4th Texas at Sharpsburg - Liberty Rifles and 1st Section - 9/17/22

As part of the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam, the Liberty Rifles portrayed the 4th Texas Infantry and 1st Section portrayed the Bedford Artillery on the Reele Farm property in Sharpsburg, the actual ground where troops and artillery were positioned at the outset of the battle. This video includes battalion drill formations as well as a portion of the artillery program. The event was hosted by the American Battlefield Trust.
During the actual battle, the 4th Texas Infantry suffered losses of 57 killed, 130 wounded and 23 missing, while fighting near The Cornfield.

[@jasoncompton3735]

Thank you for calling the battle the correct name-we will always know it as Sharpsburg

[@Danjan1208]

Hurrah for Texas! Hurrah for Texas!

[@1stminnsharpshooters341]

great video *LIKED*

[@shawnhawthorne9621]

Well done. Fantastic color grading and I love the way you captured the actions of the men. Great Job!

[@travisbayles870]

Texans always move them
General Robert E Lee

[@markstephan451]

I,m from germany ....
i love the Rebel yell...
4.tex mc law,s division...?
Was the same brigade 15.alabama at gettysburg...?

[@rebelrailroader]

Yes, the 15th Alabama was at Gettysburg. They were part of the attack at Little Round Top.
The 4th Texas was also at Gettysburg.

[@nimitz1739]

Nice!

[@1welderswife]

Thanks for sharing!
Union gal, myself, but this was excellent footage.
All so well done by the Liberty Rifles, including the Rebel Yell. 👍

[@mackenzieblair8135]

I don't understand the point in color grading video of a reenactment. There weren't video cameras back then so it's not like you're making the footage look old timey and more authentic.

[@CivilWarRegiments6165]

Hey man, totally get your point. My sister filmed and edited and wanted to test out various techniques. I'll confess my whole family was fresh off watching the WWI documentary "They Shall Not Grow Old" and so it was a wink and nod to that project, though a different time period!

[@nimitz1739]

Photos back then were in black-and-white. So you can pause the video and get the vibes of the old 1800s photographs.

[@mackenzieblair8135]

@@nimitz1739 cameras were unable to capture motion and all photos were stationary and posed. So to see a sepia toned action still doesn’t make any sense either, but I get your point.

[@mackenzieblair8135]

@@CivilWarRegiments6165 That is a spectacular documentary. I partially enjoyed the clips of the artillery in action and being pulled by horses.
I think that’s the closest we’ll ever get to seeing horse drawn civil war artillery in combat.

[@nimitz1739]

@@mackenzieblair8135It’s kind of obvious that photographs back then were stationary. But again the black-and-white video gives off the vibe of those black-and-white photographs. There’s only one known photograph of Confederate soldiers in the field. This gives you the view of what it could’ve looked like besides that one photograph.

[@Jubilo1]

I trust he said "guides," and not "guys."

[@jaywinters2483]

The poor of the Slaveocricy.

[@manilajohn0182]

Re- enacting actions of enemies of the United States of America who reserved their right of freedom to enslave others. Some people forget nothing- and learn nothing.