Father Against Son, Brother Against Brother

Slavery is an ugly word. Most if not all nations have had to deal with it in some form. Some still do. In the 1860's the topic of slavery divided the United States. It even divided families to the point of a war. North versus the South. Family against family. End slavery or keep it? Every one of the 36 United States at the time participated in this War. This is the only war the United States entered into that no matter the outcome it would lose as we fought against not just a point of view but ourselves. In total there were over 1 million casualties.

Civil War Re-enactment. A look back in history. Even as recently as this past week Civil War monuments are being destroyed by those opposed to the plight of slaves. But as bad as it was it is still a part of who we are. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it if we remove all reminders.

[KWind]

Great shot!

[Richard Brown]

Looks a great re - enactment and your last paragraph is a reminder that history good or bad should not be forgotten.

[Maggiemae]

The old rifles are used - great catch here!

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Joan Robillard]

Fab

[gloria jones]

Excellent capture...Indeed, your last sentence says it all.

[Beryl Lloyd]

A great look back at the history of the nation and a great shot of the enactment

[Pyrrhula]

At my last job I had a workmate that play those battles again for fun. All like it was in history. Great shot.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Danette Thompson]

Great shot. heartwarming words.

[Milanie]

Well written to go with a super shot. It's amazing how much detail goes into those re-enactments.

[Diana]

A great capture and such true words. Fav

[Margo]

Great capture

[Merrelyn]

Well said :)

[judith deacon]

A great capture and I do agree with your words, you can't obliterate history but must use it as a reminder to never repeat the bad things of the past.

[Islandgirl]

Cool shot!

[haskar]

Great shot. History does not teach us anything. We are constantly repeating the same mistakes.

[Casablanca]

So true. I remember the old poem by Steve Turner:

History repeats itself
Has to
No-one listens

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

@casablanca - Exactly.

[Taffy]

This image is fantastic. Your work with the crisp sharpness in the soldiers, the softer background, the action, all works so well. And it's interesting to read about.