Las Mariposas Civil War Days
The Frank Long Ranch was host to a Civil War Reenactment on April 25-27 2008. The gentle
rolling slopes and large grass meadows made it an excellent location for the event.
We went to the Sunday morning skirmish and the day couldn't have been better. In the
Civil War novels I have read they talk about people bringing their chairs and picnics to watch a battle. It felt
like we were part of the setting sitting in the shade under a big oak among boulders.
All the members participating in the reenactment wore authentic civil war costumes. I saw one lady sitting on a rock and I thought she had a plastic water bottle, but when I got home and looked at my photos it was an old whisky bottle. She was holding to the authenticity of the period dress by using it as a water bottle.
All the members participating in the reenactment wore authentic civil war costumes. I saw one lady sitting on a rock and I thought she had a plastic water bottle, but when I got home and looked at my photos it was an old whisky bottle. She was holding to the authenticity of the period dress by using it as a water bottle.
The person portraying Abe Lincoln looked so much like the real President Lincoln that you
would have sworn it was him. The boom of the cannons made you jump as they echoed across the hills. Young girls in
full costume down to pantaloons walked among the crowd selling handmade campaign ribbons to support the troops.
Before and after the skirmish the Union and Confederate camps were open so that you could
take photos and talk to the participants.
Website: Las
Mariposas Civil War Days
Linda Gast
www.hummingbirdmountain.com
www.mariposaspca.org
www.goldrushcam.com
