My 2009 Civil War season started off with a living history event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. There were no mock battles but plenty of drill and demonstration, which gave us a greater chance to interact with the public. Even though the battles are fun and well-watched, it's the history that really keeps us in the hobby. There's only so much history that can be taught in scho0l, and much of it is wrong anyway. So it's our job to educate the public and show them things that a textbook never will.
Jennifer's civilian group decided not to come this time, because it had been raining on Friday, and it's really hard to set up when everything is wet. But to my surprise and delight, the weather on Saturday was clear and beautiful, and Sunday had just a few clouds with temperatures low enough to make us all glad we have so many layers of wool. Even though the initial forecast was for a wet and rainy weekend, we could not have had better weather.
Both days had a parade through the park. For the first day, I carried Vermont's regimental colors. For Sunday, I carried the National flag and led the whole Union brigade. Only Mr. Lincoln marched ahead of me (and you know that nobody was going to march in front of him). It was rather a proud moment.
All in all, it was a great start to the season and I look forward to another good year.
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