Charge of the Hoosiers! - 150th Resaca - Federal adjunct

[Jim of The SRR]

On May 16th a group of living historians will have the opportunity to recreate the taking of Van den Corput's battery at the 150th Battle of Resaca. Portraying the men of the 70th IN, you will take part in the taking of the only Confederate guns taken in the entire, Atlanta Campaign.

We will rehearse and choreograph the hand-to-hand fighting that occurred with the artillery crew of Van den Corput. You will have the opportunity to do this on the original ground that was fought over 150 years earlier. The spectators will have a front row view to the charge with a SCAR interpreter in their midst.


Will you be part of this exciting recreation or sit at home fighting fire ant?
Register today at www.scareenactors.com REGISTRATION CLOSES APRIL 25th!!!

Thanks,
Jim Butler
SRR
SCAR

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[Jim of The SRR]

Re: Charge of the Hoosiers! - 150th Resaca - Federal adjunct

"Just at noon, the command 'Forward' was given in a low tone and the regiment moved silently and with perfect alignment through the woods. When at the foot of the hill was reached, and a comparatively open space appeared, Colonel Harrison in a ringing voice commanded, "Cheer men for Indiana!' Forward! Double Quick! March!' The cheers swelled into a grand shout as the whole line rushed forward. The cannon in the lunette thundered a reply, but there was no stopping till all the gunners but five were killed or taken prisoners."
"For a little while there was a wild scene in the lunette, artillery men defending their guns, Union officers firing pistols, and the men their rifles; now leaping on the cannon and waving their hats. The infantry in the works beyond the fort, seized with a panic, left their coats and spades in the trench where they had been working, and disappeared for the time through the woods in the rear."
...At that moment when the center was occupying the lunette, and the right and left wings of the regiment were curving about it, shots from the rear added to the intense excitement. There were thrilling cries of 'Stop that firing in the rear! For God's sake don't kill your own men!' "
from The 70th Indiana Volunteer Infantry in the War of the Rebellion.