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History reenactor Michael Halbert brought Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette to life as part of a 24-state tour that retraces the steps of the figure.
The Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette had arrived once more in Savannah. While this scene could have been out of 1825, it occurred this Saturday morning, March 22.
In Richmond, he publicly embraced James Armistead Lafayette, who had served as a spy during the Siege of Yorktown. In New Orleans, he requested an audience with Black veterans of the War of 1812.