The civil war...
I have a confession to make....... I am a born and bread Southerner but I have never been to a civil war reenactment. It might come as a shock to many Yankees out there, but despite what the movies say we don't all spend our spare time reenacting the war (thank you - writer of the movie "Sweet Home Alabama").
When we decided that we were going to be back in the states for these six months I started making a list of all the things and places that I wanted to visit and photograph. Some of the things on the list were there for sentimental reasons, but others were there because I have always wanted to see or experience them. A civil war reenactment was at the top of the list. It is just one of those things that I think is truly 'southern' and would be a wonderful thing to photograph. So, when I saw that there was going to be a two day reenactment in north Alabama we made our plans and went to see the excitement. I was not disappointed! I actually went to both days of the two day event, and both days were completely different. One day the Yankees won, and one day the Rebels won. Both days, however, were scorching hot, and I could not help but feel sorry for the men, women, and children wearing the wool clothing out on the battle field.
Here are a few of the first pictures I am going to post. They were taken before and after the battle around the campsites.
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When we decided that we were going to be back in the states for these six months I started making a list of all the things and places that I wanted to visit and photograph. Some of the things on the list were there for sentimental reasons, but others were there because I have always wanted to see or experience them. A civil war reenactment was at the top of the list. It is just one of those things that I think is truly 'southern' and would be a wonderful thing to photograph. So, when I saw that there was going to be a two day reenactment in north Alabama we made our plans and went to see the excitement. I was not disappointed! I actually went to both days of the two day event, and both days were completely different. One day the Yankees won, and one day the Rebels won. Both days, however, were scorching hot, and I could not help but feel sorry for the men, women, and children wearing the wool clothing out on the battle field.
Here are a few of the first pictures I am going to post. They were taken before and after the battle around the campsites.
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Labels: adventure, America, US history, US portraits
2 Comments:
i've never been to a reenactment either...actually, i've only been to a couple of civil war battlegrounds and one of those was gettysburg, pennsylvania...not even southern!
Your photos are beautiful!
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