Recently Elementary students in Virginia attendede the The Cedar Creek Battlefield Kids’ Civil War History Camp to learn about the daily lives of Civil War soldeirs, the battlefield, and some Civil War history.
John Ortman brought his son to the event and declared, “When a 10-year-old develops an interest in history, I think you need to feed that,” Ortman said.
From the news story:
Members of the 5th U.S. Artillery, Company D; the 100th Pennsylvania Company A; and the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company H, all lent a hand in explaining aspects of the war, from marching instruction to combat demonstrations on horseback.
Before they saw any action, recruits had to take an oath of allegiance to “support, protect and defend the Constitution and the government of the United States against all enemies domestic or foreign.”
The group then began learning facing movements and how to get into formation by standing elbow to elbow, all with the help of their fearless leader, Sgt. Jeff Pennington, of the 100th Pennsylvania Company A.
“Don’t be afraid, you’re soldiers,” he said.
