Vicksburg Reenactments?

[Rusk County Avengers]

I'm curious, so here's a question for reenactors, specifically for the older reenactors, even retired who may know more than anyone.

Why has there been no real concerted efforts to reenact the Siege of Vicksburg or several of the other battles of the campaign?

I know some may point out the fairly regular Living History's that happen at the National Park, but I wonder why no big reenactments. Once upon a time an older, now retired officer friend, told me how they used to have reenactments on an original piece of the battlefield before the NPS scooped it up, (not saying that's a bad thing), and tried to reenact the siege nearby, to which he told me that somehow or other the opposing trenches were dug WAY to close to each other, (I was told they had to use walkie talkies to tell each other which side was gonna fire to prevent accidents). It seems odd to me that no one has attempted to reenact such a pivotal time in the War, at least in time I've reenacted, (coming up on 14 years now), I know some attempt was made during the 150th, I think in Raymond, but it seems odd to me no serious attempt has been made, that I've heard of at least. Does anyone know the answer to this question? Cus I don't.

Also if any of the older reenactors have stories of the events I've heard of, I'd like to hear them, Lord knows I enjoy hearing tales of reenactments before my time.

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

Also I'm sure this query has answered at some point, but I didn't see it! Just an apology for missing that discussion, whenever it happened, if it did.

 

[UCVRelics]

I use to go to the one in Raymond/Champions Hill back in the 80's I don't know if they still have it or not but I'm sure @Championhilz and @7th Mississippi Infantry would know.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I use to go to the one in Raymond/Champions Hill back in the 80's I don't know if they still have it or not but I'm sure @Championhilz and @7th Mississippi Infantry would know.

I'll defer to @Championhilz for the specifics, but to my knowledge those reenactments of the 80's have been scaled back and sporadic since those days. Smaller events have been staged as late as 2014, and now 'living history' seems to be the current focus.

http://www.battleofchampionhill.org/index.htm

But again, I may be wrong.
Hopefully @Championhilz can enlighten us.

 

[Rusk County Avengers]

I knew there was living history's, but its just always been a headscratcher to me why we don't see big mega-events on the scale of Gettysburg, Lord knows there's enough reenactors in Mississippi, and enough in the rest of the country who'd be interested and make an effort to come out if there was one.

Either way thanks for the link 7th Mississippi.

 

[Mike Bryant]

I participated in the "big" Vicksburg siege events in the late 80's and early 90's. The loss of both sites and a general state of apathy within the local populace spelled their demise.

That being said, I would love to see more events take place in this area.