Celebrating the Civil War’s 150th anniversary and partying like it’s 1859, hundreds of folks traveled to the re-enactment battle in Resaca, Ga., earlier this month.
With cannon smoke in the air, wool-uniformed re-enactors tried to duplicate the war experience, right down to the buttons on their sleeves, oil in their lamps and flasks in their hip pockets. Anyone that devoted and passionate has my respect.
I just wish we could put the same sort of energy into re-enacting the abolition movement.
After all, the Civil War ended.
But slavery has not.