September 30, 2013- Civil War Reenactment

This week we have been studying about the Civil War. Today, we went to a Civil War reenactment in Angelica, NY. We took a tractor ride from the parking lot to the village where the battle took place. We walked to see the Civil War band play Yankee Doodle Dandy. My mom took a picture of me standing in front of the band. We saw a Civil War encampment, and all the actors were dressed in Civil War uniforms. The women had on hoop skirts . There was a fire with food cooking, and a tea party set up for after the battle. The first sound I heard was not that loud. Closer and closer the soldiers came to us. The battle got louder and louder. We had to cover our ears. The Union soldiers wore blue jackets, and the Confederate wore grey. Some actors pretended to die. There was smoke everywhere. The dead soldiers were moved out of the path of the battle. Medics came to help the wounded soldiers. I was excited, but it was too loud sometimes. I could feel the hot air from the cannon's fire. The blast shook the leaves from the tree above us. The little kids were crying. The muskets were not as loud as the cannons. I didn't learn anything new about the Civil War, but it was a fun day.