The Confederate reenactors participated in a battle at the birthplace site. Notice the young boy and men of all ages, who became the soldiers, in reality, in the later stages of the long and deadly war. (Photo by Linda Hylton)When the battle was over, the soldiers on both sides walked away peacefully. (Photo by Linda Hylton)The Union Army marched along with rifles drawn, carrying a flag of unknown provenance. (Photo by Linda Hylton)Marvin Keene evoked the poignant end of a day as he prepared to play “Taps” for a memorial service. (Photo by Linda Hylton)The J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust held its 25th annual Civil War Encampment and Living history event at Laurel Hill—Stuart’s birthplace and boyhood home—Saturday and Sunday. Pictured (left) is Sharon Stuart McRae, the great-great-granddaughter of J.E.B. Stuart, who visited the town of Stuart last spring and attended the encampment. She is gathering information for her upcoming books on the Stuart family. Three other members of the Stuart family are pictured with her. (Photo by Linda Hylton)A reenactor portrayed Gen. J.E.B. Stuart at the encampment Saturday, with a historically accurate red-orange feather in his cap, but less so with a graying beard. Stuart died at the Battle of Yellow Tavern as a very young man. (Photo by Linda Hylton)The Confederates fired a cannon, creating a lot of noise and smoke. (Photo by Gary Plaster)Joe Hylton of Ararat, N.C., demonstrated the skill of blacksmithing at the Civil War encampment. (Photo by Gary Plaster)
