Gettysburg 155th

[infomanpa]

General Armistead makes it to the Angle.

Being helped across the wall at the Angle

I ran into this guy and his wife right before the Charge.

Garry Adelman lecturing on Devil's Den

Garry Adelman and Tim Smith at a book signing

 

[dixie1861]

Thanks for posting!!! Looks pretty hot and tiring.

 

[Belle Montgomery]

Very nice! Thank you for posting!

 

[James N.]

Looks pretty thin out there (the numbers, not the reenactors!); what was attendance like?

 

[WJC]

Thanks for sharing!

 

[connecticut yankee]

The "guy you ran in to" IS Robert E. Lee incarnate!

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General Armistead makes it to the Angle.

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Being helped across the wall at the Angle

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I ran into this guy and his wife right before the Charge.

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Garry Adelman lecturing on Devil's Den

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Garry Adelman and Tim Smith at a book signing

 

[contestedground]

I thought General Grant was elsewhere on July 3, 1863.

 

[Jimklag]

The guy playing Lo Armistead is thinking, "it could not have been this dang hot in 1863."

 

[Jimklag]

The "guy you ran in to" IS Robert E. Lee incarnate!

Robert Duvall is a better likeness in an otherwise crappy movie.

 

[Seduzal]

Thanks for sharing this interesting post.

 

[infomanpa]

Looks pretty thin out there (the numbers, not the reenactors!); what was attendance like?

Attendance was definitely down. I can say that because I was there last year also on July 3. I'm pretty sure that the extreme heat (up to 96, heat index 110) was a factor. You also have to take into account that last year, July 3 was on a Monday and part of a 4th of July long weekend. This year, with July 3 being on a Tuesday may also had something to do with low attendance.

 

[infomanpa]

The "guy you ran in to" IS Robert E. Lee incarnate!

Do you know who this guy is?

 

[James N.]

Robert Duvall is a better likeness in an otherwise crappy movie.

Back in the day... Around the time of the 125th Robert "Bob" Moates - seen here with Yours Truly on the set of Ironclads - was Robert E. Lee at most events:

 

[James N.]

Attendance was definitely down. I can say that because I was there last year also on July 3. I'm pretty sure that the extreme heat (up to 96, heat index 110) was a factor. You also have to take into account that last year, July 3 was on a Monday and part of a 4th of July long weekend. This year, with July 3 being on a Tuesday may also had something to do with low attendance.

Sounds a far cry from the last Gettysburg reenactment I attended, the 135th back in 1998:

This is only one of several Federal battalions, in this case the Frontier Battalion of Western authentics.

 

[infomanpa]

Sounds a far cry from the last Gettysburg reenactment I attended, the 135th back in 1998:
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This is only one of several Federal battalions, in this case the Frontier Battalion of Western authentics.

The main reenactments this year are happening this weekend, July 5-8 outside of town. My pictures are only a very small contingent who reenacted on July 3. There was not shooting or much of anything.

 

[58th VA]

I was there as well....I think attendance was down mainly because it was it was crazy, crazy hot, and during the weekday when most folks were working. I was also there for the 150th anniversary, and the entire town was MOBBED with people!