Dear fellow reenactors,
I am a student at Gettysburg College and a reenactor. Thanks to several of my classes here, I have been inspired to write on the history of Civil War reenacting. So far my research has resulted in some books and probably a couple dozen magazine, newspaper, and scholarly articles. But when you put all this research together, the result is inconsistencies, incomplete information, and sometimes no coverage of particular topics at all. So, to gain this needed information, I thought I would ask on this forum if I could obtain some interviews with reenactors who could give me information on some particular subjects:
-Civil War interest in the late 1940s to 1950s
-The beginnings of the North-South Skirmish Association
-The 1960s Centennials Reenactments (1st Manassas and all the other battles)
-The later half of the 1960s and 1970s increases in accuracy
-The first sutlers in the 1970s and 1980s
-Any information (statistic information primarily, but also any info on how the reenactments went) on the Anniversary reenactments of the battles 125, 130, 135, and 140.
-Reenactor involvement in making “North and South” “The Blue and the Gray” “Glory” “Gettysburg” “Andersonville” “Gods and Generals”
-Information about reenacting in specific regions (am looking for as many as I can get, but am really interested in hearing about the Southwestern, West Coast, the numerous regions in the South, Midwest, Mid Atlantic, New England, and any other regions I forgot).
Any information I can get on any of the topics above through an interview would be appreciated. You can talk about just one of the topics above or on anything that would help with my research into the history of reenacting. The interviews would be through 2-3 emails. Also, if you know anyone not on this forum that could help me out on this, it would be appreciated. Any help is appreciated. I hope to hear back from people soon. Hopefully once I am done gathering research I can write a nice long and deeply detailed article on the history of reenacting.
Also, if anyone is interested, should I post up a list of all the resources I have found so far?
I am a student at Gettysburg College and a reenactor. Thanks to several of my classes here, I have been inspired to write on the history of Civil War reenacting. So far my research has resulted in some books and probably a couple dozen magazine, newspaper, and scholarly articles. But when you put all this research together, the result is inconsistencies, incomplete information, and sometimes no coverage of particular topics at all. So, to gain this needed information, I thought I would ask on this forum if I could obtain some interviews with reenactors who could give me information on some particular subjects:
-Civil War interest in the late 1940s to 1950s
-The beginnings of the North-South Skirmish Association
-The 1960s Centennials Reenactments (1st Manassas and all the other battles)
-The later half of the 1960s and 1970s increases in accuracy
-The first sutlers in the 1970s and 1980s
-Any information (statistic information primarily, but also any info on how the reenactments went) on the Anniversary reenactments of the battles 125, 130, 135, and 140.
-Reenactor involvement in making “North and South” “The Blue and the Gray” “Glory” “Gettysburg” “Andersonville” “Gods and Generals”
-Information about reenacting in specific regions (am looking for as many as I can get, but am really interested in hearing about the Southwestern, West Coast, the numerous regions in the South, Midwest, Mid Atlantic, New England, and any other regions I forgot).
Any information I can get on any of the topics above through an interview would be appreciated. You can talk about just one of the topics above or on anything that would help with my research into the history of reenacting. The interviews would be through 2-3 emails. Also, if you know anyone not on this forum that could help me out on this, it would be appreciated. Any help is appreciated. I hope to hear back from people soon. Hopefully once I am done gathering research I can write a nice long and deeply detailed article on the history of reenacting.
Also, if anyone is interested, should I post up a list of all the resources I have found so far?
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