On this episode of The Civil War Regiments Podcast, I'm joined by Jeff Baldwin and Mike Jones, of First Section, an authentic horse-drawn artillery living history organization. We discuss the origins of the unit, and the work and preparations involved in recreating Civil War artillery accurately. We also deep dive in reflections on their recent successful event, We Soon Got Proud.

Show Notes:

1st Section https://www.facebook.com/1stSection/
Liberty Rifles https://www.libertyrifles.org/
We Soon Got Proud video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBAxkTFzc8I
Loading and Firing Instructional Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOwAEhkqHzQ
Stable Call Instructional Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV3adDn0ZzI
Harnessing Instructional Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49wNlyNOVP4

North South Skirmish Association https://www.n-ssa.org/
Antietam National Battlefield https://home.nps.gov/anti/index.htm

Books:
Artillery Manual https://archive.org/details/artillerydrill00unkngoog

Hardtack and Coffee, by John Billings https://www.amazon.com/Hardtack-Coffee-Unwritten-Story-Army/dp/080326111X

Cannoneers In Gray by Larry Daniel https://www.amazon.com/Cannoneers-Gray-Artillery-Tennessee-1861-1865/dp/0817304819

Regiments Mentioned:
115th New York Infantry
https://museum.dmna.ny.gov/unit-history/infantry-2/115th-infantry-regiment

Fluvanna Artillery https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CVASNEACAL

Bedford Artillery https://civilwarintheeast.com/confederate-regiments/virginia/bowyers-artillery

1st South Carolina Cavalry https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battle-units-detail.htm?battleUnitCode=CSC0001RC