No trip to a Civil War Reenacting Weekend would be complete without viewing the camp life. This is the part of the hobby that I enjoy most.
Our weekend at Liberty was memorable and fun. We had some severe thunderstorms that caused a bit of havoc on the camps and cut down on the amount of participants and public attendance but we had a great time in spite of it. I hope you will enjoy the views of Camp Life and realize that I am not crazy after all for going out to live for a weekend in a tent that has no floor, without electricity, or many modern day conveniences. We had several guests in camp this weekend and one of them remarked at the silence of a world without radios blaring but believe me our camp rang with laughter and fun instead.
This is the command tents and our campsite is in the background.
Some of the members of the NYSV 56th in Camp
My son Dan has been promoted to Corporal
My daughter Nicole and a little friend playing catch
Everyone had to shuck corn for dinner. We had pulled pork, beans, corn, and coleslaw, Ummmmm!
Some soldiers near the dog tents after a rain storm!
Cooking Breakfast for a crowd!
Some of the privates got KP Duty. Dishes are no easy task.
The kids had fun with the Soldier Toss. Don't worry they caught her.
The Sargent is not happy. Where is everyone?
What was Sargent Major Cavelone saying that cracked my kids up?
Here is my other daughter Victoria enjoying a break
As you see we had a great weekend in spite of the rain. I hope that you will become interested in going out to see a Civil War reenactment in your area. Now I have to go start cleaning up for our weekend of fun.
;)
;)
;)
Paddy, how awesome, love the photo's I'll bet it was great.