“There’s A Whole Dance To Shooting A Cannon”: A Conversation With A Cannoneer
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With its tree canopy and winding trails, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park offers a quiet, serene escape from the city. That is, until the park’s volunteer canon crew arrives.
A handful of days each year, the group of men, young and old, assembles on the mountain, dressed in wool uniforms. And they do what their name implies – shoot off cannons.
The demonstrations are meant to educate people about the civil war how soldiers fought, dressed and even how they ate. But, as we learned from second-generation cannoneer Brad Johnson, the artillery reenactors do have fun, even if standing around in a wool uniform gets a little uncomfortable.
You can check out the website of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park for more information about upcoming events, including artillery demonstrations.
We’ve also created an audio slideshow version of this story:
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