At left, Alan Van Loenen, Lawrence, and a member of the 3rd Kansas, Battery B, light artillery, with other crew members before an engagement at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

At middle, 3rd Kansas, Battery B, light artillery fires one of their 6-pound, smoothbore cannons during a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Members of the 1st Federal Division, Frontier Brigade, 3rd Kansas, Battery B, light artillery, pose for a photograph in their Union camp during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, MO. August 12-14, 2011.

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Bob Wandel, Lawrence, participates with the 3rd Kansas light artillery unit at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Morning officers meeting in the Union camp at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Another scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo. on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

An evening scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

David Eisele, Rockford, Ill., plays his concertina outside his Union camp tent during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Howard Rose, Kingwood, Texas, cleans his rifle before an evening meal and after a battle during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Union camp at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

At middle, 3rd Kansas, Battery B, light artillery fires one of their 6-pound, smoothbore cannons during a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Union soldiers and light artillery units participate in a battle reenactment in the middle of a cornfield during a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Through a fog of smoke, spectators, in background at top, observe action during a Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Union infantry drill with sticks in place of rifles between battles at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, MO. August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Confederate soldiers on horseback advance through a cornfield toward Union lines in a scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

From left, spectators Annette Osbern, Springfield, Mo., her son Ervin Uhrig, Branson West, Mo., and his sons Phillip, 10, and Lemuel, 14, in the tree, observe Union re-enactors during morning drills at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Buglers Dawn Henry, Lowpoint, Ill., and R.J. Samp, Wheaton, Ill., practice in camp during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Men line up for dinner in the Union camp during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A Union soldier gets his photograph taken at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Re-enactors and spectators spend time near the sutlers tents at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, MO. August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Two young tourists aim their cameras toward a re-enactment battle at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Confederate soldiers march to participate in a re-enactment battle during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Loren Feldkamp, with 3rd Kansas, Battery B, light artillery, gives a morning report and instructions to artillery personnel at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Alan Van Loenen, Lawrence, prepares a campfire breakfast of bacon, eggs and hash browns. Loenen participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

A scene from the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Austin Brown, 15, Greenfield, Ill., sits on his horse, Emma, waiting for paramedics to arrive at his camp to assist a fellow reenactor. Brown participated in the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Jayson Allan, 7, Omaha, plays near cannons in the Union camp at the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder

Alan Van Loenen, left, and Bob Wandel, both of Lawrence, and members of the 3rd Kansas, battery B, light artillery unit, carry water back to camp during the Battle of Wilson's Creek 150th Anniversary Reenactment, held near Springfield, Mo., on August 12-14, 2011.

Photo by Mike Yoder