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2004 Gettysburg Reenactment Photos

Due to a recent back injury, I would be sidelined in camp.  A soldier on sick call.  However, it was a great opportunity to bring four of my nieces and nephews along.  11 year old Rachel was the only veteran reenactor among them.  It would be the first time for 8 year old Michael, 6 year old Mathias and 4 year old Emily.   Most of the photos are of kids.  It felt weird not going into battle.  The temperature was quite hot in the low 90's and very humid.  Even some of my hardcore pards suffered from the heat.  So in a way I'm glad I had a slipped disc!  The kids had a ball and enjoyed the great outdoors.  The two eldest even gave campaigning a try and slept out under the stars with just a ground cloth and blanket.  It was great to see old pards of the 7th MD again and to shoot the breeze and sing a few songs around the campfire.  My four little charges had a blast and want to know when's the next reenactment.  Emily made a great friend with Emma who's three and a half.  They both pronounced the town Spaghettisburg!  Click on the photos to view them.

Gorgeous George! Steve gets some grass jewelry made by Ashley, Emma and Katie Rose. He was quite the dude!	Rachel took a photo of her lunch cooking	Our pard Dan trying to cool off after battle. How hot was it Dan? It was Damn Hot!	Derrick and Mathias fooling around near the kids battlefield.	Derrick with his dad Tom
Emily crashed right after dinner. She had a full day! Unfortunately just as I got her brother to fall asleep around midnight she awoke Needless to say I didn't sleep much	No boys allowed! The girls in Emma's tent - you had to know the password to enter	The 7th along with the rest of Vincent's Brigade	Vincent's getting ready for the inspection of arms	Derrick tries to enter the girls tent - no entrance! No boys allowed!
Mathias, Derrick and Tom	Kids on the creek bridge taking a break from the kids war. My newphew Michael aims his gun at me.	If you happened to be confederate they would try and arrest you	Rachel, Mathias and Derrick	Emily and Mathias crashed after a hard day of play
Derrick and Tom pose like general's statues	Emily practices her letters on a slate

Movies from my little web camera.  Click on the links to view the movies, they are in windows media player format.

Emily and Emma dancing.  With no prompting from any adults, Emma and Emily try their hand at 19th century dancing.  They do a better job than klutzy old me!

Mathias, Rachel and Derrick horsing around

Derrick does a little ditty on sharks