Hey this is Henry on a different account, thank you so much for helping me with reenacting a joining a unit I’ll see you tomorrow for the second day of Gettysburg

Hi Roy, I don’t know if you remember me but are you going to the Gettysburg reenactment?

Why does bro look artificial

One good method is to row to the tune Bully boys by Nathan Evans or if you seen the old Moby Dick movie dead whale or a stove boat

Go Coast Guard!

Omg, this is awesome... :D

How can I be apart of the ships company

Great video Roy! The War of 1812 sailors looked good but not as sharp as you in your Civil War uniform especially armed with a revolver and cutlass. I love the Marine too. Nice touch!

My compliments to your pipe instructor. I live about 40 minutes give or take from Guilford Courthouse National Military Park where the 71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders fought.

Outstanding. I have heard of the Christmas truce before.

Great job on taps and I loved the fifes and drums. They remind me of the field music of my old reenactment unit, the 26th North Carolina Infantry. Great job also on the harpsicord too!

Well done sir. You did your ancestor proud. Several of my Civil War ancestors are buried local and I put flags on their graves every year for memorial day.

Great video. This is the first time I've seen anyone reenacting the life of a seaman during the Civil War.

Looked like a great event.

Always fun traveling back in time with you!

Excellent work.

Well ain’t this something it’s a darn shame I couldn’t be there because of me camping

Neat! It's always good when you upload!

The "pop culture" phenomenon of our country was allowed into the Sacred Liturgy of our Catholic faith starting in the mid 1960's, as you perfectly pointed out. How the church fathers allowed this to happen is astounding and sad, and a subject for further discussion and research. I was in high school during the change and was devastated how most of my friends stopped going to church (including myself). The "guitar" mass and the "kumbaya" masses were wretched and folksy. It felt terribly irreverent. We thought, "What about the `Real Presence`...the Latin was gone. Sacred Tradition was brushed aside. It was to be in the spirit of "ecumenism" we were told. (We all felt we heard snickering from the protestant churches.) I presently sing (Chant) with a schola in SE Pennsylvania and the solemn high Mass is a blessing to me and my family. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU'RE DOING, ROY...God Bless You. AMDG.

My late husband, Frank Edgar Ragland, 1921-2018 was on these ships, I believe.

YESSSS

I WAS THEREEEE DUDEEEEE

Hi Roy I like your videos

I live in Alexandria va I was also at this parade

I'd like to invite you on my show. How do I get in touch with you?

What a great way to share & enjoy history -- I've heard the Civil War Reenactor community are a great bunch, and many friendships are forged.

Good job! Needs further tuning though.

Sweet skills!

If it wasn't for that ship crashing into the franchise Scott key bridge I never would have know this...🤷🏾🤷🏾🤷🏾

is that johnny howe i see in this video?

Didn't you reenact as a fifer with the Regiment von Huyn and play German tunes on the violin at The Hunters Head Tavern in Upperville, Virginia after a Field Day in Waterford?

Where did you get your uniform?

