r/Civilwarreenacting

I'll start... " Heel plates were worn because all roads back then were cobblestone, and heelplates made it sound like more soldiers were coming"

Corduroy is my favorite fabric to wear so I was hoping to find out if it can be used for Confederate trousers

It seems like they're all in southern Germany; maybe I'm missing something...

I'm wanting to get involved in the Civil War reenactment scene. The only problem is, I have no idea where to get started. I'm a teenager in the Houston area but I can't find any organized groups online. Am I going to have to go broader? Some more questions:

1. I wear cochlear implants. Am I allowed to wear them, or have I got to take them off for historical accuracy?
2. How do y'all decide who gets "shot"? Is it all acting, or are you actually being hit with a BB or something? And what do you do afterwards?

Is Beauregard's Tailor no longer doing reenactment clothes? I went to look at coats, and all their historic clothing is gone. It's just the pins/stickers and stuff now.

I've thought about putting together a reenactment of my 4th Great Grandfather's uniform for a while, and while I think I've got the general idea of how they dressed, I just wanna get a broader opinion from a more educated audience in case his state or local uniform differed from the norm. He was 3rd Corporal of Company C, 69th North Carolina Infantry (better known as Thomas' Legion) from January 1862 to around October 1863.

Over the past year, I have been putting together a brown-water union navy impression to reenact and do historical education. One thing I have been stumped on, is what musket/conversion/or rifle should I be looking to get? I understand that there wasn’t a lot of standardization amongst naval ships when it came to long guns on ships in blockading squadrons much less on the rivers. I have seen people mention the use of 1853 Enfields, 1861 Whitney Plymouth Rifles, to more common Springfield variants. There probably isn’t a perfect answer but if anyone could point me in the direction of what would make sense for someone looking to portray navy life on a river ironclad from 1862-1864 that would be great.

Greetings,

Been in the hobby 22(ish)yrs now and I think most of us are looking for something "different". I tend to stay on the Progressive side of things, but have no hate for any side of the hobby. With numbers and events shrinking I got an idea.

I'm working on a new type of event never tried before (as far as I'm aware) in OUR hobby. A cross between Living History, Reenacting, LARP all FOR reenactors!! 100% fully immersive, theatrical, economic, and result/experience driven.

In airsoft, LARP (Fallout, Wasteland, Weird and Wild West etc.) there are working economics, "in-game" shops etc supported by registration fees and in-game currency. There are events within events creating a living breathing world.

I want to try this in OUR hobby as well. A REASON to use kit and knowledges we don't normally get to use. Civilians DOING civilian things, creating meaningful real-world interactions. Proper use of tactics in real-world scenarios, these outcomes would have ongoing consequences through the event or beyond (if there's continuing chapters).

Ex. Protecting a settlement of refugees. Travelling sutlers, wagon train whatever. Those individuals are able to assist in possible ways later. The participants can interact as little or as much as they want, no pressure.

I get this is a new concept for us and it'll take work, but there are Groups out there knowledgeable that do this frequently and are a good resource. There are locations underutilized just BEGGING for usage.

What do you think about this idea? What are you missing from our current events/hobby in general?! What do YOU want from events? Suggestions?

Many thanks in advance.

I want to get into reenacting, what do I need minimum for an impression. I am a teen but the way so I don't know if I would be allowed to carry a rifle, what would I do instead until I'm old enough.

Does anyone know where I can get some quality equipment in southern Colorado? I would prefer to not order much online, but I will if I need too. I also would want to do a 1st Minnesota bullrun impression if possible, but I dont know if its against the rules to do an impression from another state or something like that.

All help is appreciated.