is a soldier, my daughter is a nurse and I bake. The organization works hard to be as authentic as possible. On the Union side the women and children are not allowed in the camps and have a separate encampment. My husband thought that we would have more fun if we could spend more time together as a family and being on the Confederate side allows that.
Who's your favorite figure from that time and why?
Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln. Both of these men made difficult decisions while trying to do what's best for the country, not just their respective sides. When I see pictures of them from periods after the start of the Civil War I see the sadness increasing in their eyes.
Were there CPAs during the Civil War? The tax code must have been a snap to memorize back then.
I'm not sure the CPA designation existed, but there were accountants. Historians can use supply lists, requisition forms and forms of accounting documents that survived the war to support the theories of troop size and time of movement. I only have to look back 20 years and the Internal Revenue Code seems like a snap.
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