Dear Lynne, A good question. These are “tactical demonstrations,” not re-enactments. There are several reasons for making the distinction. For one, although we know generally how events unfolded on April 19th, we do not know them in the degree of detail that would be important to presenting them as historical replicas. For another, men on both sides died that day on this ground, and depicting that in a "re-enactment” for theatrical purposes might seem disrespectful. Not least, in order to make this an event safe for visitors (and re-enactors), we need to assure safe separations among visitors and participants, and that means the movement of re-enactors cannot necessarily be identical to what we know probably happened.
All that said, what visitors will see, hear, and smell from swirls of drifting gun smoke will be as close to contemporary accounts of the events as we can safely manage. Visitors will be enveloped in the events, just as the residents of Lincoln would have been on the historic day. I might note there will be over 800 British soldiers, American militia and minute men, and fleeing citizens taking part in the drama tomorrow. An event not to be missed. Don Hafner The Lincoln Minute Men From: Lincoln <[email protected]> on behalf of Lynne Smith <[email protected]> Date: Friday, April 18, 2025 at 9:41 AM To: Lincoln <[email protected]>, kim bodnar <[email protected]> Subject: [LincolnTalk] Tactical Demonstration? Hello Lincoln, Can anyone tell me if the Tactical Demo is a reenactment of the fighting or simply a display of the weapons? I read the Minuteman Park description but am still unclear. Thanks for any more info! Lynne Smith 5 Tabor Hill Road Lincoln, MA 01773 781-258-1175 Sent from my iPhone -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Browse the archives at https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/&source=gmail-imap&ust=1745588514000000&usg=AOvVaw1UjWoOkgrXaOgDRwAJC22S. Change your subscription settings at https://www.google.com/url?q=https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln&source=gmail-imap&ust=1745588514000000&usg=AOvVaw0G49mTlAqzCQyAGkOu6hij.
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