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| Posted: Thu Feb 8th, 2007 11:52 pm |
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Is reenacting a recent phenomenon or been around for awhile? I'm not aware of this occurring during the 19th century, i.e. the revolutionary war or mexican-american war. I'm aware of civil war veterans meeting at gettysburg, etc. for anniversary celebrations. Just curious when this process began. Doc C
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 03:14 am |
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Johan Steele Life NRA,SUVCW # 48,Legion 352 
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There were "re-enactments" of the Revolution & War of 1812 prior to the CW... to what extent this equates to modern re-enacting I have no idea.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 08:09 pm |
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Doc C: Like Johan says, reenacting has been around for a while. However, the size, organization and the "attention to detail"( or historical accuracy-uniforms, equipment, tactics, etc.) is a fairly recent phenomenon. There are books out there that discuss reenacting in general and important dates in its evolution to its present state. Unfortunately, all the ones I know of are really "introduction to reenacting" books geared toward a new reenactor. They basically touch on the subject a little before going into depth as a "how to" guide to reenact. Still, if you just want dates those books can help you. If you want something that deals in depth with the reasons for this growth from a sociology perspective, I'm afraid I can't help you.
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| Posted: Fri Feb 9th, 2007 09:50 pm |
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Thanks Kentuck/Orphan Just idle curiosity on my part. Was not trying to question anyones motives in participating in this aspect of the civil war. Could it be that reenacting in terms of the cw compared to other conflicts, is because these events (cw) occurred in our own backyards, with our ancestors, our fellow countrymen? Do europeans or other cultures reenact battles which happened in their locales or is this just a primarily American phenomenon? Doc C
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2007 12:19 am |
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I've seen programs on the tele of reenactments of Waterloo, Norman conquest, etc. So i would assume it's not just us Americans who partake in reenacting. Doc C
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| Posted: Sat Feb 10th, 2007 03:20 am |
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A friend sent me photos of a reenactment of Asterlitz that was amazing. The uniforms for the soldiers must have cost a fortune, Fur trimmed hats, enough braid to go from here to the moon almost . (yeah right) This was all done in the snow. One of the pictures showed the crowds. Huge crowds and remember it was winter!!! The guy doing Napoleon was a dead ringer for him.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12th, 2007 03:44 am |
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Yeah Susan, I don't know how they afford it. One of those french,british jackets can cost as much as the entire uniform for a federal or confederate. It would be cool to dress like a French or british infantryman... which French unit(s) was it that had the wolf pelt as part of their uniform? As to the number participating, I don't believe the numbers in Europe come close to rivaling those in America performing Civil War reenactments. Duncan-I don't know about what type of reenacting they do in Japan, but I can say that the Japanese exchange students that watched one of the reenactments I participated in apparently had never attended one before. When one of the Federals went down this gentleman began yelling and pointing at the fallen Yankee, then gesturing wildly all around. I can't be sure but I believe the poor fellow thought someone had really been shot? It was the only time I have ever had trouble reloading (I was laughing so hard). The next two years we did the event there was no repeat performance. I guess they explained what was going to happen to our overseas friends a little better following that event.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 12th, 2007 04:49 am |
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Orphan , It has been a year since I saw the pictures and apparently didn't save them. Actually my laptop crashed and burned with the pictures on it . The uniforms I loved the best were Austro Hungarian Hussars. My friend that sent the pictures got them from a friend of hers who lives in Europe and took part in the battle . He told her how much some of the uniforms cost. It was a fortune. Plus then all the equipment and the horse for many of the soldiers . Your story about the exchange student reminds me when I took my young friend to Renaissance Faire . We went to the Joust of course. The evil knight cheated and hit the brave knight a sucker punch actually. Amanda was so made . She yelled NO FAIR. She was almost ready to climb down and get the guy. I told her just to wait and see how it comes out . I was laughing to myself as I had seen the same joust the week end before and it went exactly the same way
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14th, 2007 03:44 pm |
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Just A jump in here I am originaly from southern Calif. and was born on a Mexican war battle field. Battle of San Pasqual. US Draggons against a Regiment of Californio's. We have reenacted that event every year since I can remember. Jim"Doc" Bruce
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18th, 2007 02:33 am |
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A reenactor told me that some guys do it because they get to camp out, drink, and blow stuff up. Yeah, I know a few like that. :=)) Patty
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| Posted: Sun Feb 25th, 2007 04:43 am |
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Not sure where this goes but had to share with you all what happened today at the Drum Barracks. We had a meeting of Sons of Confederae Vets at the Drum today. Now remember the Drum was a military installation to keep Southern California from going south. o keep peace in the area . Now we consider it a neutral place to study the war . Well about ten to twenty minutes after the meeting started. A fire truck arrived at the front of the Drum. This is on the narrow street where the parade ground use to be but is all houses and narrow streets We enter the museum at what would have been the back door now. The fire truck a hook and ladder had been called out by a 911 call. They were trying to find where on the street the call came from. The address was apparently the Drum but no one at the Drum called them. One of the firemen said to our director do you think maybe it was the ghosts that called? He was laughing. She told him she has no control over what they do buti that we were having Confedrates in the building . It was very interesting . Oh by the way once when we had a Confederae exhibit in the Barracks room I have been told that section of the room the temperature drop quite a bit. Along as the exhibit was there it was very cold . Never seen or felt them there but this was an interesting experience today.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 22nd, 2009 05:00 am |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 10th, 2010 05:59 am |
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Reenacting is a very old thing. In Rome they use to hold reenactments of the Battle of Thermoply, Marathon, and a few other in the Ampitheaters even Naval Battles (These were very real people actually died). During the Middle Ages the Tournaments the battles became Roman Battles. It seems that the Reenacting becomes popular in the 19th Century at the Eglinton Tournament of 1839 (Predating the Civil war by over 20 years) as a matter of fact Napoleon III took part in this event and drew more then 100,000 spectators this was a reenactment of Jousts and other Mideival games. It is known that "Buffalo Bill" William Cody put on a reenactment of the Battles of the Alamo and Little Big Horn*. It would not suprise me if Rev War reenacting bacame big during the Centennial and ebbed off during Span/Am War, WWI, the Depression, and WWII. The Russians did hold reenactments in the early 20th Century in 1906, 1912, 1918, and 1920 with the Seige of Sevastopol, the Battle of Bordino,Taking of Azov, and the Taking of the Winter Palace respectivly. Unfortuately a deffinte answer is short in comming. Most of my info here comes from Wiki so much of what I said could very well be made 1/2 truth aside from about Rome and Cody. * Used actual participants of the Battle on the Native American side including Sitting Bull Last edited on Fri Sep 10th, 2010 06:01 am by CameronsHighlander |
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