It was hot, I was lost and very overwhelmed.
With the high, blinding sun beating down and a sea of sweaty people everywhere, getting lost was easy.
It was July 6, the second to last day of the Civil War re-enactment event in Gettysburg. Spectators gathered to catch a glimpse of what the battles and life during the war might have been like 150 years ago.
I was looking for the camp of the Civil War artillery re-enactors with whom I would spend the next two days.
“Do you know where the 6th New York Artillery camp is?” I called out.
“You see those white tents at the top of that hill?” one man said as he pointed toward a distant camp. At 5 feet tall, I could see only the tips of the tents. “Go all the way past them to the end of the parking lot and that’s where some of the Union artillery is.”
I walked for more than an hour, carrying two cameras, three lenses, my Union soldier uniform and other supplies. Rows and rows of small white tents lined the fields as 2013 transformed into 1863.
Everything represented the era, from the attire to the camping tools and battle equipment. But soldiers sneaking cellphone calls and the ever-present portable potties were reminders of the current time.
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With the high, blinding sun beating down and a sea of sweaty people everywhere, getting lost was easy.
It was July 6, the second to last day of the Civil War re-enactment event in Gettysburg. Spectators gathered to catch a glimpse of what the battles and life during the war might have been like 150 years ago.
I was looking for the camp of the Civil War artillery re-enactors with whom I would spend the next two days.
“Do you know where the 6th New York Artillery camp is?” I called out.
“You see those white tents at the top of that hill?” one man said as he pointed toward a distant camp. At 5 feet tall, I could see only the tips of the tents. “Go all the way past them to the end of the parking lot and that’s where some of the Union artillery is.”
I walked for more than an hour, carrying two cameras, three lenses, my Union soldier uniform and other supplies. Rows and rows of small white tents lined the fields as 2013 transformed into 1863.
Everything represented the era, from the attire to the camping tools and battle equipment. But soldiers sneaking cellphone calls and the ever-present portable potties were reminders of the current time.
continue reading at www.phillyburbs.com
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