Out with a Bang!

Alright, listen up.  I want you to know that Civil War re-enacting is absolutely the most fun you can have, ever.  Seriously.  Run right out and inquire with your nearest 19th century draft board.  You won't be sorry!

Here are some pics from our weekend.  Yes, I'm going to write a follow-up post about the whole September project, but for now I'm still coming down from our fabulous final event of the year.

Here's my dear hubby helping to chop wood.

Frederick's helping too.  He's gotten really good at splitting logs this month.

The hand-slap game during morning inspection - never seems to get old.

And the morning Hokey-Pokey.

Clarence and Sgt Rufus Lawless practicing bayonet drill.

Do you remember Sgt Josiah Henry Newton?  Looking most distinguished, eh what?

Do the Hustle...

Our Frederick fought with the boys of the Virginia Military Institute against a group of Yankee boys.

Our unit Capt J.D. Brock, with Sgt Newton.

A story: This is Pvt Sylvester Berry.  Pvt Berry turned out to be a Yankee turncoat, so we arrested him.

Gave him a brief trial, and decided with a Roman-style vote to execute him.

Clarence  volunteered with alacrity for the firing squad.  She loves that stuff.  Should I be worried?

Bang!  That's the end of Sylvester Berry.

Or so we thought!  On Sunday he revived and joined the Yanks, who were a bit short-handed.  I expect that's the last we'll see of Sylvester, but his brother William has joined up.

True story!  Sylvester Berry was Riley's actual great-great-something grandfather.

Sunday morning was so-o-o-o-o cold!!

We gave the Yankees a thorough trouncing at the Battle of Fredericksburg.  Do you know about the Battle of Fredericksburg?  From Wikipedia:

The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Union army's futile frontal attacks on December 13 against entrenched Confederate defenders on the heights behind the city is remembered as one of the most one-sided battles of the American Civil War, with Union casualties more than twice as heavy as those suffered by the Confederates.

Run Yankees!

Poor Yankees.

And this is my final picture in the 1800s...for now!

Abigail