in sweltering heat 10,000 reenactors and 20,000 spectators converge on a farm in
20,000 spectators converge on a farm in
20,000 spectators converge on a farm in suburban Virginia for the 150th
suburban Virginia for the 150th
suburban Virginia for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of first
anniversary of the Battle of first
anniversary of the Battle of first Manassas Bull Run
it’s a rare opportunity for extreme
it’s a rare opportunity for extreme reenactors to experience the scale
reenactors to experience the scale
reenactors to experience the scale intensity and conditions of an authentic
intensity and conditions of an authentic
intensity and conditions of an authentic civil war campaign
it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be
it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing to be able to do any of these anniversary
able to do any of these anniversary
able to do any of these anniversary events over the next few years you know
events over the next few years you know
events over the next few years you know I believe it’s the desire of most civil
I believe it’s the desire of most civil
I believe it’s the desire of most civil war re-enactors they be able to make as
war re-enactors they be able to make as
war re-enactors they be able to make as many of these events as we can once
many of these events as we can once
many of these events as we can once sometimes twice a month maybe even more
sometimes twice a month maybe even more
sometimes twice a month maybe even more often than that
you’re gonna see it manassas I’m gonna
you’re gonna see it manassas I’m gonna bet you’re gonna be seeing a lot of
bet you’re gonna be seeing a lot of
bet you’re gonna be seeing a lot of mid-war confederate impressions which is
mid-war confederate impressions which is
mid-war confederate impressions which is totally wrong you’re gonna see stuff
totally wrong you’re gonna see stuff
totally wrong you’re gonna see stuff that wasn’t issued until 6263
that wasn’t issued until 6263
that wasn’t issued until 6263 and it’s going to be a kind of an
and it’s going to be a kind of an
and it’s going to be a kind of an embarrassment
embarrassment
embarrassment there’s different levels of dedication
there’s different levels of dedication
there’s different levels of dedication to lay out on the ground the way we do
to lay out on the ground the way we do
to lay out on the ground the way we do did not have any straw underneath those
did not have any straw underneath those
did not have any straw underneath those to not have a tent over our heads to not
to not have a tent over our heads to not
to not have a tent over our heads to not have a Coleman stove or cooler Igloo
have a Coleman stove or cooler Igloo
have a Coleman stove or cooler Igloo cooler full of water some of us can
cooler full of water some of us can
cooler full of water some of us can stand to do with that
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