The Red Coats Are Coming!

One of the re-enactors at the Nash Farm Battlefield, obviously portraying a British soldier.

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The Duelist

The reenactment on the 4th of July included the reading of the Declaration of Independence and a skirmish between the Tories and Colonists. Here, the leader of the Colonists fires at the Tory leader after stepping off ten paces.

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Aaarrgh!

One of the characters at the Nash Farm Independence Day celebration. I didn't get a chance to talk to him as he was surround by folks wanting pictures taken, but I think he fit his character well!

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"When, in the course of human events..."

And thus began the Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America, adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776.

Here, the reading of the Declaration is re-enacted at Nash Farm Battlefield in Henry County, Georgia. It was actually pretty moving.

The re-enactors were very good, staging a duel between the Tories and the Colonists.

Read the full text of the Declaration here.

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