from Matthias Kuehne /
We used to deal with the subject of the Middle Ages for over 20 years.
That is less relevant here in the U.S., although it also has significance. Only knights and the subject of the Crusades play a rather subordinate role. But instead, there is another exciting area of history: the Civil War – the North against the South.
So we had to take the opportunity to attend the annual performances at Camp Mabry in Austin in March 2020. Maybe this would be a hobby for us in the future? After all, we’ve had enough experience sleeping in cold tents and being annoyed with visitors asking questions like “Is the fire real?” or “Are guns plastic?”. Admittedly … with some questions, we just looked at each other helplessly, shook our heads, and doubted the intelligence of humanity. But anyway, we’ll take a look!
Although it is often claimed that this conflict was exclusively about the abolition of slavery, it was more a dispute between two different economic areas and differing levels of industrialization.
The organizers amusingly included the children in the explained performances. Thus, the “volunteers” were allowed to participate in a drill and had to learn the quite complicated rules of the different marching orders.
Also, the museum on Camp Mabry, which by the way, is a still used base of the Texas National Guards, is well worth seeing. Especially for me as a veteran and former battle tank driver, the numerous tanks from different eras and armies are exciting exhibits.
But also, otherwise, the story is conveyed here in a very pictorial and authentic way.
