The PCWA/ Gettysburg Acts of Valor 160th Anniversary Reenactment
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- čas přidán 30. 06. 2023
- I've been very excited to share this video. This was my first large scale reenactment and we had a blast. The organizer and team really put together a one of a kind show. I had some fun conversations with guys from all over the country there to be a part of something special.
I didn't have much of a plan for filming. My first spots were really loud and I wanted to make sure I captured the battle sounds as they were. The event started off sunny and quickly went to rain, with dense smoke blanketing the area. That mad for some challenging filming conditions. I gave the camera to my wife, and I launched the drone. I had called GB Regional Airport earlier in the week for permission to fly. The rain was so hard, I couldn't see my screen nor much of what I was filming. I did my best to center things and stay away from people in case the drone malfunctioned due to the rain. I kept the lens angled down to hopefully avoid rain drops.
Hope you enjoy!
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I’m glad to see folks are still going out there to do this. It’s a far cry from 1998 when we had more than 12,000 guys lined up for Pickett’s Charge. There were 25,000 reenactors there over that weekend.
I traveled to the US from Denmark to watch it... and spend 3 weeks visiting battlefield from Gettysburg to Vicksburg.
That sounds like an epic trip my friend! Glad you were able to check it out.
Yeah, I was a walk-on for that one (I was going through Ordnance OBC at Aberdeen at the time, so I had had a Union Ordnance LT uniform made before the event). The photo folks lost my three rolls of film; something I've never gotten over...
In all of my reenactment years the 1998 Pickett's Charge is probably the one that I remember most vividly. That was actually the last mega event that I did. I was in the actual Army and things got out of hand a couple of years later. I'm retired now and still do some living history presentations at small local events but I will never forget the 135th of Gettysburg.
@@jasonwilliamson8416 I wish I could have gone to that! I was only a year old at that time though. Me and my Dad went to the 160th Gettysburg. That was his first reenactment, and my second. It was a trip I'll never forget.
I really hope they end up making another civil war movie soon it’s long over due there’s so much history and great battles and stories in the civil war they haven’t been covered yet, all these re enactors did a amazing job
i think they could do a movie about shiloh but there is so much detail and drama to cover: the initial pre-dawn contact, sherman refuses to believe it's an actual attack, grant hears the guns and steams down the river, the thousands cowering at the river's edge, hornet's nest, johnston's death, ruggle's battery line, the gunboats. i haven't even mentioned the SECOND day. then forrest's almost-lone charge at fallen timbers. They'd never be able to cover all that in a 3 hour movie.
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You can't without making all the Confederates look evil in this day and age. The glory days of Gettysburg (1993) are long over.
@@WestTNConfedWanna bet the next modern civil war will be based on a fictional black regiment who stomped on the filthy southeners without taking a single casualty and won the war by themselves?
Sadly with the reality of today's over politically sensitive environment. Studios wouldn't touch a Civil War movie with a ten foot pole. Sadly movies like Gettysburg are likely a thing of the past. Especially movies that shows the South's perspective as well.
Man, Civil War reenacting as taken a hit during these times. I remember back in the 2000's when i did reenacting, we would have thousands upon thousands for big battles. Still looks great
It’s because of the anti American sentiment and the infiltration of communism in our country
Politics is working. The masses are too worried of what other think and will do if they disagree. I’m not one of those.
@@jesterboykins2899 no its probably more due to money, re enactments is expensive as fuck
@@dozenbuzzard2662 if you’re poor. I guess? I mean. I don’t make a lot of money and I manage just fine.
@legiox3719 The powers that be, want to erase history. The global takeover has arrived. Patriotism is being snuffed out. Because we all must unite, in the name of "safety."
I was at Gettysburg for the 160th and the day this happened I was at the cemetery. It was sobering to see the mass graves and hear artillery in the distance. It offered a new perspective of the battle.
I bet that was quite the experience. I never thought of what it sounded like from town
@@gettysburgimages it was noticeable and somber
Never saw a reenactment from a drone before. What a sight to see. I can see the troop movements so much better. The volley of gunfire, the running and meeting of men. I want to watch iver and over. Thanks for posting. I hope you are at the Lady Farm reenactment also.
