Picture an afternoon filled with cannon explosions, gunsmoke and some really dressed-up men, going off to battle.
It began about five years ago with one cannon and 15 people, all from the Confederate side of the battle.
This year, organizer Marshall Cooper expects to see three to four cannons and somewhere around 150 participants, representing both the Yankee and the Confederate sides.
The Washington Civil War Association’s annual spring re-enactment of Civil War battles comes Saturday and Sunday to the streets of Marblemount, a small north-central Washington town.
“It’s just fun to see them coming down the street with their guns and cannons, like they would have long ago, and it’s free entertainment for families; it’s nice, because there aren’t many things you can do for free any more,” Cooper said.
These afternoons of free entertainment will begin at 1 p.m., rain or shine, and will undoubtedly involve a great deal of noise, with the cannon fire and other things, but Cooper says that shouldn’t discourage anyone, reasoning that today, kids and adults alike enjoy noisy activities.
Visitors also are invited to bring their cameras to capture lasting reminders of this increasingly popular event.
Providing more chances for people to come out and see the action, from 10 a.m. to noon on both days, the battle participants will be involved in drills at the baseball field adjacent to the North Cascade Chamber of Commerce building.
The Washington Civil War Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring men and women who lived during, and fought in, the American Civil War, according to press materials.
For more information on the event, call the North Cascade Business Association at 360-873-2103, or see www.wcwa.net.
Washington Civil War Association photo
A photo from last year shows the Civil War re-enactment at Marblemount.
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