Confederate Memorial

[finlay marquisl]

I going to try and post pictures of the tartan wearing cannoners. I would think that job would be very important and require skill so I would guess the wearing of kilts was not a Farb mistake. I don't know.

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[macwilkin]

I going to try and post pictures of the tartan wearing cannoners. I would think that job would be very important and require skill so I would guess the wearing of kilts was not a Farb mistake. I don't know.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...6_677765_s.jpg

You'd be surprised. I've seen terrible impressions in Artillery units, both in drill (reenactor drill and the actual drill from the period are not the same thing) and in uniform, mostly due to an odd love of the color red, which is the Artillery branch-of-service color.

I spent a decade as a living history/interpretation ranger for NPS, and the stuff I saw after receiving NPS living history training at reenactments made me cringe.

Bottom line: unless there's historical documentationfor it, I wouldn't trust it just because of "the job they do".

T.

[finlay marquisl]

Good point Canjunscot. I just figured since cannoners were in such an important position someone would have wagged a finger at them by now.

[macwilkin]

Good point Canjunscot. I just figured since cannoners were in such an important position someone would have wagged a finger at them by now.

Now I understand what you're saying. Sadly, that very rarely happens. Authenticity requirements in the reenacting world are overwhelmingly voluntary, and while there are those who do take reenacting seriously enough to research their impressions, just as many treat reenacting as just a hobby, and don't care if the impression they are presenting to the public is as correct as we can be today.

T.