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Uploaded by on Apr 1, 2008

A Civil War reenactment segment I put together for news

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  • @zipsrule Ah, I am not in that unit, but sometimes NPS is the provider for a lot of things. The uniforms are old. But the 8th out of NY as I know them are good guys.

  • @larsjake Commenting on accuracy, I believe the "local" chapter of the 8th Regt. get used uniforms (from Fort Niagra maybe?) to demonstrate a more worn (accurate?) appearence.

  • @zipsrule talking about the 18th century and before the 1840's of course hehe

  • @zipsrule Think about the time period. A brit private has his entire family with him, in camp and watching them fight. It is a mini country the brit army. The cohesion of the army depends on polite society and everyone knowing their place. What else is a gentleman? LOL

  • @larsjake I want to politely ask about your "gentleman" statement. Why would someone have to be a gentleman to portray a common Brit. soldier. I am not asking to be argumentitive, just curious to examine concepts of social hierarchy within reenacting and in the original historic context.

  • @zipsrule LOL. THe best way to put it is CWR is at the best on the eastern seaboard and the south. Everyone else gets the remnants. Everyone is trying to make money. The better uniforms and impressions cost $1000 upwards, a cheap one is $400. with musket. It all depends on what you want to do. I do not fault someone for being enthusiastic aboout it, but they usually upgrade frequently. It is the dumbing down of our history that kills me! BTW revy war is $1500 minimum to start.

  • @larsjake What I found interesting was you original remark about how the video looked "1985." Here I just thought that any improvements made over the 1960s were big enough to last. It never occured to me that reenacting had a long and varie historiography of its own. Facinating. Perhaps someone could do a reenactment of a reenactment. LOL.

  • @zipsrule No not really, CW was just closer to heart at that point (100 yrs). Sort of like now with the 150 year thing for CW. However, Revy was done much more accurately during the bicentennial. I was not alive at that point but it just was done better. Also, you had to be a gentleman instead of CW you were jsut a soldier.

  • @larsjake Also, Wasn't reenacting ARW a reaction to the inaccuracies of the reenactments of ACW of the 60s.

  • Respond to this video...  ANd have the correct uniforms and gear for the most part.

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