Flags and rifles were raised Sunday during a re-enactment battle at Robert Moses State Park for the 12th annual Civil War Weekend presented by the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. The event began Saturday and continued through the weekend with tents, horses, guns, artillery and more than 100 participants in period costume forming the Union [...]
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‘Glory’: Civil War fight by black troops recalled
July 19th, 2013 
javal Civil War re-enactors gathered on a wind-swept beach and marked the 150th anniversary Thursday of a famed attack by the black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry - a battle that showed the world black soldiers could fight and later was chronicled in the movie “Glory.” More than 50 re-enactors, including a handful in Confederate butternut uniforms, [...]
VIDEO: Civil War re-enactors to focus on Dutchess’ involvement in 1862
July 16th, 2013 javal After issuing a general war order in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln called for an additional 300,000 Union soldiers to fight the South. On Oct. 12 of that year, the 150th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of Dutchess County residents, headed to Baltimore to join the Civil War. Read Entire Article
Civil War history in St. Albans will be reenacted
June 25th, 2013 javal Vermonters will be able to get another glimpse of life during the Civil War era when both military and civilian re-enactors commemorate the St. Albans Raid of 1864. The St. Albans Civil War Heritage Weekend is being planned for Aug. 17-18. There will be portrayals or civilian and military life, including displays and demonstrations. Read [...]
Ted Dudra, war re-enactor, on the Civil War, Gettysburg and more
June 21st, 2013 javal Ted Dudra is a re-enactor of four wars spanning 200 years of American history. This month is all about the Civil War. On Saturday, he joined about 25 other members of the 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in an encampment at the Perkins Stone Mansion and John Brown House in Akron. Later this month, he will [...]
Port Hudson holds Civil War re-enactment over the weekend
March 25th, 2013 javal “Cannoneers, to your posts,” a Confederate officer cried above the chaos of rifle fire. Southern soldiers grouped into formations under orders from officers as they began to march toward the fray downfield. The crowd continued to grow as the 25th annual Civil War re-enactment at Port Hudson near Jackson, La., kicked into action with the [...]
Camp Ford reenactors revisit Civil War Saturday
March 25th, 2013 javal Peter Kohler demonstrates Civil War weaponry to Camp Ford attendees on Saturday. (Victor Texcucano) Part of the darkest chapter in American history was remembered and reenacted in Tyler on Saturday at Camp Ford. During the Civil War, in which nearly 700,000 American lives were lost, Camp Ford served first as a training camp established in [...]
Civil war re-enactment at the Skirmish At Gamble’s Hotel
March 12th, 2013 javal All weekend long visitors were treated to beautiful scenery and living history thanks to the Gambles Hotel Civil War re-enactment; It is an annual event and a rich part of Florence county history. The event is hosted by the 23rd SC Infantry, which is a group of enthusiasts that portray Confederate soldiers of the Civil [...]