Unit Guidelines

Military personnel are limited to male participation because women were not permitted in the army in the 1860's.  A young man must be at least 16 years old to carry a weapon.  All soliders must pass the inspection and approval of the Commanding Officer before taking the field (this is for everyone's safety).  Military personnel camp in a military period camp.  Civilians camp in the civilian camp.

Events normally commemorate a particular battle or action and may range in size from 100 or so re-enactors and up to well over a thousand.  Occasionally we will attend a large National event with many thousand participants.

Most events run from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon and have activities planned for both civilians and soldiers throughout the days, including one or two battle scenarios, and a Saturday evening Ball or social event.  Usually there are sutlers (traveling merchants of the time period) at events and this is a main source of ones equipment and clothing.