Saturday, April 20th, 2008 was my children's first taste of war.  Not a real battle, but a Civil War Re-enactement at Mahaffie Farmstead in Olathe, Kansas took place.  We positioned ourselves on the Union (blue) side and enjoyed watching camp life in the hours leading up to the battle.  Here's one of my favorite photos from the day.  This soldier just reclining back makes me think back to my own ancestor who fought in the Civil War, Rueben Davis of Greene County, Missouri and wonder about his war experience.

There was a historical society, present who took my email address down.  I hope they send me more details, soon.

The Civil War Re-enactment at Mahaffie Farmstead had an array of cannons from both the North and South militias.  The re-enactors were simply awesome at their task and were very well trained in these antique firearms.

Two photos are attached to this article one of a Union Artillery unit and of child in the crowd plugging his ears before the next battery sounds off!

Here's another shot from the Civil War Re-enactment on April 19th.  The smoke just blew out from a canon the left of these officers.

I took this shot with my Canon 10D...here's the lowdown on the settings...

• Shutter Speed 1/750
• Focal Length F/4.5
• ISO-100