Luna and I spent an enjoyable hour or so at the Battleground this afternoon, along with a lot of other people and dogs. I read her my favorite plaque, again, and thought that North Carolina schoolchildren should be required to memorize it. 

I was struck, as I always am, by the fact that the question of how many men were slain by Peter Francisco is not answered decisively by the letter cited on an info panel, which questions the number (11) inscribed on the nearby monument to the sword-wielding giant; the letter says Francisco killed four men in the presence of Colonel Washington, but might he have slain more when not in Washington's presence?

I thought about a review by Eddie Huffman of a book that claims Cornwallis did not fire his artillery into the scrum, as we were taught.

Last month I asked an English visitor to GSO if he found it odd to visit a park dedicated to victory over the Brits. No, he said, the world is crowded with them, and after a while you get used to it.

Comments

[David Wharton]

I have never seen so many people and dogs in the park, and I go there a lot. It was fun seeing you, if only in passing (literally). You and Luna looked very well; I recognized her before I saw you.

[Thomas]

I was once in England on July 4th and found it odd that the pubs and bars advertised celebrations of the day. The almighty dollar at work.