PHOTOS: CIVIL WAR COMES TO THE PETER MOTT HOUSE
22nd US Colored Troops Infantry Regiment Encamps
Photography by Hoag Levins ...| ...April 13, 2003
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LAWNSIDE, N.J. -- Encamping on the grounds of the Peter Mott House Underground Railroad Museum, members of the 22nd US Colored Troops Infantry Regiment conducted a day-long demonstration of Civil War weapons, gear and military procedures. The event was jointly sponsored by the Camden County and Lawnside Historical Societies.
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In the audience, above, left, are Camden County Freeholder Riletta Cream, Freeholder Director Jeffrey L. Nash, Clinton Higgs Jr., (in bowler hat and costume as Peter Mott), and Gary Smith, a docent from the historic Griffith-Morgan House in Pennsauken. Sgt. Rashid Khan, above, right, explains the harsh realities of a Civil War soldier's daily life.
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Corporal Brian S. Daniels (above, left) of Manchester, N.J., explains the bayonets that were a crucial weapon for members of the 22nd in the 1864 and 1865 campaigns. Other authentic battle gear was on display (above, right).
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In the travel garb of Civil War period, Teresa Jones of Neptune, N.J. (above, left), explains the clothing and customs of Civil War times. On display was a mess kit of a civil War soldier (above, right).
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