What is Civil War Reenacting?
American Civil War Reenacting is a unique and fascinating hobby shared by hundreds of thousands of people throughout the United States, Canada and Northern Europe. Reenacting is in itself a re-creation of a person who was a civilian, soldier, hero, criminal, musician, surgeon, nurse, or clergy during the Civil War. Civil War reenacting is also a re-creation of an event that took place such as a wedding, dance, execution, funerals, mail call, drill, tacticals and battles. Members of the 1st Company, Richmond portray camp life which includes cooking, eating, chopping wood, maintaining accouterments, living quarters, and speaking with the public. We also participate in military drills, tacticals and battle reenactments. New members do not have to be experienced reenactors, and are under supervision by company officers to show new members how a civil war soldier lived 140 years ago.
