The Fall Camporee was at Antique Acres this year. The topic was American Heritage. The scouts had the opportunity to earn the American Heritage Merit Badge. There also was a Civil War reenactment of Pickets Charge. The scouts got to participants in the reenactment.

Our Camp site. They had the scouts set up camp in a configuration like in the Civil War.

Luckily, we have better tents today.

By the afternoon, the clouds came rolling in.

Standing around the fire in the morning, waiting for breakfast.

we had a lot of scouts and adults, so we set up both dining flys and 4 tables.

After breakfast, enjoying the fire before flags.

All of the scouts lined up for flags

The Confederates get ready to post the colors.

Both sides ready.

The Union marches.

All of the flags.

The scouts were broken into groups. to complete the Merit Badge, you had to complete all of the stations. Here a Confederate camp

Complete with tents and gear.

Then the Union camp.

The tents were used only at large camps. These did not go with them to the field.

A closer look at the tent.

One of the favorite stations was artillery. They had 2 cannons and fired both!

The other cannon.

A discussion with a Confederate soldier..

Scouts learn about the Confederate soldiers..

General Grant teaches the scouts.

At the Calvary table they learned about their gear.

To carry on horseback, the tents had to be small.

This small.

The tents were carried in 2 halves.

They had a nice display of guns from that era.

The Union discusses their guns

And how they fired

They had interesting information about the cannons.

A display of the different types of cannon artillery.

In the Confederate camp, they had a display of different cooking supplies and spices.

they showed the different types of guns, knives and the equipment they carried in their packs.

There was a dentist and a doctor.

The medical display showed many of the medications they used.

The dental supplies looked scary!

In the afternoon, the Calvary rode.

Another soldier ready to ride.

Among the many stations were ones about Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and others.

A full time display is the old rail car. Inside is an amazing display of history and Iowa military history.

One end of the car.

One set of real medals given to the family of the Sullivan brothers who all died in Navy attack.

A replica of the Civil War Iowa Flag..

A display of many of the types of bullets used in the war.

Some of the Union Soldiers marching to meet the rest of their troops

The Union troops divided into different divisions.

The Confederate soldiers learning their roles..

The Confederates fire their cannon.

The Union return fire.

Rifle fire.

The Union returns fire.

Some of the Union soldiers hit by fire..

The Confederates also take casualties.

The Union took more casualties. Didn't look good for the Union until they flanked the Confederates and shot many of them, the rest retreated.

The reenactment was great to watch and the scouts fun participating. A HUGE Thank-You goes out to everyone who helped arrange this.