US Civil War Comes Alive 150 Years After First Battle
More than 6,500 people take part in Manassas re-enactment
July 29, 2011
The Manassas battle, staged twice during a recent weekend, is the first of several big reenactments planned to mark the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War.
Long lines of soldiers marched across the field, white smoke filling the air as they aimed their muskets and fired. On one side, dressed mostly in blue, were the federal or Union troops. On the other, dressed mostly in grey, were the Confederates, from the southern states that had broken from the union.
These re-enactors are portraying Confederate soldiers from the old American South.
“This is my duty and responsibility. I’m a Virginian and I think it is important to share and tell about the history,” says Robert Brown, 57. His ancestors were Confederate soldiers, and he feels he is representing them and what they fought for.
“This war was about political freedom, less government," Brown says. "They wanted to be out of the hands of the federal government."
He says soldiers on both sides, "fought for a cause they believed in. I’m sure it was hot back then, but they were willing to do that, because they believed in a cause they were willing to give their life for.”
Keven Pallett is also representing three members of his family who fought in the war. And like them, he crossed the Atlantic from England to participate.
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