We went to the "Battle of Central" yesterday.
As far as I can tell, there was not an actual "Battle of Central". This event was put on by the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the 2nd South Carolina Rifles. I was doing some reading and found a bit about General Sherman. He very much hated South Carolina, in part because that is where the war started. He held a lot of responsibility of the war to the rebels here.
"I'm going to march to Richmond. . .and when I go through South Carolina it will be one of the most horrible things in the history of the world. The devil himself couldn't restrain my men in that state."In the battle we saw, the rebels were dominating. Cannon fire from both sides. Constant troop movement and rifle fire throughout the field.
*William Tecumseh Sherman prior to his infamous campaign of the Carolinas.
Cari did not wear her American flag, but did manage to wear all red/white/blue. She did not look to excited to see her soldiers fall. Toward the end, a small group of Union soldiers came from the right around a clump of trees. The rebels had advanced ahead of this clump of trees.
Cari bumped my shoulder a couple of times and had a big grin. I just shook my head no, as we watched the result. When the Union soldiers opened fire from behind the Confederates, it was over. You can see a picture of the melee below.
There wasn't an overwhelming feeling of "redneck celebration", but it was certainly present.
Bumper stickers on cars proclaiming things such as:
"The South fought the first war against terrorism"
"If you don't respect this (picture confederate battle flag), go back to Yankee land"
"This flag (confederate battle) is considered a hate symbol only because of your ignorance"
The program that was available also offered similar words,
". . .Confederate States of America were invaded by foreign troops."
Of course, I can not leave out the shirts and other items proclaiming, "states rights".
It was a great time at the Battle yesterday. Lots of opportunity to learn from the booths set up. One teaching about the weapons of the civil war. Another taught about the make shift hospitals. My favorite was a man telling about living conditions as a soldier. The re-enactment did not rewrite history. They just chose a battle to suit the needs of their audience.
I took over 100 pictures, Here are some of them that caught my eye.
6 comments:
Good stuff. I've always wanted to go to a re-enactment. Maybe someday. Did you take the kids? What did they think?
Was this all just to get your family hyped up for Star Wars III :)
Yeah, the kids went with us. At first it was hard to get them interested, before the battle started. Once we sat down, they were watching and seemed to enjoy the show.
No, this was not a sneaky way to hype Star Wars 3. We still have not seen it, but we will eventually. Someone at work has already been to see it 3 times. We figured up how much the movie has cost him so far....$100+
I used to work with a guy who practically wore confederate stuff to work.
It was hard not to smirk at his attire.
Have you ever been to a renaissance fair?? Now those look fun!
Duck Hunter~
What happened to Cari and the plants post. I was going to post a comment about perhaps she is getting too many water soluable vitamins. If the body has too many of these they will pass through, and everything will be very nutrient rich. However you have to be careful because its hard on the kidneys. I wonder if I should just have Kel start peeing on our flower beds?
Aaron, we have been to several renaissance fairs, or medival fairs. They are a lot of fun. I haven't heard of them having one around where we are now. If anyone gets a chance to go, you should. Jousting, crafts, food, games, jugglers, magic, all kinds of things.
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