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Civil War re-enactment tells story of life in Indian Territory By Cathy SpauldingPhoenix Staff Writer At a nearby tent, students learned a more genteel aspect of Civil War life — courtship and marriage. Oklahoma Historical Society volunteer Teresa Brown, an assistant U.S. attorney in Oklahoma City, wore a long, blue dress and straw hat as she played period songs on a banjo. Students paired up and danced.
Students also learned how soldiers fired muskets and cooked over campfires. “I learned that you have to have two teeth to tear the paper off the gunpowder and dump it into the gun,” said Sarah Scroggins of Checotah Intermediate School. Checotah teacher Amy Johnson said about 350 students in third, fourth and fifth grades went to the re-enactment. “They learned about what life was like back then,” she said. “When they see it, they learn it.” If you go WHAT: Honey Springs re-enactment and living history encampment. WHEN: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. WHERE: Honey Springs Battlefield. From Rentiesville exit on U.S. 69, go north to Rentiesville Road, turn east to the Down Home Blues Club, turn north. Follow the signs. ADMISSION: $5, or free for children ages 12 or younger. INFORMATION: 473-5572. 
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