Reenactment after-action report

The book signing at NMBSHP was a spectacular success! The Park sold about 60 or so copies of Valley Thunder, and a few folks stopped by who already had copies. Got to visit with some old friends from college and former co-workers. Weather was absolutely splendid. Now the actual reenactment left quite a bit to be desired - nothing like having the 2 lines move to w/in 30 yard of each other and just blast away w/bttn volleys for several minutes producing of course absolutely no casualties. Sunday's action was even worse, with most of it occurring on the reverse slope of the ridge and thus out of view of the majority of the spectators. Oh well...

In unrelated news, after my official duties at the Park were concluded on Saturday, my son got to try his hand at miniature golf for the 1st time. And thankfully the Green Valley Book Fair (near Mt Crawford) was in full swing, so we stopped by there on the return. Either their CW section is not what it once was or my library is growing faster than I realize, since it was pretty much WWII titles that I stocked up on this time...

Reenactment time

For those of you who follow Valley Thunder on Facebook, you've no doubt noticed my "count down" of sorts until this weekend. That is, a short day-by-day chronology of the New Market Campaign, leading up to the day of battle. Saturday is the anniversary of the battle, which means it's one of those rare years where the annual reenactment actually falls on the date of the battle.

For those of you who have not yet gotten your copy of Valley Thunder, or who already have and want to get it signed, or just to stop by and say hello, I'll be on Sutler Row both days this weekend, in the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park tent. Quite a few folks have already told me they're planning to stop by. I'll post some photos and a review next week...