8.7.05

Who needs fireworks when you've got bayonets


Living History
Originally uploaded by omphale23.
Right, so I've got more to say about surveillance and the activity of Civil War reenacting. But for now, here's a shot showing how I spent Independence Day. No, with the camera, not in the uniform.

Although there was a fairly recent case that required Gettysburg to allow women reenactors to participate in military units. And when we went to see the drills, there were women in uniform out on the field (but none with weapons that I saw.)

Two things: first, the color bearer has to be all of ten years old. And second, the regiment was fixing bayonets and marching toward the crowd.

And the crowd thought it was great.

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