I am, but I was mainly taking photos. They allowed one drone to fly here but not during any actual demonstration. I got lucky last weekend with that being privately organized. It was a spectacular sight and the sound was incredible with all the humidity hanging in the air
I didn't catch who this was at first 😜
As an Englishman ex member of the American Civil War Society (uk) 69th New York Irish Brigade I am deeply moved to see this wonderful film. We did a Gettysburg reenactment in 2002 in England with 2000 soldiers. Not the same scale but it was an honour to take part. Bless you all from your comrades in arms in the UK. I have distant cousins who were on the North and South in the war.
Those volleys looked epic!
Oh my gosh thank you for the footage it was awesome.-72nd PA Zouave-Corpral
In my 5 years of reenacting. This was by far my favorite event I have ever attended. Thank you AOV. A dream come true. I was proud to fall in front of the wall as my ancestors did. Deo Vindice.
God Bless America. North and South. Props to the boys in blue. Their volleys were crisp. They fought hard as we did. Respect. See y’all in 5 years. Lord willing and the creeks don’t rise.
I was there as a Confederate. I survived Pickett's Charge, but by the end of the weekend I was really whupped! Thanks to the organizers, reenactors and public for making it worthwhile. Big thanks for filming and posting, too, very interesting to see the bird's eye view!
Thanks for checking it out. It does give me some ideas for documenting other events.
I was there as well as an Observer. I appriciate the dedication you and the others showed in the details you preserved. I was exhausted after one day, can't imagine three. Cheers.
You survived Pickett’s Charge. Thank goodness. I hope the drive home wasn’t too stressful.
How many didn’t survive? I’m guessing historical accuracy received a potentially mortal wound.
So glad to see re-enacting is alive and well! God bless all the folks who participated and made something like this, in modern times, possible
It makes me so happy to see that people are still taking time out of their lives to commemorate these great historical moments in our history. I hope President Lincoln is in heaven watching with a deep sense of gratitude for the participants of this great event.
I was a participant at the 125th Gettysburg and my last event was the 150th.
We'll never see the scale of the 125th series again. But glad to see it lives on to educate Americans. Great footage, I miss the smell of black powder.
I had several ancestors at Gettysburg, 2 on Culps hill. I would love to see a tour of Culps Hill. God bless the 2nd Maryland CSA!
I attended this weekend event...my very 1st Reenactment ever & it was probably 1 of the coolest things I witnessed. However, a few things baffled me & I guess unless I actually lived this experience 4 real those things will probably baffle me 4ever. It was a very great experience overall!!!
Drove from California to be in this, I was so focused on loading and firing I couldn’t watch any of it. so cool to be able to see it, especially from the air!
This is still great!... but when i watch footage from the 125th 1988 event.... its epic on a grand scale the sheer numbers and the frighting sounds of the artillery amazing!
Thanks for posting. I was stuck in traffic and could see some of it from the road. It looked amazing. The cannon percussion shook my truck.
well done and love hearing the UNION Soldiers yelling "FREDERICKSBURG!!" Thank you all Union & Rebels!!!!
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I was in Pickets charge at the 130 Reenactment, and it was huge .
This is friggin' awesome. Thank you for this video. Great drone shots!
Thank you, it was a lot of fun to do this. Glad everyone is enjoying it.
Fantastic drone images. Well done. Thanks for posting.
Nice to see! Greenfield Village in Dearborn MI used to host a CW Remembrance over Memorial Day Weekend. Not anymore. They gave a lame excuse about revamping the program! I thought WHat!! The reenactors bring everything, you supply the field!
the wilderness reenactment looks hella fun but this one is cool too
Best footage of any simulated battle of the Civil War era I have ever witnessed....dare I say even better than the movie, "Gettysburg".
This comment made my day!
Drone shots were fabulous!
I was in Archer's Brigade in the 125 and we out number the Union three to One. Pickett's Charge seamed so real that day.
Such a great event. The best I’ve ever had the pleasure of fighting in. Thank y’all for getting this awesome battle on tape.
Awesome shot. It was so fun participating in that.
