2008 145th Gettysburg

Footage taken by myself at the 145 Gettysburg reenactment. Most of this footage is from the first day.

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• Berdan
• Sharpshooters
• gettysburg
• 145
• anniversary
• civil
• war
• reenacting

[bowiebackyard]

Im a confederate reenactor. Both sides dont take hits. But muskets dont have the best accuracy. Im goin to the 2013 Gettysburg reenactment. I was wondering if you have to have a bayonet for your gun because my unit in California says we dont need one for our reenactments

[loupgarou1863]

@bowiebackyard As a Sharpshooter, we did not use Springfields but Sharps Rifles which are quite accurate. As for the bayonet issue, my unit does not use them, but I see other infantry units use bayonets for stacking arms and marching to the battlefield. I can't say that it is necessary, but for now I would follow what your unit suggests and if you want a bayonet, go ahead and get one. I hope I helped and hope to see you on the battlefield.

[BlastingRage]

2:32

Doesn't really look like he is fainting.

[pixiekiui]

does anytin come ouy thrm rifels? i jst got intrested in this reenactin stuff and thought i should learn wat goes on here.

[SLICSfootbaby]

What unit are you in? I'm starting Co. H of the 2nd, I'm pretty well set on the tactics, but do you have any advise as a Sharpshooter?

[SLICSfootbaby]

@OneSkiWonder I know some Union units don't take hits, we call them Robo Yanks. At Cedar Creek last year, we had a unit of Regulars join us, they didn't follow orders and decided it would be a good idea to have an unscripted charge and hand-to-hand fight with some Rebs, but what was worse was thate they ran out in front of us twice when we were about to fire. They also walked away from the rebs when they realized they couldn't win. And they do it all in the name of historical accuracy.

[OneSkiWonder]

@SLICSfootbaby It actually depends on the unit. There are reb units that think they are invincible and there are union units the same way. We did a reenactment of Cold Harbor and while the flag barrier was supposed to be the last man standing at the end, over half the union battalion retreated with the flag barrier.

[SLICSfootbaby]

@OneSkiWonder It is actually the Union who take more hits, I've heard alot of Confederates wh say they take hits, but if you watch videos of reenactments, it clear that the Union sometimes take too many hits while the Rebs tend to not. At Cedar Creek last year, I saw 20 Rebs die after we fired 20 volleys... it doesn't add up.

[pspfan68]

i swear i saw one of the guys using a sharps 1853 rifle(i think i may have got the date wrong i was never good with dates so please don't have a go at me because you think i got it wrong)

[kdog0088]

I remember the shock from that 24 lb. Wasn't there also one there that year that fired blackish smoke?