Monday, September 14, 2009

Civil War Days

A little over a week ago I decided to take a leaf out of my mother's book and attend a community event. While I was driving through the library parking lot one day I noticed a sign about Huntington Beach Civil War Days. The only thing the sign said was Labor Day Weekend, so I had to do some searching to find out more information. I finally found out when it started (but not when the battles were), so at 9:00AM Saturday morning at was at Central Park walking through the camps.

This is the Irish Regiment Camp.

One of the first camps you see when you walk in.
However, I soon found a sign that told me I wouldn't be able to see a battle until 4:00 later that day. I stayed for a while in the morning and then went back in the afternoon for the battle. The only disappointment of the day...the Union lost the battle.