Honoring the Battles, Soldiers and Spirits

Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg Questions

January 13, 2012 by vdut7091 | Leave a comment | Edit Did Lee ever believe he had gotten into a serious debacle and his army was going to be severely crippled if not destroyed? In the early stages of the Maryland Campaign Lee was hurt when he was pulled to the ground after grabbing Traveler’s reins to keep the horse from being stampeded by someone yelling “Yankee …


David O. Dodd Ceremony

January 9, 2012 by vdut7091 | Leave a comment | Edit Mt. Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, AR: Yesterday the annual memorial service was held for David Owen Dodd, the Boy Martyr of the Confederacy. I believe there were more reenactors this year than in the past 3 years and the spectator group was also larger. There have been many words over the years to describe David …


My Life as a Civil War Reenactor

April 18, 2012 by vdut7091 | Leave a comment | Edit I began reenacting in 1994 at the reenactment of the Battle of Prairie Grove, which is located in Northwest Arkansas. Since then I have participated in about 21 major reenactments with participants ranging from 750 to 20,000, such as the 135th Gettysburg. I also participated in the 2nd Red River Campaign in 1999, which lasted …


My Life as a Civil War Reenactor

I began reenacting in 1994 at the reenactment of the Battle of Prairie Grove, which is located in Northwest Arkansas. Since then I have participated in about 21 major reenactments with participants ranging from 750 to 20,000, such as the 135th Gettysburg. I also participated in the 2nd Red River Campaign in 1999, which lasted for 8 days and entailed …