That’s awesome. One of these days I wanna go to Gettysburg
Definitely make a plan! Around the Anniversary there is always something going on, but even in winter is nice and allows you too see more of the terrain.
Don’t go to the reenactment. Immerse yourself on the actual ground.
I love it, I do love it so….
wish they would have had these drones back for the 145th thru the 150th,very cool
The issue is, flying over National Battlefield is illegal, so this opportunity was perfect…other than the downpour.
I was there for the acts of valor 160th anniversary and yo let me tell you it is AMAZING IN RL
I saw some Black men among the Confederate soldiers in the video. Glad to see nobody is bared from participating because of historical accuracy.
Anyone who wants to reenact on any side should and I’m glad to see that here.
I was in the 2ND WI Co.B unit in the event second colors on the right at 1:42 in the video was an amazing event
I was there for the 135th. About 20,000 reenactors. Most awesome event I was ever at and I ‘ve been going for 55 years.
I couldn't imagine something of that size. That would be incredible!
@@gettysburgimages it was! It was sooo very hot. Two people died that weekend. Folks from all over. I met two fellows from Wales.
@@tawannayelton1840 when to gather 80.000 people as spectators, someone will likely die.
Well now I know I made the mistake of going to The Daniel Lady Farm reenactment. There were maybe 100 soldiers on each side. Just standing shooting at each other. I don’t think anyone died. (I was a bit far away) Truly disappointed. This was a thousand times better. I know it’s a dying hobby though. But maybe I’ll go next year (if there is one) because I live ten minutes away from this
The campaigner side of the hobby is well and growing. with plenty of events with 3-400 participants each year.
1st section is having an event soon where they put an entire csa artillery battalion, with all cannon, limbers, smiths ammo wagons and horses to pull it all into the field... and do live firing with the guns.
Nice drone shots.
If you look at 1:25 you can see the company whose captain was shot as he got the order to fall back as the rebels were charging towards them. 99% of that company were killed because rather than falling back they stayed put on the bloody angle until someone from a neighboring company saw and either ordered them to fallback or they simply retreated because they had lost so many.
Beyond happy to have been a part of this event!
Great Video just wish I could have joined the ranks in my uniform for the union army
Having been out of reenacting for about 15 years now this is sad. I’ll never forget Gettysburg 145. We had close to 15,000 out there. You can tell the authenticity has gone down significantly, and it more theatrical than authentic. I hope to get back in someday and help turn things around, this is not what reenacting used to be.
For me, I can only appreciate what it was. This was quite the spectacle for my virgin eyes. I’ve only witnessed small scale reenactments, which by comparison to years past, I guess would be small to you. You should definitely hop back in and get things rolling. I’m looking forward to seeing some future special events like this. Thanks for checking out the video 👊
Wow!!!!great event
I was a drummer boy there
Great Job. Awesome!
Thanks for watching! Glad you liked it.
Awesome 👍
Was at 125 th. Much much bigger , wish I was here though, miss the stuff
Is this just a small scale reenactment???
If it is, imagine large scale battles like Waterloo, Austerlitz, Borodino and the other bloodiest battles of that century!
I like the addition of the 8th Ohio in the flank
We were happy to be able to do our bit, but by the time we got there, most of the rebs had either passed by or took hits. Sgt. Co. B, 8th OVI
I didn't see many flags on the Confederate side. Were they there or not flown because it could be "offensive" to some? I really hope they were there in and not the latter
7th Tennessee, 10th Battalion guy here, We flew as many flags as we could but when you have to merge companies of soldiers in the reenactments the purpose of carrying the flag kinda loses its meaning. My Company only had 3 guys left for this battle cause most had to leave prior and we had to merge with another company, most of 10th Battalion was actually made of like 6 companies put together. You can see our Battalion at 0:41 seconds, with the Colonel wearing the blue pants and tan hat, im wearing blue pants with a grey jacket and black hat on the right.
There was no offensive reason why we couldn’t fly our battle flags at all, we just didn’t have a reason to.
The patriots of the the civil war … those would be the guys in blue.
2 of the 3 division commanders were wounded, but Pickett wasn’t. Why did he stay in the rear with the gear as the other 2 lead their divisions forward?
