The second half of the American Revolutionary War Museum in Yorktown, Virginia is the interactive outdoor exhibit re-creation.
First up…. the soldier’s encampment.
It’s one thing to read about these things and see them in your mind’s eye….. quite another when you can physically touch and experience them first hand.
See those little tents? 4-6 men slept in there….. and let me tell you, it wouldn’t have been comfortable for one.
Meals, such as they were… were cooked here.
And the fire was kept burning 24/7.
There were few doctors as we think of them today, and the surgical tent more than likely contained a barber with a bag of torture implements like these. Please note the large bottle of laudanum in the back. I’d be chugging that like iced tea, thank you very much.
Though if you were bitten by a mad dog?
They had you covered.
The General’s tent was a bit larger….
And served as his office as well.
The laundromat was a bit primitive.
Though you did get a discount if you brought your own soap.
And the entire camp was ringed with wooden spikes to repel attackers.
As well as providing excellent selfie backgrounds.
I give up… where’s your husband?
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Probably off searching for rusty tools….
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He was probably off measuring the trunk…
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I wouldn’t doubt it….
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When I’ve been behind on my blog reading, I can always count on coming back to yours and finding a barrage of interesting photos from your recent adventures so that I can vicariously live outside of my classroom. Thanks!
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I’m nothing if not prolific!
Glad you enjoyed them.
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Wow, it was rough, especially without soap to wash your clothes. I hate to imagine the smell of those so-called “clean” clothes 🤢🤮
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And if there was no soap for laundry… there probably wasn’t any for bathing either.
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“These clothes are itchy.”
“Here, have some laudanum.”
“This food is awful.”
“Here, have some laudanum.”
“I can’t sleep with five other guys.”
“Here, have some laudanum.”
“Doctor, it hurts when I do this.”
“Here, have some laudanum.”
“Aw rats, it’s my day to clean invaders off the spikes.
“Here, have some laudanum.”
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Laudanum. It’s not just for breakfast anymore…
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… perhaps Revolutionary soldiers were a lot “friendlier” and didn’t mind the close quarters …
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They’d have to be.
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Did they load and fire the cannons while you were there?
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They didn’t. Which was very disappointing after I’d been instructed to stroke their balls….
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Oh here we go… Guess you didn’t stroke them hard enough to make the cannon fire!
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Generally not an issue, but to be honest….. they were a little larger than I’m used to.
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