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    I just came back yesterday, it was really great, my first Gettysburg so far. I was with the 71stPA, I was positioned right next to the smaller cannon, to the left side of it behind the rocks cover on Sunday's battle.
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    so ugh that event sucked

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    yea it did

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke Of Longtree View Post
    so ugh that event sucked

    Why?

    Because after 155 years the CSA still loses the fight?


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    Quote Originally Posted by A. P. Hill View Post
    Why?

    Because after 155 years the CSA still loses the fight?

    Na it is just poorly coordinated, run, and organized. Reenactor cars/trucks in plain view of spectators, camp sites barely had anyone with half shelters/dog tents since everyone brought A frames. Farb carnival including bagpipers, sun glasses, women soldiers wearing makeup, and not putting up their long hair or having it in a pony tail instead. Oh and made us wear wrist bands plain in view on you to show that you registered.... For the battles themselves they lasted like 45 minutes each segment, everyone dies or is captured in Pickett's charge, rolling thunder..., one battle was out of view of spectators, the giant megaphones were in the way of the battle, they used siege mortars during the fights, had artillery in stupid places that if they really fired would hit the hill side. There is more to it, but that's just what I picked up. GAC is just in it for the money (especially since they have the reenactors PAY to reenact)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tyler28256 View Post
    Na it is just poorly coordinated, run, and organized. Reenactor cars/trucks in plain view of spectators, camp sites barely had anyone with half shelters/dog tents since everyone brought A frames. Farb carnival including bagpipers, sun glasses, women soldiers wearing makeup, and not putting up their long hair or having it in a pony tail instead. Oh and made us wear wrist bands plain in view on you to show that you registered.... For the battles themselves they lasted like 45 minutes each segment, everyone dies or is captured in Pickett's charge, rolling thunder..., one battle was out of view of spectators, the giant megaphones were in the way of the battle, they used siege mortars during the fights, had artillery in stupid places that if they really fired would hit the hill side. There is more to it, but that's just what I picked up. GAC is just in it for the money (especially since they have the reenactors PAY to reenact)

    And then people want to know why I don't attend or go to these things.

    But, there was a time.

    I'm too old for all that now.

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    I went and it was very poorly organized by the GAC.

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    Reenacting as a whole has been going down hill for several years. I remember the 140th Manassas being an absolute disaster. Most of the event coordinators have no idea how to organize these things.

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    I was spectating. I was very annoyed by the times being wrong on their website. I ended up missing stuff I wanted to see since I wasn't interested in spending all day there. The only reason I caught any of Picket's Charge was because I arrived early to get a good seat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Poorlaggedman View Post
    I was spectating. I was very annoyed by the times being wrong on their website. I ended up missing stuff I wanted to see since I wasn't interested in spending all day there. The only reason I caught any of Picket's Charge was because I arrived early to get a good seat.
    I had a front row seat kneeling at the center of the stone wall right next to the Union colors.

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