loading / firing DVD

[David Fox]

At the Gettysburg National Museum and the Harrisburg CW museum are screens playing loops demonstrating loading and firing rifle-muskets and field artillery. I'd like to obtain one or both for our Hendersonville, N.C. Civil War museum. I've attempted to contact each museum w/o penetrating through the layers. Any insights as to availability?

[Silas]

Re: loading / firing DVD

You mean this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK5GcG_QHJ0

[David Fox]

Re: loading / firing DVD

This isn't the current video being played at the museums, as I recall. But it surely looks useful. I'll check to see if our computer guy can burn off a DVD for the museum loop. Thanks!

[Silas]

Re: loading / firing DVD

I know that one is old. It's actually not too bad. If you look carefully, you can see Doug Cooper in the front rank way back when he was a fresh fish. Now that was a long time ago.

[dixieflyer]

Re: loading / firing DVD

David, I also know they have the same thing (but a Western Theater version I believe) playing at the Chickamauga VC. You might wish to contact them.

[Silas]

Re: loading / firing DVD

I thought about that one, too. Poor Chris Daley. He and his muzzle loader don't perform well against John Stillwagon and his Spencer repeating rifle.

[Cyclesmith]

Re: loading / firing DVD

HA! That video brings back some memories!!! I worked at GNMP for the NPS for a time and often did the finial walk through the museum at night where that vid was the only noise you heard... I can recite that vid completely by heart. Oh... my younger days....