|
|
Article: What if they gave a war and nobody re-enacted it?: Luckily, the 1812 conflict has a small but dapper army of fans.
- Article from:
- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- June 3, 2007
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Patrick Kampert
Jun. 3--As summer comes around, there's no shortage of men and women re-enacting the Civil War era or World War II or even the Revolutionary War. But at historic Lyon Farm and Village in Yorkville recently, the redcoats of Britain thrashed the blue uniforms, white wool suits and top hats of young America in the more obscure War of 1812.
Top hats?
"They're very colorful," said Naperville re-enactor Will Wilkins about the period clothing, who himself looked quite dapper in a white wool uniform and chapeau. "It's a different type of warfare in which you line up just like the old times. A lot of it is along the lines of ...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:
|
|
Article: Revolutionary War veteran's grave discovered in ...
Beacon News, The (Aurora, IL);
April 9, 2004 ;
700+ words
... ... commemorative marker recognizing is Revolutionary War veteran status is planned for the ... Patriot -- a veteran of America's Revolutionary War. In honor of their newly discovered ... Gowdy is one of only four known Revolutionary War veterans buried in Kane County ...
|
|