Hi, Barry! It all depends on who you are talking to about it... For a fascinating look at both the war and the people that reenact it, check out _Confederates in the Attic : Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War_ by Tony Horwitz.
I have only been to reenactments in the Midwest - not the really serious ones that take place at the historic battle sites - and have seen a whole spectrum of participants, from families that attend for a weekend-long combination campout and costume party, to serious historical reenactors that demand period thread-count in their clothing and live in their costumes for weeks at a time to get a "period high". I'm much more middle of the road - I wear period costume, play (more or less) period music, and they feed me. I like to think a fun time is had by all. Best regards, -Gary P. Barry Black wrote:
Wasn't that the "war of northern aggression"?
