A Conversation with First Section

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