Exorcise and Evolutions

The long roll to beat for Exorcise at 10’ Oclock every morning... The Officers and Soldiers to Spend one Hour to day in Learning the Usual Exorcise and Evolutions... - Orderly Book of the Second Virginia Regiment, 1775.

In the fall of 1775, Williamsburg’s focus shifted to war. Witness members of the newly formed 2nd Virginia Regiment train to become soldiers in the shadow of the Public Magazine, the building that sparked revolution in Virginia. Experience the sounds and smells of Virginia’s march towards revolution as the men demonstrate the 1764 Manual of Arms. Look out for the flames of rebellion in the muzzle’s flash.