Guns’N’Moments

Guns ‘N’ Moments is the first video in a series entitled Great Moments in Reenacting…. We start off in Jamestown in the 1600’s, watching a Matchlock Musket being ignited with a slow match fuse, one of the most dangerous things you can imagine for a firearm! We then take a short break with some sketch acting at the 140th Appomattox event, at the last full scale reenactment they have staged (April 2005), and Confederate Pictures’ first actual event… We next a look at the Henry Rifle, and watch a Sharp’s Carbine Breechloader being loaded and fired… Next, the Nelson Grays (5th KY Co. B) at the 145th Shiloh take us on a quick COMBAT! style patrol into Yankee territory during the event. See a caisson that was created for and used in the CSS Hunley ceremonies, which actually carried one of the sailor’s bodies recovered from the submarine. Go back into the year 1862 and see how Captain (Doctor) Thomas Bowyer of Avenel House actually saved Col. William Powell, a wounded Yankee POW from a mob of drunken Confederates at Wytheville… This scene is from PORTRAIT OF A PLANTATION, the official documentary of Avenel House. … and this POW later became a Yankee general, and saved Avenel House from being torched during Hunter’s Raid on Liberty… (The scene was filmed on Avenel’s original 200 acres, BTW)… Now, take a complete and comprehensive walk-around demonstration of Benjamin the Beast Butler’s actual Gatlin Gun, (revolving battery gun) restored to firing condition, and watch a twilight demonstration of its abilities… Then, we meet several British (Yes, from England!) Yankees portraying the 18th Missouri at the 145th Shiloh… and their interesting take on our American Civil War… Go with us to the 145th New Market and see actual VMI cadets who marched the 86 miles in 5 days to be at the event, bleeding feet and all, to participate in the event! Witness a life-saving night time amputation at the 2005 Cedar Creek event…