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Re-enactors offer historic lessons at Longstreets Piedmont Hotel
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Skip Howard, left, and Ralph Mills make camp Saturday for the Longstreet Society’s annual bivouac and picnic at its headquarters in the historic Piedmont Hotel on Maple Street. The event included the camp on the hotel’s lawn, Civil War re-enactors, history lessons and hotdog lunches. - photo by NAT GURLEY
History was brought back to life at the historic Piedmont Hotel on Saturday as Civil War re-enactors filled the lawn, dawning the 19th century clothes, including one person dressed as Gen. Robert E. Lee. All was a part of The Longstreet Society’s annual Longstreet Bivouac. The day featured the re-enactments of soldiers and how their lives were spent on the battlefield, including camp life with limited cover from enemy forces and the elements, which is what the term bivouac refers to.