Honoring the Battles, Soldiers and Spirits

SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 6 After the bat

SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 6 After the battle we all retired to our camp and were visited by the Brigade Commander who in one swift lesson tried to teach us the basic maneuvers we were supposed to know. However, it just degenerated into a lecture that badmouthed us for coming out to a reenactment without knowing the first thing about unit …


SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 5 Our cavalry f

SEEING THE ELEPHANT-PART 5 Our cavalry finally got into the fight and chased the Union cavalry away. We were ordered to straighten back into battle line and we advanced toward the Union Infantry. They retreated about 200 yards as we advanced. Theoretically, this allowed their cannon to fire at us without hitting their troops. We started to take casualties as …