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Living history

 Tom Russell of Bolivia, North Carolina, a guest at the Inn at Warner Hall, chats with Revolutionary War reenactor Jim Gallagher of Yorktown, a member of the 7th Virginia Regiment, on Saturday during the weekend’s living history program at the Gloucester bed and breakfast. Gallagher was explaining the firing procedure of his flintlock musket. Russell and his wife Mary Shawn Russell said they made the Gloucester trip in part because of last weekend’s historic encampment. Mary Russell, author of “Washington’s Bloodline,” was also in the area conducting genealogical research. Below, A detachment of British soldiers march off the field after performing a firing demonstration. Photos by Charlie Koenig ...

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