I try to get over to Gettysburg every year. I had no one in the war but I can relate to solders in a conflict for their home and country. I first went somewhere a round the late 80s and have been pretty often. I go in full gear but not as a solder. I dress as a common folk like a farm hand or a grist mill worker or such. Seedbag hat, linen shirt and black wool or a cotton tweed pattern pants. Don't forget real Brogan shoes with heel plates I made myself. I have done a lot of sewing machine time and made several of my own clothes. Double button suspenders and field hand water bottles with canvas pouches. They were good enough to pull blue ribbons in sewing competition at two farm fairs! Yeup I am standing at 65 years old but I have seen that after the 150th re enactment a lot of the older guys are dropping out. You need to under stand that the war was fought by kids from 10 years old to oldsters but most were teens to late twentys, maybe just a bit older. Some of the crazys you meet are fun and you can almost just drop into a group of Souther boys with no trouble. Two years ago I was on a gun crew from Quebec Canada! Thing is they were confederate! Lots of fun being the Powder Passer with about a soup can full size of black powder wrapped in tin foil. While on that crew one of the guys pointed out a man dressed in a red coat a couple of guns over. "See that guy in red, he's a confederate cavelry man." Yea... He doesn't have a horse. Yea... Do you know what a Guide on is? Yea.. his horse shied and came down on one. Had to lead his own horse into the fence row and shoot his own horse. That is re enacting. Have also taken a couple of river cruises at Christmas. On the Delaware river. They lasted about ten minutes. Me and George and the boys. Washingtons crossing 1776. All fun. Lastly,,, if you go to Gettysburg during the summer try to get there a little before or after the fourth of July. Go out into the battle field or up on Cemenary Ridge about twenty minutes before sunset. If you close out the world and let your soul open up you will feel and hear faint whispers and feel there are others with you. I will never forget.
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