Fort Richardson State Park Civil War Re-enactment

The Civil War Re-enactment was held this weekend in Jacksboro Texas at Fort Richardson State Park. We had a very good time and the show was very interesting.  The actors stayed on the grounds in tents. They used no electricity and only used water out of a few faucets supplied on the grounds. There were many tents set up in both camps. We saw them cooking by camp fire and in Dutch Ovens. There was a blacksmith on hand. We saw many different types of guns and cannons. There was even a Gatlin Gun on display. The cannons were very loud and were fun to listen to when they were fired off. It was very hot and with no wind blowing, when they fired the cannons, huge smoke rings would develop in the air. There was a dance held after the show and everyone was dressed in their "Sunday Best". Most of the men were dressed in wool pants for the show, even as hot as it was. All in all, I found it very interesting and really entertaining.

I now share with you some pictures of the event. We tried to keep the modern effects out of the background in the pictures, but some are there anyway. Just ignore any light poles or cell phone antennas that you might find.