Civil War Reenactors began playing roles in living history during the 1961-1965 centennial commemorations. Popularity of being a Civil War slowed down during the 1980's, but in recent years being a Civil War Reenactor is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the United States. It's something the entire family can participate in while learning about and living American history. It's education and family friendly. Civil War Reenactors can be found nearly every weekend coming together to share their history knowledge with local communities.

In our pages, we can show you how to become a Civil War Reenactor.
Civil War Reenactor beginners should start by attending reenactment events and observing what goes on. Choose whether you will fight for the Union or Confederate army, or if a civilian impression might be what you want to do. Get a feel for the atmosphere and conditions of a living history event and find a unit to join before you buy uniforms and equipment. Most units will have a person in charge, or at least a list on how to instruct new Civil War Reenactors on what to purchase. If you go out and buy a lot of equipment that is not right for the particular unit you will be representing, you will have wasted a lot of money. There is no age requirement for being a Civil War Reenactor, but, minors will need to have their parents' approval and support. Besides military roles, here are many Civil War Reenactor civilian roles to choose from and bring to life.

Female Civil War Reenactor Civilian Roles:
Wives and mothers, sweethearts and sisters, farmers wife, or town women; this could include post mistress, newspaper editor, shop keepers, factory worker, public speaker on social issues and reform, laundress, seamstress, abolitionist, slave, escaped slave, Southern refugee, feminist, actress, town gossip, grieving widows, society matron, or social belles.

Additional Civil War Reenactor Male Roles:
Telegraph operator, traveling medical show, blacksmith, carpenter, baker, tinker, barber, photographer, rum seller, brewer, postmaster, printer, newspaper reporter, saddler, dentist, doctor, preacher or chaplain, patent medicine hawker, grouchy old man, town drunk, naysayer, actor, farmer selling produce.
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"Reenacting is not glorification of war, rather a remembrance of those that died for our freedoms."
Carlene M. Wojahn

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