Well done another performance Is complete

Here's a transcription of the "The Miracle of Steam Engines: Rap." Robert Stevens Makes a Promotional Film for Railways and Steam Locomotives Featuring a Railway Rap. Rap: Introduction: "Well, hello there, this is the old steam wagon built by my Father John Stevens. We built it back in, uh, 1825 to show Governor DeWitt Clinton that railroads were better than canals, and it worked. "Just an experiment back then, but it was the first locomotive on track in the United States. It was a humble beginning; we laid a track of a mere 660 ft just in the front yard of our home and proved with the steam wagon that steam transportation on land was feasible." Background: "Our inspiration for the steam wagon were the early locomotives built by British inventor Richard Price in England some 20 years before. He wanted to use them in mining operations." "So, the boiler is up there and here's the barrel to supply the water to the boiler and here's the engine of the mighty steam wagon with the Piston that drives the gear." "With the concept proven with our steam wagon, we are now moving forward to establish an actual railroad. We have purchased from the famous Robert Stevenson, inventor of the locomotive, the Rocket, an excellent locomotive called the John Bull. It is named after the fictional character used to represent England." "Our new railroad is the Camden and Amboy; it will connect Camden and New Jersey across from Philly all the way up to Amboy in New Jersey just across from New York City. The locomotive itself was shipped from England in parts." "I'm so proud of our engineer Isaac Dripps, who had never seen a full-sized locomotive in his life, yet he was able to assemble the John Bull in just 10 days. I'm sure there was a part or two that he didn't know where to put, but I'm sure it won't make any difference." "We've even made some safety Innovations; we've created something that we call the cow catcher. But it's not mainly for moving livestock off the tracks; the cow catcher actually has guide wheels that keep the train from derailing. We might one day even add brakes." "The big day came, and we could finally fire up the boiler on a foggy morning. We took the John Bull out on our newly laid track. Our boiler is rated for 70 PSI, who usually operated around 50 PSI. My father's dream was always to have a locomotive that would operate at 100 PSI and be able to travel at 100 mph. We aren't quite there yet; we travel about 25 to 30 mph." "We plan to have several dignitaries, including Napoleon's nephew, Prince Murat, on the John Bull. We wanted to name the engine Stevens, but the crews called it the Old John Bull and the name stuck." "Well, it's very simple really; we just take an ordinary hammer like this, you know any hammer will work, and we just go to the boiler like this, just give a little rap on the boiler. And you know, we do this so much sometimes we make music out of it; we call it rap music. And actually, recently my father and his engineer Isaac Dripps were making a song of this rap music to publicize our railroad." Rap: Opening: "Isaac, sounds like a telegraph, holy whack steamless carriages, Stevens, you're right. Team steam white, let's go! Stevens! Ladies and gentlemen, it's showtime, hurry hurry, step right up, introducing the star of our show, his name is Stevens! "You wouldn't want to be anywhere else in the world right now. So, without further ado, I bring you, Stevens!" Main Part: You're about to witness transport in the most quickest, most cheapest form, of steaming, most versatile, most spacious, almost flawless, push off the canal boats." "Yeah, old steam is back, looks like Robert Fulton can't keep up with the track. Oh, New York with DeWitt Clinton, got his own Eerie Canal, he has his own funding, got his own state for his morale. McCormick is the plow, farmed fields terrain and grain, looks like stable crop production might make it rain." "But America's in for a shock in 1825 with a steam-powered invention that will thrive, chug chug, yeah I'm in my prime. "Let's get down, the railroads. America don't got no time play around. What is this? Must be a train in town, it's moving our loads, not exploding steamboats. Can I get a witness?" "Let's get down, the railroads. America, don't got no time to wait for wagons. What is this? Must be a train in town, needs no dirt roads, and like unlike bumpy slowed carriages, can I get a witness?" "Look at all the traffic on canals and roads that delays the travelers in America, but railroads do be going everywhere. It's the solution, yeah duh. So over the mountains, through the field, Stevens will do it best. We need his steam travel; yeah, sharks you should invest." "Railroads are profits on wheels without any limit. Steamboats, canals, wagons, roads, too confined, so forget it. We're the cheapest one, but that doesn't make us slow. Heck, we're actually faster and even carry more tons of cargo." "It just costs so much less and makes investors so much more. Millions will be taking trains from Ohio to Baltimore." "Let's get down, the railroads. America don't got no time to play around. What is this? Must be a train in town, it's moving our loads, not exploding steamboats, can I get a witness?" "Let's get down, the railroads America, don't have time. You know you should patent and invest in our tracks; it's not only steam but money that the Great Union Railroad stacks." "Look at all the traffic on canals and roads that delays the travelers in America, but railroads do be going everywhere. It's the solution, yeah duh. Evidently transportation across the Union will always last. Sharks choose railroads for an alternative that is 10 times more fast." "Yeah, you know you should patent and invest in our tracks. It's not only steam but money that the great Union railroad stacks." Outro: "So there you have it folks, Stevens has come to save the day, back with his friend Isaac Dripps. You know one day we might have a Transcontinental Railroad that would connect the country." "It would mean that we could have large scale agriculture, Idaho Potato Farmers could bring their potatoes all the way to the East, Orange farmers in Florida could spread their oranges across the country, more food for me, for you, for brother, and for sister. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's true, railroads will revolutionize life. One day we will have railroads with 100 PSI." Closing: "Oh well, the song ended ladies and gentlemen. Well, that's a wrap, this Robert Stevens fellow with his steamboats; he's of menace to river navigation." Credits: Thanks to the Railroad Musuem of Pennsylvania! By: Jahan Humenik, Koen Fredericks, and Roy Wulf.

What in particular was the history project?

I used to love trains... when I was five.

Y know I used to be a really huge rail fan

This must have been a gas to make!

I believe the song played at 14:55 is "Blow the Man Down." Although I could possibly be wrong.

I've begun playing fife in the last couple months, and just recently, I finally went out and purchased myself a Peeler Fife copied from an original Firth and Pond.

I'd highly urge you to get a pair of good quality pair of period suspenders, as the ones you wore in this video are inaccurate. Aside from that, your overall impression is pretty good.

So proud of our PVI Student Roy...informative presentation & with relevance to Catholic education.

Soli Deo Gloria!!!! And Roy, your work most certainly glorifies God!!! I'm so proud of you!!!

Damn, how'd you manage to get a harpsichord!

Hey, you uploaded again!

Where did you get the cornet, and where could I get one?

Nicely done, young man! Thank you! :)

Very interesting btw I went to harpers ferry before and I find it quite beautiful and found some interesting facts about john brown

Another fine Roy Wulf production!