Authentic Civil War reenactors never take a bath, as Tony Horwitz informs us in his "Deep South Diary." Horwitz visits Thursday 11/17 to talk about his new book on abolitionist John Brown's bloody raid on Harper's Ferry.
"Rob's Civil War jacket hasn't been washed since last year's hard campaigns. "Gunpowder, bacon grease, coffee grounds," Rob says, sniffing his sleeve. "Mostly, though, it's hardcore B.O."
"What's with the hair?" I ask him. Rob's long black ringlets are shimmery and moist.
"Just gel," he confides. "In the War, soldiers were naturally greasy so they didn't have to do this." More.
