Two of the re-enactors from Fort Loudoun Tennessee.
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The Great War
R.E.L and J.P.J
Honest Abe
Granted he looked the part and but he was a bit short for the part. I really does not matter, the crowd loved him! And Mary Todd look fab too. 🙂
And now for a bit of fun, how many historical mistakes are in this and what are they besides the obvious that it was taken in 2016 in downtown Knoxville. 😉
A Bit of History
Last Saturday was history day in downtown Knoxville and I was there to soak it all in…. and take tons of pics.
Today is part one of civil war pics as portrayed by the 97th New York, the 97th fought in the western theatre of the civil war with general Grants forces and ended up garrisoning Knoxville Tennessee towards the end of the war. This group does and outstanding job of recreating the look and feel of the troops of that time, and the drummer and fife players were excellent too. 🙂
Rough Riders
U.S.S. Drum
Garrison Weekend pt. 2 Wall Gun and Cannon Drill
Ft. Loudoun Garrison Weekend
Last Sunday I headed to Ft. Loudoun for one of their garrison weekends. Basically its a re-enactment of life in the mid 1700’s at a British frontier fort during the seven years war or as we call it here the French Indian war. In this post its all about the folks who lived their lives at the fort. On a note the original fort is 20 feet below this fort. After excavating the original the built up the land before Tennessee flooded the area to make Lake Tellico which is part of the Tennessee river.