The reenactment of the Battle of Stanardsville took place in the afternoon and a large crowd stood on the sidelines and watched the battle unfold. A narrative of the action was broadcast over a loudspeaker. The presence of civilian spectators during a Civil War battle is not without historic precedent.
For example, on July 21, 1861, spectators from Washington flocked to Manassas to witness the first major engagement of the war at Bull Run. Several soldiers circulated through the crowd and offered commentary on the action, most of which took place out of sight. The presence of spectators at Bull Run was a reflection of the naive view of the coming war that was common at the start of the conflict.
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