The South Will Rise Again

A few weeks ago, there was a Civil War reenactment of "The Battle of Aiken" in Aiken, South Carolina (about 21 miles from Augusta). Since my parents were in town that weekend, we thought it would be a fun cultural experience. Boy was it an experience! For those non-Civil War buffs, General Sherman was on his way back north from Savannah (still burning up shit) and this battle prevented him from razing Augusta.



One of the highlights of the reenactment was the death scenes of the soldiers on the field. When a soldier died, the player made the scene as dramatic as possible in order to draw attention from the audience. They would draw out their death, twitching their legs and arms, and then finally positioning themselves in a way to make themselves comfortable for the rest of the battle. I'm talking like making a little pillow and covering their head with their hat. Here is a picture of a dead Union Soldier.



Although, one of the funniest things that happened was when Brad and I were walking through the Rebel Camp and two "soldiers" dressed up in Federal uniform walked up to two "soldiers" in Confederate uniform and asked them where the Union Camp was located. No wonder the North lost!