Confederate Memorial Park

These guys showed up proper formation, their bayonets, what a black powder bullet looks like, uniform, and then they shot their guns.

Here, we are discussing some of the important components of the cannon.

Below is an example of the different types of foods they ate. We learned that 1/3 of the soldiers died form malnutrition or disease. They had extreme difficulty getting the food to the soldiers. One thing we found comical; the north always had coffee and the south always had tobacco. So, during the nights when they weren't fighting they would sneak out and meet with each other outside of camp to trade. Many times brother fought against brother, or parent against child.  Hints  the nickname "Brother's War"

What a very cool field trip we took to the Confederate Memorial Park. We learned so much than mentioned above. The boys truly enjoyed it and I was afraid they would find it boring. They asked the demonstrators questions and paid attention. In fact, they were sad when we had to leave and asked if we could come back the next day.