GREEN BLUFF, Wash. — Civil War history came alive at Siemers Farm in Green Bluff this Memorial Day weekend as reenactors created an educational experience connecting visitors to the holiday’s origins.
The event featured Union and Confederate camps with demonstrations about Civil War life and a battle reenactment that educated spectators about the era.
“You can come to my tent and learn about Civil War cooking,” said event coordinator Sheena Black, who also mentioned children’s activities like a “spy walk” where they gathered information from different colonels.
Logan Creighton, the battle announcer, emphasized the event’s purpose: “The goal is for people to understand who they are and their history.”
He said the event gives people a tangible, interactive way to immerse themselves in history.
“The importance of what we do here, the remembrance of Memorial Day, as well as when we do Veterans Day or Armed Forces Day, all of those different events, it’s more than just dress up and just ‘Boy Scouts’ with guns, as it were,” Creighton said.
The timing highlighted Memorial Day’s direct connection to the Civil War, as the holiday was created shortly after the conflict to honor fallen soldiers.
Organizers plan to make the reenactment an annual Memorial Day tradition in Green Bluff following this year’s success.
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