Son in law was a Confederate re-enactor, but moved toward the WW2 506th PIR so he could talk with actual veterans while they we still able to attend.
Have been to Kennesaw several times
Ordnance on top of Kennesaw Mountain
(©two23 2015)
Several Gettysburg Reenactments in the past have well exceeded the numbers stated for Waterloo 200 in both participants & spectators.
Was there a war at Gettysburg? What flag did they use?
“Several Gettysburg Reenactments in the past have well exceeded the numbers stated for Waterloo 200 in both participants & spectators.”
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You are correct. I believe I read a long time ago that the 150th anniversary reenactment at Gettysburg had around 30,000 participants and over 100,000 spectators.
That would be over six times the size of this one that they are saying is the biggest ever.
But I would love to see either or both. It would be like being transported back in time without the huge electric bill!
The 135th reenactment of the Gettysburg battle hosted over 30,000 participants. There were over 100 full size artillery pieces. The pony soldiers counted 4,000 horses and riders. Infantry from both sides approached 25,000. The 3rd day of the reenactment which was Pickett’s charge, the Confederate numbers available for the attack were less than 200 from what Pickett’s manpower reports were for that day in 1963.
It was probably the largest reenactment in North America.
It also exceeded the number of participants at the 150th anniversary a couple of years ago.
Son in law was a Confederate re-enactor, but moved toward the WW2 506th PIR so he could talk with actual veterans while they we still able to attend.
Have been to Kennesaw several times
Ordnance on top of Kennesaw Mountain (©two23 2015)