McDaniel, 62, knows this and hundreds of other small details about Civil War uniforms, weapons, insignias and lore. As a historical reenactor, he believes details are important.

June 14, 2011 -- Stan Prater, a Civil War reeneactor, poses for a portrait in a Union colonel's uniform in Crescent, Mo. Prater is participating in a reenactment of the Battle of Boonville on the ...

Oregonian re-enactors not only bring what it was like to fight in the Civil War, they bring alive what it was like to live in the 1860s as well.

The action was part of the 150th Battle of Wilson’s Creek Civil War reenactment last weekend on a national battlefield 12 miles southwest of Springfield, Mo.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Heartland re-enactors are preserving the spirit of Memorial Day by giving the public a peak into the past.

But the re-enactors said the exhibition brought history to life. “It’s very important,” said Thomas Robinson of Bonner Springs, Kan., an organizer who played a Confederate soldier Sunday.

Civil War Reenactors Aren’t Just Play-Acting. They Expect a War. A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism about ...

Reenactors in period dress roam the grounds Saturday at the Civil War Ranch near Carthage. The event recognized the 160th anniversary of the battle of Carthage and continues today.

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A reenactment of the Civil War battle that was called “the first serious conflict between United States troops and the rebels” will be staged Sunday.

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Heartland re-enactors are preserving the spirit of Memorial Day by giving the public a peak into the past. Re-enactors opened the Fort D Historic Site for Memorial Day ...