Honoring the Battles, Soldiers and Spirits

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 …


David O. Dodd Ceremony

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 O. Dodd. One I latched …