FREDERICKSBERG!!! FREDERICKSBURG!!!
Sacred ground.
I was there. This is incredible.
Thanks for checking out the video! It was so awesome
@@gettysburgimages Thanks for recording and sharing it!
After watching the movie this just😢tugs at you.
I live about an hour northeast of Gettysburg and would LOVE to be a part of the reenactment. I haven’t found much information on who to contact to join in on the reenactment.
It’s really time to put Civil War reenacting in the rear view mirror.
I Wish They Do This On The Real Battlefield And Get All Of Us A Real Idea What It Would Of Been Like
Re-enactments on the actual ground is pretty disrespectful to those that fought there.
I re-enacted for a number of years and by far the least enjoyable part of any weekend were the battle re-enactments. I would go so far as saying the only re-enactment that was worthwhile was the 150th Antietam “Maryland, My Maryland” cornfield fight. And as good as that was the whole thing sputtered to an end when someone got injured in a firearm mishap. We all stood around wondering WTF was going on and were just sent back to camp to pack up and go home.
Was no charge all in one with hand to hand combat? Unless I missed it
No sure exactly what you mean, but there some some hand to hand around the wall. That is when the rain was really coming down and I couldn't monitor what I was filming or give my wife direction on where to film. It got quite confusing with all the smoke, noise and rain.
I wasn’t where they change the venue.
Was this on the actual battlefield?
No, it was just outside of town on private land. I don't think they will allow large scale reenactments on National Battlefields, but especially in Gettysburg.
@@gettysburgimages NPS allow living history events but not battle reenactments.
The difference is the simulated combat with two opposed sides.
in the meantime, our most famous club for the reconstruction of the Civil War in the United States, on the territory of Russia, which exposes 20 by 20 boxes of North and South 😭
Did anyone pass out from heat exhaustion?
I'm not sure, I know they had ice and water around to hopefully avoid things, but all the gear on I'm sure a few may have had some issues. They had medical onhand that tended to those needing help.
It wasn't raining at Gettysburg right?
During the actual Pickett's Charge battle in 1863 it did not, but it rained later that evening overnight I believe.
How can I contact the author directly?
Sorry I missed this, you can contact me, if that is who you are referring to through my website gettysburgimages.com
Are they shooting fake ammo or rubber bullets can someone kindly explain the context behind this
We were just using black powder. That means we were firing blanks. No bullet, no anything in the barrel. Some people could die doing this stuff so we are actually instructed to fire higher than their heads because there is still a risk. Generally speaking we fall over dead when we want to, be it we run out of ammo, didn’t want to fire alot of rounds, or we had enough fun and want to fall over. You can coordinate falling over with an enemy shooting in your general direction and take a “hit.” Its pretty fun.
I will admit, it looks fun as heck!
Well fed middle aged soldiers.
Wow. Ive reenacted for 30 years. My dad started after seeing the 125th and I stopped after 2012 because of the obvious historical in accuracies. I got sick of seeing 100 or more females cross dressing as union men. Nothing is more obvious then a female on horseback crossdressed with her appendages flopping around no matter how homely they are they couldnt fool a child... I miss reenacting and respect my compatriots that still do it but that is just plain ridiculous... my last straw was at gettysburg in the 2008 when i saw 80 women cavalry on horseback. My fiance was laughing her ass off... i wish i had the video.
Wish they could do a reenactment where the good guys win.
Just once how about letting the rebs win.
Wouldn't be an accurate reenactment LOL!!
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Safe to say there were no “chubby” confederates at the real thing.....
it's still a show of battle or maybe a skirmish, oh god there are only 14 thousand less performers of this stolen battle, it's sad what is happening in the states, and the nation is watching and silent
All those wasted lives , for what?
I don't understand why people keep lionizing this ill-concieved, murderous, failure of an attack. Both Pickett and Lee, especially Lee, should be condemned for the wretched tactics involved in the action. The attack is on the same level as the brutishly concieved attack on the Somme in WW1.
Boy, video proof of mainstream civil war reenacting’s last death rattle. Cool video, but the hobby is a ghost of what it once was.
yep, unlike the campaigner side of the hobby.
Looks like fun - without the maiming and dying.