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The Richmond Howitzers crew demonstrates a cannon Friday during the Civil War re-enactment in Moorpark.

Photo by Juan Carlo, Ventura County Star

The Richmond Howitzers crew demonstrates a cannon Friday during the Civil War re-enactment in Moorpark.

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  • The Richmond Howitzers crew demonstrates a cannon Friday during the Civil War re-enactment in Moorpark.
  • Children cover their ears as the Richmond Howitzers crew demonstrates how to shoot a cannon Friday in Moorpark.
  • Various rifles were on display Friday at the Civil War re-enactment.
  • Mark Cook plays the calls and orders on his bugle at the Civil War re-enactment Friday behind Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Children from area schools learned about Civil War era life, met re-enactors and got to see equipment from the 1800s.
  • Don Ancell, of Oxnard, plays President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War re-enactment Friday behind Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark. Children from area schools learned about Civil War era life, met re-enactors and got to see equipment from the 1800s. The re-enactment events continue this weekend.

It's not every day that one gets to fire an authentic 3-inch ordnance rifle, the most widely used cannon during the American Civil War. But that's exactly what 14-year-old Lauren Siler had the opportunity to do Friday when she visited the 12th annual 'The Blue and the Gray' Civil War re-enactment at Tierra Rejada Ranch behind Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark.

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