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Although today is the anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Antietam, I thought for this week's Throwback Thursday I'd instead stick with the Shiloh theme of late, in anticipation of the upcoming annual CivilWarTalk Gathering scheduled for next week. These pictures from April, 1987 document one of the more interesting reenactments of Shiloh I attended, and were taken during the Sunday morning scenario depicting the Confederate assault on the Hornet's Nest. Above, portraying U. S. Grant's aide-de-camp Capt. John A. Rawlins, I'm peering through my period binoculars at the Rebels forming up for the attack; below, Ed Owens as Capt. Andrew Hickenlooper stands beneath the battery flag behind a section of Parrotts; at bottom, another aide, Capt. Mark Cadigan at the gun line. For the full story of this event, please see:
With U. S. Grant at Shiloh's 125th, April, 1987 | Reenactors Forum - Join, Drill, See the Elephant
Part I - In The Federal Camp Myself at left representing then-Captain John A. Rawlins with Marty Brazil as Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant in front of our headquarters tent at Shiloh. I was reminded recently what with this again being the anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., of one of the most...
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Anyone else having (preferably) old Civil War-related photos, mementoes, or memorabilia from reenactments, living history or other events, or vacation or other travel they would like to share with us is welcome and encouraged to do so in this weekly thread!
Note: Due to my planned attendance at the Gathering and uncertain schedule and online availability there will probably be no Throwback Thursday next week.
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