Gays in the Civil War

[PrattStreetRioter]

that is just horrid on so many levels...

I'm glad I missed that event...

[3rd_PA_Artillery]

Absolutely deplorable. Not sure what more to say on it, other than that the perpetrating unit/s are worthy of reproach.

[S.D.Swart]

The sad part unless I misread the post, was the it was a BATTALION event. Thus more than one unit was involved. Sick.

[Spinster]

..........That offence at worse should have been being in the barrel, or riding the horse. Or some form of extra duty. Sometimes you have to wonder about our fellow reenactors.......

Now that's something you don't see enough of, being in the barrel. I think I've only seen that twice over the years. Interesting and fun both times, one a shirker, the other a drunk.

Riding the horse though--well, I perceive the probability of real injury on that one. I've seen it done, and the miscreant unhurt, but still...........

[S.D.Swart]

Now that's something you don't see enough of, being in the barrel. I think I've only seen that twice over the years. Interesting and fun both times, one a shirker, the other a drunk.

Riding the horse though--well, I perceive the probability of real injury on that one. I've seen it done, and the miscreant unhurt, but still...........

I once reprimanded a young soldier for a dirty bayonet and rifle barrel. Had him run in circles around the camp flapping his arms and shouting CAW, CAW, I'm a "dirty" bird!! CAW, CAW.

S.D.Swart

[Rob Weaver]

Wow. This is wrong on so many levels that I hardly know where to begin. Certainly homosexuality was known and practiced at the time of the Civil War. We have enough evidence already but it was associated with Germans - often referred to as the "German vice." An American edition of "Fanny Hill" published in the 1830s had a homosexual episode added which was not in Cleland's original novel. (Wow - the things you never thought a Baptist preacher knew, huh )
I have NEVER seen any record of soldiers officially disciplined for the aforesaid behavior, let alone as a capital offense. So, at the very least, that's a slight against history. It is also a shocking violation of human dignity. I will not participate or support such a travesty. I'm shocked into near speechlessness...

[Quickstep]

Wow. This is wrong on so many levels that I hardly know where to begin. Certainly homosexuality was known and practiced at the time of the Civil War. We have enough evidence already but it was associated with Germans - often referred to as the "German vice." An American edition of "Fanny Hill" published in the 1830s had a homosexual episode added which was not in Cleland's original novel. (Wow - the things you never thought a Baptist preacher knew, huh )
I have NEVER seen any record of soldiers officially disciplined for the aforesaid behavior, let alone as a capital offense. So, at the very least, that's a slight against history. It is also a shocking violation of human dignity. I will not participate or support such a travesty. I'm shocked into near speechlessness...

I can think of a dozen more constructive, educational, and worthwhile activities that group could have been engaged in rather than putting on a ridiculous scenario like that. Good thing there were so few spectators or this would have wound up on YouTube, and we’d never hear the end of it…

[cheathamhill]

In today's instant media driven world it is quite shocking that this has not ended up on MSNBC during primetime as a "viral video"
Idiots...and another blot on the hobby. I cringe at the word 'reenactor' now because of all the instant conotations that come with it... I refrain from calling myself that when describing what I/we do..

[23rdYahoos]

In today's instant media driven world it is quite shocking that this has not ended up on MSNBC during primetime as a "viral video"
Idiots...and another blot on the hobby. I cringe at the word 'reenactor' now because of all the instant conotations that come with it... I refrain from calling myself that when describing what I/we do..

Has not surfaced and gone viral YET.

[lincolnsguard]

I would expect nothing less at an event of this quality. Nuff said.