March 17, 2001 Reenactment Photo Album: Page 5: Living History, Part 3 (Many photos have high resolution versions. Click on the thumbnails for a larger picture if available) Descendants of Mosby's best friend, Ranger Fountain Beattie, gather in front of Herndon Station. The lady third from the left, sitting down, is Marian Beattie Ralph, Fount Beattie's granddaughter. (Photo by Bernie Becker, Beattie great grandson) CR Dudley of the 17th Virginia, "galvanized" as a Yankee with Andrea and Libby Thigpen of the 4th US, portraying, characteristically a soldier's wife and daughter visiting him at camp. (H.G. Thigpen III and his son Gordie were Federal soldiers in the scenario) (Herndon Times Photo) Local children join the Old Dominion Dancers in learning how to do 1860's period dance, "The Snail" Thanks to Barbara Harding and the Old Dominion Dancers and to fiddler Richard Irwin for a great job -- it was superb! Living historian and ANV fifer Greg Hernandez displays his collection of Civil War artifacts to throngs of fascinated spectators. The flag shown is the First National Flag of the Confederate States, on which Mosby's Battalion standard was also based. Mosby historian and author Horace Mewborn gave an excellent presentation, and was a complete trooper for coming at all, having recently had knee surgery. The crowd was fascinated by the period reproduction clothing worn by the living historians and many of ended up giving impromptu demonstrations of the various layers of women's underpinnings. Here Betty Barfield of CW-Reenactors.com modestly show her cage crinoline (nice flannel underpetticoat!) Ta DAA! Betty enjoys a laugh after finishing her demonstration. It's not EVERY hobby where the public keeps asking to see your underwear! (blush!) Photo by Sal Morrison Betty Barfield and Doug Dobbs confer during the living history program, with one of the cavalry horses in the background. This photo and the one at right by Sal Morrison Maryanne Whitten of CW-Reenactors.com in the lovely woolen dress she made in Beth Miller Hall's wool dress workshop Light weight woolens were very common during the Civil War era and largely under represented among reenactors today. Members of the Old Dominion Dancers teach spectators dances of the era. Local children learn to dance a reel. Herndon Times Photos by Tin Nguyen Herndon Photo Album : Prologue: Before the Raid Page 1 - The Raid Page 2 - The Prisoners Page 3 - Living History, part 1 Page 4 - Living History, part 2 Page 5 - Living History, part 3 Read the report on the Herndon event Return to Herndon main page
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