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Re: Interesting food for thought about the Civil War 150th
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Ralph E Mann <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 May 2011 15:42:39 -0600
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Jon:

I recently saw a photo of Confederate re-enactors on the cover of the Civil War 
Trust magazine, Hallowed Ground.  Now Civil War soldiers on both sides tended to 
be farm boys, used to working outside a lot, living in an age before beer in cans 
and televised sports.  They probably averaged about 5'9'' and about 150 pounds.  
From the picture, the average re-enactor would probably have to fast for about six 
weeks before they could really look like a Civil War soldier--something more 
demanding than delaying the first shot at Sumter for a couple of hours.

Regards,

Ralph Mann

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