These are the last of the pictures that Uncle Bert took at the civil war reenactment.
I love that one. He used a Photoshop filter to give it the sepia tones of the old photos from that era.
I still haven’t decided if I am going to join this group of historical recreationists or not.
But I still can’t get over how much I felt like I was immersed in the actual history.
The people were all awesome.
They were trying to bring a little of the past alive, and let it exist in our time for a little while.
That artillery piece fought in the civil war and probably took human lives. That is real history. That isn’t just a page in a book.
Men fought and died. They fought other men who spoke the same language and shared the same history. They fought for many reasons, most of which had nothing to do with slavery. The average Northerner didn’t care about slavery that much, and very few Southern whites actually owned slaves. The reasons are far more complex than that.
But in the end, at great cost, the Union was preserved.
And that is why we and this country are the way we are today. That is what history is. It is the chain of events that leads to us. It leads to now. It explains why things are the way they are. Every child should be brought to see one of these reenactments.
Pouring My Art Out 
Do you think you would feel this excited every time you went & participated in a reenactment? Aren’t they going to get stale doing the same thing over & over? After you have paid the money?
I think you are right
Excellent blog series.
thanks
You look so official! You would be so perfect! Go for it! 🙂
I really might
Great photos man! I absolutely love this period of US history and have read a ton on it. I’d participate in one of the reenactments… but I don’t think a Korean would fit in the civil war. =\
I don’t think they would dare say anybody couldn’t join because of ethnicity… this is California.
Well then I just might have to sign up if I am ever in Cali! They gave me the stink eye in Tennessee. lmao 😉
Oh… well… yeah… but they do that no matter what you do, right?
Hahaha very true. 😉
I mean, I’ve been down South and they look at me funny because of the accent.
Go for it Arthur, you suit the part and you sound like you love it.
I might
Maybe
possibly
But what if children brought to these reenactments grow up with the idea that wars are fun?
It really doesn’t work like that. And if it did, I would rather have gang bangers armed with single shot muskets anyway.
“Living” history is a wonderful way to experience it.
That’s what I say!