Shiloh 12 Posted April 25, 2014 Some of my friends I do Civil War reenacting with joined a British regiment and they meet twice a year at this site in Pennsylvania. They said it was awesome and I'm considering joining them next year. http://www.great-war-assoc.org/index.html ABOUT THE GWA The GWA strives to keep alive the history of the Great War, and honor those who fought it's battles, through battle reenactments and educational events. Our membership recreates many of the sights and sounds of the 20th Century's most significant conflict. In addition to various special events around the country, the GWA owns the Caesar Krauss Great War Memorial Site near Newville, PA. Here, on a 100 acre sight in south-central Pennsylvania, we have authentically recreated a portion of the Western Front as it may have appeared circa 1917-1918. Our battle reenactments take place within systems of opposing trenches complete with a crater-pocked No-Man's Land. There are belts of barbed wire, used to protect the sandbagged front line trenches, and the opposing positions are punctuated by bunkers with functioning machine-guns. Behind the main lines are supporting and communication trenches, connected to underground dugouts, where officers plan operations and the common soldiers eat and rest. From the moment you arrive at an event you will be submerged in the Great War. From the clothing you wear, to the food you eat, to the trenches you fight in - nothing is out of place! World War One reenacting is truly, "The Reenactor's Reenactment!" From history to practice, the Great War Association strives for the elite authenticity standards Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baldric 42 Posted April 25, 2014 Shiloh, that sounds like a super way to get involved. I had the privilege, many years ago, of watching a couple of Civil War re-enactments when I lived in Virginia. I was, at the time, a War Between the States 'history buff' and being able to go to the re-enactments as well as visit a lot of ACW battlefield memorials was a great experience. My father's family had lived in Virginia and left at the end of the War for Iowa and then came north to ranch in Alberta hence my interest in the ACW. Closest to re-enacting I've ever got though was via the table top/sand-table. :) Kind regards, Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
