Every year we would visit the annual Civil War Remembrance event held each Memorial Day weekend. This is a gathering of over 450+ civil war reenactors and their families who camp out within the village itself.
Once you get a Civil War reenactor talking you will never get them to stop talking. Their passion and love for history brings words and images from books into living life.
There are four camps set up within Greenfield Village, the Confederate and Union military camps and the Confederate and Union civilian camps.
Throughout the weekend there are various demonstrations, lectures, and special events. Below are a few photos from last year.
Artillery Firing Demostration
Union Cavalry Demostration
Confederate Infantry DemostrationIt is estimated 620,000 American died in the American Civil War more than the combined losses of the Revolutionary War through the Viet Nam.
Below is one of the most moving LOVE letters I have ever heard. It is from Sullivan Ballou to his wife Sarah. It begins at 0:36 on the video track. Music in the background is the “Askokan Farwell.”
[Credit to PBS The Civil War – Ken Burns and the videographer Nuraeriel who posted this video on You Tube.]
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