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Originally Posted by Red Flag 1
Several years ago a Civil War re-enactor was killed at a re-enactment at Gettysburg. Someone loaded a mini-ball in his musket and shot the unfortunate re-enactor through the neck. I can't recall if the one who fired the shot was ever discovered. Thank God it was not a cannonball or canister shot.
RF 1
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I think that one was known. A British reenactor flew over for one of the big summer Gettysburg events. He was borrowing a pistol from somebody here in the states and was handed it loaded - really loaded. He did hit somebody on the other side but he didn't die. The weapon was tracked down to his part of the field and then to him.
A couple more involving pistols here and there. Every once in a great while some grunt fires his rammer by accident.
For any who've never seen a Civil War Reenactment - a well run one - you should see a complete weapons/safty inspection in camp prior to the battle and all the units reform after the "battle" and clear weapons.
For those in NC - the Battle of Bentonville Reenactment is at the state run Bentonville Battle Field just north of Newton Grove on the 20th and 21st of March just 11 days from now. About 40 minutes north/east of Fayetteville on Hwy 13. It's only held every five years.
Canons? An accident looking to happen. They have loading procedures for a reason. There is a YouTube clib out there somewhere of a youth ramming a powder charge when it went off. He was holding the rammer incorectly. The rammer took off, with his hand and arm followed a split second later by his body. I think his left arm was 2 foot longer than his right after than.