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 Posted: Mon Feb 12th, 2007 03:44 am
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 Yeah Susan, I don't know how they afford it. One of those french,british jackets can cost as much as the entire uniform for a federal or confederate. It would be cool to dress like a French or british infantryman... which French unit(s) was it that had the wolf pelt as part of their uniform?

As to the number participating, I don't believe the numbers in Europe come close to rivaling those in America performing Civil War reenactments.

Duncan-I don't know about what type of reenacting they do in Japan, but I can say that the Japanese exchange students that watched one of the reenactments I participated in apparently had never attended one before. When one of the Federals went down this gentleman began yelling and pointing at the fallen Yankee, then gesturing wildly all around. I can't be sure but I believe the poor fellow thought someone had really been shot? It was the only time I have ever had trouble reloading (I was laughing so hard). The next two years we did the event there was no repeat performance. I guess they explained what was going to happen to our overseas friends a little better following that event.