Event: WashJam

It's been a busy summer for the 4th.  This last August weekend had us at the Washington Jamboree, presenting Civil War living history to boy scouts.  Photos courtesy of Mr. Strand.

The company street is laid out with its usual military precision.

Soldiers at ease.

The wind proved troublesome, but not too destructive.

Sgt. Hicks' display always attracts interest.

A truly impressive flagpole.

Event: Snoqualmie 2016

The weekend of August 13-14 saw another large WCWA reenactment, this time at Meadowbrook Farm between Snoqualmie and North Bend.  The weather was more accommodating this year, in that the event did not have to cancelled after one day.  The Field Hospital and USAS Relief Station were particularly busy countering the discomfort of the hot day, but  no micro-bursts tore through the camp.

Mesdames Smith and Dories work diligently to supply the soldiers
with refreshing lemonade and pickles.

Steward and Nurse Keyes tended many soldiers
affected by the afternoon heat.

Messers Talbot and Hicks relax after battle.

Reliable sources indicate that Private Walker is looking forward
to taking up arms against the rebellion.

Captain Jones and Mr. Ostrander at the Company Command

Conduct in Public Places

Crinolines (1865) by Eugene-Louis Boudin

"Any lover-like airs or attitudes, although you may have the right to assume them, are in excessively bad taste in public." (295)
--The Gentlmen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness,1860