Civil War Era Magicians Part 2

Yesterday I mentioned my a small amount border to the Benevolent War and the fact that I seat atypical earlier items from that time period. Higher are three lead missiles that I found back on my cattle farm and quiet seat today. I'll try and file the Direct Armed forces Orchestra Tie before this series of articles is upper.Today though we scrutinize yet option magician with a border to the Benevolent War. This time one of the lesser traditional magi, William Augustus Reich, natural on July 16th, 1833 in Salem North Carolina. He would following condense his name to GUSS Burdened.Gus was a tinsmith by business. In 1860 he gave his fundamental exhibition of a magical organism to a handsome viewers at the Ole Salem Carrying out Corridor. A engagement following the Benevolent War impecunious out and Gus became the drummer in a 26th North Carolina Regimental As a whole part of the Frequent Armed forces. Having the status of not with the 26th Throng he and his guy band members put on performances to roller money for the combine troops. The itemize of every show was 'GUSS Burdened - The Southern Magician!'.On April 8th, 1865, the 26th North Carolina Regimental As a whole was captured by the Direct Armed forces and enslaved fine hair with other Frequent Legion. To their set off, the following day they were liberated. Why? Generally Lee had surrendered to Generally Settlement at Appomattox and this began the end of the Benevolent War. Gus Burdened returned to his source of Salem NC.As the Benevolent War, Gus adopted the maiden name 'The Wizard of the Glum Wound and continued to perform magic until 1914 since he gave his unadulterated exhibition. He voted for barred in 1917.Fascinatingly, the Wizard of the Glum Wound quiet lives on today in a special magical hobby in print by Max Howard called 'The War Wizard'. I had the good destiny to see Max familiarize this at a magic parliament a specify of days ago and was absorbed with the Charm of Gus Rich! In May 2010, Charm Reconsideration did an gossip on The Superb Southern Sleight of Dispatch Secrete, aka The War Wizard hobby by Max Howard.NEXT: Compars Herrmann, Benevolent War Era Conjurer