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Key West - Fort Zachary Taylor Civil War Days






10th Cavalry's camp inside the Fort
















Jerry Leitschuh receives his 10th Cavalry spurs


















Half buried cannons from WWII
















O'er the ramparts we watched!

















Raising the Colors
















The Colonel talks to the kids
















Jerry explains cavalry equipment
















Jon "demonstrates" embalming
















A Plethora of students - 979 of them!
















Shea teaches laundry skills to eager learners

















The Chaplain shows his artifacts
















Shea with guests at the laundry
















Jo explains weird customs of 1860's medicine and nursing
















Randy gets "treatment" for sore feet after the parade!
















Schooners skirmish against each other as artillery,
cavalry and infantry defend the fort.
















The infantry and cavalry take casualties
from artillery fire from the schooners.
















Even the band had casualties!