Geoff here – I had the chance to go to Fort Warren for some history programs and to meet with some of the staff and talk about Civil War history and living history. It was just me this time, but I hope to bring Kelly with me sometime because I think she would love it.
Especially since this year is the 150th anniversary of the outbreak and the first year of the Civil War, I have been trying to get back into the world of Civil War history. The people I spoke with at Fort Warren were really great, and several of them were highly encouraging. They seemed to be interested in possibly having me come out there sometime to do some talks. How awesome would that be?
It was particularly meaningful for me to be at Fort Warren this month. It was on June 13, 1861 that the 11th Massachusetts Infantry, the “Boston Volunteers”, were sworn into the Federal service there at Fort Warren. For those Beaulieus that may be reading this, this was the unit that Moses Beaulieu joined. So it was somewhat personal for me. For those of you who have never seen it, here is their recruiting poster that I found.
I took a lot of pictures, but I don’t want to put too many here. If you would like to see the rest of my photos (and the Harbor Islands are really beautiful if you have never seen them) from my day trip we will be putting them up in an album on Shutterfly. Once I have the link I will post it here.
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