this is at Manfield, Louisiana last month

I respect the people that do these reinactments. It helps keep our history alive! Thanks for the pic Jock! (:

great piece of history, I love re-enactments like this and you captured the atmosphere wonderfully. Brilliant Jocko!

It's a nice thing to keep reminding Mankind of their history ! A superb capture , Jocko!

~Awesome~ Tough Times... EXCELLENT Capture!!!

Great image, Jock. Nothing changes but maybe the uniforms do fit better. It seems like men get bored without a little bit of war now and again. "It's never about what it's about."

no they did not have rubber boot back then.

What a great capture, Jocko!

I agree with Carol..Superb capture! :)

Especially in war. Shot and shell and smoke! Cool shot of the warriors shooting off the cannon, baggy pants and all. Look like Confederate soldiers, but who knows with those disparate uniforms. And what are those kids doing out there? Are they that hard up for troops? Then again, maybe they're midgets.

great foto, the north only made slavery an issue when they were loosing the war and needed the slaves to fight on theire side.

oh forgot to say they are the Confederate soldiers here. I was up close to them

nothing changes

Really cool shot!

Wonderful photo, Jocko! Nice bit of history lesson as well!

Smoke, sound, and fury.

Excellent shot, Jock. I bet that fun and loud too.

How cool!!! Wonderful shot!

Fantastic scene, marvelous reenactments you've captured!

After the War of Independence the United States of America was governed by the Articles of Confederation. This provided for a weak central government and strong state governments. However, it proved unworkable and a new Constitution was adopted that resulted in a stronger Federal government with powers which included regulating interstate commerce as well as foreign affairs. The different states had varying policies concerning slavery. In some areas of the country where religious groups such as the Quakers played a prominent role in political life, there was strong opposition to having slaves. Rhode Island abolished slavery in 1774 and was soon followed by Vermont (1777), Pennsylvania (1780), Massachusetts (1781), New Hampshire (1783), Connecticut (1784), New York (1799) and New Jersey (1804). The new states of Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Kansas, Oregon, California and Illinois also did not have slaves. The importation of slaves from other countries was banned in 1808. However, the selling of slaves within the southern states continued. Conflict grew in the 19th century between the northern and southern states over the issue of slavery. The northern states were going through an industrial revolution and desperately needed more people to work in its factories. Industrialists in the North believed that, if freed, the slaves would leave the South and provide the labour they needed. The North also wanted tariffs on imported foreign goods to protect their new industries. The South was still mainly agricultural and purchased a lot of goods from abroad and was therefore against import tariffs. In 1850 Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Law. In future, any federal marshal who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave could be fined $1,000. People suspected of being a runaway slave could be arrested without warrant and turned over to a claimant on nothing more than his sworn testimony of ownership. A suspected black slave could not ask for a jury trial nor testify on his or her behalf. Any person aiding a runaway slave by providing shelter, food or any other form of assistance was liable to six months' imprisonment and a $1,000 fine. Those officers capturing a fugitive slave were entitled to a fee and this encouraged some officers to kidnap free African Americans and sell them to slave-owners. Abraham Lincoln raised the issue of slavery again in 1858 when he made a speech at Quincy, Illinois. Lincoln argued: "We have in this nation the element of domestic slavery. The Republican Party think it wrong - we think it is a moral, a social, and a political wrong. We think it is wrong not confining itself merely to the persons of the States where it exists, but that it is a wrong which in its tendency, to say the least, affects the existence of the whole nation. Because we think it wrong, we propose a course of policy that shall deal with it as a wrong. We deal with it as with any other wrong, insofar as we can prevent it growing any larger, and so deal with it that in the run of time there may be some promise of an end to it." Lincoln's speech upset Southern slaveholders and poor whites, who valued the higher social status they enjoyed over slaves. However, with rapid European immigration taking place in the North, they had a declining influence over federal government. Opponents of slavery were also becoming more militant in their views. John Brown and five of his sons moved to Kansas Territory to help antislavery forces obtain control of this region. With the support of Gerrit Smith and other prominent Abolitionists, Brown moved to Virginia where he established a refuge for runaway slaves. excellent capture Jock

Excellent shot, and you got it right on with your comments!

Superb capture and shot bravo!!!:)

Wonderful historical scene.

I don't often see the Rebs featured in these reenactments so I really enjoyed this. I grew up with the Civil War still being relived in school and in the community. We used to refer to people who moved down from the north as Yankees or Carpetbaggers. Sometimes I forget that many people don't know the complete history of this war that destroyed families on both sides.

EXCELLENT ACTION CAPTURE & BEAUTIFUL TOO :)

Excellent capture of a graet reenactment scene Jock!

What a great capture, Jocko and infos that we did not learn in school over here! Hug's Ute

Superb capture Jock. There are indeed many aspects to our Civil War, as there are to any action of such nature. News to me is like gossip.

A wonderful shot, Jocko!!

interesting and informative! excellent action scene with fitting mood by dust! ;o)