Civil War Days 2010 (Click Images To Enlarge)
Civil War Days is an annual Civil War Reenactment that takes place in Blackford County, Indiana. Most of the events put on in this area are a joke, however this surprised me. For the last few years I have lived within 2 miles of this event. I have heard the artillery going off and seen the advertisements. One thing that I had not done is actually go. This year, because of a post on Facebook from Don Rogers Photography I decided to give it a go. (Left: One of the reenactors hanging out by his camp.)
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I was not expecting much, so I did not allow much time. The main thing that I was going to see was the night firing of the Artillery. My first thought when I pulled up to the site was "Holy crap this is way bigger than I expected." The reenactors basically live on site for this 3 day event. Everything as it was during the Civil War. (Left: Tending to some of the horses used during reenactment.)
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I'm just guessing here, but I think this event gets bigger every year. I took my fiance along. She had been there a few years before but was surprised at how much bigger it seemed. I know that some of the videos I looked at on YouTube of the night firing didn't seem to be as big as what there was this year. (Left: Some of the artillery before the night firing.)
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I have been wanting to experiment with black and whites, I figured this was the perfect opportunity.
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Part of the Union Camp
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I think this is my favorite shot of the bunch. You got a little bit of everything here. Fall colors, Hartford City Cemetery (where there are some Civil War soldiers buried), the Union Camp as well as some of the reenactors taking a break from killing each other.
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Preparing for the night firing. (Below: A couple more pics of the reenactors. Click to enlarge.)