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Historical Reenactment / Re: Re-enactment Portfolio

« on: December 10, 2013, 06:19:44 am »

Period: WW1, ACW, and WW2
Name: Joseph Acamo
Age: 23
Regiment: WW1- Braunschweigisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 92, ACW- The First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry, WW2- 506th PIR E Company
Rank: Gefrieter, Sergeant, and Private

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Reenacting Foods.

« on: December 10, 2013, 06:07:50 am »

It had basically no nutrients and was what German soldiers were fed near the end of WW1 in fact it may well have been carcinogenic 

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Historical Discussion / Re: Best Dressed Warrior

« on: December 09, 2013, 08:00:43 pm »

I'm not sure about warrior but I would say i looked pretty nice in this.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Sutlers

« on: December 09, 2013, 07:47:53 pm »

I am a Great War reenactor across three different organizations, the Midwest Great War Lining History Society, The Great War Association out East, and the Great War Historical Society in the West coast. I have a German impression for GWA and GWHS for MGWLHS I have a British Impression. I do re-enactments I do memorials at the World War One museum in Kansas City. Make the trip from Nebraska every November 11th and memorial day.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Reenacting Foods.

« on: December 09, 2013, 07:39:42 pm »

I have a mean recipe for Ersatz Bread XD

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Tips on the Art of Death

« on: December 09, 2013, 07:38:00 pm »

Seppuku? That's pretty heavy for a re-enactment, slowly disemboweling yourself as your friend mercifully removes your head.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Post your Reenacment Kit / Military equipment

« on: December 09, 2013, 10:22:46 am »

I don't have individual pictures of my kit piece by piece but this is one of my uniforms

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Tips on the Art of Death

« on: December 09, 2013, 10:00:05 am »

When I am hit I tend to be very un-dramatic.

This is my rule of thumb for different styles of Re-enactment
Civil War- If in face/head
  Grab face and fall forward
  Snap head back and fall
Torso- may fall backward or forward depending on where I'm hit I may twist
When charging I trip

WW1- Usually when heavily laden with my P08 equipment I will fall to my knees, fall forward, or fall to the side

Artillery-I let the concussion do most of the job

Occasionally I will scream but usually I just plain out die not much for getting wounded.

The way I cry and pluck at my comrades would make them want to mercy kill me in real life I decided if I get hit I die a few years ago at Shiloh. I tried playing wounded and and cracked a rib falling back into a tree the branch broke it like a twig. From then on in open combat I just die

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Best Civil War songs to sing when on a long march! [can be other eras also]

« on: December 09, 2013, 09:47:28 am »

Hey Mister Here's your Mule

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y5CS4Mo0Eg[/youtube]

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Reenactment Discussion

« on: December 09, 2013, 09:44:52 am »

Are you gentlemen referring to hardtack biscuits, awful stuff have to dip them in coffee in order to not lose teeth.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: What's your next buy?

« on: December 09, 2013, 09:42:27 am »

My next buy is going to be for a Poilu impression.
I'm going to by an Adrian Helmet, a French uniform, and a Lebel Rifle

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Your first reenactment

« on: December 09, 2013, 09:37:34 am »

A friend of mine had a bad flash and it sparked and hit me in the face. Thought i was shot at first.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Your first reenactment

« on: December 09, 2013, 08:10:04 am »

My first event as a ACW re-enactor was with the First Nebraska Volunteer Infantry and we used to do skirmishes at the J. Sterling Morton Farm home of Arbor day. I was fourteen and taking part in a skirmish when I got hit in the face while marching with the line. The pain was pretty bad and I grabbed my face and fell forward partially because i was hit and partially to stop the burning sensation on my face. I was the first casualty in the skirmish. it was my first battle re-enactment before that I helped cook at the Federal camp.

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Historical Reenactment / Re: Sutlers

« on: December 09, 2013, 08:03:30 am »

WW1: Schipperfabrik, Hessen Antique, Great war Militaria (Most Expensive) US

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Historical Discussion / Re: Favourite American Civil War: General?

« on: December 09, 2013, 01:01:23 am »

Adelbert Ames mustered the 20th Maine into service and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain led the 20th Maine after Ames was promoted.They both went on to be Brigadier Generals and stayed in the same corps for the entire war. Adelbert Ames died in 1933 making him the longest surviving General of the American Civil War including Galusha Pennypacker. They were both teachers