The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg is less than two weeks away and thousands of Civil War reenactors are descending on the farmlands of Adams County. I was fortunate enough to see the 130th anniversary reenactment and it's quite a scene including genuine cannon fire (minus the grapeshot), spare campsites, and some hardcore Civil War buffs.
By the way, the single best book on the subculture of Civil War re-enactors IMO is "Confederates in the Attic" by Tony Horowitz. As I recall, there is a some tension between the hardcore reenactors who wear 19th century underwear and stay in character versus the "Farbs" who wear digital watches and sneakers.
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