|
The Minstrel Boys |
|
Recreating the role of the Irish in the American Civil War 1861-65 |
|
Left: A soldier takes a well earned rest.
Below Left: One of our members, Mr Tony McKenna portrays a photographer and uses wet plate photography to reproduce convincing period photographs.
Below Right: Soldiers in camp, Pennsylvania 1863 discuss the latest reports of the enemy invasion of the United States. |
|
Left & Far Left: Boiling coffee and making music, the sort of everyday tasks that filled up the soldier’s time inbetween the hard marching and fighting.
Below Right: Sunday Morning and Sgt Reid gets ready for Church Parade.
Below Left: The youngest member of the Minstrel Boys. |
