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Company C, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves has a storied history that it's members can trace back for almost two decades. Many of Company C's members have 10 - 20 years of reenqacting experience and are more than happy to help the "new" recruit. Our mission is to accurately portray the Union soldier on the march and in the field. Although almost all of the equipment and uniforms used are reproductions, painstaking research is undertaken to assure that they are the most accurate reproductions available. By constantly researching and upgrading our impressions, we hope to give the best representation of the valiant soldierswho fought for the Union in the War of the Rebellion. Our members have a great interest in the Civil War and a great interest in seeing the Union Soldiers portrayed correctly. Members participate in national battle events, parades, living history, school presentations, and other such events. We are an authenticity based organization. Our unit only has "Military Impression" memberships.

Battery G Christens New Cannon "Old No. 8"

The 1st PA Light Artillery, Battery G, a Civil War living history organization based out of Slovan, PA, recently christened their brand new reproduction bronze Napoleon artillery piece with a reception in Slovan and a public firing demonstration in Cochranton, PA.
Battery G is a part of the Iron City Guards and the National Regiment; non-profit organizations whose goal is to portray the American Civil War for the public through extremely realistic living histories, battle recreations and public demonstrations. They were formed in 2005 after one of their founding members returned from a tour of military duty in Iraq and proposed purchasing the cannon from Cannon Limited in Coolville, Ohio. The gun is an exact replica of the Model 1857 Light 12 pound Gun-Howitzer, commonly referred to in the Civil War by both sides as a "Napoleon."
The Napoleon was the work horse for both sides during the war; a smoothbore gun firing solid cannon balls, explosive shot and devastating shotgun-like canister rounds.
The Napoleon is cast of 1500 lbs of gun bronze, as were the originals, and is a fully functioning replica capable of firing the 12 lb. solid shot over 1 mile. Particular to the reproduction are two pennies cast directly into the gun at the foundry. One penny is an 1861, the year the Civil War began, and the other is a 2004, the year the money was secured to purchase this gun. Another highlight of this gun are the muzzle markings taken off of an original tube now residing at Gettysburg National Military Park. It is marked "No. 8 C. A. & Co. 1861." for tube #8 of 1861 from the Cyrus Alger and Co. in Massachusetts. The original is the only 1861 tube between Gettysburg and Antietam National Parks and it was an honor to portray this sole remaining '61 tube's markings on our reproduction, now known as "Old No. 8" in its honor.
Battery G touts 20 very dedicated members who take personal pride in historically correct uniforms, military encampments, functioning field kitchen with period rations and firing demonstrations that have taken decades to research.
The Napoleon was a large investment for the group and is a showpiece in the field even among avid Civil War historians, with the sun glinting off of its polished bronze tube that stands out from most of the other iron based, less expensive, gun tubes.
In 2007 Battery G has been requested to appear at Fort McHenry National Historic Shrine, Gettysburg and Fredericksburg National Military Parks and numerous other local and national Civil War events.
Battery G can be contacted at (412) 576-1863 or sedlakchristopher@yahoo.com