Today, we're sharing another photo from the Reenactment of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse from this past weekend. The soldier on the left is the munitions person who would swab down the cannon with water to make sure that sparks didn't ignite and start a fire (a dangerous task). The red munitions box is being carried off the field and the cannon is about to be put away for another year.
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was said to have been the most contested battle of the Southern Campaign. The British won the battle with their 1,900 troops against the American militia of 4,500; however, by retreating, General Greene was able to regroup and preserve the strength of his army.* As the saying goes, "we lost the battle, but won the war."
History is so much easier to learn when it is brought to life by these dedicated volunteers. Fortunately, Sunday's weather was warm and sunny and the event was well attended.
* reference and additional information, here.
Two brilliant shots of this event Janis and I agree the addition of an interpreter was an excellent idea, so much more interesting if you can understand the events as they happened along the way. I wonder if youngsters at school would learn more if this was part of the curriculum, did you ever find out if the poor man who fell off his horse was ok?
p.s. I have taken inside shots of cafe's here in Perth over the years, not lately though.. must amend this soon :)
Posted by: Grace | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 07:23 AM
Great shots. Yes!
That one fella looks to be still in his PJs though. hehehehehe
Posted by: Birdman | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 08:55 AM
The uniforms definitely stand out.
Posted by: William Kendall | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 11:57 AM
That's cool. I went to one reenactment at the American Museum in Bath (England) once and loved it. Tried my luck near Fredericksburg on the Rapahannock, not so lucky, probably just a small one...
Posted by: cieldequimper | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 03:23 PM
I don't think I'd ever heard of reenactment groups until one 4th of July years ago in Washington D.C. Fantastic way to learn about and present history. Thanks for your comment. Hopefully you'll come and join us one day on Monday Mural.
Posted by: Oakland Daily Photo | Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 10:56 PM