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When:
April 26, 2013 – April 29, 2013 all-day
2013-04-26T05:00:00+00:00
2013-04-29T05:00:00+00:00
Where:
Steele Mansion
5314 Steele Bluff Road
Hartville, MO 65667
USA
5314 Steele Bluff Road
Hartville, MO 65667
USA
Hartville, MO: Reenactment
Company M fielded the Filley gun at the Battle of Hartville reenactment on the grounds of the Steele Mansion in Hartville, MO, April 27-28, 2013. Thirty-six hours of rain turned the campgrounds into a swamp, but the organizers did their best to ameliorate the situation.
A Company M crew advances the limbered Filley gun by bricole during the battle at Hartville, MO, on April 28, 2013.
The crew maneuvers the Filley into its forward position in support of the Union infantry well forward of the gun.
The Number One man sponges the tube in preparation for loading the piece.
The crew fires the Filley at the rebels.
Company E’s Dwayne Boyer taunts the rebels after a particularly good shot.