No trip to a Civil War Reenacting Weekend would be complete without viewing the camp life. This is the part of the hobby that I enjoy most.
Our weekend at Liberty was memorable and fun. We had some severe thunderstorms that caused a bit of havoc on the camps and cut down on the amount of participants and public attendance but we had a great time in spite of it. I hope you will enjoy the views of Camp Life and realize that I am not crazy after all for going out to live for a weekend in a tent that has no floor, without electricity, or many modern day conveniences. We had several guests in camp this weekend and one of them remarked at the silence of a world without radios blaring but believe me our camp rang with laughter and fun instead.
This is the command tents and our campsite is in the background.
Some of the members of the NYSV 56th in Camp
My son Dan has been promoted to Corporal
My daughter Nicole and a little friend playing catch
Everyone had to shuck corn for dinner. We had pulled pork, beans, corn, and coleslaw, Ummmmm!
Some soldiers near the dog tents after a rain storm!
Cooking Breakfast for a crowd!
Some of the privates got KP Duty. Dishes are no easy task.
The kids had fun with the Soldier Toss. Don't worry they caught her.
The Sargent is not happy. Where is everyone?
What was Sargent Major Cavelone saying that cracked my kids up?
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Paddy, how awesome, love the photo's I'll bet it was great.
We had a great time Duane. Thanks for stopping by
Paddy - that looks like an absolute blast! The pictures are great and thank you so much for letting us know that they caught the girl - holy cow!
It was so much fun (even more than usual this weekend for some reason) Thanks for the comment Leesa
Wow!!! That's amazing. I couldn't imagine camping out like that. It looks like you all had a wonderful time- and dinner sounds delicious. It got my mouth watering!!
Thanks Becky, BTW one of our members has a high functioning autistic son who comes to events. He has grown up with it and he does just fine. She is involved in an autism walk up in Sullivan County in September.
Neat post Paddy. I think that these types of events are so fun and educational for the 'actors' as well as the audience...
Thanks for stopping to visit Michael
Paddy- This is so much fun! Your kids must love it- the smiles certainly reveal that. So where is the picture of Paddy?
Kudos to you all for reliving this time in history.. even through the storm- and that was some storm. I thought about you out there in it. We had terrential downpours- I was worried that your camp would get washed out. I am glad you made it home safe and sound- with lots of great pictures to share- Thank you!
Hi Barbara One of the downpours occured just as we were cooking dinner. As soon as we were ready to eat it stopped It figures. I posted a picture from my daughter's camera on the other blog Part 1 comments but I will add it here for you.
Paddy... it looks like everyone is having a great time.
We did have a lot of fun. Thanks for visiting the blog Jesse.
Morning Paddy,
Looks like everyone had a great time. What a wonderful way to enjoy friends and the environment. Getting back to basics is something everyone should strive for.
It is a nice break from reality Hal. Thanks for stopping by
Great pics Paddy...thanks for sharing them all!
You are welcome Jeremy I enjoy this hobby and want others to see the inside story.
Paddy, this is the first chance I've had to come and check out how the Reenactment went. It looks like it was fun....and you got to experience what life was really like back then. I didn't even think about the camping and staying in tents part or the getting rained on part. Well, I"m off to read part 1. Then I've got to get to work. lol Thanks for taking the time to share these pictures with everyone.
It was fun Sondra. I am glad you stopped by.