The Civil War Reenactors Nebraska City's Living History '97 events include a 4th annual Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Chalk Bluff. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. The 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry sets up camp on Oct. 4-5 at the park.
Members come from Nebraska and Iowa.
They wear reproductions of period uniforms and carry replica weapons of the time. They will be joined by reenactors from across the Midwest for a contingent of 300. Miss. Later, by Act of Congress, they were designated as the 1st Nebraska Cavalry. They engaged Confederate guerrillas in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. They returned to Nebraska in June 1864 for a much-needed furlough.