Our local historic site and society hosted an American Civil War reenactment at Heritage Hill State Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Our group volunteered to set up dioramas and a demo game for the visitors. They gave us part of the Surgeon's Quarters to set up in. The weather was great and a nice breeze moved though the building.
I was only there on Sunday but the attendance and interest ran high all weekend, particularly on Saturday which is always the busiest day at a reenactment. As the Union and Confederate forces squared off, we talked about two aspects of the Battle of Antietam, the theme of the weekend.
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| Bob's demo game using 1/72nd scale miniatures. |
Some of the reenactor kids had such a good time playing Saturday they were waiting for the doors to be unlocked Sunday.
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Here Todd describe's Turner's Gap and the advance of the Iron
Brigade. Mostly recruited in Wisconsin. |
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| The two set-ups. |
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| Here I talk about the Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane. |
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| Meanwhile, the two Reb guns came into action. |
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| Reb firing line. |
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| Thinned, but still advancing. |
As a black powder era reenactor it is rare for me to watch a tactical unfold. Thinking on it, this was just the third in 25 years! Here's a short clip of the musketry. Alas, the hand-to-hand clip is too large for Blogspot to handle.
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| When the reenactors come around you'd better be on your game. |
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Things cleared out fast after the afternoon tactical. Thankfully.
A long weekend for Bob and Todd who worked both days. |
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| Doing what a soldier does best. |
The site was very pleased with us and we were pleased with the reception. I imagine we'll do it again next year.
