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Reenactments, encampments, and commemorations, and the people who put them on.
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Living History Association Brings Tidewater Maritime History to Military Through the Ages
By Bob Ruegsegger When it comes to accurately explaining and depicting maritime history, the Tidewater Maritime Living History Association ranks as one of the premier organizations in the MidAtlantic region. Over the years, they have…
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36 articles · 2016–2023Events Section — March 2023
Before making plans to attend any event contact the event host. Feb. 24-26, South Carolina. 29th Festival of Living History
Fort Branch, North Carolina, Reenactment Survived Covid
HAMILTON, N.C.—Over the November 5 and 6 weekend, the Fort Branch reenactment made its annual appearance. This year’s event was leaner with only some 200-250 part…
Joseph Ryder Lewis Jr. Civil War Park Opens in Carolina Beach, N.C.
James Burriss, nineteenth century farmer, waterman, and river pilot, could never have imagined that his land on Federal Point (modern Carolina Beach), North Carol…
The Parker-Hale Enfield
While the history of the American Civil War is an area of great interest to hobby participants there is also a historical piece to the reenactment hobby itself da…
Gettysburg 157th GAC
The Patriots of the Civil War Association, which had announced a 157th Gettysburg Reenactment on July 3, 4, and 5, 2020, has canceled the reenactment due to unfor…
Gettysburg Remembrance Day 2019
Publisher’s Note: We asked Steve Reilly to send in an additional article to cover the Gettysburg Remembrance Day for another viewpoint. By Steve Reilly On Novembe…
Behind the Scenes at Shenandoah 1864
Most reenactors don’t think too much about how a reenactment is put together. They pay their registration and show up at the event site and expect water, sanitary…
Gettysburg 156th Anniversary Reenactment Held July 5, 6 & 7 at Gettysburg Movie Site
GETTYSBURG, Penn.—The weather can be hot, humid, and rainy in Gettysburg during July and this year’s Gettysburg Reenactment experienced all those weather elements…
The Lincoln Funeral Train Commemorated
A single shot from a derringer, at 10:15 pm on April 14, 1865, was all it took to transform the end-of-the-war celebration in Washington, D.C., into shocked anger…
Gettysburg 155th Anniversary an Event To Remember!
With everything that is going on in the world, and more specifically, that of Civil War reenacting, the hobby sorely needed a significant event under its belt. Th…
Crossroads to Gettysburg
The bar was raised at this year’s reenactment and living history at historic Allaire Village in Farmingdale, N.J. Starting out as a very small event several years…
Neshaminy 2018 Reenactment Canceled
BENSALEM, Penn.—The Board of Directors of the Neshaminy Living History Association has canceled the 2018 Neshaminy Reenactment. The news was quite a surprise to t…
Men’s Shirts
The shirt, whether Union or Confederate, after shoes and head gear, the most often overlooked aspect of men’s garments necessary for an improved Civil War living…
Civil War Events March – May
Before making plans to attend an event contact the event host. Deadlines for Advertising, Editorial or Events Submissions is the 20th of each month. Email to: ads…
Bull Run Civil War Round Table’s 25th Anniversary Commemorative Publication Wins Award
On November 11, the Fairfax County (Va.) History Commission presented the Mary Fehringer Achievement Award to the Bull Run Civil War Round Table (BRCWRT) for its…
Reenactment to Support Fort Branch
HAMILTON, N.C.—A recent Civil War News article reported on damage that Fort Branch, Hamilton, N.C., has suffered largely as a result of riverine erosion. Other ca…
The Saga of a Coat
On May 10, 1865, Jefferson Davis, former president of the Confederacy, was captured by Union troops. The night before, Davis rested with his family in an encampme…
Sunday Casualty Rate
Sunday Casualty Rate Civil War events, including reenactments and living histories, are traditionally scheduled for weekends, since this is when most participants…
Summer Fun in Cape May, New Jersey!
By Joseph Bordonaro A ”Seaside in 1862” event? Yes, this has actually happened! On the weekend of Sept. 9-10, 2017, over 50 Civil War reenactors/living historians…
“The First 400” – Confederate Prisoners Arrive in Elmira
“The First 400” – Confederate Prisoners Arrive in Elmira By Joseph Bordonaro The first 400 Confederate prisoners, and their guards, arrived in Elmira, N.Y., on Ju…
Fort Pocahontas 20th Anniversary Reenactment
Fort Pocahontas 20th Anniversary Reenactment Photography by Sandy Goss, Eagle Bay Media, LLC.
Tidewater Maritime Living History Association Awarded Blue Ribbon
Tidewater Maritime Living History Association Awarded Blue Ribbon By Bob Ruegsegger For nearly two decades, Allen Mordica, 60, a retired Coast Guardsman, has led…
Lincoln’s 208th Birthday Day Celebration
Lincoln’s 208th Birthday Day Celebration By Joseph Bordonaro PHILADELPHIA, PENN.— The Abraham Lincoln Foundation Hosts “Lincoln Day” Celebration. Members of the D…
The A. P. Hill March
Dunker Church kept a silent vigil as the reenactors who were going to reenact the march of A. P. Hill’s Light Division from Harpers Ferry to Sharpsburg awoke in t…
Reenactor Groups Come Together
PERRYVILLE, Ky. – On the very ground where Americans fought Americans over their discontent for each other, a group of Federal Civil War reenactors put aside diff…
The Role Of Reenactors & Living Historians
So, just exactly “who” and “what” are reenactors and Living Historians? Until a quarter-century ago, I had no idea what the answer to that question was! Then one…
Taps Anniversary Commemorated At Berkeley Plantation
For 60 seconds during every military funeral, time seems to stand still while the bugler sounds the 24 haunting notes of Taps. “It is so full of emotion, especial…
Paging Through — November 2016
We were saddened to learn of the passing of George H. Lomas. George gave his time generously to our hobby. Thousands of reenactors, members of the living history…
Should Civil War Reenactments Be Abandoned?
When I was asked to write a commentary about “Should Civil War reenactments be abandoned?” my initial reaction was like what the editor of the New York Sun wrote…
Paging Through — September 2016
By Jack Melton We are looking forward to cooler weather and so are the wool clothed reenactors. As the summer winds down and school starts back into full swing, t…
Breathing New Life Into Civil War Reenacting In New Jersey
As many readers of the Civil War News no doubt know, Civil War reenacting in New Jersey has been in a severe decline in the last few years. It’s hard to say why t…
News Briefs — June 2016
GETTYSBURG, Penn.—A substantial segment of the Gettysburg community gathered on Saturday, April 16th to commemorate the passing of one of their own: longtime mins…
Living History Event At Endview Plantation
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.—On the weekend of April 22-24, a group of reenactors from all over the country gathered together to bring history to life at Endview Plantation,…
The “Stupids” A Postal Match And A Living History Range
In the early months of the Civil War the basics of military life were often difficult to grasp for many volunteers, a situation that caused a Springfield, Massach…
An Update From The Watchdog
An Update From The Watchdog While the 150th events are over and many of us are becoming less active in (re)enactments there appears to still be an interest in his…