What is meant by the term “galvanize”?
Generally there are more people who want to portray Confederates than Yankees. Unfortunately this is not an accurate portrayal of the War Between the States since the Yankees considerably outnumbered the Confederates during the war. To solve this problem some Confederate units are required to “galvanize” for one day of an event on a rotating basis. In other words, they have to put on the blue. Of course most Confederate reenactors would rather avoid doing this. But its important for Confederate reenactors to faithfully show the public the true odds that the Confederate soldier faced and that means making sure that there are a respectable number of yanks.
