Seeking Reenactors & Reenactment Groups
By Kristina, posted on January 29th, 2010.Filed under: News
Tagged as: Civil War sesquicentennial event, reenactments, reenactors, volunteers.
In the past few weeks we have received many requests from organizations around the state interested in finding reenactors and reenactment units for their Civil War events. To make it easier for communities to plan their commemoration events, we’ve created a forum to help connect hosting organizations with reenactors.
If you would like to be on the list of reenactors available for Civil War commemoration events, please use our forum to post a description of the character(s) you can portray or your reenactment unit along with your contact information (we recommend including just your e-mail address or website link).
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:27 am
We are interested in information on your activities and be considered for attendance
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:16 am
Hi Jan, There are many community events going on all over the state! To find out what events are happening in your community, please look through our online calendar. If you are a part of a reenactment group, consider adding your contact information to our discussion forum. I will be directing all inquiries from organizations needing reenactors to the forum. Let me know if you have any questions!
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:56 am
Ohio reenactors may be interested in my recent book–a true story about a Richland County, Ohio soldier in the 82nd Ohio captured at Gettysburg and held prisoner at Andersonville. Visit http://hiramshonor.blogspot.com/
for more information.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:48 pm
We are a troupe of presidential living historians who portray Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, Taft, and T. Roosevelt, and First Ladies Lucretia Garfield & Eleanor Roosevelt. Please visit our website for information about our programs and photos.
The “Garfields” have a perfect program for a Civil War-themed event, called “Letters from the Front.” They read excerpts from actual letters exchanged by James & Lucretia from 1861 to 1863. These convey a full range of emotions and show their perspectives from war front and home front. Please contact us if you have questions about our programs.
February 6th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
I am the contact for the N-SSA [ http://www.n-ssa.net. We host life fire demonstrations using the firearms of the Civil War period. Any community groups who would like to inquire about the viability of having on or our skirmishes in connection with the 150th activities, please contact me through this forum for more details.
February 7th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
FYI, I gave a presentation recently to a regional Ohio tourism association and many of those who attended were interested in utilizing our forum to find reenactors and reenactment groups for their events. So please make sure to post your contact info in the discussion forum (link provided above)!
February 16th, 2010 at 8:38 am
We portray the Fifth Independent Battery of Ohio Volunteer Artillery that was an actual artillery unit raised out of the Cincinnati and southern Ohio area. We are a not for profit organization that depends on donations for performing school programs, memorial services, Civil War Living History programs and Civil War reenactments. We have access to other units that perform infantry, medical, both Union and Confederate. Contact us through the email on our website or through the forum.
February 19th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
My scout group of approx. 50 boys is interested in having civil war reenactors weekend camp. Have done this 5 years ago with artillery and am looking for any units available in summer time.
March 1st, 2010 at 11:02 am
We are a progressive unit in Central Ohio and are willing to do small scale living history type events. Please visit our website http://www.darbycreekboys.webs.com/ and feel free to contact me ajarvi@att.net.
March 4th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
We are seeking re-enactors to help celebrate our marker dedication for Union Square, a 2 acre grassy block in our community that is today a park with mature trees. This park was once the site of the canteen for nearby Camp Jefferson in Bellaire, where troops were moved from this location by both rail (Central Ohio to Baltimore and Ohio) and river. This Union Square fed the 16th Ohio which was then sent off into Virginia to re-take possession of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad which was under siege from the south.
Union Square is the site of the Civil War Monument erected in Bellaire in 1886. The OHS Marker dedication of Union Square will be in the vicinity of this existing monument.
The marker dedication will be part of the All-American Days Festival and there will be food, fun and entertainment throughout the day, capped off with a live performance by the Vogues Saturday evening.
We need to secure services of re-enactors to further plan our event. I am submitting photos to show you the park in question, which is suitable for camping, drilling, marching and battle re-enactments. Please let me know if you have an interest in participating.
Attorney Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr.,
All American DAys Committee
740-676-2743
May 19th, 2010 at 10:06 am
We are a progressive unit in Central Ohio and are willing to do small scale living history type events. Please visit our website http://www.darbycreekboys.webs.com/ and feel free to contact me ajarvi@att.net.
October 4th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
The Stonewall Brigade is Headquartered in Northeast Ohio. We host the semiannual “Jackson in the Valley” re-enactment located in Beaver Creek State Park. We are always interested in new events and recruit opportunities. Email us at: swbrigade@yahoo.com