Battle of the Seven Pines

Well, I’m here at the reenactment of the Battle of Seven Pines.  I’ve never been to a reenactment before, so this will be a new experience for me.  A friend of mine puts this all together and invited me to be a sponsor.  So I’ve set up a booth for “Old Bones Genealogy” and we’ll see what happens.

Ironically, one of the letters I have on display is from an ancestor who fought in the 6th Alabama and actually participated in the REAL Battle of the Seven Pines in Henrico County, Virginia in 1862.  It’s quite a bit safer here at Look Park in Northampton, though.  I’ve met quite a few people already who are experts in the Civil War, the battles, the leaders, the soldiers.  In the next tent, there’s a couple from Mississippi.  He was glad to hear that my paternal ancestors were from Alabama!!  He showed me his bill fold and stated, “This is how we keep our cash in Mississippi” then proceeded to flip through the tens and twenties and fives and ones….  He asked, “Notice anything about that cash?”  I had the right answer… I said, “Only the fives were upside down.”  He smiled!  Now, wasn’t that war about 150 years ago????

Here I am with my friend, Steve Raff (on the right), who along with his significant other, Deb alias “Private Auggie”, put this entire production together.

The outfit was courtesy of Steve….gotta stay in character!