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Reenactors in the period uniforms firing muskets in the Battle of Waterloo reenactment, in front of the wood of Hougoumont, 2011. Historical reenactment (or re-enactment) is an educational or entertainment activity in which mainly amateur hobbyists and history enthusiasts dress in historical uniforms and follow a plan to recreate aspects of a historical event or period.
Confederate artillery reenactors fire on Union infantry reenactors during a Battle of Chickamauga reenactment in Danville, Illinois. American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known (in the United States ) as Civil War ...
Name Real world location Period Earliest year portrayed Latest year portrayed Speciality Company of Saynt George Switzerland, France, UK, Sweden, Austria, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany
A reenactor may become an amateur historian (or even a professional historian) in pursuit of evidence and sources to create an accurate persona. Many time periods of reenactment have online discussion boards where reenactors and historians discuss the merits of various items, how to make them, or where to purchase them.
Among many battlefield reenactors in Germany, the Codex Belli has become a de facto standard. [citation needed] In Poland, the Battle of Grunwald reenactment every year on 15 July is the best known and attracts participants and visitors from many other countries. It is associated with living history and a medieval fair.
June White, 90, and her 91-year-old husband, Carroll, are original members of the First New Hampshire Regiment, which started in 1972.
A major event, one of the largest ever staged, was held on the site of the battle to mark the 200th anniversary of the engagement. 6,200 re-enactors, 330 horses, and 120 cannons [3] took part in actions in an arena area close to La Haye Sainte.
The messages came days after the staff served World War II reenactors who were in the restaurant wearing Nazi uniforms. A group of historians from the American Heritage Museum went to the Kith and ...