My First Reenactment at Gettysburg- a 20 Year Anniversary Memory
Copyright (C) 2013 by Frederick Walton Fresh Fish ready for the Battle of Gettysburg Gettysburg is often called a "Mecca" for reenactors. It's a magical place that has a strong pull for anyone interested in the war between states. I have visited there many times...as a tourist, as a research historian and as a reenactor. I generally stop for a few hours whenever I'm passing through the area. I once spent a week there with my wife seriously contemplating the purchase of a B&B. I have led tours there, acted in the movie "Gettysburg" there, participated in a battlefield monument identification project, taken tours, marched in parades, fought & camped on the ACTUAL battlefield under the auspices of the National park service...Wow! now that I think about it, I've has lots of great memories and experiences there. Every experience I have ever had in Gettysburg has been memorable, but today I am thinking about my first visit as a reenactor. When I becam