Several months ago, I heard about a "reenactment" that was being held about 45 miles Southwest of here. I use the quotations because while it was a living history event, there was no actual battle being fought on this ground, nor were there any historical skirmishes being reenacted. The land it was held on had been designated a spot just for reenactments and the battle was the fictitious battle of Morseville. What is interesting is that each time the battle is fought, there is no pre-determined winner. Whoever shows the most tactical savvy and drill perfection is declared the winner for another year. I met up with a lot of new people that enjoy the hobby and hope to be able to be part of them for the festivities next year. What made this outing fun was that I went along with a co-worker who, I found out only a few weeks earlier, was as much into Civil War living history as I am. He enthusiastically went with me, albeit suffering through the abnormally high temps, and enjoyed the historians blasting at each other with cannon fire and musket rounds. Standing with the rest of the spectators, I found a great shot with the battlefield in the background and him looking away. I found it to be a pretty telling photo and was glad that I could catch him in that moment.
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