Battle of Hogtown Â Â Â Â Ready.... Aim... Fire! Â Â Â Â And the
battle begins. Â Â Â Â Â Or rather... the battle ended almost
150 years ago, but it was re-enacted today. Â Â Â Â Â Hundreds
of Union and Confederate reenactors, decked out in period
uniforms, fought the Battle of Hogtown. Â Â Â Â Â The actual
battle took place on April 1, 1860, and Buck Custer's great-
grandfather was there fighting that day.Â So for Custer, he says
he's here to honor his family... and learn about history. Â Â Â
Â "I actually have ancestors on both sides.Â But since I'm
living in the south, i sort of gravitated toward the confederate
side," Custer said. Â Â Â Â Custer says as he's gotten older,
participating in battles has gotten tougher.Â So today he's an
announcer, giving the audience a play-by-play of what they're
seeing. Â Â Â Â Â John McLean organized the event, and it's the
second year for this civil war reenactment.Â He says as a sixth
generation Floridian, he has strong ties to this community, and
he thinks it's importan