"BLOOPERS PAGE" EDITORS' NOTE: Photos and comments posted here are not meant to offend or ridicule those pictured, rather to simply point out some minor and or humorous occurances farby or otherwise that took place during the particular battle or event. They are all in fun and in the spirit of entertainment. That being said however, we do expect a high degree of realism and authenticity during the battle reenactments and hope that these may also be helpful in improving performances in the future.Your submissions are welcome. Send mailto:webmaster@civilwarillustrated.com To view Bloopers from other events visit: http://civilwarillustrated.com/id18.htm Cell Phones in the Civil War????? LOL Imagine the kind of reconnaissance that the armies could have had with cell phones on the battlefield. Unfortunately, there were none and if we catch you using one you will always find yourself on this page :) Sorry Michelle, we caught you! An enthusiastic newspaper photographer throws herself into the thick of things during the first battle. Having never photographed a reenactment before, this green photographer found it very challenging to follow all the fast-moving action. As a result, she was seen shooting pictures at point blank range and running all over the field amongst the troops. At one point she even tried to get an "on the spot" live action intereview with one of the soldiers! Her intrusion into the field of honor decked in all manner of modern clothing and equiptment was certainly an eyesore that greatly distracted the viewing spectators and some of the combatants. Media photographers who blatantly put themselves in the middle of the action should make more of an effort to blend in more discreetly by dressing in period clothing and covering their modern equiptment as much as possible. Event organizers and park officials should advise these media photographers beforehand and seek compliance of these rules before they take the field. Originally we thought this soldier was answering a nature call. We later discovered that this was not the case. The photo provides a humorous scene nontheless. The reenactor explains what was really going on:   "Yes that's me . looking at that picture, I must be peeing on the tree in the middle of the re-enactment. This blooper pictures show's something that looks like something else. What I'm really doing is trying to repair the fly of my trousers that had just popped two buttons, I remember this well because two guys joked that I looked like I was peeing . We all had a good laugh and I quickly explained what I was really doing..."