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Quitman Civil War

We went to a Civil War reenactment today in Quitman, MS.  I have a video clip.  After 20 minutes of battle the Yankees are hard pressed on the flank by their own captured cannon and withdraw in disarray.  The Rebs take the field.

 

Links to video clips:

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The bluecoats came in three groups: skirmishers, artillery and regulars.  The skirmishers and artillary came out first.

The grays came also in three groups, two infantry and one artillery.

Blue artillery went to the far left while skirmishers came on straight.  Gray right wing swept around the skirmishers and took the artillery while gray left held the blue regulars in position. Gray turn the captured artillery on the skirmishers and regulars of blue, destroying the skirmishers and sending the regulars into retreat.