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Originally Posted by carnation
Omigosh, the re-enactors. They spend a lot of time here and you never hear about it ahead of time so that when the cannons go off, even if they're halfway across town-- 
And once I was sitting in the car at a traffic light and there was a guy in Northern attire standing next to my car and I went about 20 feet in the air. Why did I do that? I never heard any firsthand stories nor I have I seen any Civil War movies except Gone With the Wind! |
Yes carnation it can be a great surprise to see someone in 1860's uniform-or 20,000 of them with Unit and Battle Flags unfurled.
Most, if not all, re-enactors take their hobby very seriously. Some to the point of being "hard-core" and not wearing shoes or using tents or taking on a real persona from the War.
They are also very knowledgeable about the War-taking the time to talk to them one can learn more than reading many books.
They are also very much in the forefront to preserve what battlefields that are still left-that Americas fought, bled and died on.
And carnation, here is a list of all events coming up in GA:
http://www.civilwarnews.com/events/calendar.php
Including 147th Anniversary "Battle of Resaca"on more than 650 acres of original battlefield in Resaca.
http://www.georgiadivision.org/bor_reenactment.html