Reenactment FINAL SACRIFICE

[John S Mead]

A young infantryman fallen along Austin Street during the Battle of Port Jefferson, Texas
May 5th, 2012

 

[Republican Blues]

Union? Looks Secesh to me.......interesting belt loops on the trousers

 

[John S Mead]

Union? Looks Secesh to me.......interesting belt loops on the trousers

2 things led to ID him as Union - 1) the holster buckle that says US and 2) he had fallen behind Union lines in a area of town that had not been overrun by the Confederates (at that time of the battle).

 

[101combatvet]

Levi Strauss

 

[Republican Blues]

ID as Cornfed... jacket is gray.... Buckle is inverted, wooden canteen

 

[John S Mead]

Issue resolved..... He's a young infantryman now

 

[AUG]

2 things led to ID him as Union - 1) the holster buckle that says US and 2) he had fallen behind Union lines in a area of town that had not been overrun by the Confederates (at that time of the battle).

The buckle is turned upside down, which many Confederates did with captured Union belt buckles so it says "Southern Nation" with the u turned into an n.

 

[Evan]

Nice photo... back must be sore from the brick road!

 

[John S Mead]

The buckle is turned upside down, which many Confederates did with captured Union belt buckles so it says "Southern Nation" with the u turned into an n.

Thanks for the info -- As a newcomer to reenactments, there's much I have to learn about the small details of daily soldiering during the war. I appreciate getting brought up to speed!

 

[John S Mead]

Nice photo... back must be sore from the brick road!

Thanks! actually since it was May in Texas, the warmth of the bricks was the real issue -- I recall that day being in the low 80's with a direct sun..... many of the "fallen" were moved by "medics" to shaded areas. The more experienced just "died" on the hay bales that served as the Union breastworks .. LOL

 

[Republican Blues]

Apologies if I sounded like a nit picker.... just wanted to point a few things out.

 

[John S Mead]

Apologies if I sounded like a nit picker.... just wanted to point a few things out.

NOT AT ALL! I appreciate the correction - while tone of a statement can be tough to interpret online with folks you do not know, I took it as a genuine interest in getting things right.I chose not to imagine you suffixing it with " you stupid moron of a newbie!" As a science teacher, I often have to bite my tongue when well meaning people butcher what I think are basic details. I stand corrected and do not feel scolded at all.

 

[Republican Blues]

Most Excellent! I would not dream of casting such an aspersion as you qouted, especially on a newcomer. I fully understand your analogy from a science teacher's perspective, as I find my wife often bleeding from the tongue from the same situation, she also being a science teacher. A well done image none the less sir... and welcome aboard.

 

[Republican Blues]

The buckle is turned upside down, which many Confederates did with captured Union belt buckles so it says "Southern Nation" with the u turned into an n.

There is no documented case of the U being a substitute for the N, and many is a pretty broad brush to paint with. Yes there are images of CS troops with inverted buckles, but there are far more with Ga Frame, Fork tongue, Roller buckle, Rectangular "CSA" plates, and English snake buckles than inverted US... did it happen sure, are there images, yes, but as to it meaning Southern Nation, this is a Reenactorism. Way over done anyway.

 

[unionblue]

NOT AT ALL! I appreciate the correction - while tone of a statement can be tough to interpret online with folks you do not know, I took it as a genuine interest in getting things right.I chose not to imagine you suffixing it with " you stupid moron of a newbie!" As a science teacher, I often have to bite my tongue when well meaning people butcher what I think are basic details. I stand corrected and do not feel scolded at all.

John S Mead,

Excellent attitude in your post above and, might I say, an excellent picture by yourself also.

Thanks for posting it.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

 

[John S Mead]

John S Mead,

Excellent attitude in your post above and, might I say, an excellent picture by yourself also.

Thanks for posting it.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

Thanks for your kind words on my photograph! I also appreciate your comment on my attitude ---- As a middle school teacher and a decade long visitor/resident of various online communities I have learned that people are far too quick to overreact to even the most well meaning correction/ criticism. As such I always try to step into someone else's shoes to get a better feel things - especially online where the tone of a conversation is trickier to gauge.

Thanks for welcoming me to the forum - after just a few days I feel quite at home.