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 Posted: Thu Aug 2nd, 2012 01:13 pm
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Mana: 
 I would suggest that you focus on getting the overarching historical themes in your work correct before worrying about exactly what buttons someone should be wearing. One of the constant gripes about historical movies (from an academic point of view) is that they get the details right at the expense of the larger historical framework. "Gods and Generals" is the most recent example of this. "Glory," I think is a good example of the better way of doing historical film making. Yes, there are some details that are wrong or were changed to fit the film, but the overarching historical themes were superbly done. I think you are on the right track by getting historians and reenactors involved early. The historians should be able to point you in the right direction for the historical themes and many reenactors are fanatical about the details of their characters. Best of luck!

Mark