tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post4613156157796595112..comments2024-01-15T20:15:13.053-08:00Comments on Saberpoint: 150 Years Ago Today: Pickett's Charge; How Bro and I Refought the Battle of GettysburgStogiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-21614134739737201192014-04-24T09:27:58.549-07:002014-04-24T09:27:58.549-07:00The real High Water Mark of the Confederacy happen...The real High Water Mark of the Confederacy happened the day before on July 2, 1863 when Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade shattered the III Army Corps salient in the Peach Orchard and nearly made its way to Cemetery Ridge. It came very close to success while Pickett's Charge had zero chance of success.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-47559272220584359792013-07-07T08:49:44.704-07:002013-07-07T08:49:44.704-07:00Rick, you are correct. They shot the Pickett'...Rick, you are correct. They shot the Pickett's Charge scene in two locations: one was on the actual site of Pickett's Charge, actually the space between Seminary and Cemetery Ridges. The fighting at the Angle and the stone wall was filmed on a farm about three miles from the actual location, where the Angle and the wall were recreated, as well as the Emmitsburg Pike, which was only a dirt road in 1863. We had to scale a wooden fence there to get across the road to the stone wall, where the Yankees were. They had dead horses placed here and there, real horses, but dried out and stuffed with styrofoam pellets like giant bean bags. Yes, at the actual site, they did have to angle the filming to avoid any monuments, which are plentiful, especially at the stone wall. On the actual site, they filmed us marching in long lines, with some aerial overhead shots.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-5957477248209644382013-07-06T15:20:40.500-07:002013-07-06T15:20:40.500-07:00Stogie,
I suppose the film wasn't like the a...Stogie,<br /><br /><br />I suppose the film wasn't like the actual event because movies are shot in individual scenes with interruptions, sometimes long, to prepare for the next. And I would guess they couldn't match the exact locations because of the monuments in the way. Even so, when it came time for <i>your</i> part of the battle, I bet you had a rare insight into that day: not only the terrain, the disposition of the armies, and the tactics, but the emotions of the participants. I'm glad to hear that you participated in the film and re-creations.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-10928195140493560862013-07-06T11:15:44.084-07:002013-07-06T11:15:44.084-07:00I saw the pics, and the costumes are very impressi...I saw the pics, and the costumes are very impressive indeed! I am fascinated with Victorian era clothing and before. It's obvious your mother-in-law went with a really authentic look, as that clothing isn't cheap.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-15306616254315304032013-07-06T10:35:06.139-07:002013-07-06T10:35:06.139-07:00Agreed!
Not far from me, there is a high school w...Agreed!<br /><br />Not far from me, there is a high school with a sports team called "The Rebels." The libtards have been having a meltdown over the team's name for many years now. So far, the name holds.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-72320842403854179062013-07-06T10:32:22.953-07:002013-07-06T10:32:22.953-07:00Unfortunately, there are no photos of Mr. AOW and ...Unfortunately, there are no photos of Mr. AOW and me in the period costumes. At least, no photos that I know of.<br /><br /><br />However, my MIL and her boyfriend had quite a wardrobe -- as you observed in the email I sent you.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-61047022504444354592013-07-06T09:02:34.716-07:002013-07-06T09:02:34.716-07:00AOW, the NAACP and other liberals are constantly t...AOW, the NAACP and other liberals are constantly tying to ban the Confederate flag, even from Confederate cemeteries. Their usual lie is that the flag "is a painful reminder of slavery in the Southern states." The idea is to fix for all time the big lie that the South fought to retain slavery and the North, full of goodness and righteousness, fought to end it, establish racial equality, harmony and rainbows and unicorns. They skip over the fact that it was the American flag that flew over the Northern owned and operated slave ships, that for every slave the Yankee traders sold the South, they sold 19 more to Cuba, Brazil and the West Indies. The Southern flag doesn't represent slavery any more than Mt. Vernon or the image of slaveowners like Thomas Jefferson. It represents the sovereignty of the individual states, the right to withdraw from a political union that has become destructive of their rights and interests, the right of the consent of the governed. Of course, the MSM simply parrots whatever the racial grievance industry says.