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山谷裡的雷聲
地方性遺產
內戰時，西維吉尼亞州內有一個城市曾由邦聯及聯邦輪流控管，而它的易手次數竟高達18次！
「山谷裡的雷聲」(Thunder
in the Valley)是西維吉尼亞州查爾斯城(Charles
Town)的年度盛事，旨在紀念查爾斯城的內戰傳統。內戰時期，謝南多厄河谷
(Shenandoah Valley)是一個戰略上的重要地區，因為它位在南北主要通道上。查爾斯城曾經易手18次，而另一個位於河谷內的城鎮哈普斯渡口則曾經易手8次。
在「河谷裡的雷聲」上，人們會重演戰爭現場。
分飾邦聯及聯邦士兵的人會設立酷似邦聯及聯邦帳蓬的複製品、重現內戰時曾發生的短暫打仗及戰爭場面。
其中一場表演就是由邦聯將軍約翰伊恩柏登(John
Imboden)所帶領的查爾斯城入侵，身穿邦聯及聯邦士兵服裝的人會站在鎮上的特定位置，再次重演那次的入侵戰役。
雖然表演中的戰爭巨響比不上實際的戰場炮火聲，但煙霧、聲響及士兵的移動方式仍能讓參觀者清楚得知入侵時的可能狀況。
There is a city in West Virginia that changed control between the Union and Confederate forces during the Civil War 18 times!
"Thunder in the Valley," is an annual event in Charles Town, West Virginia, to help remember its Civil War heritage. During the Civil War, the Shenandoah Valley was a strategic area, as it was on the main travel route north and south. Control of Charles Town changed hands 18 times while another town in the valley, Harpers Ferry, changed hands eight times.
During "Thunder in the Valley," battle re-enactments are staged. People dress up as Union and Confederate soldiers, set up replicas of Union and Confederate camps, and re-create the brief fights and battles that took place during the Civil War. One of the re-enactments is the invasion of Charles Town by Confederate General John Imboden. People dress up as Union and Confederate soldiers and take up positions in the town for the re-enactment.
Although the thunder of battle is not as loud in the re-enactment as it must have been in the real battle, the smoke, noise and movement of soldiers still gives a good idea of what the invasion was like.
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