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(04-16-2015 05:06 PM)BettyO Wrote:  

Quote:I was not happy with the actor that they chose for Dr. Leale --

I thought the very same thing. He most certainly didn't look in anyway like Leale with those long flowing locks. I believe that he would be either dressed in military uniform, or if in civilian dress, he would have probably have worn a more formal frock coat and most certainly have worn a top hat rather than that little bowler. He reminded me of Herold with that hat!

I applaud the Society and the NPS for carrying out this project, but there were things like the poor casting of Leale that made me concerned. Most of it made me worry about the world of reenactors fading away.

Back in the 1980s, when the Federal City Brass Band was just getting started, they appeared several times at the Civil War encampments that we sponsored at Surratt House (now we can't afford them!). Yesterday, I was struck by their advancing age! Then I started noticing the civilian and soldier reenactors who were present. The average age appeared to be 60-65 or older. Are Civil War functions appealing to any younger people today? It was generally a young man's war in the 1860s when it came to soldiering.