What event was that? I was told by a Park Ranger that the nasty weather scared off a few participants and that there is a Texas group that is only there in even-number years.I'm sorry - seeing things like this are just SAD; I can too easily remember when reenactments looked more like THIS:
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And this was only about HALF or less of the Federal line, with even more Confederates waiting just across the valley to make their attack!
What event was that? I was told by a Park Ranger that the nasty weather scared off a few participants and that there is a Texas group that is only there in even-number years.
That's twice as many as the Confederate garrison at Port Hudson in 1863.I have to admit that was now a LONG time ago - I can still remember it though! - in 1998 at Gettysburg, probably the largest event I ever attended with 10 - 12,000 participants: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...ttalion-at-gettysburg-135th-july-1998.100263/
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Sunday morning,as the Yanks drilled in the fields,the Confederate fife and drum corps held an impromptu concert. Turned out,these three guys are brothers. I talked to the one on the right a bit and asked about his musical background. He started out in grade school. He told me also that there are not many musicians in the ranks of re-enactors. I was surprised by that for some reason...
Post some of your other pics from Saturday. I'd love to see how yours turned out.Those darn yanks took a shot at @bdtex and myself yesterday but they were such terrible shots they missed us by a mile.
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I know you're right but it just didn't feel right going into somebody else's camp. I just have to try to change my mindset about that before I go again.Next event by all means walk through the camps and talk to everyone. Most reenactors love to share what they do with everyone, it`s why we do it. It`s very rewarding to talk to spectators that are enjoying the event and that`s how we get new recruits. Actually the smaller events like this are better for that because we usually aren`t quite as busy and everything is usually closer. You might just get the bug and be falling in before you know it. Thanks for posting the pics and hope you enjoyed it