James and I go all the way back to Jr High School in Texas, and we've gone on numerous trips together to see historical sights. It's like having my own personal tour guide along - his knowledge of Civil War history in particular is amazing...
Looky what popped up in my Facebook feed, James N. :
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Thank you Andy - this is a great shot! I'd also like to point out five other fellows I have circled: At left of Denzel are two of our stalwart members who were retirees from the Regular U. S. Army who were then living near Fort Stewart and who were a definite stabilizing element on our company; at right of Morgan are a fellow who was still an active-duty U. S. Army officer, reenactor Mark Edwards who you should recognize from other photos in this thread, and another regular U. S. Army soldier Sergeant Mark A. Jones. I'll add that this was taken at the notorious Burning of Darien sequence.
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Exactly twenty-five years ago today when I returned home from my regular job working in the Housewares department at the Dallas Galleria Macy's I found on my answering machine a phone call I had been waiting for and one that would in many ways change my life: "James, how would you like to come to Savannah and teach young blacks how to be Civil War soldiers?" It was from my friend Ray Herbeck, Jr., who I had worked for before and who was to be one of the Associate Producers on a new movie project called Glory. This was the beginning of a three-month Odyssey , Feb. - Apr., 1989, that took me halfway across the continent to many different locations in coastal Georgia where filming took place. This part of my story will be ego-centric, but I thought it would be important to understand how this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came about.(...)
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I've just been "reminded" by the American Battlefield Trust (former Civil War Trust) that today is the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Battery Wagner, a perfect excuse to revive my magnum opus thread and share this really nifty map of theirs showing the attack on the fort with the 54th Mass. naturally leading the way!
Thanks to everyone who keeps bumping this. What a splendid story James. It's been an absolute pleasure reading the background to a movie I have a lot of affection for.
'Glory' was a limited release in the UK. As I recall it was only shown in the biggest cities and very briefly.
It was a magnet for re-enactors though. Half a dozen of us travelled in full uniform to the West End (of London) to promote the film on it's opening night … on the Tube
fully armed (including swords and bajonets)?
Your story is a wonderful addition to this thread.Thanks to everyone who keeps bumping this. What a splendid story James. It's been an absolute pleasure reading the background to a movie I have a lot of affection for.
'Glory' was a limited release in the UK. As I recall it was only shown in the biggest cities and very briefly.
It was a magnet for re-enactors though. Half a dozen of us travelled in full uniform to the West End (of London) to promote the film on it's opening night … on the Tube