Historic Fort D hosts local reenactments on Memorial Day Weekend

The site of the Historic Fort D on Saturday where reenactments were shown to the public. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Reenactor Scott House speaks to the crowd about the types of clothing they would wear in and off the battlefield in the Civil War. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

(Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Reenactor Andrew Porter showing a crowd of people the process of loading a rifle in the Civil War. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Andrew Porter using a ramrod to load the barrel of a Civil War era rifle. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

(Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Scott House shows the audience what they would load a rifled cannon in the Civil War. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Scott House shows off a cannon ball like what would be used in the Civil War. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

Andrew Porter, Scott House and Bill Eddleman load a rifled cannon in demonstration for the audience. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)

(Left) Andrew Porter fires the rifeled cannon while the rest of the stays in their positions. (Nathan Gladden ~ Southeast Missourian)