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How to be a Civil War reenactor
Here's a view from Don Ernsberger, a Lansdale author of several Civil War books and one of about 8,000 reenactors at a re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg on Sunday. A larger reenactment by up to 15,000 reenactors will be from Thursday to next Sunday on Table Rock Road.
Most people who become reenactors have had an interest in Civil War history, and generally, they will attend a reenactment, meet a group of reenactors, become acquainted with them, and come to a meeting.
Reenacting has a large up-front cost but low annual costs. Once you buy a gun, uniform, and tent, you only have to pay for the gas, gunpowder, and the food you take with you.
If you want to get started, the average person will spend $1,000 to $1,200. Your rifle costs about $500 or $600, and then you have to have a uniform, canteen, and tent. Officers have to buy a more expensive uniform, along with boots, sword, and pistol. That might cost about $1,700.
Your ancestry or interests determine it. Some like the Confederates because they see them as the underdogs; some like Abraham Lincoln and want to fight for the Union. Some trace their ancestry to my regiment, the 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers. We have four or five who are descendants of men who fought with the regiment at Gettysburg or during other parts of war.
For the rest: http://articles.philly.com/2013-06-...eenactment-69th-pennsylvania-irish-volunteers
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Don Ernsberger, a reenactor in the 69th Pa. Irish Volunteers.
Don Ernsberger, a reenactor in the 69th Pa. Irish Volunteers.
By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer
Posted: June 30, 2013
What does it take to be a Civil War reenactor?Posted: June 30, 2013
Here's a view from Don Ernsberger, a Lansdale author of several Civil War books and one of about 8,000 reenactors at a re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg on Sunday. A larger reenactment by up to 15,000 reenactors will be from Thursday to next Sunday on Table Rock Road.
Most people who become reenactors have had an interest in Civil War history, and generally, they will attend a reenactment, meet a group of reenactors, become acquainted with them, and come to a meeting.
Reenacting has a large up-front cost but low annual costs. Once you buy a gun, uniform, and tent, you only have to pay for the gas, gunpowder, and the food you take with you.
If you want to get started, the average person will spend $1,000 to $1,200. Your rifle costs about $500 or $600, and then you have to have a uniform, canteen, and tent. Officers have to buy a more expensive uniform, along with boots, sword, and pistol. That might cost about $1,700.
Your ancestry or interests determine it. Some like the Confederates because they see them as the underdogs; some like Abraham Lincoln and want to fight for the Union. Some trace their ancestry to my regiment, the 69th Pennsylvania Irish Volunteers. We have four or five who are descendants of men who fought with the regiment at Gettysburg or during other parts of war.
For the rest: http://articles.philly.com/2013-06-...eenactment-69th-pennsylvania-irish-volunteers
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