Once you are equipped, your next step is to master company and battalion drills. Safety is strongly emphasized in The Living History Company . The moment finally arrives. You are going to attend your first event as a participant. Just remember that we had a first event also, and that we are more than willing to help you through yours.
Reenactments take place rain or shine.
Since they are usually in the summer, it can get pretty hot, especially wearing wool uniforms. By sleeping on the ground, eating bad food, and feeling some of the crushing fatigue that Civil War soldiers did, we hope, in our small way, to do honor to those who came before us. The battles take up only a small portion of our time. The rest of the weekend is spent in camp along with other soldiers, civilians, or visitors. This is where the reenacting side of the hobby becomes living history.