Brewerton's Guns - Shenandoah Valley Civil War story

Henry Brewerton has a battery of artillery on the front lines of the Battle of Cedar Creek and with orders to keep firing as long as possible. What does he do? “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of the Shenandoah Valley!
Find out more about visiting Civil War sites in the Shenandoah Valley: www.shenandoahatwar.org/
“Fridays at the Front” also streams as a series on HistoryFix. Find it at www.historyfix.com
Thank you to the Federal City Brass Band for the music of the episode!
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[@peterott-tn6pf]

Awesome video Will!!! What an incredible way to start the weekend!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad to hear you enjoyed! Have a great weekend.

[@peterott-tn6pf]

@CivilWarDigitalDigest thanks and you guys at cwdd have a great weekend as well!!

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

Awesome. Just resurected a Burnside carbine carried by a JL Smith of the 22nd PA cavalry (initials and unit carved in the stock). They were very active in the valley from '64 to Oct of '65 (counter bandidtry operations in West VA).
3in groups at 50 with 35gr Pyrodex 2F.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Congrats! Nice piece with a good story!

[@Mis-AdventureCH]

@@CivilWarDigitalDigest Just pulled up their history again, they were engaged at Cedar Creek. They initially were equipped with muskets and got into their first really hot engagement at Leestown on July 3rd, 1864. Then they skirmished with Early's advance at Snickers Ferry.
July 22nd they were pulled back to camp pleasant and issued full cavalry equipage. That's when he got the Burnsides I'm guessing.
Through August they were up and down the valley. Then on the 18th September they headed out with Sheridan for the epic and last Winchester campaign.
It had a big chunk otu of the comb which I had repaired, and now it's banging away again. It is now officially the prize of my collection.

[@peterschief9778]

Thanx for this video

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@Captine3250]

I'll have to check it out, im going there next weekend for the anniversary reenactment.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Enjoy your time in a beautiful place!

[@beaushaver3779]

Hi Will!

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

Hi! Enjoy!!

[@odinfireful]

if the confederates wouldnt have stopped to eat they probably would have won the day.

[@CivilWarDigitalDigest]

That’s entirely possible.