February 13th- Two Brothers

Photo courtesy of problemgirl_jen

On February 13th, we took a family outing into DC.  We headed to the National Archives to see Part II of the civil war exhibit "Discovering the Civil War: Consequences".  We saw the first part of the exhibit last fall, and were really interested in its conclusion.  It was excellent, using many original documents from the archives and focusing on such diverse topics as Spying and Conspiracies, graft, technological advances in armament and prosthetic limbs, the two drafts of the thirteenth amendment, and memorializing the Civil War.  It was very informative and enjoyable, and Everett was extremely well behaved. 

My Disney devotion comes in with the soundtrack I had running through my head during the entire exhibit.  I bet most Disney fans could guess what song I was humming as I toured around the exhibit- that's right- Two Brothers.

Two brothers, on their way.
Two brothers on their way,
Two brothers on their way,
One wore blue and one wore grey.

One wore blue and one wore grey
As they marched along their way
The fife and drum began to play
all on a beautiful morning.
One was gentle, one was kind
One was gentle, one was kind
One came home, one stayed behind
A cannonball don't pay no mind.
A cannonball don't pay no mind
if you're gentle or if you're kind
It don't think of the folks behind
all on a beautiful morning,
all on a beautiful morning...