"1922 Gettysburg Reenactment by the US Marines" Topic
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| Ceterman | 17 Sep 2017 3:25 p.m. PST |
Now this is REALLY cool. I had never heard of this & neither had my wife, who's Dad was a Boy Scout helper at the 75th Anniversary. Her family is from Shippensburg & also had family who were living in G'burg, during the battle & were forced into the cellar for several days while it raged above them. The house is still there, on the Battlefield but privately owned & not reachable to the general public. One of her G.G.Great Grandfather carried a US Flag (one of many, I know) to the top of Lookout Mountain. Anyway, check it out here: link
ALSO Click on the links on that page for a lot more info & pics! Enjoy! |
Frederick  | 17 Sep 2017 4:49 p.m. PST |
What a great post Thanks for sharing |
| Old Pete | 17 Sep 2017 4:56 p.m. PST |
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| torokchar | 17 Sep 2017 5:50 p.m. PST |
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 StoneMtnMinis | 17 Sep 2017 6:21 p.m. PST |
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| Ceterman | 17 Sep 2017 6:24 p.m. PST |
Y'all are welcome, I thought it was really cool & I'm kinda surprised I had never heard of this. I talked to Hal, my wife's Dad, many times before he passed, about his Boy Scout trip, along with his WW2, 11th Airborne days. He never mentioned it either. RIP, Hal. Miss you. But back on topic, Yeah! It's very COOL! |
| Normal Guy | 17 Sep 2017 8:01 p.m. PST |
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ScottWashburn  | 18 Sep 2017 4:21 a.m. PST |
Very cool! It appears that the marines were wearing their usual 'modern' uniforms. |
| Ceterman | 18 Sep 2017 6:51 a.m. PST |
Yep, Scott. It says they rolled their blankets & dented/creased their hats to more resemble the Confederate slouch hat, but yes, they all wore their normal uniforms, weapons, etc. They also MARCHED from Washington DC to G'burg, leaving in late June. It took them 6 days, I think it said. This was no forced march of course. They also tested some personal "moving equipment" to see how it would work. Not to good apparently! You really need to click on the other links on the page I sent you to, to see a lot more & descriptions of the photos. |
| kiltboy | 18 Sep 2017 12:41 p.m. PST |
Saw something on CSpan about this Sunday morning. The guu soeaking was coauthor of a book on the battle. It was interesting to me that the two marines who died during the reenactment are listed on the official roles as the last casualties at Gettysburg. |
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completes a Confederate river ironclad.
