Dave Hull
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2011
- Location
- Northern Virginia
Does anyone have any links to pictures taken from this weekend's 150th Chancellorsville?
We had a very good turn out from both sides (I heard counts from 1,000-1,800 for both the blue and gray) as well as from the spectators. The weather was perfect, 60 degrees during the day and 40 at night, although we all got a good sunburn.
I would really love to find someone who got some pictures of the final charge during the Salem Church battle. Four young Johnathan E Rebs, looking to be about 5'6' each and weighing about 135 pounds each, with rocks in their pockets, charged forth to our right side during the impromptu hand to hand encounter. I was filling in as the First Corporal and our normal 1st Corporal was filling in as the First Sergeant.
The look on their faces was priceless. They broke from their ranks with a look of sheer ferocity and killer intent. As they closed the 15 yard gap, that look quickly went through every look between the war face and the "Oh F" face. The acting 1st Sergeant, Dave, makes my 6'4" 225 pounds look down right shrimpy.
Being Regulars, we stood our ground and braced for impact. These four young lads crashed into my 42, which acted like a shock absorber for a second, before knocking them back onto the ground in a heap of four tangled bodies. Dave simulated bayoneting them. The best was the young guy, who after being bayoneted, scrambled through my legs and grabbed hold of Dave's leg and looked like a small dog with a bone.
That one 30-40 second encounter to me, made the entire weekend.
We had a very good turn out from both sides (I heard counts from 1,000-1,800 for both the blue and gray) as well as from the spectators. The weather was perfect, 60 degrees during the day and 40 at night, although we all got a good sunburn.
I would really love to find someone who got some pictures of the final charge during the Salem Church battle. Four young Johnathan E Rebs, looking to be about 5'6' each and weighing about 135 pounds each, with rocks in their pockets, charged forth to our right side during the impromptu hand to hand encounter. I was filling in as the First Corporal and our normal 1st Corporal was filling in as the First Sergeant.
The look on their faces was priceless. They broke from their ranks with a look of sheer ferocity and killer intent. As they closed the 15 yard gap, that look quickly went through every look between the war face and the "Oh F" face. The acting 1st Sergeant, Dave, makes my 6'4" 225 pounds look down right shrimpy.
Being Regulars, we stood our ground and braced for impact. These four young lads crashed into my 42, which acted like a shock absorber for a second, before knocking them back onto the ground in a heap of four tangled bodies. Dave simulated bayoneting them. The best was the young guy, who after being bayoneted, scrambled through my legs and grabbed hold of Dave's leg and looked like a small dog with a bone.
That one 30-40 second encounter to me, made the entire weekend.
Bringing the