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Dispatches from Civil War Reenactments

This summer marks the 150th anniversary of The Civil War. It’s slated to be the biggest reenacting season in United States history. Our columnist, Ben Shattuck, is spending the summer participating in reenactments with the Massachusetts 22nd Volunteer Infantry. From time to time he will check in with us from the battlefields.

August 12, 2011

Dispatches from Civil War Reenactments: Dispatch #3: Manassas, Virginia

by Ben Shattuck
July 15, 2011

Dispatches from Civil War Reenactments: Dispatch 2: Gettysburg

by Ben Shattuck
July 1, 2011

Dispatches from Civil War Reenactments: Dispatch 1: Drill and Training Days, Norton, Massachusetts

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