Pilot Knob, MO: Brigade Spring Drill.
The Brigade Spring Drill was held April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO. Companies of the Brigade met to practice their skills in preparation for the 2018 event season.
Capt. Greg Zelinske of Co. G talks to a school group about infantry soldiering during the April 6, 2018, School Day before the Brigade Spring Drill at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Lt. Mike McCubbins and 1Sgt. Dale Sanford of Co. M talk to a school group about artillery during the April 6, 2018, School Day before the Brigade Spring Drill at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Andrew Porter of Co. E talks to a school group about a soldier’s gear during the April 6, 2018, School Day before the Brigade Spring Drill at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
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Flint Smith of Co. C talks to a school group about the work of a Civil War surgeon during the April 6, 2018, School Day before the Brigade Spring Drill at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Turners warm themselves around the infantry campfire before morning muster during the Brigade Spring Drill on April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Greatcoats were the uniform of the day at the chilly Brigade Muster during the Brigade Spring Drill on April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Co. G practices field maneuvers during the Brigade Spring Drill on April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Co. M crews practice artillery drill during the Brigade Spring Drill on April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.
Mike Adams of Co. C demonstrates a mounted attack during the Brigade Spring Drill on April 7, 2018, at the Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site in Pilot Knob, MO.