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This Current Exhibit is about one of the many battles in our great Civil War. February, 2005, I decided to visit my first civil war re-enactment. This was just an awesome surprise! If you have never been to one, I highly recommend you take the family and go. They are so much fun. Many, if not all, the re-enactors are very knowledgeable and friendly about the details of the Civil War time period. There were around 3,500 re-enactors made up of cavalry, infantry, 20 cannons and many officers. Plus, there are actually campgrounds where the re-enactors live as many of these re-enacted events are two to three days. You can walk through these campgrounds and explore and feel what it was like back in that time period. What surprised me the most was how authentic and detailed the re-enactors and campgrounds were. I actually felt a little funny in the clothes I was wearing after being there in the camps.  I was so excited, I started taking shots so fast that I had to slow down and compose my self as well as the photos I was taking. It all seemed so real and unreal that I felt I was in a time warp and may never get another chance to shoot this again! Kind of kidding! I'm Ok now. This particular battle took place in Aiken, South Carolina --thereby named  The Battle of Aiken. In this battle, the Confederate soldiers won. You could tell by the biased crowd.  Great fun!

I thoroughly enjoyed the day visiting and taking many photos. I'm already planning for next year to go to Gettysburg. I have learned that this is "THE" civil war re-enactment. You have to book it a year in advance. But there are many other smaller but highly recommended re-enactments besides Gettysburg, just like "The Battle of Aiken."  Just do a search on the net for Civil War re-enactments. If you see some guy out there running around frantically taking photos like this time-warp is going to end, it will probably be me. Drop me an Email if you have any questions. Enjoy!