Title	1900s: Annual mock battle between cadet brigades
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 1st edition, 1981, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 71: Once each year a sham battle fought between the two battalions on campus highlighted Auburn's military training. This battle was photographed in the early 1900s. "It was all made as real as possible except that each rifleman was given five blank cartridges that could be fired to his best advantage" wrote W.K. Askew, a 1917 graduate. "The battle was the crowning event and culmination of all of the constant drilling, marching, reviews, inspections, parades, and particularly the rivalry between the battalions." Such training helped make Auburn men in great demand when the United States entered World War I in 1917. Little boys watched this skirmish line charge toward Auburn's first gymnasium that was exclusively for physical training. The one-room frame building was built in 1895-96 at a cost of $1,848. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	ca. 1900
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Military cadets -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Drill and minor tactics Male college students -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education Education -- Military Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Government & Politics -- Military
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1936 x 1317 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p72008.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 1st edition. 1981.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge