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Fake deaths: The great pretenders

Updated 9:37 PM EST, Sun February 1, 2015
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Eliot Dudik photographs Civil War re-enactors pretending to lose their lives on the battlefield. Ian Dillinger, 16th South Carolina, said he had died 45 times in re-enactments over the years.
Eliot Dudik photographs Civil War re-enactors pretending to lose their lives on the battlefield. Ian Dillinger, 16th South Carolina, said he had died 45 times in re-enactments over the years.
Eliot Dudik
Chris W. Johnson, 1st South Carolina Sharpshooters, had died six times.
Chris W. Johnson, 1st South Carolina Sharpshooters, had died six times.
Eliot Dudik
Randon Thomas, 4th New Hampshire, had died 432 times.
Randon Thomas, 4th New Hampshire, had died 432 times.
Eliot Dudik
Whitney Miller, 39th North Carolina, had died six times.
Whitney Miller, 39th North Carolina, had died six times.
Eliot Dudik
Ed "Doc" Keith, 54th Massachusetts/4th New Hampshire, had died 148 times.
Ed "Doc" Keith, 54th Massachusetts/4th New Hampshire, had died 148 times.
Eliot Dudik
James Funk, 13th Virginia Infantry, Company H, had died 116 times.
James Funk, 13th Virginia Infantry, Company H, had died 116 times.
Eliot Dudik
Mark McNierney, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Company K, had died 211 times.
Mark McNierney, 1st Pennsylvania Reserve Company K, had died 211 times.
Eliot Dudik
Kyle Killian, 7th South Carolina, had died 141 times.
Kyle Killian, 7th South Carolina, had died 141 times.
Eliot Dudik
Jerad Koepp, 2nd United States Sharpshooters Company D, had died 26 times.
Jerad Koepp, 2nd United States Sharpshooters Company D, had died 26 times.
Eliot Dudik
David Paul Davenport, 2nd United States Battery D, had died 177 times.
David Paul Davenport, 2nd United States Battery D, had died 177 times.
Eliot Dudik
Charles Kreger, 2nd Maryland Company A, had died 22 times.
Charles Kreger, 2nd Maryland Company A, had died 22 times.
Eliot Dudik
Sarah Berry, 10th Confederate Calvary, had died one time.
Sarah Berry, 10th Confederate Calvary, had died one time.
Eliot Dudik
Travis Earley, 7th Virginia, had died four times.
Travis Earley, 7th Virginia, had died four times.
Eliot Dudik
Jamey Wentzky, 2nd South Carolina Rifles, had died 76 times.
Jamey Wentzky, 2nd South Carolina Rifles, had died 76 times.
Eliot Dudik
Ben Schaffer, 10th Confederate Calvary, had died 36 times.
Ben Schaffer, 10th Confederate Calvary, had died 36 times.
Eliot Dudik
Rusty Dyles, 21st North Carolina, had died 108 times.
Rusty Dyles, 21st North Carolina, had died 108 times.
Eliot Dudik

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