We heard footsteps coming quickly from behind. We turned to look and saw some men in dusty, battle-worn uniforms, carrying muskets and running in our direction. I pulled Becky off to the side, out of their path; as they passed one yelled “Y’all best be takin’ cover! Turn ‘round now ya’ hear!” They ran passed us toward the sound of the musket fire.
We knew we should turn around, but curiosity compelled us on. We continued up the street. More musket fire…then a much larger explosion. Was that a canon? As we continued we began to make out other sounds, the clatter of hooves on the road, the clash of sabers and bayonets, and the yelling men.
When we finally reached Court St. we could see the cause of the commotion, but we couldn’t believe our eyes. There, on either end of the street were men in battle uniform, on the South side they were dressed in grey, on the North they were dressed in blue. They were lined up in companies firing at each other! My mind was numb, what could this mean? What was happening? I didn’t know how to react. Fortunately for you all the photographer deep inside me took over and I was able to snap some pictures of the battle.
Okay, maybe my description of what happened up above wasn’t entirely accurate. During the Civil War there was a battle fought here on the streets of Lewisburg. Many of the buildings that survived the battle are still standing today in the downtown area. Every year they re-enact the battle to remember their heritage. It is a 3-day long “festival.” Lots of people dress up in period costumes, there are demonstrations on period surgeries, cooking, living, etc (I think they use manikins to demonstrate the surgeries). It is a great opportunity to learn about the past. Friday evening Becky and I went on a tour of local haunted sites…apparently there are several local ghosts and we got to learn their stories. Saturday afternoon was the skirmish on Court St. that I described above. We went, and got some neat pictures. We hope you enjoy them.
Becky's plants are on the right and mine are on the left. I don't know what difference is. I give my plants lots of attention, I water them a couple of times per week, I make sure they get plenty of sunlight, and every morning I let them listen to 1 hour of music as the sun is rising. I let them listen to may favorite band "Death Spit Venom Grunge Loud Yelling Angry Men Rebellion Anarchy." I can't figure out why they aren't growing...maybe it's the soil, or maybe the seeds I bought were bad. If you have any suggestions let me know. :)
Everything else is going well for us. I just passed a difficult class in school. Now I have only 1 test left this year. I feel a little bit like Peter walking on the water. There are so many things that could have gone wrong, so many "close calls," but we've made it, or almost made it through. We've been blessed.