O is for Old South

Fashions of the OLD SOUTH is one of several living history venues 

at the Battle of Selma School Tours. Hundreds of students will attend 

the event which begins Thursday. This year marks the 149th anniversary

 of one of the last battles of the War Between the States.

Linking to ABC Wednesday (O Week) and City Daily Photo Blogs

Confederate Headquarters

It won't be long before hundreds of students experience life in the 1860s

 during the Battle of Selma School Tours. 

Here, a wooden fence separates Confederate Headquarters from the battlefield,

 and there is plenty of firewood for cooking. The headquarters is among

 several stops where children will learn  about medicine, communication,

 clothing, weapons, period music and more. 

Linking to Good Fences meme and City Daily Photo Blogs  

ABC Wednesday, P is for Port Columbus

The letter this week is "P," and we're headed over to Port Columbus,

 or rather, Port Columbus came to Selma! 

Port Columbus (in Georgia) was a major Confederate port located 200 miles inland 

on the Chattahoochee River. Last weekend, some representatives

 from the Port Columbus National Civil War Naval Museum participated 

in the Battle of Selma school tours, sharing information about the last significant

 land battle of the Civil War. Like Selma and Richmond, Columbus manufactured

 goods for the Confederacy, including firearms, steam engines, cannons 

and iron for the ironclad ships. 

Posted at ABC Wednesday 

Kettle Cooking

I'm not sure what's cookin' in the kettle, but I bet it's real good!

Music of the 1860s

School children just love the music venue at the Battle of Selma school tours.

 This musician appears to be playing with a wooden toy.

 Do you know what it is and what it does?