July of 2013 at Gettysburg for the Sesquicentennial

There was a reenactment at Gettysburg.
Rico and his friend Stefan were there, with good weather:

Stefan with the artillery unit we 'guarded':

Rico with the artillery:

Stefan and Rico, with a nice cannon and distinctly non-period tow vehicles:

Artillery firing; loud, at this range:

Stefan, photographing the artillery at work:

Ladies, observing the artillery

The spectators watching an afternoon's battle:

Stefan and Rico, in period-correct sepia:

Having visited the new Gettysburg museum, Stefan and Rico enjoyed the exhibits, including recreations of an enlisted man's tent (top) and an officer's tent (bottom):