Today I read of VMI cadets re-living the wartime experiences of their Civil War brethren. While I have no issues with people re-enacting the lives of soldiers, I do think some take it to the extreme. The following excerpt if from WAVY, a local Hampton Roads broadcaster.
Seven cadets from Virginia Military Institute are marching more than 80 miles in the footsteps of their counterparts who fought in the Civil War Battle of New Market.
Sophomore Aaron Cregar of Frederick, Md., says the march from Lexington to New Market gives the cadets an understanding of what cadets went through in 1864.
I wonder why the cadets do not re-enact the burning of VMI by General David Hunter as part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864. Maybe it is because the Lost Cause reigns supreme.
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