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-71774289065157225502013-07-06T08:53:16.405-07:002013-07-06T08:53:16.405-07:00Me too son! We could have had a ball.Me too son! We could have had a ball.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-11029511603866602402013-07-06T08:52:25.667-07:002013-07-06T08:52:25.667-07:00Okay, I'd love to see it, and you and Mr. AOW ...Okay, I'd love to see it, and you and Mr. AOW in your period costumes!Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-70152583896019444862013-07-06T06:27:03.949-07:002013-07-06T06:27:03.949-07:00Great read Pop! Even though it was a reenactment I...Great read Pop! Even though it was a reenactment I bet you guys were very emotionally motivated. Wish I could of gone with you guys!Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-86920925062521581082013-07-06T03:50:17.049-07:002013-07-06T03:50:17.049-07:00Off topic but possibly of interest to you, Stogie:...Off topic but possibly of interest to you, Stogie:<br /><br />http://www.wtop.com/41/3380632/Court-sides-with-Va-city-on-Confederate-flag-banStogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-76740069152304005482013-07-06T02:29:44.749-07:002013-07-06T02:29:44.749-07:00They didn't give up re-enacting until 2007 or ...They didn't give up re-enacting until 2007 or so. They also did a lot of dancing -- dancing from that period, I think.<br /><br /><br />If found some information about them online and will email it to you.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-34405536658297103422013-07-05T15:50:14.282-07:002013-07-05T15:50:14.282-07:00Couldn't say!Couldn't say!Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-64073247425072471792013-07-05T15:49:27.025-07:002013-07-05T15:49:27.025-07:00OR, yes, it was a very meaningful experience to a ...OR, yes, it was a very meaningful experience to a Confederate descendant. Glad I was there.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-76650351382188568412013-07-05T12:58:54.577-07:002013-07-05T12:58:54.577-07:00Stogie,
I wonder if you ever ran into my mother-in...Stogie,<br />I wonder if you ever ran into my mother-in-law and her boyfriend.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-10326090241627241162013-07-05T11:53:22.352-07:002013-07-05T11:53:22.352-07:00Wait a minute -- you had a chance for a re-do, and...Wait a minute -- you had a chance for a re-do, and STILL couldn't drive those Yankees from the field? <br /><br /><br /><br />All kidding aside, I bet that was a very meaningful experience -- and a lot of fun.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-3879184602821030802013-07-05T11:12:28.153-07:002013-07-05T11:12:28.153-07:00AOW, I used to reenact as a Confederate soldier wi...AOW, I used to reenact as a Confederate soldier with the National Civil War Association in California. However, when my brother and I were at Gettsyburg, it was for making the Pickett's Charge scene of the movie "Gettysburg." We were only two of several thousand Union and Confederate reenactors who were there. The movie was released in 1993.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22117033.post-28832151383047645032013-07-04T03:44:53.875-07:002013-07-04T03:44:53.875-07:00Stogie,
You, too, have been to a Gettysburg re-ena...Stogie,<br />You, too, have been to a Gettysburg re-enactment? These Gettysburg re-enactments are something to behold!<br /><br /><br /><br />Mr. AOW and I participated in the camp followers section at the 1988 re-enactment. My mother-in-law and her boyfriend were really into participating in re-enactments until Alzheimer's destroyed her ability to take part in such events. Although both my MIL and her boyfriend are Yankees, they belonged to a Confederate regiment (North Carolina, I think). My MIL's boyfriend was an undertaker and my MIL his wife. Mr. AOW and I also donned re-enactment costumes -- my MIL was a professional seamstress and gave us our costumes -- and tromped around in the miserable heat for the whole day. Worth the effort and the misery, however.Stogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852841950131130696noreply@blogger.com