Caught up in the Civil War!

One reason for taking the particular train that we took was that we stopped halfway along the line to watch the re-enactment of a Civil War Battle.

The first move was made by the Confederates who were in the weaker position at the bottom of the hill. Three cannon blasts and a lot of smoke later the Unionists returned fire and started quite soon to advance down the hill. Rifle fire followed and then as the troops came close, hand to hand fighting. Plenty of gun powder and flag waving added to the sense of occasion and the Priest was seen administering the Last Rites to several Confederates who had fallen. Victory to the Unionists in blue! The band started up again in the train to celebrate.

Peace restored, well the band were still playing, we carried along the track only to be held up by rogue soldiers in the trees. There were several shots fired, quite a bit of shouting and the train managed to pull away in a cloud of steam. Felt like a close call though!