Well yet another R-day is in the annals of the 14th Brooklyn's History! I believe this was my 8th? Ive been reenacting for so long now!! We left nice and early on Friday, and made really good time getting down there. This is the first time in nearly 6 years that my entire family was in gettysburg (Ma Pa and myself) We had a great time! We marched out on saturday to do the monument dedications. But this year the Captain (poppa dukes) took us the way the Original Fourteenth Brooklyn came on the field July 1st 1863. It was muddy but awesome! We did Mcpherson's ridge and the railroad cut on saturday.
Then we finished up and headed into town. Bruce and found an awesome WW2 store in town. This must be new because I have never seen it before. Needless to say his prices were astronomical, but all and all it was awesome to see original mountain pants and other such stuff! At 12 we did the main parade through town. It was a sight I tell you, 35 red legs marching in unison down the Baltimore Street! Everyone cheering "BROOKLYN!!!" It was great. We then just kinda chilled for the rest of the weekend, I went out to the G-Man with the guys and got shit faced as usual!! The G-man is a bar in town the whole name is the Gingerbread man. Great place, I have to buy one of there shirts... It says "A Drinking Town , With A History Problem" I guess its only funny for history buffs!! Sunday we went on a guided tour like years past, it was fun, although I was mostly staring off into the distance picturing the actual events of July in my head.
Gettysburg is my home, I love it there. I feel at peace and my head seems to clear up once I get there. Maybe its because I love the civil war so much? But regardless Im looking into moving down there in the next year or so. I feel I would be much happier down there, although I would miss all my friends :) I can't wait to go back!!!